Materials:  Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.’s coarse knitting cotton; thick steel knitting-needles.

[Illustration:  333.—­Table-Cover Border.]

This cover is suitable for either a large or a small table, as the pattern may be increased as much as required.  It is suitable for antimacassars.  Cast on 4 stitches, join them into a circle, and work the 1st round four times alternately.  Throw the cotton forward, knit 1.

2nd round:  Entirely knitted.

3rd round:  * Throw the cotton forward, knit 1.  Repeat 7 times more from *.  After every pattern round knit 1 round plain.  Until after the 21st round, we shall not mention this any more.

5th round:  * Throw the cotton forward, knit 2 *.  From the

7th to the 12th round the knitted stitches in every other round increase by 1 stitch, so that in the 12th round there are 7 stitches between those formed by throwing the cotton forward.

13th round:  * Throw the cotton forward, knit 2 together, knit 4, knit 2 together *.

15th round:  * Throw the cotton forward, knit 1, throw the cotton forward, knit 2 together, knit 2, knit 2 together *.

17th round:  * Throw the cotton forward, knit 3, throw the cotton forward, knit 2 together, knit 2 together *.

19th round:  * Throw the cotton forward, knit 5, throw the cotton forward, knit 2 together, *.

21st round:  * Knit 1, throw the cotton forward, knit 5, throw the cotton forward, knit 2 *.

22nd round:  * Knit 2, knit 2 together, knit 1, knit 2 together, knit 3 *.

23rd round:  * Knit 2, throw the cotton forward, knit 3, throw the cotton forward, knit 3 *.

24th round:  * Knit 3, knit 2 together, knit 5 *.

25th round:  * Knit 3, throw the cotton forward, knit 2 together, throw the cotton forward, knit 4.

26th round:  Entirely knitted *.

27th round:  * Throw the cotton forward, knit 9, throw the cotton forward, knit 1 *.

28th round:  Entirely knitted.

29th round:  * Knit 1, throw the cotton forward, knit 9, throw the cotton forward, knit 2 *.

30th round:  Entirely knitted.

31st round:  * Knit 2, throw the cotton forward, knit 9, throw the cotton forward, knit 3 *.

32nd round:  Entirely knitted.

33rd round:  * Knit 3, throw the cotton forward, knit 9, throw the cotton forward, knit 4 *.

34th round:  * Knit 4, knit 2 together, knit 5, knit 2 together, knit 5 *.

35th round:  * Knit 4, throw the cotton forward, knit 7, throw the cotton forward, knit 5 *.

36th round:  * Knit 5, knit 2 together, knit 3, knit 2 together, knit 6 *.

37th round:  * Throw the cotton forward, knit 5 three times, throw the cotton forward, knit 1 *.

38th round:  * Knit 7, knit 2 together, knit 1, knit 2 together, knit 8 *.

39th round:  * Knit 1, throw the cotton forward, knit 6, throw the cotton forward, knit 3. throw the cotton forward, knit 6, throw the cotton forward, knit 2 *.