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There is not one art practised by ladies which is more deservedly popular than Knitting. It is so easy, requires so little eyesight, and is susceptible of so much ornament, that it merits the attention of every lady; and in giving instructions for acquiring it, we add, also, s...
5th: (Begin over the 2nd of the first 2 d.c.) X 2 d.c., 1 ch. (which comes over the 1 d.c.), 2 d.c., 5 ch., 1 d.c. on 5th of 9 ch., 5 ch., X all round.
8. Part 895th: ** 4 l., 2 sq., 9 l., 2 sq., 3 l, 1 sq., 9 l., 1 sq., 9 l., * 10 sq., 9 l, 1 sq., 3 l., 1 sq., 6 l., 1 sq., 3 l., 1 sq., 30 l., 1 sq., 21 l., 2 sq., 30 l., 3 sq., 6 l., 1...
7. Part 793rd: 4 l., 3 sq., 6 l., 3 sq., 3 l., 3 sq., 15 l., 10 sq., 3 l., 3 sq., 24 l., 5 sq., 6 l., 1 sq., 15 l., 2 sq., 3 l., 2 sq., 3 l., 1 sq., 6 l., 1 sq., 6 l., 2 sq., 3 l., 2 sq....
3. Part 332nd: X (begin on the second of 5), 6 d.c., 2 ch., miss 2, 2 d.c., 2 ch., miss 2, 4 d.c., 2 ch., miss 2, 6 d.c., 3 ch., miss 2, 5 open squares, 1 close, 5 open, 1 d.c., 3 ch., m...
10. Part 107th: 3 ch., d.c. under every 3 ch., all round. Narrow ribbon, or wide white cotton-braid, may be drawn in round the crown and along the front, but it is not actually necessary e...
2. Part 2This anti-macassar must be begun on the line of d.c., forming one end. Make a chain of the required number of stitches, including the borders, and work the whole anti-macassar,...
4. Part 480th: Repeat from ^{v} to ^{w}, 36 sq., 3 l., 3 sq., 15 l., 1 sq., 9 l., 4 sq., 15 l., 2 sq., 3 l., 1 sq., 9 l., 4 sq., 6 l., 1 sq., 9 l., 2 sq., 3 l., 1 sq., 12 l., 5 sq., 3 l....
12. Part 1225th: X 10 white, 1 gold, 5 white, 7 steel, 2 white, 4 steel, 6 white, 1 gold, 3 scarlet, 1 gold, 5 scarlet, 1 gold, 1 white, 2 steel, 1 white, x twice.
9. Part 9With darkest scarlet work, 14 d.c. stitches over the cord, then turn the cord round in as small a circle as possible, unite and work 3 rows with this shade, increasing in the tw...
5. Part 522nd: * knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slip stitch over, make 1, knit 1, * times.
11. Part 11Square crochet (the majority of our readers are aware) consists of d.c. chain stitches exclusively. A close, or solid square is formed of three successive d.c. stitches: an open...
13. Part 134th: Work 2 plain in the two ch. of last round, ch. 3, miss 2, work 1 treble, then ch. 4 and work 2 treble at the top of the 1 treble of last round, repeat round with the ch. 4,...
1. Part 1There is not one art practised by ladies which is more deservedly popular than Knitting. It is so easy, requires so little eyesight, and is susceptible of so much ornament, that...
14. Part 14ENGLISH LACE (No. 17). This is to be worked with the finest thread that is made. Do a number of Sorrento bars (closely twisted threads), at equal distances, in one direction thr...