New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-30
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Wool FOR PETTICOAT-"A An Anxious Inquirer
is advised to use either single zephyr wool OF Ter
man knitting yarn. Some of the yarns made IN TINS
country are soft and pretty also The quantity 10
be used varies with the propensity OIL the Worher 70
knit closely or loosely. VIII some of our CORE
spondents who have knitted petticoats give their
experience TO the quantity requlredf
BABY's HooD-The hood pattern contributed by
Mrs c. Petersen to this department and republlshed
in Extra No so, haspuzzled Mrs. II. j. C. she asked
that Mrs. 7. should give fuller Instructions ana say
" In second row. last part. she does not say ai'ei
knit loop whether you make stltch as IN uhe lIst
part of the row. The third row If as she says at
first knit same as second row., why not let go aD
thatq In other words, have knit more or less for
twenty years and yet l cannot make out thiS PaV
tern"
INFANTS CAPs-SIrs. p. S. W., who contributed
the excellent suggestions for infants caps puniisheu
last week. writes; :" am glad to see that you APP
proye nv suggestion about the caps for INFANTS puG
there is an error Ell her my own or the ISL
printers which makes nonsense by saying uicn
decreasing by widening. Please make colIet'ioifr
Inv printing narrowing instead. 1t ought, OF
course to be at once, but there may ne SOM,
not grandInothers who will be puzzled as to the
meaning"
CRoCHETFD SACQUE.-M. A. W. writes: II am
very much interested in the pretty knitting and
crochet patterns given in THE TRIBUNE, and think
this column n valuable addition TO the paper. WIN
some one be so kind to send directions Tor croGnet
ing long sacque for child seven months Olu'
want to make il OF fine Germantown"
ToRcHoN LAcE.-H II. sends these directions for
a Torchon lace:
Cast on 16 stitches. -.
list row. Knit g. over, narrow, over, narrow, KNIT
8, narrow, over knit l. over, knit
I'd and every alternate row; Knit pam
I'd row. knit T. over narrow, over narrow, Knit
8, narrow, over, knit 3, over, knit l. IL.
18th row: Knit >. over, narrow, over, narrow, KNIT
l. narrow, over knit l. over, knit /.
9TH Knit Is, over narrow, over, KNIT 10
gether over narrow, knit ., over, knit l.
9th row Knit ,, over, narrow, over, narrow, khlt
q over, narrow, knit ., over, KNIT l.
18th row: Knit /, over narrow, over narrow
knit 4, over, narrow knit ., over, knit |.
A PLEASANT LETTER-Mrs. w. H. L. sends a
pleasant letter, which, after long waiting gGIS us
turn for publication. She says: want to tell you
of some of the useful things have made WIN the
help of this department Baby had TO have a hood
last winter and being quite handy with needle ana
hook Thought would see if | could not do il my
self took my wooden needles and KNIT stTlp
wide enough and long enough to go over his head OF
the brOche stitch Then KNIT another strip hat rs
long and half as wide for the crown ana sewcd II
in Then took split zcphyr-Still using my wooden
needes-and knit a strip of the herring-hone stitch
wide enough to cover the seam around the
under it and made a bow on top, ran cord
about an inch from the bottom of the hood and
the edge | finished with crochet bOTcer fOr the
front made a roll of the split zephyr by winding
the warn over one finger; then put blue Dow on
the point. the hood was white. IL was admired ny
every one that saw il. and many asked me where !
got my pattern have tried several of the infants
shirts and found of them was splendid. klnt
with wooden needles ont of SaNony or AngoIa yarn:
II was the pattern BEGUN on the sleeve ana h,tiou
two rows and puzzled two rows. IL was close hithg
and much nicer than those knitted the other way
knit two, purl two. Now want 10 tell you OF the
use have made of the Normandy lace of y. {. Is.
did not understand the last stitch business, but
kept at it until got II II looked ali right after
way of my own. | took linen thread that comes OF
spools No so and knitted enough for the bottom OF
my white linen window shades and they are very
handsome"