New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-21

,4,s Jersey for a Cir or boy of ten years may be
a. Of any strong. rather heavy wool one wishes.
We w. couiro 4oz red and 4oz black. four needles
10 Cast on needle with black wool 96
.s,obes. knit off pain.-2d row. knit 2, purl 2,
go. from Sd row. Knit the puzzled of last
~. W purl the knitted. Repeat these rows three
~ zines Join the black wool. and knit rows
~. +be % and Sd rows to form second stripe.
n..sot these two stripes until you have knitted II
IN al.
-. d;v;de for the collar. You will require your
~ needle. Knit in ribs as before the first %
'..,.hss turn. knit them back. knit more rows on
go ,titebes. knit q 9Th row. and at the end of
- oyv cast on 40 stitches leave this needle, and
.Sort half a ward of wool. Take the 40 stitches on
80. n;dSle of the work oil on TO strong piece Of
.-oo and fasten securely. You can leave them or
.honsedie and tie them round, but the needle is
80, 70 ret into the way of your other needles.
Emit the last 2S stitches III ribs begin after the
10Th stitch. and knit rows on them. Knit 5th
-,w than knit the 40 cast on, and the % on the
~, ohonlder. which completes the strpe knit II
-or. stripes to correspond with the first IL when
~ hove knitted the last stripe cast off, knit /,
-, the left needle into this stitch again, and
ri. another in it; in fact make a
ain
ana over this Just knitted, knit another stitch
draw the last knitted over this, knit the whole row
- th,s manner. repeating from :. This method of
-, al seeps loose edge which is necessary in
some things; so many. even good knitters, spoil
,be,r work by casting oil too tightly.
Va, now finish the collar Take up the 40 stitches
left in The middle of the work, knitting them
With red wool take up 3 stitches on the shoulder
with two more needles take up the 40 cast on, and
aon the next shoulder With third needle knit 4
roupds Of red. Four needles may be preferred, but
Won can manage with three. Knit rounds black,
a rad and cast off In the same manner you did at
the bottom of the Jersey.
The sleeve.-This may be knitted plain or IN ribs
10 match the body part. Take up with black wool
stitches on the red stripe on the shoulder 4 on the
black. and on the next red turn, "knit 2, purl 2,
repeat from :. Take up more stitches; turn, knit
. purl 2 repeat from TO the end Of these Is
stitches and take up more, turn keep the RIB and
knit these "a and more turn; knit IN ribs, these
so and more turn knit SO, and more, turn knit
40 and more, turn knit as and more. Now
take up more each time until 81 stitches are
raised Take the red wool, knit rows. III the Attn
row knit . together at each end OF the row. INIT
more rows In the last row decrease again at each
end of the row. Knit a black stripe. and decrease
in the 81 and 9Th rows. Take the red wool decrease
IN the 1st row Finish this stripe and 3 more with
no decreasing, then knit more stripes, decreasing
every 81 row. Take the red wool and knit, plain
purl instead OF stitches of EACH knit rows with
black wool. Knit rows with red, rows with
black. 10 rows with red, rows with black rows
with red cast off without making an extra stltcn
You now sew up the two sides, run in all ends, sew
up the sleeves and the jersey is finished. 1t is q
GOOD plan to have board cut the size of your work
slightly damp the knitting put it the board, AND
let IL dry on It.