New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-03
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z. BIS Pillow covyRs-C. r. G. writes that she
dces not vet sucoeed with this pattern. Will L. B.
kindly make 1t ineligible TO hort
RAILROAD STOCKINGS AoAN.-Ms. W. Fl. z.
says: "TaK TRIBUNE of March 80 is ct hand and;
a. usual the part containing the knitting Is handed
over to me aud l SEQ the railroad stocking
knitting Is spoken OF again, and you sug-
eest so stitches Tor child two years OF age have
lust finished pair OF cardinal silk ones tor my little
boy years old and had u stitches; and they are
Just rieht he is very little fellow and anyone with
knit eight inches then dropped every fourth stitc
then knit one inch plain before / commenced mar
rowing narrowed them down to twenty stitches.
put ton on two needles and slipped and bound them
of hope my experience may be Of some use, for
| take much pleasure IN this department. would
like to add my mite. l keep needles and thread
less than nm ounce of Florence knitting silk tor
baby's stockings- They are IA inches long when
they are flushed. Can one get Isle thread for
knittiugf
TwISx RuGs.-" Jersey Girl asks that some one
would be kind enough to give information how to
knit Of twne or coarse yarn, inserting bits Of
wool or silk as they are knitted.
LAMP MAI" Nell 5" asks for pretty pattern for
crccheted lamp mat for centre table or organ In
Extra No. 62 she will find some pretty patterns
CLOVER LEAF BEDsPREAD.-" Madee" wants
directions for making this spread. Can some one
oblIge herf
KNITTING SILK.-Mss NJ. J. A. will find in the
KNurING EXTRA No. 90 the advertisements OF firms
from whom she can obtain her Six
STOCKINGS FOR Child or FOUR.-Mrs. j. +. "
Will probably find about eighty stitches the riSht
number 10 cast on for these stockings.
REPEATED DIRECIIoNs.-This department Is un-
able in the press of fresh matter to Irp'At IN iu'
directions already given. New Sub crib@T viii nnd
the pretty patterns she wants III EAIRA No 02.
SrSPRNDKRs-We happen 10 know of no shop in
New-YoIk where Mis-. T.. C. =. could get the suSncn-
ders finished in the way suggested. But any small
harness shop III the country would probably under
take the task.
CHIPS CoLLAE.-Mrs T. p. F. writes: VIII some
one please tell lust how to make Cniid collar
OF feather edge BRAID f-l'rObIhly the easy pattern
gwen in THE We kLY of February % Will answer
especially If made a little deeper thln there dcS.
cribedcrochet the upper end rather tightly and the
lower or pointed end loosely. and the woik VIII
shape itself narrow band may be- crochctcd on IN"
ueck part when The collar il larr' enough or the
braided scallop may be sewed on 10 q linen band.
MKs. l.. BIS IIDY-S. 7. writes: "W!ll you esk
Mrs. l.. T.. who had tidy 1aitcTu printed IA H.
TRIBUNE of June IL. So. If SIC VII. pc.st correct
the mistakes that IN II. ! have been trying -
kuit It, but cannot make II look Ia suii me- Tor the
pattern is not right Having never seen II before
do not know what to do To make II T.glt. lhegr ~
mistake in the first row If You Lint thu u1tt'rh
according to directions there VIII he oniN h'he
stitches left iu each pattern. aud Their mus rc
ELEVEN for the next time vOu NAT across GA !e SINE
side il requires them There is also ms IKE ~ q!
18th row, and one in the 2j'h row: Il size would
correct these sue would obiice old subscriber WY
much