New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-19
KNITTING AND CROCHET.
CHLD'S CLOAK.

From, The Weekly Tribune
A pretty cloak for child may he crocheted IN
sections Of white Russian, or ribbed crochet win
Saxony wool, divided by Roman stripes OF SILK
Materials rcquired; II of saxony skein knitting
silk of soft light gold color one ditto OF dark oiue,
two of black, one of dark maroon, one seVeral
shades lighter. and No. $ crochet BOOK
There Will be nine white crochet stripes worked
rs follows: Make a chain of 10 stitches, on this
work DC.
Cd row: Plain DC. working in the back Of the
stitch always and in the middle stitch work DC;
Oh. at the end, turn.
3rd. 4th. 5th 9th and 9TH rows Plain DC. In
the Sth row increase by working In the middle
stitch then more rows plain DC. Increase again
in the 9th row. Continue to work in this manner
increasing every 9th row. until you have oS ribs or
$50 rows fasten off, Make pieces with 60 ribs. 2
with 90 ribs, 2 with 20 ribs, and for the centre
with II ribs.
Next crochet row Of chain stitch. using the
maroon silk down the centre of each OF these pieces
of crochet On each side of this chain, end close to
It, work one OF blue silk. Now. crochet the Roman
stripes in plain DC. Work on each side each piece
of crochet first row of dark maroon silk, then one
of the lighter shade on it. row Of blue follows,
then one of black and each side finishes with Tow
of gold silk When all are edged in this manner,
Ioin them together with row of black silk In
single crochet The white crochet stripes with 6S
ribs are for the fronts-twO on each sldej tnen
Won have the pieces with 90 Tbs one on each side,
after this the 20 ribs and the II ribs In the centre
When these are all joined continue the stripe
worked down one front all round the bottom, work
ing over the bottom of the silk stripes make the
CORNERS full. After the row of gold work row OF
black all round. Then from corner to corner only
round the bottom work a row of blne, hight red,
then dark red and finish with a row of black all
round the bottom aud up the two fronts again ms
brings you 10 the neck round II work rows Oh
double crochet with the black, and tasten OIL.
Now work round the neck rows of donble GRO
,het with the WOOL taking up both sides OF the
stitch.
9th row: 5 CHI, treble on the first Ch miss
pDC. DC. on the next repeat from. Fasten
off at the end of the Join the wool to the hrst
row of DC in the first stitch, Ch., miss DC. of
this row. ] DC. in the next, working outside the
cloak for the fringe; repeat from y. AT the end OF
the row work Ch., DC. in the first Ch. then
Oh. | DC on the next Ch.; repeat from =.
Work rows of chain in this manner, making On.
In the Sd row. instead of Ch., ana Oh. IN the Attn
row. Fasten off.
Then round the bottom of the cloak work with
the WOOL
LIST row: l DC. on the first stitch, CHI. miss 2
DC, DC. on the next; repeat from .; turn
I'd row: 4 Ch., 1 DC. on the Sd OF the next
Sch. s6Cb.. DC. over the next Chi repeat
from. At the end Of the row work Ch., long
on the 1st DC. In the last row.
Sd row {: CHI, DC. on the next Chy z Chi
repeat from.
4th row: Work like the former rows put WIFI .
Oh. instead of z.
9Th row: Work with 8 Ch., and another row with
och,
You now take piece of board at least five inches
wide and on it wind the white wool. Cut 1t oil IN
lengths for assels and In each loop of chain In the
last row loop six of these lengths for tasse the
same in the neck. In the above this loop
another row of tassels cut rather shorter than the
Grst row.