New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-10
COUNTERPANES.

The tedium of summer resorts may often be
Geved bv the knitting crochetng of bcdSpre;1ls
or counterpanes in stripes squares, which be
prepared and thrown aside till home with its
serious occupations is again reached. Among
striped counterpancs +. M. G. gives the following:
DIAMOND PATTERN.
Make a chain as long as required.
LIST row: A treble with every loop
I'd row Turn; trebles 3 CHI. miss three loops
repeat from '; turn.
Sd row 5 ch 3 trebles into the first hole: Q
ch, 3 more trebles into the Same hole; 2 CHI. /
treble into the next hole: CHI. repeat from :.
turn
4th row CHI. trebles into the hole formed by
the CHI in the preceding row 2 ch 3 more tIebles
INTO the same hole 2 CHI, miss loops, l DC into
the solitary treble of the 3D. ch repeat from
turn
9Th row: ch. - 3 trebles in the middle Of the 6
trebes in preceding row 2 ch.. moro trehlcs into
the same hole ch, repeat from turn.
9th row CHI trebles, divided by ch as III
previous rows. CHI, DC, into the middle OF the z
CHI. repeat from turn.
Repeat from 4th row for width desired Finish
by working the first rows in the reverse order. A
stripe OF this pattern eau be aternated with one
worked in Afghan stitch, or the whole Counterpart
may be worked in one stripe In this case it would
be preferable to start the width and work length
ways. Work In single or double zephyr, or Ger
mantown, with medium hook, and line with silk or
silk serge i'll any color that will contrast with tho
WOOL
ANOTHER PATTERN.
This is worked IN stripes of green and orange 4
shades of the latter from dark brown to pale yellow,
and shades of green. Three pounds Of German
town and rather coarse bone hook will make a LARGE
sized counterpane.
Make a chain in brown of 70 stitches
LIST row: DC. into every chain. Break off at the
end of every row.
Do more rows like the 1st.
9th row: Begin I'd shade and work of DC.
9th row Begin with 1 treble, Il ch., miss l. /
treble repeat from.
9th row DC in every loop
9TH row Join the Sd shade, and work as IN 9Th
row. Be sure to begin with a treble and only ch
90 that the holes come evenly above the others
9Th row: DC every loop
9th row Join the palest shade and work as In
9th row.
10th row Like 9th.
18th row Join the darkest shade of green and
work a row of DC.
18th row Like 9TH.
18th row: Join second shade of green and work @
row of DC's
14th row Like 9Th.
18th row Join the lightest shade of green and
work DC's
10th row Like 9Th. Half the green stripe is now
DONE Finish it by doing one more row of Dos il
the hghtes shade and then joining the second shade
working from the 14th row backwards, that il
the 18th, 18th, 18th, ETC.. Whom the green
is finished join the paest shade of orange
and work row Dc, with holes like 5th) and
more Dc Join second shade, and do row Dc,
with holes. and DC. Join the third shade; I row
with holes, 1 DC. Do the same with tho fourth
shade. This finishes one complete stripe
Repeat 10 13 times or till the stripe is lon,
enough.
TRICOTER STRIPE.
Tor I,<.oI AZ
Germantown make chain of 20 stitches.
LIST row; Put wool around the hook take up tn
Ord chain from hook in Afghan crochet tricotee
and and again draw the wool through the same loor
Pui the wool through the first loops, then throng
the next 81 this leaves only loops whic
are to be kept the hook. Miss
M ana repeat the thick stitch. A