New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-05

with No. 8 or 10 needles. Cast on Tor the knee OF
the drawers GO stitches and knit back plain
I'd row: Purl ~
al row. slim I. .over. knit 2, knit together.
knit 2. over, knit 1 repeat from AT the emu Oh
the row knit L.
4th row Purl.
Repeat the Sd and 4th rows four times
18th row: Purl.
14th row: Plain.
15tb row: Slip e. over, knit together; re-
peat from to the end of the row; knit l.
10th, 18th and 18th rows: Plain'
10th row: Knit A. purl repeat from
oOth row: 'Purl 4, knit repeat from vi,
.rhioh ia nerhaps more simple, purl the knitted
stitches of the 10Th row and knit the purled ones
Reneat these two rows six more times Next KNIT
40 rows in the same way. only increasing one such
al the beginning of each row.
These increasngs are made by knitting plain ana
twist stitch into the first loop that Is KNIT stIch
into the front of the loop and at the back OF the
same loon before slipping it off the left needle As
tho increased stitches are added. be careful to work
them into the rib, plain, purL
This brings the work to the end Of the I'D row.
with log stitches on the needle. Leave this leg Tor
the present, and knit another exactly ike
il. When the y rows of this second leg
are finished the two legs are joined which is done
ON the 73d row by knitting all the stitches OF both
legs on one long needle, thusi
73d row: Knit together, knit % still Keeping
ND the same rib, knit together. knit 2, KNIT the
last stitch with the first of the second leg. knitting
them together knit 2, knit together, knit o.
knit together.
74th row Rib as before
18th row Knit 80, narrow Cby knitting to-
eether) knit /, knit 3 together, knit l, narrow
knit 90.
76th. 18th, sOth, and SGD rows Rib, without de-
dressings.
18th row Narrow, knit 90, narrow knit 8, mar
row. knit 96, narrow.
10th row: Knit 0G, narrow, knit together, mar
row, knit 90.
s1st row Narrow, knit "a, knit 3 together, knit
"a, narrow.
SD row Narrow, knit the rest in ribs, narrow at
the end.
S4th Knit in ribs
Repeat these last two rows until the end OF tho
Hath row il reached. There should then be l59
ttches on the needle.
1l5tb row Narrow, knit 10 In tho ND, Turn anu
knit back in the rib.
117th row Narrow, rib 10 f; turn, nib back
10th row Narrow, rib 20 ; turn, rib back
l21st row Narrow, rib % turn, rib back
123d row: Narrow, rib 80 turn. rib back.
125th row Narrow, rib 50 turn, nib back
l27th row Narrow, rib 40; turn, NIB back.
129th row Narrow. rib the rest Of the stitches,
knitting the last two together.
13Oth row: Rib 10; turn, rib back, knitting the
two last together
1921 row: Rib 81 turn, RIB 30, narrow.
134th row: Rib 80; turn RIB 80, narrow
l3Gth row: Rib 27 turn, rib IS, narrow.
l3sth row: Rib % turn, rib 20, narrow.
10th row: Rib II; tuIn rib 10, narrow.
l42d row: Rib II turn. rib 10, narrow.
144th row Rib z turn. rib ., narrow
l46th Rib all the stitches narrowing at the be-
ginning and end of the row.
There should now he 40 stitches on the needle
From this point the body is knitted i'll rounds, not
rows Take of with an extra needle the first 20
stitches and put the last 90 stitches in their place
Then placing the extra needle AT the back OF the
first one take up together the first stitch on each
Of the two needles, and knit them together as
one stitch. Take the second on each needle in the
same way and knit off to the other as before Re
peat this till the doubled twenties knitted off on
10 one needle Then knit the rest of the round
plain, without ribbing. This completes the l47th
round, aud there 100 stitches On the needle
148th and 149th rounds: Purl
15Oth round Knit 2, over twice. knit 3 to-
gether, knit Q; repeat from :.
l5lst round: on the over twice Of the last round
knit /. purl l. then knit 3 /; repeat from .
152d round Plain.
1881 and 154th rounds Purl.
The bodice is now worked in rib of plain.
pur for 80 rounds On the 1S5th round the stitches
are divided for the srmholes, each part-front and
back-consistng of 60 stitched The back is over
the two pieces lof 20 sttches) that knitted to-
cether at the beginning Of the rounds, and Is made
up of these 20 stitches and 20 stitches each side
of them On the first 80 stitches OF these go knit
20 rows, still keeping up the ribbing OF the bodice;
then on the first of these 80 stitches knit 80 rows
and cast off the stitches only. This forms one OF
the shoulder straps. Leave tho remainder OF the
stitches on the needle and take up the next half Of
The back beginning at the division in the
middle. Cast ON here extra stitches which
are to be knit plain throughout. These form
little underlap on which buttons can be sewn, the
buttonhoes of course being worked In the adjacent
edge of tho other half of the back.
On this second half of the back, which now
consists OF 20 stitches, work 20 rows to match the
other half and on the last stitches work 30 rows
for the second shoulder strap and cast of, leaving
the rest on the needle. Take up next the 60
stitches for tho front, and knit 20 rows
then knit the first stitches to the
cast of row Of the little strap on that side casting
them of as they knit knit "A stitches. knit the
last to the other strap, and cast of as you knit
them.
For the neck begin with the left side Of the back.
knit 70 stitches raise 20 stitches the edge of the
strap knit "a stitches on the 'front.' raise 20 stitches
on the strap, knit the last % Of the back. No rib
bing
I'd, Sd and 18th rows of neck: Plain.
9th row: Knit 2. over narrow, repeat from.
9th and 7th rows: Plain.
9Th row: Cast of.
With crochet hook work around the arm
heass, Dc treble, DC; repeat from.
ssw up the legs ss required, add buttons at the
oaox' and run ribbons through the neck, waist and
bokfDm M aach L..