New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-17
KNITTING AND CROCHET.
WINTER SHAWIS.
From The Weekly Tribane.

WINTER SHAWlS.
r,o,a TIE Weekly Tribsne.
Warm. comfortable and Inexpensive snawis may
Ia crocbeted quickly bv even inexperienced "oiAe''
in the simple pattern. treble en-. uerhi'"'os"
,ooI in any desired color does admirably for tins
-. Il - rather ooarser than single zephyr,
h. n works IN nearly as well and goes twice as iu
Cor the same money An ounce Of Germantown
means an ounce A shop ounce of zephyr wooi
means inst half an ounce by weight. For me
light shawl Saxony, split zephyr OF ohe'an"
answers we'll but for q heavy economical Shaw io
winter wear we recommend Germantown s
hook corresponding to a No. or NO Sni'''e
neede should be used-one which VIII read'iy "''n'
atreble stitch an isth long. Twenty ounces WIZ
make large square shawl. and tweiFe 'H'
nered one. u.u,
,,,o . ho;, ~ 4 looms and unite in ring IN
,h;s RING work 3 treble CHI. four times ana iasteh
a. l, .b.;, IN the top of the first tTebie Ibis
ft trebIe consists of DC in the ring ana en-. On
the ton OF it, Each group Of 3 treble lorms ohe Va
the sides of the embryo shawl ana the cAdih ''i~'
between the groups is the corner.
n, the second round start with DC and chain
Q for the last treble under the chain and LOT Tue
chain-stitch between the groups Now WORK
treble. 9 CHI, treble, all under the hrs1 corner
chain-sttch: make chain and repeat these s''on''
in the other thee corners. Remember that III 'no
l, corner there is one treble already lthe one the
row started With. So there work trepic o"
4roble and fasten to top of treble already mace
,rhia oor,nlotss the round. There is double
Gown senarated BIZ . en- at each corner and en-.
batvveen them on each side Of the shawl.
Make \ DC under the oh. and 3 ch on the top
for the first treble Work 9 treble more. then en-
and work 3 treble. 2 ch.. treble all under tne Gu"
in the corner. Make 1 ch, treble unuer ono
following l ch., and repeat the oouD'o
group in the next corner; continue III ihls way
ALI round Remember that the treble z en- .
treble are only worked in each corner uhuer 'n'
oh. of the previous round. Everywhere else WIN
3 treble under the eh. of the previous rouhu' anu
mako CHI between each group of three.
Fvcrv roupd IS like the Sd. On account OF the
;raasino at the corners the shawl gets larger ana
larger and when spread ont should make hat
.orare Sometimes, however the corners nave
tendency To curl up To prevent this increase every
foprth or fifth round each side OF tue douole
erroup in the corners. This Is done oy "orkins
,,nder the ch Just before and after this oouoie
oroun Q treble Ieh, treble, instead OF the uSuai
2 treble. and on the following round WORKING .
+rehle under the l ch., which makes an addltobai
group. =,
When large enough, work row OF Treble az
round. putting the hook through, not under' inc
eha g-SfIt
each corner. On the following rouhu haAo aio" %
seallops and fasten Oh neatly
Such shawl. all of one color VIII De very ser
viceable but different coors may be introduced II
desired In one recent example twelve ounces OF
scarlet were first used then three rounds OF eaIK
maroon Que round of black, three rounds OF maroon
again followed by two rounds OF scarlet anu d
final row of shells.
A rHREE-coRNEBEB SHAWL
A bardsone three-cornered shawl may be worked
after the same pattern. For this make chain ol
33 looms In the fourth from the nook 'oi
twentv-ninth from the other endl WORK .leoie'
Then make l en-. miss one loop on the iouhdauon
ord work 3 trebies into the next. or the 27th
loon. Make l CHI. miss loop and Work . Ireoie'
into the 25th; repeat from to end OF row, out
work only 2 trebles into the last stitch. Inc
treble. at each side are for edgestitches and mus
ALWAYS be worked. Break OIL the WOOL
Jo,n the wool for the second row with DC and
make 2 CHI. on It, This is the first OF the : edge
trebles Make another treble; then ch-' ana "orA
9 treble under the chain between the edge sutche'
and the first group OF trebies. Make Gu
9 treble under the next chain, and repeat IL
this WAY till the middle of the shawl IL reacneu
Then work treble CHI. treble under the hluui'
CHI Make l CHI, treble under the next CHAM
and 40 On 10 the end remembering after making
make en-. and then work plain trebles. Breah
off and begin at the other end
Every row is worked like the I'd. Don't Jorge
in the mid die of the shaw to work treble : ch''
,rebe unler the 2 ch of the previous row. pre-
ciselv as 1t was done each corner oil the Squai
shawl. -,
When large enough, make row OF pia'n freole
ali ronnd. then a row OF DC. ADJ fringe III
should be about four inches deep. and each piec
sbould therefore be eight inches long lurn IN
shaw on the wrong side. put the hook under IN
first DC. ca1ch the double end OF the fringe ah'
draw it through. Catch the two stra"iS' pui
through again and draw very lightly vain Iu'
fingers. Put another piece into the same Stltch. ~
this all the way across.
Next on the straight neck side OF the sha"I ""'
= row ofscallops. and the shawl Is finished
A shawl OF this kind worked by the writer wa
started IN drab eve rows. then tive rows OF llsh
blne then drab, and on. After the last stripe o.
drab were worked one row OF PLAIN treble III Dlu
and one of DC, with blue fringe ana row
Acalops in blue along the neck.
OAK LEAF EDGlNG.
Casr On 10 stitches and knit row pam
.oa,. Slin knit q over and narrow, owe