"FIRST LESSONS" IN KNITTING.—ADVERTISEMENTS.

# The Book of "Hows"

The "Journal de Luxe" of Needlework.

The First Book of "Hows."—Wool Knitting and Crocheting.
The Second Book of "Hows."—Wool Knitting and Crocheting.
The Third Book of "Hows."—Wool Knitting and Crocheting.
The Fourth Book of "Hows."—Embroidery Stitches.

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## "FIRST LESSONS,"
The Practical Needlework Teacher.

No. 1—CROCHET,

No. 2—KNITTING,

No. 3—PLAIN SEWING.

No. 4—DARNING & MENDING

No. 5—EMBROIDERY.

No. 6—DRAWN THREAD.

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Wool is the best material to learn knitting with, but so long as the wool and needles suit one another, the exact kind is of little consequence. Some 4-ply fingering wool with a pair of steel needles No. 13, or some petticoat fingering wool and a pair of bone needles No. 8, would answer equally well.

The wool should be wound into a soft ball, to wind it tightly makes it poor and thin. To ensure softness wool should be always wound over itself and four fingers of the left hand together. These fingers should be frequently withdrawn, and the position of the ball altered, in order to keep it a good round shape.

### FIRST STEP.
A SLIP - KNOT.

FIG. 1.—A SLIP KNOT.

FIG. 2.—A SLIP KNOT ON THE LEFT NEEDLE.

Let the ball rest on the lap, or better still, in a pocket of some kind. Catch the wool about six inches from the end between the forefinger and thumb of the left hand, allowing the end to fall down across the front of the remaining fingers. With the right hand twist the wool that is just above the left hand, so as to form a ring, raising the left thumb slightly to hold it in position. Put the right forefinger and thumb downwards through this ring, and draw up a loop of wool; this makes a slip-knot (see Fig. 1). Push the left-hand needle through this loop (Fig. 2).

### SECOND STEP. THE POSITION OF THE NEEDLES

FIG. 3.—POSITION OF HANDS HOLDING
THE NEEDLES.

FIG. 4.—POSITION OF HANDS BEGINNING
TO KNIT.

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