front gore, and are continued in a straight line to the point of the gore.  The crossing takes place twice in this row, but now the black stitch is slipped first.  After the 24th stitch knit together the following stitch with the stitch formed by throwing the wool forward.  Then continue to work in common brioche stitch to the other front part, where the gore begins before the 24th stitch from the end.  In the next row, which is worked in purled brioche stitch with black wool, take up the black loop between two purple ribs after the 11th stitch; purl it so as to form the stitch which is missing at that place.  The 3 slipped stitches in the preceding row are purled together as one stitch with the stitch formed by throwing the wool forward between the ribs.  The loop is also taken up on the other side of the front gore in the same manner, as well as on the other front part.  Then work 6 rows without increasing or decreasing.  The crossing of the stitch is repeated after every 7 rows, always on the knitted brioche stitch side, with purple wool.  In the 18th row of the gore the 3 middle stitches are not knitted together, but separately, so that the pattern must be decreased in 26 rows.  In the back 30 stitches only must be decreased, two in every 6th row.  After the 60th row another decreasing takes place on the outer edges of the front parts for the neck; they decrease 2 stitches (1st rib) after the 5th stitch from the front edge in every 3rd row.  The 5 stitches which close to the neck are cast off together with the 5 stitches on the shoulders.  Then cast off loosely the stitches of the back; take all the selvedge stitches of the front on the needles, and knit 24 rows of brioche stitch with black wool, making 9 button-holes on the right front part.  On the wrong side of this part sew on a strip of black silk, with slits worked round in button-hole stitch, stitching at the same time into the knitting.  The following scallops are knitted round the top of the jacket and round the armholes with black wool:—­Take the selvedge stitches on the needles, work 4 rows alternately, 1 stitch knitted, 1 stitch purled, thread the wool into a Berlin wool-work needle, * cast off 3 stitches together, draw the wool through the needle, and take the 2 following stitches on the wool in the worsted-needle; repeat from *.  Sew on the buttons the strips of silk elastic on either side of the black stripe at the bottom, and fasten the ends of the latter with the steel buckle.

326.—­Baby’s Boot.

Materials for one pair:  1/2 ounce red, 1/2 ounce white, Berlin wool; steel knitting-needles.

This pretty boot consists of a shoe knitted in red wool, and a sock in white wool ornamented with red.  Begin the knitting with the upper scalloped edge of the latter.  Cast on 96 stitches with red wool, divide them on four needles, and knit in rounds as follows:—­1st and 2nd rounds:  With red wool, purled.

3rd to 8th round:  With white wool.