New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-01

"IneoEnita has cooled down thinlr she will see
1hat A O. ys d PSs ms Ters really e PLAIN as A.
Over. knit THAT Is. the last stitch. after being
puried is put back again the left hand needle the
thread il brought 10 the front. and this same
stitch is knit off In the directions for the 9TH row
the word lover" was accidentally omitted bur the
correction was made some weeks ago, and the pre-
vious lines would have shown careful knitter
what to do. Surely there nothing in all this TO
rutlie lncognitas temper
THE Next EXTRA.-Mrs. II. BIS indurv "a To the
appearanee Of the next knitting extra Is one of
its preparation IN greatly improved form has been
the cause of IT'S delay. Enthusiastic was the re-
ception OF the first Extra the editor anticipates an
even warmer greeting for this next compact and
pretty manual of the useful arts of knitting and
crocheting.
How TO "PURI- Another Subscriber repeats
the request for Instructions how to make pun
stItch. Ii IL thus The wool brought IN front of
the needle. the right needle put through the loop
TO be purled which is the first stitch he left
needle from riRht TO left. the wool Is thrown over
the usual way, and the stitch is worked OF TO the
right
KNITTING AND CRCCHKT TERMs-L A. NJ wants
the definition OF the terms used IN this department.
By sending 10 cents this office she viii receive
the hrs Knitting Extra. from which she can learn
those terms.
ERRORS IN PATTERNs-HOusekeeper writes In
my SFMI- WEEKLY OF 10th inst. ] notice an appeal
to HOusekeepeT concerning an error in " Wheat
ear Edge :" noticed the error when II pub
lished and designed sending the correction, hut
neglected to do II Is printers error in the
= Sth row. which should read" over twice aud
purl 5 together, PLAIN instead of 'purl to-
gethcr - given IN the printed directions. This
simple correction VIII make the pattern Guite plain
though 1t Is "a little difficult at first 10 pnr to-
Rether little practice will render II easy, bow
ever. think there was also printers error III tie
Coral and Leaf Edging." contributed by Mrs
7. W, Kansas" should much like to have II cor
rected. for Iied the pattern and thought II would
be something rather unique II could Just get the
right idea Tie error think Is IN the " 9TH row."
whore there are % STITCHES on the needle and the
directions only dispose Of Is.
/ send herewith directions for neat and easy in
scrtOn which may be Of use 10 some OF your read
Cast on IL stitches.
1st row Thread over twice, purl . together.
knit .. over times. knit together KNIT ), over
2i row Over twice. purl together knit 9,
narrow. pur / knit 3 over twice, pur together
Sd row over twice, purl together, Knit :, mar
row, knit s. over twice, pur together These
rows knit twice form The pattern.
HONTY-CnMB INsxRTIoN.-This little insertion
contributed by Mrs. Laura A. b. NJ Is very
pretty and simple one.
Cast on II stitches.
lst row Slip l. KNIT p over, narrow, knit G,
narrow. knit !.
"a row: Sip l. knit .. over, narrow twice
over twice. narrow, knit >. over narrow, knit /.
Sd row: Slip J. knit =, over, narrow, over
narrow purl together, carry the thread over, KNIT
. over. narrow, knit l.
Begin again ut the first row.
MISTAKES IN PATTERNs.-Ihis department is
a. way much pleasrd TO receive and PRINT patterns
sent by It's appIecIative readers and It would be
still more grat.Ged If these kind contributors would.
alter writing out their descriptions. take their
thread and their kniting-needles and make bit
OF lace following exactly the instructions they have
written down. They viii often find many corTec-
tiOus needed II their Mss. While this department
would like nothing better than print continuously
the patterns sent TO it. the busy editor cannot
always give the necessary time 10 unravelling the
confusion in some Of the patterns offered 70
her further examination of the Myrtle
Leaf" lace pattern, sent from Douglass County,
Oregon reveals the tact that not only the last three
rows but some of the first are far from beng
"knIttabe." THIS department aims at accuracy,
and will be heartily aud cordially grateful 10 the
kind friends who will help It IN tins laudabie de-
sire.