Beeton's Book of Needlework eBook

Mrs Beeton
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 314 pages of information about Beeton's Book of Needlework.

Beeton's Book of Needlework eBook

Mrs Beeton
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 314 pages of information about Beeton's Book of Needlework.

[Illustration:  318.—­Knitted Quilt.]

For a strip with five raised patterns in the width cast on 20 stitches.

2nd row:  Right side of the work.  Slip 1, purl 1, * make 1, purl 4.  Repeat from * 3 times more; make 1, purl 2.

3rd row:  Slip 1, knit all the stitches that were purled in the preceding row, and purl all those that were made.

4th row:  Slip 1, purl 1, * knit 1, make 1, purl 4.  Repeat from * 3 times more; knit 1, make 1, purl 2.

5th row:  Slip 1, knit all the purled stitches, purl all the rest.

6th row:  Slip 1, purl 1, * knit 2, make 1, purl 4.  Repeat from * 3 times more; knit 2, make 1, purl 2.

7th row:  The same as the 5th.

8th row:  Slip 1, purl 1, * knit 3, make 1, purl 4, and so on.

9th row:  The same as the 5th row.

10th row:  Slip 1, purl 1, * slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over the knitted one, knit 2, purl 4, repeat from *.

11th row:  Knit all the purled stitches, purl all the rest.

12th row:  Slip 1, purl 1, * slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over, knit 1, purl 4, and repeat from *.

13th row:  The same as the 11th.

14th row:  Slip 1, purl 1, * slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over, purl 4, and repeat.

15th row:  Slip 1, * knit 2 together, knit 3.  Repeat from * 3 times more; knit 2 together, knit 2.

The second row of patterns begins with the 16th row.  There are only 4 in this 2nd row, so that after the 1st slipped stitch you purl 3 stitches instead of 1, and in the 2nd row, after the 4th made stitch, you purl 4 more stitches.  Repeat alternately these 2 rows of raised patterns, and when you have a sufficient number of strips sew them together.  Trim the quilt all round with a knotted fringe.

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329.—­Stitch in Knitting, for Couvrettes, Comforters, Opera Caps, Carriage Shawls, Jackets, &c.

Materials:  Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.’s knitting cotton No. 20, or fine wool.

Cast on an uneven number of stitches.

1st row:  Slip 1, * make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 1.  Repeat from *.

2nd row:  Slip 1, * knit 2 together, and repeat from * to the end of the row. [Illustration:  329.—­Stitch for Couvrettes, Comforters, &c.]

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330 and 331.—­Knitted Veil.

Material:  Fine Shetland wool.

[Illustration:  330.—­Knitted Veil.]

Illustration 330 represents a knitted veil in reduced size.  The original was worked with fine Shetland wool in an open pattern; it is edged with a knitted lace.  Its length is 24 inches, its width 18 inches.  Work the veil from a paper pattern of a shape corresponding to that of illustration 330.  Compare the paper shape often with the knitting in the course of the work, and try to keep them alike.

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