New-York tribune., 1880-04-04
KNITTING AND CROCHET.
PANSY MATS.
Prom The Jyeeklv Tribune.

ag From Tie weekly Tribune
These pretty table mats arc easily WORKED ana
viii pring with them just now such pleasant memo
Yscs ofSpring flowers hatmany readers will try TO
find dainty corner for them. For pair OF smali
,sts whlch shall closely initiate natural colors take
TWO ounces of dark green single zephyr wool, an
OUNCE each of bright canary yellow and shaded pur-
ple and a medum-sized hook, say about the size OF
a uauber IL or IL knitting needle.
:-v,t round: With tho green-make q little ring
about half the size of silver fve-cent piece, by
twisting the loose end of the wool around loop
Put ahe hook under the ring from the inside, eaten
the wool and make three chain. This represents
.he first treble. Next work in the ring rs many
trebles as 1T will hold, and join to top OF tne o"'
with q SC.
Second round 2 trebles in every stitco' q :.
Third round treble in tho first 're"'eS III
the next; repeat from ali Iouud' os
Fourth round: 1 treble each in the ISL anu %o'
2trebles in the Sd stitch; repeat from an rounu.
Fifth round: / treble each in the first Stitches'
Q trebes in the 4th; ; repeat from :
The main point in these rounus - W eo0 '""' U"o
work lies perfectly fiat, ana the a"o'o
may need little modIhcation, aooo'u'"s ~ '"o
judgement of the worker. Thus In the lourth rouhu
:. ,,,n.v be fonnd best to increase only every third
r ,urt stitch alternately, instead OF every third,
anu "a the fifth round to increase every fourth and
ffth stitch alternately, instead of every fourth
SiTth row: Now join on the canary wool, and
Sarow of DC, increasing about every sth stitch
md.
enth round: Fasten on the green again and
~ around Of trebles increasing THAT is working
rs ttches in one loOp) about every 9th stitch.
= btu round: Work (alsO in green) round of
Dl Increasing about every 10th stitch.
th round: Join on the canary and work three
IS into every loop.
q lth round: With the purple work rs follows: :
&C trebles into the first stitch, DC into the
1 DC iuto the third repeat from all round
scompletes the mat. The pansies around il
e arranged to suit the taste Of the worker, and
g sired various points may be stitched together
vi / q little of the purple wool.
mother variety of the pansy mat has been kindly
sent in by A. P. s. A., who thus descrbtsit it:
Crochet with white single zephyr wool four or five
cham stitches. Join these in circle and crochet
,unnd and round in DC Till you have increased to
bt stitches, making circle about six inches in di-
.n,eter and taking care by suitable ncreainPs, to
keen II AS fiat as possible. The next row is worked
with very dark green single zephyr in sc all round,
y nrochcting between instead of in each stitch The
next row is done in lemon-colored single zephyr,
working between every green stitch DC stitches.
Tia, last row is worked in shaded purple single
vanhyr cetting that which has the darkest shades.
Heen this row with 1 chain stitch, then DC
;sehes etween the groups of 4 DC's in the pre-
grow, then l chain and catch over in the mid
feach yellow group Repeat in this way oil
uvlnd
When finished, the border of the mat should look
like full rufe Now take five of the purple shells,
and Join the 6rst and fifth lightly underneath Then
skin two shells; take five more aud proceed as be-
TO- This bas the effect Of circle of pansies laid
G. ly together.
To make larger mat add seven stitches ON the
net white row for each additional pansy.