New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-19
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LACE FOR GINGHAM.-Mrs. |. g. NJ wants pat
tern for a lace suitable for trimming bingham. She
would find the Myrtle Leaf Lace in TRIBUNE of
August 4. very pretty for this purpose. The
fneness or cOlrseness of the lace Is matter of in
dividua' taste. She should try with coarse aud
fine thread ard decide upon that which seems 10
her the pretter for the use she intends It,
COVER FOR DIsH.-Mrs :. s. Abbott will be good
enough 10 accept the thanks of tins Department for
The following pattern OF n knitted cover under
which snch baked dishes as buildings, tomatoes,
beans. macaroni may be brought TO the table
Take medium sized steel needles and cotton No. 80
and set ND 462 stitches or any other number dvsi-
De by 4.
Knit round plain once: then knit stitches. slip
l. narrow slip the slipped stitch over the narrowed
ones. knit 3, put thread over, knit l. pat thread
over.
Alter doing this six times round. knit times
round PLAN. Then commence 70 narrow ana widen
again. taking CAKE 30 aternate-that II, narrow
where ven wldened the las; time around anu widen
where YOU narrowed.
the sixth time around o. the last row OF points stop
widening but continue o naTrOw IN the same place
all the way around until You have but three stitches
between each narrowing; then knit plain twice
around. pur once. Then knit stitches, put thread
over twice all around. Knit once around PLAIN;
purl once Knit and bind oil.
How To "PURL."-M l.. NJ. wants to know how
to pun. This stitch ~ the same az seam or
back stitch The wool is brought in front of
the needle the right needle is put through the loop
10 be u iried (which is the first stitch on TIE left
needlel from RICH 10 left the wool - then thrown
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TO the right.
A STOCKING ExrRA.-1he knitting Of stockings
is an lndu Try whrh has begun 10 be revived with
great ardor and ii is which is heartily 10 be
couraged. The handsomest cashmere stocking Is
not pretticT than the neatly knitted one and the
latter wears four times MS long. The silk ones
beautiful and II has become the fashion to knit
them as presents for men, women and children. 1t
is a pleasant, work which can be taken up at odd
minutes and understood can never be for
gotten. II must ne said that the present generation
Ia uOf
stocking, and this Department IS constantly en-
treated TO give more instructions in the same. 1t
gives us great pleasure TO inform these a0xlous
spondenis that about November we VIII
issue an Extra devoted uslvely to the knitting
of stockings with instructions made SO plain that
an industrious reader will have no difficulty In FOL
lowing them. The knitting of stockings Is partly
mathematical exercise and one who can count and
has an idea of proportion will find it the easiest
thing in the world The Extra will include those
articles already printed the subject III this De
parment with Others still 10 Ice printed and many
iancv patterns for the fronts and tops Of silk and
cotton stockings. II will appear early enough TO
give time for the making Of Christmas gifts III the
shape OF dainty pair OF hose.
Mosaic PATTERN.-A. l.. n. has been working
tins pattern in strips and asks how to JOIN them.
She also enthusiastic over the beauty OF the pat
tern and the cearness and funess of the directions
which she says are pleasure TO work from. Those
who have worked the pattern appreciate ITS
beauty, but In crOcheung 1t In strips there IS
scallOped edge on each side which does look little
perpleXing when you come to JOIN them. Ii A. L. y.
will. however WORK along each edge aecor ling TO
the directions gwen for the second row OF the pat
tern she will find her perplexties disappear. The
strips will then have straight edges which can
readily he crocbeted together. or To an IN
tervening strip of another pattern. Directions for
this beautiful specimen OF crochet work are gwen
on page Of the new Knitting Extra No 62. lhey
are, so far the Department knows. the only full
and explicit directions for tvs striking pattern
ever printed and are well worth five times the price
Of the whole Extra.