3_rd Row_.—­Before drawing out the mesh, turn the work and knit one plain row.  Every double stitch is knitted as one stitch, so as to attain the same number of stitches as in the 1st row.

4_th Row_.—­Like the 2nd row.  Repeat these rows as often as required.

This knitting is chiefly used for borders of mats.

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[Illustration:  336.—­Pattern for Comforters.]

336.—­Knitted Pattern for Comforters.

Materials:  4-thread fleecy; 2 wooden knitting-needles.

Cast on a sufficient number of stitches.

1st row:  * 3 stitches in the first stitch, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, knit 3 stitches together, repeat from *.

2nd row:  Plain knitting.

3rd row:  Purled.

4th row:  Knitted.  Repeat these four rows, only in the next row the 3 stitches knitted together are worked on the 3 stitches worked in 1 stitch, and the 3 stitches to be worked in 1 stitch are to be placed on the one formed by knitting 3 stitches together.

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337.—­Knitted D’Oyley. (See page 579.)

Materials:  Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.’s crochet cotton No. 36; glazed embroidery cotton No. 10; steel knitting-needles.

This pattern is knitted with very fine crochet cotton.  The middle part as well as the lace border are worked separately; the latter is sewn on to the middle part.  The spots in the thick parts are worked in afterwards with coarser cotton.  Commence the pattern in the centre, cast on 6 stitches, join them into a circle, and knit 2 plain rounds.

3rd round:  Alternately knit 1, throw the cotton forward.

4th and 5th rounds:  Plain.

6th round:  Alternately knit 1, throw the cotton forward.

7th round:  Plain.  Every other round is plain.  We shall not mention these plain rounds any more.

8th round:  Knit 2, * throw the cotton forward, knit 1, throw the cotton forward, knit 3; repeat from * to the end of the round; lastly, throw the cotton forward, knit 1, throw the cotton forward, knit 1.

10th round:  * Throw the cotton forward, knit 1, throw the cotton forward, knit 2 together.

12th round:  * Throw the cotton forward, knit 3, throw the cotton forward, knit 2 together, throw the cotton forward, knit 1, throw the cotton forward, knit 2 together.

14th round:  * Throw the cotton forward, knit 5, throw the cotton forward, knit 2 together, throw the cotton forward, knit 1, throw the cotton forward, knit 2 together.

16th round:  * Throw the cotton forward, knit 7, throw the cotton forward, knit 2 together, throw the cotton forward, knit 1, throw the cotton forward, knit 2 together.  The

18th, 20th, 22nd, and 24th rounds are worked like the 16th round; only the middle plain part of the pattern figures increases by 2 stitches in every pattern round, so that there are 15 plain stitches in the 24th round between the 2 stitches formed on either side of the same by throwing the cotton forward.