Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-13
NEty FANOY WORK.


ing for crocheted shawl Materials
Ten ounces Of two-thread starlight
Saxony, bone hook.
This Is close, warm pattern. The
border can be done in different color by
making tirst six rounds of this, then six
original color, and the remainder in the
different shades.
Begin with chain OF stitches and
unite in round. Into this work II treble
crochet
Second Row-Work treble into the
first hole, miss 3 OF the treble In preced
ing round, then more between the next
stitches, repeat from to twice. This
forms the corners.
Third round-Work treble between
the third and fourth OF previous round
miss 3, work more treble between the
sixth and seventh OF previous round
Work Joined double stitch (by putting
the hook through the last of the loops in
the corner of preceding row, and the next
stitch before it, In other words you
simply miss stitch and work through
next two). Repeat this for the other
corners.
Fourth round--G treble Between the
third and fourth, more into the next
stitch but one, but you must work into
2 loops at once for extra strength; miss
and work more treble into the next hole
between the ninth and tenth stitch of
third round; miss: ! double crotchet,
working through both the next loop.
Fifth Eound-Work 6 treble between
the third aud fourth miss work |
double through the next loops, 9 treble
into the corner; miss +; double crochet,
working through both the next loops
at once; continue to work G into every 6,
except at the corners, where you work o
Divide each set OF 6 with double,
worked rs usual through loops.
Sixth round-The sides are always the
same, namcly into the corner Of each
set. For the corner, do c treble between
the third and fourth, joined doublc on
the next, and more treble between the
sixth and seventh.
Seventh rouud--At the corners do be-
tween the third and fourth ] Joined
double through the next loops, treble
on the double Of previous row, working
. stitches, double through the next 2 6
double between the next and last set
The fifth, sixth and seventh rounds are
repeated till shall is large enough II Eva
NJ. Niles, East Gloucester, Mass.
In answer TO many ladies the tltteeeth
round of knitted silk purse given f0w
weeks ago should read;
Fifteenth round--t l plain, narrow,
make /, plain, make /, slip /, plain,
pull slipped stitch over, repeat from
to all round.
KNITTED SLIPPERS.
Honey-comb stitch--l have been asked
to give this rule. In order to produce a
pretty slipper use only the best Of yarns,
a fuzzy, inferior yarn makes an inferior
slipper.
Mnterials-Two skeins of star light
Scotch yarn, OF dark, | of light shade.
Two No. l6 or IL steel needles. Blue
and drab, red and drab, etc, are good
colors.
Cast off % stitches of the darker shade.
First row--Seam across.
Second row--All plain.
Third row--Seum across.
Fourth row--Now with light shade,
seam stitches separately, slip off onto
right-hand needle dark stitches without
knitting, repeat from to all across.
Fifth row. Knit two plain stitches,
with light shade, slip off dark stitches
without knitting repeat from to all
across.
Sixth row. Seam . stitches, with
ilsli SilhNltf sup VIZ NhIh htliNlltS Hlll-
out knitting =, repeat from to all
across,
Seventh row plain stitches, with
light, slip off ? dark stitches without
out knitting :, repeat from to to all
across.
Eighth row--wlth the dark shade seam
every stitch across
Commence at first row.
Continue till you have strip long
enough to 20 round the sole (Which must
be kid, lined with lambs wooD. Bind
off loosely, and then sew strip together
on wrong side; this will make it come
diagonal on the toe. When sewing on to
sole hold 1t a little full at heel and toe.
Crochet row OF holes round toe of
slippers and finish these with shell stitch
in crochet. Run ribbon in holes to tie in
a bow ON front OF foot.