New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-27

T.. 8. WIS method Of crocheting together Afghan
co,nrsa Soos should be joined and then chain of
three be made ON one, and this crocheted into the
rst two stitches of the held toRether strips; then
osip of three made the other wool and crocheted
into the next two stitches, and 30 on, alternating
the colors.
CBuDREN's BaLIs--Mrs z. j. B. asks for drec-
tieps for making ehidren's balls Of wool wound
round a card Full directions were given IN The
WEEKLY Of September l, $3.50 and VIII 10 repfo-
duced I'm the next Knitting Extra.
KNITTED sKrRTs.-This department some time ago
pnblished handsome pattern for knitted skirt
A. NJ M. will find IL IN the first Knitting Extra, no
Sc. We have also published excellent patterns for
cTGshe e wears VIII shortly be gwen Dgen
study of the Stocking Extra, No. 20, and q little
exper1mentIng with needles and silk will enable our
;nSs People knit so differently as regards degrees
Of tghtness that it is difficult to give exact dlrec-
tions as to the sizes of stockings.
TIE Ex1RA.-Mrs F. w. c. is informed that, a
Stocking Extra No 76 has been issued SINCE m sne
Extras is 80 cents new Knitting Extra Is nearly
ready for publication and will be brought out IN tne
course of few weeks. Another TRIBUNE EXTRA
which those Of our contributors and readers VINO no
are housekeepcrs will be glad to have Is to be
printed this week. Under the title of Sunday
Dinners gives in compact form Tscpes '' Il
snakes handsome pamphlet, uniform with a ane
Knitting Extras, and will be sent from TINS ONCE
uDOQ receipt OF 20 C6utb. VIC Will 10 Bio" w P,~
lish Mrs. +. w. C.'s improved boot pattern.
RosE-LEAF EDGING.-S. ]. McG's edgng has ;, been f
received but there is serious error IN ~ WIN Ine
sender kindly go over il aganf We shall DC glad 20
prut the other patterns she 80 kindly oHers ne
price of the second Knitting Extra, NO o. ~
cents. 1t Is sent with the nrst ohe NO o. All 80
cents.
directions IN The WEEKLY of October ID 1851, loi
| both square and thTee-cornered shawls just "na'
| she wants, or she may try this:
| Make chain of stitches and Close in1o d ting
LIST round: Work trebles into this ring and join
INC ID S1 ronnd Retween every two trebles make
| group of trebles. This makes groups IN the
round. r .s. - r,, 4
| trebles: in the next work trebes and repeat all
| round working alternately and .. ana nnisnne
the round as usual. Those groups VIII come pet"eeu
| the I'd and Sd trebles iii each group OF f. . .
| 4th round: Work trebles in each group OF q
and after every two trebles IN each group oil o. OF
| groups OF on each group - o4
| 9th round: Work trebles in each group, except
ing in the corner group of 4. where you WORK
trebles. -, A.. ,t !;
large enough, and finish with round oil scaliopS'
KNITTED POINT LACE.-Mrs. A. F. c. will flint
the following corrections stralgnten out tnis eoe
10th row make l. knit 8, pur 1. knit 2. purl
18th row: Cast off TO- knit z, over. narrow
| knit 1. 49, , ,ooo
| This pattern is in THE WEEKLY OF July IA, 1881
KNITTED 1IDY.-In Mrs. L. BIS tidy June 16
1880 in 25th row make it read: Knit z together
over knit together, knit 2. over. knit together
over, knit together. knit 1. over: repeat In
rest of the pattern seems correct and regular, tx
cent that in the 18th row one OF the edge stlIcne
must be taken TO finish the last pattern. Ines
edge stitches are not mentioned after the End row
SIMPLE PoINr LAcE.-L F. B. will find this pat
tern on page 40 Extra Ne. 62, quite correct. lie
trouble probably occurs at the beginning OF the 2h
row. The Thread ever" at the beginning OF tDa
| row and of every even row, makes an extra stitcu
so that L. +, b. should have - stitches when sh
begins the 3rG row. II at the beginning Of the 9th
aud so on. TIE sample inclOsed was specimen
this identical lace.
| KNITTED GIOvEs.-H w. b. C.. will look in III
| Weekly TRIBUNE of December she will lind direc
| lions for knitted gloves