New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-17
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RAILROAD STOCKINGS AG.IN.-A. IL W. says:
wonder If Mrs. " II. L. would be willing 20 tell the
readers Of THE TRIBUNE the number OF the needles
she used in knitting silk stockings of the railroad
pattern for her twO-yesr-old sonf The other drec-
tions were so clear that was ever 80 disappointed
not to find any mention of the size Of needles. am
Just beginning to knit in silk and am much interest
cd enjoy the patterns in The TRIBUNE very mach,
but such novice that the size OF the needles Is
quite an important consideration"
WANTs.-"A Reader" asks for handsome pat
tern of table spread for small stand in parlor, and
also for pattern for laree reclining char II. n.
which fssten round the waist also pattern Of
" double-knitting y wristers for gentlemen.
YARN.-Mrs G. II, B.. of jersey City Heights.
complains that on inqunng III MANY shops for
Germantown yarn she was told that there Vas no
such yarn. and that German knitting yarn which
very poorly. sold 10 her in place of Ger
msntown. If the fancy stores of Jersey City know
nothing of a yarn so common as Germantown she
should send TO this city.
WIDE CROCHET EDGING.-L. A. H., girl Of only
twelve years says slle has made several Kinds OF
knitted lace and likes them very much especially the
rose-leai border and tie Normandy lace. She sends
the following directions for WIDE crOc yet edgng:
Make a chain Of - stitches.
LIST row. treble in third stitch cf chain. chain.
miss one trebles under the cbain. trcblcs IN last
stitch of chain, . cham. 3 trcbcs IN same place.
% row: Turn, 4 chalD.3 trrb'cs under two chain,2
chain, 3 trcbles IN the same place. chaIn treble
in hole made by two chain, chain. treble in next
hole
81 row: Turn. 4 cham ! treble in holc. . chain.7
chain 3 rreblcs IN same place, 10 trchlcs under
chain, fasten 10 the last treble ia the
first row. Turn, chain. l single crochet
between the last two tteblcs. cham. single
crochet between the next tw0 and ~ on 20 the INST
of the ten treblca. his completes the ~cailop.
Ia the next scalop make trch!cs n der two CHAIN,
chain, trebls~ III same place. cnMn. treble IN
hole made by two chain cham. tTeblo IN next
hole. Then repeat from first row.
CoLoRED CorrON.-" An Attentive Reader" asks:
"Whorc can | obtain Turkey red knitting cotton,
or any other good red cotton that Will not iaicf
Probably the firms which advertise IN the kAiIliNG
EXTRAS can supply her
FANCY MIT1TNs-Mrs. +. b. Il. asks for the pat
tern fer fancy miltcns recently mentioned IN this
column. She will find II in a new KNITTING EXTRA
which will shortly be published.
PRICE OF ExrRAs.-Mrs :. !. b.. Of Kansas City.
writes: Il have tested "A good many of the beauti-
would really love to have all the EXTRAS you have
issued. Please let me know the price so | can send
for them KNITTING EXTRAS No. 80 and G2 arr
sent for % cents separately. No. 80 is sold for 10
cents, and No 81 for 20 cents. EXTRA No. 20, con
tanning full directions for knitting kings costs
10 cents SUNDAY Dinners EAIRA No. %. con
tanning a unique collection of FASHIONABLE cliy r.
ceipts with bills of fare for thry-iye dinncrs Is
sent from this Office for p cents
PATTERNS WASTED.--Q. II. writes: 81 have re-
cciyed 10 much valuable information through thc-c
columns that | have learned 10 appreciate thcn
very much. never could knit until studied your
paper would be thankful 10 anyone for directions
Tor "A rcntemans scarf either knit crochcted !
can knit and crochet plain with fancy stripes,
but wish something different; for instance bou-
quet Of flowers PCT Of some kind Oh the latter
a bird preferred. | have seen them made in tins
way" Will of our contributors kindly
provide this pattern for q. X.