New-York tribune., 1880-02-08

rq,,s NAV he knitted i'm black, single Berlin WOOL
tel TOO naedles No 70 with a knitted border of
v;olet wool The fronts are done in the pattern to
be described the back in brioche stitch For car
ryInu ont the work the best plan is to cut paper
nattern as guide for the size and shape OF the
knitted pieces and work strictly to pattern In
measuring the depth and width of the fronts, allow
anee must be made for the border to be KNITTED az
terward of 10 rows of ribbed knitting
The piece for each front is begun at the lowest
edge hy casting on 73 stitches leach repetition of
the paitern takes z, and are added at the end TO
make both edges uniforml. f1rst row twlst
stitch: pull twist puri Pl; puiI' vTi
twist tine twist stitch is plain stitch knit from the
hack part of the loop). Second TOW pnrl, paln,
Pqr ,eneaP PiaT from pull Third Pa row IKE ike the S rs
Fouith row like the second. Fifth row; l twist,
] pur twist of the next stitches KNIT tue
TO Facilitate this pass the point of the right hand
needle into the stitch as If about TO pur II, ana
loosen il by drawing it forward before knlttng i
then do the same 10 the second OF the Iour
stitches knitting il plain and paSslnglt also over INC
first then knit the third in like manner, and
finally knit the last stitch also PLAN hels"t pI
e At the end of the row KNIT twist Put.,'
twist Sixth row purl. plain, purl, L
plain, purl, plain purl, plain l purl, re- re-
ieat from ." These six rows repeated compose the
pafteTn. Its pecuhanty is that il knits two
totally different patterns on the two sIes OF tne
work. and the kntter can choose wi1ch she preI9i >
as are necessary must be cast of ana replaced IN
the next row by casting on an equal numDeI' IL
the pattern on the wrong side Is used these stches
must all he cast of plain, not purl IN tne secod
and fourth rows When Won have reached Inc arnl-
holes east off that side III different lows as ma!
be required by your pattern the NECESSARY n'nue 49,
az STITCHES to shape II, and then continue the front
tin you slope 1t for the shoulder and neck OF ihe
pattern. 80 ..;.o.o. ona L,;+ IN
lrioohe stitch as follows after one purl row FIRST
row: Take of one stitch :, thread forward, slip l.
as if about to purl. knit the next stteh PLAIN am anu
repeat from :. Second row: thread forward, sup,
as il about TO purl knit the next sttch ana the
"tread forward" of the last row together, and re.
peat from If there is stitch left at the ehd hhll
II plain and slip in the next in the lrst row
Tie second low is repeated till the PACK l5 hlgu
enough TO slope for the shonider In tah,hg TAXI Z !,
for this purpose KNIT the stitch ana thieau lorWao
always as one stitch The fronts aud back muSl
now be sc wn together at the shoulders and sides.
For the border a or 3 needles, No. IL will be re
ouired Pick up the stitches all along the lower
edge OF the vest; knitting them one oy one ss you
fake them up like the heel of stocklng ana pace
ne MANY on a needle as it Will conveniently DoId
With these rib 10 rows, plain, pur. increasing
at the ieginning OF every row IoE tne 'erc a
down both fronts and around the meek IN the sauf'
manner and rib the same number OF rows, increas
ing one at the beginning OF each for the corners IL
tLe border of the left trout butt0nholes must bt
made at regular intervals by casting OIL or
stitches, replacing them IN the x NexI TOW tr' ~
rows of ribbing done, cast OH, ana "lIhou
breaking the wool pick up the edge stitches OF th,
sIoped corners of front ana the waist each on
needle. and knit them OFF together, taking s1tcI
from each needle at time. and then cast them Oh
This viii form the miter neatly Every coIns
mnst he finished in the same manner. Then plCi
M the stitches around the armhole on three needles
Knitting them as you take them mp, ana uDpinl
them to correspond with the rows OF the poi0ei
The rockets of twill gray lining are then 70 De p1
in the outer edge Of the vest bonnd with blacl
braid and buttons sewn on the border Of the rgn
front.
This completes the vest.