New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-11

YARN FOR AFGHANs.-L. NJ. G. says she knows
the Roman Afghans" to be pretty and ASKS that
bow much Germantown yarn Ii needed 10 make Ohe'
NrcK-TIK.-H NJ B. requests that A. Z: B. will
please send directions for knitting the neeK-He sue
mentioned last month.
NATL. B. 81. asks that Mrs. L, T. B. will tell
her whether the three shades OF zephyr she uses IN
making her lamp mat are TO be lO0ped up and tled
pacn shade separately-and in what way they are TO
be looped upland il the mat is to be square one.
BABIES sH1Rrs.-C. NJ. M. writes will the
knitting and crochet deDartment give directions lot
knitting babiess shirts-alsO bands. ] am deep in
babies socks and find the patterns have tired eX-
ceedingIy pretty. l am very much Interested ID
this department and have tried many OF the sttcneS
gwen, successfully"
WRIsrIKTs-A welcome contributor writes: "
perceiye in the directions for wrislets with points,
in The WEEKLY TRIBUNE OF March u. uhaI III
copying forgot the trouble bad before hndlng out
thai an extra stitch was needed. Cast on an even
number of tens with one extra stitch on the Iast
needle and at every corner, leave 1t without knll
ting on the thand needle to slip over Tue Two
which are Knit together al Inc beginning Ol eNciJ
This department begs this contributor to receive
its thanks for the extremely pretty pair OF WrStletS
accompanying her note.
meaning of 80 Ch." and of "3 DC" The first
means work 3 chain stitches-chain stitches being
the Foundation OF all crochet Inc last means %IEH
stitch made thus: Put the needle through slieh
of The preceding row, bring the cotton through
Jake up the cotton AGAIN aud bring 1t through the
loops Oh the needle. Ii NJ. l.. will look back at her
WEEKLY Of February IL, she will there ind al the
crochet terms explained. This explanation Will be
reprinted in the next Extra.
PArTEgNs-M. A. LIS mat pattern is accepted
with thanks and will be printed soon rs possible
She writes that she cannot make MrS' Oldeoh :
cloYer-leat edgng-perhaps II she VIII explain Just
where she fails this department and Mrs GiCeoh can
help her.
KNITTING SILKs.-Mrs Belle w. Hazeltine asks
several questions respecting the Florence Knitting
Silks advertised III the current number OF HE
WEEKLY. The silk Will be found very ilssluI III y
wide range of work. For child. the slack twisted
will make much the softer and better stocking.
Directions are given in the pamphlet issued by this
company for few socks aud stockings knlt WIN
this SILK, as we'll as good many handsome spec;
mems of lace. illustrated by cuts Mrs. H. will find
i'm this pamphlet also useful hints ABOUT the quantity
of material to be used the size OF needles, and other
details
KNITTED End FOR TIR-Mrs. NJ v. Dixon sends 2
very pretty knitted end OF tic, made of No. IOo
spool cotton, first wound of into short skeln ana
scaded to prevent shrinking. Will she dly send
also practical instructions for knitting IL MIS- D.
has also made g. new departure " IN the Normandy
lace pattern: In all the return rows IRON inc scat
loped edge she purls the stitches on both sides OF
the holes. She considers this essential TO the nat
ness and beauty OF the lace
DROPPED STITcHRs.-Mrs. Hoover asks what
'drop one" means IL means to slip the stitch OIL
the left needle without working u. Inc DePart-
though the accumulation is now SO great that there
is no immediate prospect of using them.
MOSAIC PATTRRN.-Mrs. VIII Porter wants to
know if this can be increased and decreased. Would
like TO make clOse-titting Jacket OF tit can
easily be increased diminished at the edges but not
in the body of the work, without destroying the reg
nlarIty of the pattern. For clOse-tittIng jacket
some other pattern would be preferable.