New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-06
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A. j. WIS "NORMANDY LACE NECK TIE We
have received several communications calling for
corrections of this pattern. published recently. A.
NJ. r. saws: "A friend and myself spent two or
three hour trying to knit It, but there terrible
mistake somewhere There only 80 stitches in
the first row and she gives 40 to be cast on. Ny
friend and myself are kniters of thirty years.
experience. but it is Greek to u.s." c. f.
q. writes; The 1st and the 9Th row seem to come
night, but the 9th and 9th are not right at least
the directions do not take all the stitches. How
are the points knit at the beginniugi OF course,
knitting the points at the end is easy, but the be-
ginning do not understand / should not have
had any trouble ~ knitting it if the stitches had
been correct and had come out even with direc-
tons" Will Al. W. kindly send the corrections
asked fort
CRoCHFTED EDGING.-" Emma" wants directions
for handsome crOchcted edging She will find
several good patterns IN tribune EXTRA. No. Co.
II. A. b. HooD.-H. A. B. thus answers Miss j.
HIS inquiry IN regard TO the FanchOn hood q" | am
very sorry Miss j. III. did not succeed in making the
hood. but think. perhaps her trouble lies i'll using
the steel needles instead Of wooden ones. ! think
the hood will be fully as warm and handsome but
will take q little moro Germantown. If she will
cut paper pattern threc-fourths Of yard long
ana nine inches wide at one emf and three at the
other having it four inches across ten inches from
the wide end think snc will have a good pattern
of half the hood. hope she VIII not have any
more trouble in making 1t. The hood should not be
closed but can be worn crossed i'll the back Just
tied over the ears. did not put any bows on nine
but that is Just matter Of taste If she wears her
hair low il might be we'll to gather 1t slightly i'll
the back. | hope she will be pleased with IT,"
A BRIGHT GIRT--E II. writes to this much-plcased
department: 81 am girl nearly fourteen years
old. take great interest in the knitting column
and look anXlously for The RIBUNR every week:
have both EXTRAS and find them very useful.
have tried a great many of the patterns IN IHE
TRIBUNE and they nearly all como out right
PATTERNS WAN1ED.-Mls. L. j. McG-- asks for
directions fer knitting table mats III two cOlors and
for glove for child of three years old She kindly
sends pretty pattern tor crocheted lace, which
we will publish next week, and iOr winch she VIII
please receive our thanks.
WASHING INFANTS KNIT SHIRT.-Mrs. lIcnder-
son writes: | have used them for fourteen years.
and find that by washing them in borax water they
will keep their color and not shrink AXE about
teaspoOnu of bOTax To quart 0i tcpld water, lay
the shirts the water about five minutes then rub
gently and rinse III clear water Ii not clean enough
the process may be repeated.
ROMAN AFGHAN.-Alrs Henderson will find dircc-
tons Tor Roman Afghan III Kn ting Extra No. o.
price 20 cents. Back numbers Of papers caunot DO
supplied, since they are not kept.
ANGOLA AND OTHER WoRsTEDs.-Scycral sub
scrIbers have asked where they can get the rarer
wOrSteds can be obtained at Theodore Goethe u
Co.'S No. 256 Grand-St New-YOrk CITY. Tins Is a
reputable German house. winch deals in all kinds
OF knitting and crochet materials.
NARROWING Patterson. l.. wants to know
how to narrow the fancy patterns III sticking knit
tIng-Ihcy are not narrowed ut all. The patterns
are arranged IN the front of the leg not to i'll
terfcre with the narrowing.
FAGGOT.-A correspondent asks the meaning of
the word "taggot." used IN knIttng.--Thc term is
not common, but it was used III directions Tor
knitted lace, printed III THE TRIBUNE of April Z.
1850. where 1t meant. "Oyer twice and purl to-
eether."
Sun PArTERN.-Mrs. j. C. Tufts asks for direc-
lions for crocheting what she calls sun Pattern"
From the sketch she Incoses should say that the
pattern was not crochet at all, but one OF the
mon i'll Shawls. Some day the Department may
take up this subject.