New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-02
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S,corE IN CRAZY S1rCn-F. c. c. will find in
TRIBUNE Extra No. 80 the infants sacque pattern
she wishes.
Topcpoy LAcF.-Alrs. T.. H. 2. thus corrccts the
9Th row of the Torchon Lace pattern lately given
in this department Knit D. over. narrow over,
narrow, knit ., narrow over, KNIT l. over. KNIT !.
kindly offers. Il think the knitting and crochet
department" she says. " Is worth the price OF the
paper. | am irving Mrs. Stolbrand's counterpart
ExrLA~AT1oN WANTED" IGnoramus" asks
"Will Mrs NJ c. Spaulding explain more fully the
knitted bedsprcad pattern IL the paper OF February
II. j cannot make the crossing connect. prefer
knitting strips two squares"
Mrs A. BPS AFGnAN-NIrs. A. b. writes IN reply
TO Mrs McPhail The colors in the afghan are
arranged in the following order: SALMON Tor the
centre stripe with light blue scarlet and black each
side of it in the order named. Each stripe Is Gro
eheiod around with black, and they are
joined together with scarlet" she t,i adds Is
tons fer SIaG making Rs0 the little bit Of cotton and
linen thread hut have been very sick for The past
three weeks and am now too weak to use knitting
needles If She will wait a week or TWO will knit
a BIB note the number of stitches, etc, and send
directions to her. | value the knitting department.
more and more. Hardly pattern 81 lace-wOrk ap-
pears that 1 do not at once make my own. nc
lattice lace is TO be converted into heavy trm-
ming for curtains knit out of a cord that resembles
the material macTalnc lace Is lhaue Oh "lsh gu
continued success"
TABLE MATs-E J. kindly writes: 81 have seen
very neat and durable table mats made with a
moderately nne Stecl CIoche' -Ho"h anu VINO
knitting cotton. over white dress cord such ms
comes in small balls The stitch used Is what ] call
'half-stitch' or ordinary crOichet sttch, without
uniting warn over needle. O)C.l For 4 round mat
work The same as for tidy For oval one, use for
foundation a piece of cord cTOchetcd over. few
inches in length according to size OF mat, and widen
i'm four places. two at each end, In ne same place
each time and often enough 10 make the mat ne
flat Finish with a border OF simple shells, the END
stitches of which are made Ill D.C.'
TIE NEW EXTRA.-Mrs. f. l.. j; viii find IN the
l. il.1o 4
mentions. ,
PATTERNS WANrrD-Nrs. s r. writes: "Win
Won ask if some reader give directions Tor the
stitch so much used IOr tldys about thirty years
ago. Every alternate strip is knitted III featler
pattern with delicate pat tern OF raccry DolM'cA'
have a small sample knitted many years ago Oy q
relative who is dead, and would he extremely glad
to get directions for the pattern. have gust
finished Quilt limited from directions taken from
the Extra knitting books. II Is very pretty. From
these books have taken many pretty patterns.
DNuIIA TIDY.-Mrs. H. G.. H. does not quite IN
d,r,tand The 18th round Of this tidy The pulling
between on the top OF the treble stitches. Let orr
CORE spondent try the following: after making the
treble turn, and make ! = &. on the Top OF the
stitch Thus brings the cotton 10 the Ighthand
side of the treble. Make ch. and turn again.
Now work Dc into This ) c.. 3 ch, ! DC. into
the same ; C., c. DC. into the sane ;. &. ms
makes The little tTetol on the top OF the treble
stitch Then 90 on with the directions.
WATCHGU 'RD.-Mrs. w. j. c. ". asks for dircc-
wa.chcuard. and adds: " ] am delighted with the
knitting column aud have persuaded several OF my
friends TO take your paper; they, too, are delighted
with IT,"