New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-12
KNITTING.
KNITTED CURTAINS.
N,o,u Ta< Weekly r-lbsne.


-,...a curtains are made in various ways. Some
~ are knit IN stripes of different patterns,
~ time of muslin between and knitted edging
tha sides and bottom. Sometimes the cur
=. worked In long piece, in some lacey pattern.
- merely an appropriate surrounding edging In
W soouinc directions the curtain consists of three
y. n, the body ~ the border. 81 tie edging
90 ,hese parts is knitted separately the body
,hsn the border, which is sewn along the inner
l I'd bottom of the body. and finally the edging
~.h noes along the border and the outer side OF
,.-h,,iv Use Clarks soft knitting cotton, No. IL,
No needles This size is about one-fourth OF
an inch In diameter.
THE BODY.
rrr a curtain yards long cast ON 2o4 stitches
"a IA four are for edge stitches-two On each
.sm.-vhich are always to DO knitted plain
,ov Purl 1, narrow (by knitting together,
a., a oyer knit 1. over. knit 2, narrow repeat.
"a row Knit 3, purl ali except at the end OF
IN. needle which knit plain.
"a ,ow Purl l. narrow, knit 1, over, knit 3, over
Knit |, narrow repeat.
An row. Same as I'd.
sth row: Purl l. narrow, over, knit D, over mar
fpw repeat
9Th row Like "a.
1,,' POW. Marrow. over. knit z. over, knit 3 to-
eother; repent from
e,h row: Knit q purl all except last two, which
knit $3.50,
9th row Knit l, over. KNIT x narrow pun -
narrow knit 2, over; repeat.
10Th row: Knit 2 'purl 5, knit l repeat from :
1,tb row. Knit 2, over, knit l. narrow, purl l.
..rrow kni, |: repeat from. Finish the row with
over. knit 2.
10Th row. Knit O. pur s. knit l repeat from :
,o,h row Knit q over narrow, purl l, narrow,
over; repeat from :
l4th row Same as nth.
18th row Knit g. over slip l. narrow and pass
eyer the slipped stitch. over, knit 4 repeat
10th row KNIT @ purl all the rest except the last
q; knit 2.
Repeat these 10 rows thirty-six tunes
TIE BORDER
The bordcr may he made as wide or as narrow as the
tutter desires For pattern OF II Stitches CASTOR
about g. for the edge stitches, two on eaoh SIDE
knit plain Throughout in the body, and ~ Sutches
for the five repettiOns of the pattern.
1st row Over narrow knit q narrow, over, knit
l. repeat.
I'd and every alternate row PLAIN.
Sd row: Knit l, over, narrow, knit 8, narrow.
over, knit 2, repeat.
9Th row Over, narrow, over, narrow, Knit 81 mar
row. over narrow, over knit l, repeat.
18th row Knit l, over. narrow, over. narrow. knit
l. narrow oyer narrow. over, knit 3, repeat.
9th row Over, narrow, over, narrow, over slip /,
marrow and throw over the slipped stitch over, mar
TOW, over narrow. over. knit l, repeat.
18th row Narrow, over, narrow, over, knit .,
over narrow over, narrow, knit l, repeat.
18th row: Knit /, over narrow, over, knit
over narrow, over slip l, narrow and throw the
slipped stitch over. repeat from.
18th row Knit 1. narrow. over, knit z. over.
narrow knit repeat from
18th row: Narrow 'ovor. knit o, over, slip l,
marrow and throw the slipped stitch over; repeat
nom
Repeat these IL rows until the border is long
enough to go down one side and the bottom.
THE EDGING.
Cast ON II stitches
LIST row Knit 3. over narrow. knit 1. over knit
8 together knit /. over knit l. over knit /, mar
row, over twice, narrow. knit 1.
"a row Knit 8. purl /, knit 1. purl O. knit l.
over narrow, knit l. over, narrow knit l.
Sd row Knit 3. over, narrow, knit l, over, knit
stogether. over. knit 3, over, narrow. over twice,
narrow, over twice, knit 2.
4th row: Knit 8. pur l. knit 2, purl l. knit L,
pur g. knit l. over narrow, knit l, over narrow
knit /,
otD row: hnll 3, over, naIrOW, hiul 4. o'eI, HaI
row, over knit l. slip l, narrow and throw the
slipped stitch over, knit L. over. knit l, over
twice narrow, over twice, narrow, over twice, mar
row. knit /.
9Th row Knit g. pnrl l. knit .. purl l. knit 2,
rurl L. knit !, purl G. knit l. over, narrow. knit L,
over, narrow knit /.
9Th Knit 3, over, narrow, knit I, over mar
nw knit l. over. slip l, narrow and throw over the
Aipped stitch. over, knit II.
9Th row Cast off z kut 8. purl 6. knit l. over,
marrow. knit l. over. narrow, knit l.
Repeat these rows till the edgDg is long enough
10 90 around both sides and the bottom.