New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-28

ana rext rounds knit plain then rounds parl :;
a seventh round. knit |. knit together. knit
. ~, knit together thirty-eighth round. plain
V"rN.ninth round like thirty-seyenth. Purl the
next three rounds, decreasing IN the second round
hhlt rounds decreasing IN the first and third
i POUNDS n Now knit 10 rounds like the first
~ rounds with no drcrrasings, then 30 rounds Of
PLAIN pur for the rest. IL will I've easy to mod
ny these general directions 10 make wristiet
OF anN desired length and breadth.
MIS- r. II. w. sends the following pat
'e1h' "hich II more open than the
presented above Take three needles cast on esch
~, 80 or 40 stitches, according to sze wanted
make l. KNIT 3. slip /. knit 2 together. draw the
shppcd stitch over the knitted one, knit 2. make l.
hn.t l. Repeat from beginning. continuing around.
uhtl ne wrstiets are of the required length then
cast of. useful sized one is made by casting on
50 STITCHES on two needles and 20 on one. These
wrisiiefs NAV he made of single zephyr or any tine
yarn Our correspondent will probably fad the IN
iants Jacket gwen last week what she wants other
patterns of these garments will be gwen hereafter
INFANTS SHIRT.-Mrs. y. H. c. sends his descrip
ton of an infants shirt TO the knitting column
Use split zephyr and quite large bone or ivory
needles. Cast on 80 stitches: knit the first row
pain. second row purl third row. slip of the first
Stitch. narrow; knit I. make l. knit /. make |
KNIT 4, narrow. narrow. and repeat from TIL you
ect across the needles ionrth row. pidin fifth row,
purl; sixth row. same third. Knit tbs way till
YOU have Is stripes and then knit so times across.
plIn and pur alternately then cast of very loosely
"a stitches IN the middle Of the needle which
leaves = on each end knit side slipping the
sllch toward the middle oyer the one next to it
leti ana then east of the other side ia the same
way This Is half the shirt. Knit another piece
ana JON together on the shoulder with wOrsted
needle. Begin about half way down the scanning
on The side To pick mp the stitches for the sleeve
cast ON 60 iy0u have 10 widen as YOU take them
upl. Knit so times across plain and purl alter
na!elyl, then take of on small steel needles and
KNIT 40 times across o make the cuff. Cast of and
JON together with needle. Any one used to
crocheuns can crochet little edge around the neck
To run IN a narrow ribbon.
SPIDER STITCH tKNlTuNGl.-S. J.. asks for a
description of the Spider Stitch" There be
spiders and spiders Here is one: Cast on in
twelves. with extra edge stitches First r0w !:
Plain. ScoOnd Over. knit 2 together. purl
3 together knit 1. purl /. knlt al into the next
stitch repeat from :, kuit last stitches PLAIN.
Third ror Over. knit together pur the rest.
Fourth r0W Over knit together; knit /. purl l.
knit ali into the same stitch purl together;
repeat from /; knit last stitches plain. Repeat
from second row.
Here ia another Cast on 6 stitches FOR each pat
tern. First over. knit l, over. knit l, slip !,
knit together aud throw the slipped stitch over.
knit l repeat. Second ror PLAN; Third ron ::
Over. knit 2. over. slip knit together and throw
the slipped stitch over repeat. Fourth rom Plain.
Tgtk rOw Knit !, slip I. knit together and throw
repeat. NiTih ron: PLAIN. Serenh rom Slip l.
knit together and throw the slipped stitch over
over. Knit 3, over; repeat. 'Eigh@ rO~; Pam
Repeat from first row.
KNITTED INsEEnONs.-rhe knitting column is
Obliged to Miss Jane Rowley for the following pat
terms sent in reply 10 ~ |. g.:
Tirist fGtfTp-Cast six stitches for each pat
tern. First SIX rows: plain. seventh row slip
loops on 4 spare needle. leave them and knit the
next , then knit those the spare needle Re-
peat these seven rows.
Feather Paffen-Casron % stitches for each pat
tern. First row knit together times then
over aud plain eight times; then knit together
times and pnTl the last stitch. Second third and
fourth rows: PLAIN. Repeat from first row.
COrTON AND NEFnLFs-J. X SAYS viii you
inform Houspkeercr' that knitted lace Is much
arrt0r nNfxr bod fln fnp
worked Boarshesd cotton. No. 240, ON No. 20 nee
dies with good effect"
SLIPPERS. III. :. asks for pattern for gentleman's
slipper, either knitted or crocheted. VIII some one
of our clever contributors ohlge herr Directions
TOR ladies' bedroom slippers VIII be given in the next
number.