New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-30
KNITTING AND CROCHET.
PRETTY AND SIMPLE HOOD.

PRETTY AND SIMPLE HOOD,
Several requests for hoods have lately been re-
seiyed. to which one or two correspondents nave
Kindly responded. In addition to these suggestions
readers will probably find timely and useful the loi
lowing description of q hood now selling III 'io
Sew-York stores for 81 % The sample was "oIkeu
In cardinal split zyphyr. with round cro"n'a uouOio
row of ruchings all along the front anu i'"Si
edge. and ribbons of the same color 10 ni"''i,
II was made in two parts-the hoou pi'l
The lining The latter was worked WIN 'ii' 49,
doubled or from two balls OF the spnt ZePn9i anu
80 .horofore much warmer than the hood ITSELF IN
which the wool was only used sihgy' Nv o 'V'"l
,ro;obt including strings and bow, was triie less
81 two ouDces. and the dimensions were-width
~ crown "a rounds), inches from crown TO 'front.'
~ hood inches: depth in front, measuring to out
sida rucbinrs. s inches The work was begun at
the centre of the crown
THE LINING.
Make a chain of 8 or 4 stitches and join into a
ring. Under this ring work "a trebles.
Cd round. trebes in each-48 trebes in all.
Cd round: . trebes in first stitch, treble in the
next; repeat ali round.
4th round: trebles in first, treble IN 'he heA,,
1 treble in the third; repeat from beginning "n
round.
These four rounds form the crown
sth rorv. treble in each stitch with the excep-
zion of the last 20 which are left TO form the base
of tbo crown. Break off and begin again at the
other end. rr
Repeat this fifth row seven more times. lheSe
eight rows form the body of the lining. Now work
row of trebles along the lower edge-l treble iIto
the uppsr part of the last 10Th row OF treDleS'
o trobIes through the body Of the first treble,
treble into the upper part of the hrst treble llth
row Q trebles through the body OF the same teoio,
treble into first treble of 10th row. ana so OH 'iii
Won reach the 20 trebles left on the 5th row; worn
one treble each of these and hnsh the a''
this row like the first part.
THE HOOD PROPER.
For the outsde take split zephyr single. and Work
.xactIv as for the lining down to the end OF the
10th row. At the end of the 10th row work 10"
f trebes along the lower edge of this piece similar
TO last row of lining.
nth round: l treble, ch., miss l. treble IN
the next CHI. miss repeat all round inc hoou'
increasing in the two corners to keep them square
10Th ronnd : | treble under l CHI, CHI, treble
under the next CHI. repeat increasing III corners as
before,
Is round: Like 18th.
There are now three open rows round the hoou'
In these two rows of ruchings must be made be
ginning with the 18th round, or one nearest 'ne
body OF the hood, make two trebles under the body
of the first treble then treble the first treble OF
the 10Th round which will be the adjoining treble
ON the right Next make l treble on the second
treble of the 10Th round which is the treble lmme-
datelyin front Now make two tTebies on the second
treble of the It'll roundOr the treble to the LETT OF
the one last worked then two trebles on the third
treble of the 1lth round, followed by i treble on
the third treble of the 18th round that again by
treble on the 4th of the 18th round trebles on the
4th of the 1lth trebes 9th of 18th, treble on
eth of 10Th. and so on all round, working the
corners as neatly as possible.
For the second row of ruchings, starting in the
same corner work trebles under 1st treble OF 18th
round, l treble under 1st of 18th, treble under
2d of 18th, 2 trebles under I'd OF 18th,
Q trebles under Sd of 18th, l treble under 81 OF
18th, and on all round.
Next make this little edging all round, worked IN
the usual way on the edge-not the surface-ot the
18th round:
1DC under 1st CHI, oh. 2 trebles, miss l oh, 1
DC under the next repeat from
Now. with twist silk of suitable color, work
along the functions of the treble rows, or the
line where row of treble ends and the next begins
as follows: DC into the LIST treble, ch, treble
into the same stitch as the DC, miss trebles, /
DC, into the next repeat from. The 1st line Of
silk should come between the I'd and Sd rounds OF
the crown. the last between the 9th and 10th
rounds of hood After working this last, continue
the silk along the neck TO the opposite end of the
9Th row of silk Work little star with the silk IN
the centre of the crown. Add a silk bow at the top
of the hood Just behind the ruchings, and one
at the back, Just above the ruchings. Work with
the silk row of sc on the edges of the uchings,
add strings put in the lining sewing 1t only at It's
edge, and the hood is complete.