New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-26
UNITING AND CROCHET.
FASCINAT0RS.
Rnrn The Weekly Tribune.

-. fashionable again under new names, but
sr;,b scarcely more than the names changed. Here,
e. instance is venerable friend the three
~. arsd shawl or cloud making its appearance this
sor At the summer resorts under the title of the
ss-.,notor-Fascinator in blue and white and sal
for tho azure-eyed and golden-haircd,
S.s.,r.,ors in white and cherry and scarlet
"a rod for the raven tressed msidens of the twi
49, These are intended for in the evening in
- strolls or visits and supposed at that
Etching time to add much to the natural charms
ttbe wearer as fully 10 deserve the new title. Fas-
;ator, should be made of the s0ftest and heeciest
,~ool attainable. Probably Shetland floss will be
sonrd as good as anything else, but Shetland, Pom
nodour de aine split zephyr or SaXony will answer.
b.ck numbers Of THE TRIBUNE will furnish
variety OF patterns. Here, however, are few:
Nothnrs prcttier for these light headdresses than
Az sbell stitch described on page of the Woman's
r1tra No. So Take or ounces OF Shetland floss
l. tro colors of blue one a little darker than the
s,ber Begin with the light blue and make the first
,ho,l Work the second row with the darker blue,
sbs third with the light and on alternately TILL
,ha FascinatOr is large enough Finish with row
NJ shells in the dark blue all round.
Anotber way of using this stitch is to makCa chain
~ the required length, and work one low of shells.
Brcak Off Begin the next row with a DC. on the
ION of the first shell and end with Dc on The top
pf the last she'll Repeat tins row till IL Is narrowed
down 70 a point. Then return 10 the long edge and
work row of shells at the back of the first row.
Narrow rs before in the succeeding rows till the
ooint is reached, and work around the whole a row
nf shells or scaops. OF course the number of trob
lesina shell will depend partly upon the quality of
the wool and partly upon the popularity of the
worker. With average floss six trcbes will pToba-
bly, be found none too full.
II.
Another pattern may bc worked in the rice stitch
explained and illustrated on page Il of Knitting
and Crochet Extra No. 90. In this case begin with
n chain of five or six stitches, and increase at the
beginning and end of every row till large enough
Finish with this border all round: Make chain,
and raise them all in the Afghan style. Catch the
wool and pull il through the five loops on the hook
and finish with one chain. Join with a sc to the
edge of the work and repeat from ..
III.
On page % of the Knitting and Crochet Exrl
No 75 is another simple pattern. Instead how
ever of beginning with a chain of 33, it will be
better to begin with one of about 9 stitches
and Join into a ring Into this ring work. trcbles
Ia DC and two chain forming the first, l CHI. 3
trebes, CHI. 3 trebles, CHI, trebles, CHI, 3
trebes, l ch., . trebes Break off.
ID row: trebles (the first formed by DC and
4
under CHI. 1 CHI trcbles, 2 ch., and trebles oil
under the CHI previous row; ch., trcbles under
1oh.. en-. 4 trebles under ch., l CHI, trebles.
Sd row: In this row, in addition to
the groups of trebles under 1 CHI,
make group of trebles between the
% and 3D. treblCs in the group of 4. This gives
an extra group each edge. Increase in this way
every third or fourth row, When sufficiently large
finish with row of scauops all round. After the
cloud is complete go over every row with the same
colored wool in thus fashion: Join the wool at the
end with SC, 8 or large loose chain, miss one
group, Sc repeat from This makes series OF
loose loops which repeated every row gives NOISY.
fossy look to the FascinatOr, and is supposed TO
render it doubly attractive.
Another light charming pattern may be worked
in two colors in this fashion:
Let the coors be say cherry and white. Make
a chain of S stitches and join into ring.
LIST row: CHI ] tufted treble under the ring
made as follows Wool over hook, insert under ring
and draw through; keep the loopson the needle; put
wool over again aud draw through ring do TINS
four more times or in all keeping all the loops
on the hook Then catch tie wool, draw it through
all the loops on the hook. and finish with l cham
This makes a thick, lumpy stitch which for short
we call tufted trcble-5 che tUfted treble under
ring ch.. l treble plaiul in ring; turn, without
breaking oil
I'd row. 5 ch., tuftcd treble under ch. Of pre-
vious row. ch.. tufted treble under . CHI, . ci,
/ tuftod treble under the same ch. these two
tufted trcbes and . en- are put in the middle ch.
Of every i"'ted row and mark the centre Of the
shawl cl. tufied treble under the . ch, ch,
treble plain under the same CHI; turn.
Sd row: ch.. tuftcd trcblesundcr CHI. ch.. ]
tufted treble under en-. the next ch is the middlc
in this work tufted treble, ch., and l tuitcd
treble; then ch., tufed treble in ch., ch.. l
tufted treble in en-. 8 cl. treble plain II same
Och: turn.
All the tuftcd rows are worked like the Sd row,
beginning with ch. ending with PLAIN treble. and
increasing regularly in the middle en- DO , OF
these tufted rows in cherry and break Oh JON on
the white at the top OF the last treble turn and pro-
coed thus:
9th row ch.. nc in the Sch. = en-. DC in
ch.: repeat from till the middle Oh. Is reached,
then DC in this CHI. ch., DC in the same chs
diIs makes the increascl. CHI, DC in the nc>t
work l DC. 3 CHI, treble lplainl into same CHI;
turn
9TH row: Every one of the white rows is exactly
like the 9th.
Work rows Of white, then join on the cherry and
do rows Of tufed treble and alternate III this way
cherry tufts Then make all round row of white
scallops working under each chain, and putting in
stitches enough (DCs, trebes and long treblesl
70 fill up without overcoming or making too
heavy.
KNITTED LACE.
Cast on 16 stitches.
LIST TOW: Knit 8, over. narrow, over narrow, knit
o, narrow, over, knit l, over, knit l.