New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-29
INFANTS HOODS.


Of the various methods Of making hoods that
expert aud Ingenious workers have devised none is
perhaps 50 simple as that which Is based on the
same principle as the heel of a stocking.
In carving Out this plan in crochet, make chain
80 that whom pu. round tie chids face and made
70 meet under the chm j. Will be aa inch and haif
Of two inches too long. How much too long it
ought o. be can only be found out by experience
since 70 varies with each worker. This Chain Is
10 torn t1e front of the hood and the work is 20 Poe
done Do the Afghan OF crochet ricotee sitcn. Pick
NJ therefore. each chain stitch, keep it on tie
needle TIL the whole are raised and then work
back. first thorough one and afterward through two
loops. Work three OF four rows il the same way.
NV try he strip on the cllds head. and II il
is # hc proper length if not better start again
casting IN more fewer stitches, according 10 CIR
cum.aacrs. Usually tbe first two or three rows Of
Afghan work eur up ;-but tbs is MOI ,.Isadyan-
tage. since II forms neat little roll at the front
that IS rather ornamental than otherwise.
Now "a lrJad strip must be made to reach from
the front Of the forehead nearly 70 tie back OF
the head This part looks well in o cLIds hood
worked IN button" crochet as already explained
il prev Gus articles. putting In the buttons every
other row. and making The buttons in come
opposite the spaces in the previous row. Nhen
this Is flushed count of the number OF stitches INTO
stitches this would give twenty IN each part.
Crochet two or three plain rows, narrowing at each
of these marked places. Now, raise Il stitches as
usuai then raise together; raise 20 more stitches
and then raise together: raise the rest MS usual
Oh the second row. raise g. raise together raise ~
raise 2 tOg ther; raise the rest az usual Inc
object of the narrowing is to take of Mite OF the
souare corners thai would otherwise exist and pre-
pare for the turning of the hood over tie crown
In turning the crown work the middle piece ba X
ward and forward, taking up one OF the stitches OH
each side every time you come to II. Probably the
best plan Of taking up these stitches Is the Ioi-
lowing though the same thing may be done I'D any
other way If preterred: Having worked back to
the FIST stitch Of the middle piece eaten the WOOL
again and draw it uhrouzh two 1.-THE second beng
the last loop of the first par Now raise the stitches
of the middle piece but instead OF raising one the
first tllae raise two together. On reaching the END
Of the middle piece raise Two tOgetherhe lasl loop
of tho middle and the first loop of the side. Wofh
back Proceed in this till ali the SIDE stltches
have been taken in. This finishes the crown' Inc DOT
tom az tis niece and the ends Of the band across te
head are now in a straight line. Take the needle our
OF the loop put ii ~ at the nehs manu-
corner and pick up the stitches from lDls eoih.i
10 tie aop Catch the wool and WORK tne'e oH
the needle is now at the night hand corner Next
wor the curtain Raise all the stitches ght across
and work back. In every row increase IN the
centre By raising horizontal stitch on each sac Oh
she middle vertical one. Make this curtain eishi'
ten or more rows deep desired, finishing II WIN
row Of D. c., followed by another OF scalops'
The essential part of the hood is now complete. IL
car be trimmed and ornamented at pleasure ou'
chain and tassels along the front Tor Tying IL on
and another at the back for drawing II III NIUE
are really all that is needed for plan hoou'
little ruching round the crown "o",u'
however be pretty. and BABY WOMB naluS
se satisfied If there was not KNOT OF rio"on a. -"
top An omen row might also be worked just before
and lust after the hutton crochet work. and through
these q narrow ribbon could be run. 1t is good
- sAa. in working off the crown to narrow tho