Year: 1879

FANcHoN-For this pretty head-gear take split
zephyr in white and in rose-color-the guam
tity depends upon the size you wish
the fanchon ito be. With two No. @
needles. cast on stitches. Knit plain, making a
stitch at the beginning of each row in doing this
as large you want it. cast Off
Then knit of the rose-colored wool piece exactly
similar. Lay the edges OF the white and rose
pieces carefully together and with q medium
sized hook. crochet all round the fanchon
a border of shell crochet, working through both
the and white edges. The shell is formed
thus: Make one single-crochet sttch the with the
wool over the needle make three doube-crochet
stitches IN the same hole; then putting the needle IN
stitch upon the needle. The number of shells must
be adjusted to keep the fanchon perfectly flat
that is to say. IL must not rutfe around the edges
Ihe shells may be either of rose or white wool:
The rose-cOlored piece serves as a lining. and
Is to lie next to the hair; the effect
of il peeping through the white is charming. The
fanchon may be made large enough TO tie under the
chm; or 1t may be tied with rose-coored rbbon
strings. bow of the ribbon is pretty, placed upon
the point in front or a little at one side.


PURILNG.-Purl stitches are known also as back
stitches They made as follows 1: Hold
ing the work in the left hand in the usual
way. put the right-hand needle under the
wool and insert its point in the front
part of the first lOop-that is, the part of the
loop between the knitter and the left-hand needle.
Pass rhe needle through the loop horizontally from
right TO left. Then take the wool and pass It
around the right needle from rlgnt To left forming
a loop Draw the needle To the right in such
pull rhis stitch through the loop the
left needle. and when this is done slip off the left
needle loop. The purl stitch is now finished. Re-
peat this process each successive loop the left
needle till the whole row Is worked of. If purl
stitches follow plain ones always bring the wool
When purl stitches are followed by plain ones.
always put back the wool to the under
side of tn woSk before beginning the plain stitches
These directions are IN answer TO numerous lnqui-
to the meaning of puIllng. lt is hoped they
VIII be found simple and clear; but seeing the
stitch once made will be worth whole volume of
written instructions.


TwIsT-SIr CH.-Please tell what is meant by
knitting two together crossed. n. l. B.-Probably
what n. |. B. refers to is knitting two
together twist-stitch. Twist-stitch is made
by knitting IRON the back part Of the
loon. The right needle is put IN behind the
left needle and passes through the loop from right
to left much the In purlIng. except that IN
purlng he needle is passed through the front part
of the loop.


MARROW lSsERTION.-Can you give me narrow
knitted msertioni n. l. B.-Here are two: ~
Cast on stitches. First roW Slip l. knit
9, make ono. knit together, knit l..
Every row the same. o. Cast on ten stitches
First Slip 1. knit q over, knit together knit
2. over. knit together, knit l. Every row the
same.


GERMAN LACF.-M D. H. is informed that any


fine co ton Will do for this and other lace patterns
that the fineness Of the cotton and needles may
vary according to the ineness of the lace desired.