New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-13


This petticoat is knitted IN single Berlin WOOL
white or bluc or any color preferred with ivory
noodles No IL. 1t requires sixteen ouncesof wmte
and eight ounces of colored wool. II is knitted III
two parts front and back, commencing from the
edge the founce is knitted the short way ana al
tached aftergard.
For the front of the petticoat east on las stitches
with the cocred wool.
LIST row Knit.
I'd row Pun.
Sd row: Knit
4th row Join on white wool knit.
9th row PuTl.
9Th row Purl. knit ., purl into 1 stitch, knit
together repeat.
9TH row PuTl.
sth row: Knit 8 together, purl, knit and purl in
TO l stitch, repeat.
9th row PUrl.
10th row Purl knit and purl INTO stltch' khi'
9 together, repeat.
18th row Purl.
10Th row: Knit together, purl, knit, and purl
into l stitch repeat
18th row join cOlored WOOL puil
14th row Pur
18th row Knit.
10th row: Purl
18th row {: Purl.
18th row Knit 7, purl l. knit IS, purl 1. re-
peat from times
10th row: Purl l. knit 1, purl II. knit 1, repeat
from 8 times more purl 1, knit l. purl g.
Goth row Knit s. purl 1, knit >, purl l, knit L.
purl /. knit o purl l, knit 1, repeat from times
more, pnrl /.
21st row: Purl 1, knit l. purI l. knit l, purl
z, knit l. pull l. knit l. repeat from times more
purl /, knit l, pu1l /, knit l, pur 4
22d row. Knit g. purl l. knit 1, purl I, knit l ;
purl l. knit l. purl l. knit /, pur !, knit ., purl l.
knit l, purl 1, knit l, repeat from more times
purl L.
23d row. Purl 1, knit l, purl l. knit l. purl l,
knit l. purl g. knit l. purl 1, knit l, purl l. knit l.
repeat from times more, purl l. knit l, purl l,
knit l, purl ]. knit 1. purl 2.
oath row Knit and puTl alternately.
25th row PuIl and knit alternately.
26th row Knit and purl alternately.
27th row The 23d
2Sth row The same as 22d.
Goth row The same as DIST
SOth row The same as goth.
S1st row The same as 10Th.
BOD row /: The same as 18th.
SD row PuT
Saith row. Purl.
35th row Knit.
Seth row PurL
37th row Join white wool puTl.
The 3Sth row to the 44throw inclusive are worked
as the 9th row to the 10Th row inclusive.
45th row Join on cOlored wool, purl
46th row PuTl.
47th row Knit.
4Sth row Purl.
49th row Join on white WOOL purl. Instead of
14s stitches, 149 are required to proceed.
5Oth row KNIT ., pur there will be three left
to purl at the end of the row.
51st row Knit 3, purl 2 ., knit 4, purl 2, repeat
from.
SD row : Purl 3. knit Q =, purl /, knit ., repeat
from
SD row Purl g knit f. there will be three left to
knit at the end of the row.
Work thus repeating these last rows for SO
rows taking to reverse the purling and knit
ting every2 rows, and to preserve straight line,
like the Of a stocking, between the rows OF al
ternates TO effect this. you have to begin with an
uneven number of purled knitted stitches as re-
guired.
1O6th row Pur q knit 2, Work thus for 81
rows decree ng by knitting together at the be-
ginning and end of every 4th row.
1t the 143d row, take off half the stitches a
spare needle. Work % rows, purl and knit 2,
casting of . at the beginning and knitting 2 to-
gether at the end of each row, starting from and
ending at the middle. This forms the slope for the
waist If you have any stitches left on completing
the 90 rows cast them of. Work the other side i'll
the same manner
BACK OF PETTICOAT.-FOr the back of the petit
coat proceed as for the front till within 40 of
the top when you must divide your stitches, and
knit half a time this is the placquet hole.
THE BORDER OR FLOUNCE.-FOr the border cast
on 80 stitches with white wool.
LIST row Knit "A, make l, knit together
times.
I'd row Make 1, knit 6, purl to the end.
Sd row: Knit "a, make /, knit together, knit
J. make /, knit together twice.
4th row: Make l. knit T. purl to the end
9Th row Knit "a, make l. knit together, knit
g. make 1, knit together twice
9th row Make l, knit 8, purl to the end
9TH row Join on colored wool, knit "a, make
/, knit 2 together knit 8, make l, knit together
twice
9Th row: Make l., knit to the end.
9th row : Purl "a, make /, knit together, knit
a. make /, knit together twice.
10th row Make 1, knit to the end
i1th row Purl "a, make l, knit together, knit
o, make 1. knit together twice.
10Th Cast OFF s. knit TO the end. Join
white wool, and repeat these ~ until you
have sufficient border to go easily round the petit
coat Sew il on being careful not TO draw the
stitches too tightly. There is occasion to break
off the wool in changing the colOrs in the border.
N "a better not 10 do so. To make at the begin
ming of row put the wool in front of the needle be-
fore knitting the first stitch.
The above pattern is for full -sized petticoat 1t
must be sewn into band, or buttoned ON the stays,
like an ordinary flannel pettlcoat.
SCRAP-BAG.
MITTENs-Mrs NJ. Is. C. writes: % have knit
pair of mittens after Mrs g. ID. Ps directions; find
them very explicit and the mittens very pretty