New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-08
MYRTLE-LEAF LACE.
From The Weekly Tribune.

MrsJ Il. Riddle, Oregon. sends directions for this
pretty edaing:
Cast on 20 stitches.
1strow Knit q over. narrow knit I. over, knit
o ,lip /. knit 2 together and throw the slipped
18th over knit .. over KNIT /. over. knit q slip l.,
hit together and throw the slipped stitch over,
rD,t . over. knit g over, narrow over twice knit
Q. Us sntcheS]
Cd row: Kuit 3, purl l, knit ], over, narrow ;
o,,l1 II knit /. over, narrow. knit l.
"a now: Knit 2, over. narrow; knit 9, over. knit
, sin l. knit 2 together and throw the slipped
,,.eh over knit J. over knit 3, over knit l, slip l.,
Init together and throw the slipped stch over.
knit /, over. knit 3; over. narrow; knit i. (2S
sntchesl
4th row. Knit 5, over, narrow; purl II, knit /.
over, narrow, knit L.
eth row: Knit 2, over, narrow; knit 3. over, slip
knit together and throw the slipped Stitch over,
over. knit = over, slip KNIT together and throw
the shipped stitch over. over. knit d over narrow
over twice narrow twice, knit 2. 3l stitches)
9th row Knit 3. purl l, knit 2, purl ], knit l..
over narrow; purl H. knit l, over, narrow, knit l.
18th row: Knit q over. barrow; narrow. knit 2,
,vor KNIT l. over knit g slip l. knit together and
throw the slipped stitch over knit q over, knit l,
over kn. ., slip /, knit and throw the slipped
stitch owe knit l over. narrow; knit Z.
sth row: Knit 5, over, narrow; purl II, knit l.
over narrow, knit l.
9th row: Knit 2. over, narrow; narrow, knit l,
over knit g. over knit /, slip l, knit together and
throw the slipped stitch over. knit l. over knit .,
over KNIT l. slip l, knit and throw the slipped
stitch over. knit l over. narrow; over twice,
narrow, over twice. narrow, over twice, narrow
knit /. ga stitches.i
10th row: Knit s. purl l, knit @ purl l, knit 2
purl l. knit 1. over, narrow; purl H. knit l. over
narrow. knit /.
18th row: Knit .. over. narrow: narrow, over
knit .. over. slip l. knit together and throw the
slipped stitch over over knit >. over slip l, KNIT
and throw the slipped stitch over, knit |; over,
narrow knit 10. ia stitchesl
10Th row: Cast off 8, knit ., over narrow purl
H. knit l, over, narrow, knit /.
Repeat from the beginning.
In slipping stitches in this and similar patterns
always take them off as if you were going to pur
them At the beginning OF a pattern, the stitch Is
slipped by bringing the thread TO tie front, taking
off the loop as if about to purl, and then putting
back the thread. This forms " chain eOge." which
will be found very useful when the lace is sewn
knitted or cr0cheted to other work.
This pattern will also furnish some useful hint'
for knitteIs. Lace Is much worn nowadays
and the requests for patterns have been so urgent
that The TRIBUNE has given considerable space &c
this department, and has printed great variety OF
excellent cdcings. The supply however, still seems
TO have fallen short of the demand, since every
mail brings calls for additional examples of tins
delightful branch of knitting. The Editor will try
70 meet thc demand. but meanwhile would suggest
that an Ingenious knitter can often get exactly
what she wants by the combination Of parts OF
different patterns already printed. Usually 1t vii
be found that lace pattern cons SITS Of three
element: ID The open border at the top, %
the lis rtion or middle part. and (3l The
pointed edge at the bottom. linus IN the
Myrtle-lclf edging above IN the pattern lines, lSt
81 jth etc. the Instructions before the nrst semi
colon are for the narrow open border; those ne
tween iEe first and second semicOi0ns cover the IN
sertIou leaf pattern proper then follows another
line o. open work, and after that the zeal edglng
Now 10y taliug border lra N one pattern. an lSeI
ton from second, and lie cdgng from thlrd, al
almost endless variety Of laccs can be made iron
the EXAMPLES already publish ed. ii IS not so olIh
cult 10 0c tbs as some may imagine. ana we MAY
giyea "ccmbmatioD lace soon. which shall serve
10 illustrate what resources readers have III th
kind OF work.