and narrow every six stitches; knit five rows, and narrow every five stitches, and so on to the end. AN EASY ANTIMACASSAR. Knit six rows of the width you wish your Antimacassar to be, more or less. 1. Knit six stitches, pass the thread in front of the needle, and knit two stitches together. Continue doing this till you have only six stitches left at the end of the row-knit them. 2. Knit one row. 3. Pearl one row. 4. Knit one row. Repeat first row. Repeat second, third, fourth rows. And so on, till your Antimacassar is of sufficient length. Then knit six plain rows, and cast off. The Antimacassar will consist now of rows of holes. Darn narrow ribbon in and out of them, of any colour you please. Make a fringe of coloured cotton like the ribbon, or of white cotton, as you like. This Antimacassar should be in fine cotton, and done on small ivory pins about this size-O. CARRIAGE OR BED-ROOM MAT. A very pretty Carriage or Bed-Room Mat may be made in knitting. Collect as much flannel list as you can; cut it into short lengths, and knit a few rows for a foundation in twine. Then take a piece of list, put it across the string, and knit it in tightly; do this for a row; then knit a row; then resume tying in the list with the knitting stitch till it is done. If you knit an edge-say six rows first-and then six stitches at the beginning and end of each row, of pieces of scarlet cloth, your mat will be much prettier, and have a nice effect; the grey and scarlet harmonizing very well. When completed, line it with a nice piece of coarse brown cloth. KNITTED MOSS. Cast on about fifty stitches of light green Berlin wool; slip a stitch on your needle without knitting, and knit the next row. Continue the same till you have finished two skeins of wool, taking care never to knit the first row of each line. Then knit on it, in the same manner, two skeins of the next shade of colour, and continue this till you have knitted up five shades; join on a rich brown and a faded moss-coloured wool, and then cast off. Soak your piece of knitting in water, and have it baked in the oven till it is quite dry; or cover it with a paper to preserve the colours, and press it with a hot iron. Let it remain for a few hours untouched. Then unfasten the last stitch, and pull it out. It will unravel easily, from the first stitch of each row not having been knitted, and you will have a good curling imitation of moss for baskets or mat borders. A PENCE JUG. Six skeins of German wool, three of violet, the same of orange. Pins No. 25. Cast twelve stitches of violet wool on the first pin for the spout, and ten stitches on each of the three other pins; knit three rounds. Fourth round with orange; plain knitting. In the next twelve rounds, purl two and knit two alternately, except the twelve stitches for the spout, which are to be knitted plain, decreasing one stitch alternately on each side of these twelve in the first four rounds, and one stitch on one side only, in the next eight rounds. The spout, together with the first seventeen rounds, will then be finished, when 31 stitches should remain on the pins. Knit twelve rounds, purling two and knitting two alternately, except under the spout, where one stitch only is to be knitted; then with the violet wool commence forming the bowl of the jug, increasing by knitting two stitches in one-first knitting the front of the stitch, then the back, which will prevent the appearance of the increasing. Purl two rounds. Knit four rounds with orange, slipping every fourth (violet) stitch. Knit one round with violet, increasing twelve stitches by knitting two stitches in one, as before, every sixth stitch. Purl two rounds with violet. Knit four rounds with orange, slipping every fourth (violet) stitch, as before. Knit one round with violet, increasing twelve stitches by knitting two stitches in one as before, when 88 stitches should be on the pins. Purl two rounds with violet. Knit five rounds with orange. Knit four rounds with orange, slipping every fourth (violet) stitch, as before. Knit one round, decreasing ten stitches (with violet). Purl two rounds. Knit four rounds with orange, slipping every fourth (violet) stitch, as before. Knit one round, decreasing six stitches (violet). Purl two rounds. Seventy-two stitches should now remain on the pins. Divide this number of stitches by six, and knit eleven rounds with orange, decreasing six stitches in each round by knitting two together at the commencement of each division, when a star of six points will be formed, and six stitches only will remain on the pins. These are to be drawn up at the point. Take up eight stitches on the side opposite the spout, then in purled and plain rows work a piece about 1 inch long with orange. The end of this is to be attached to the first row of the bowl of the jug, to form the handle GENTLEMEN'S SOCKS. Three ounces of blue and 2 of white Scotch yarn, and five steel pins, No. 15, are required. Cast 28 stitches on the first needle, and 26 on to each of the second and third needles with blue. 1st Round.-Seam 1 x, knit 2, seam 2. Repeat from X. 2nd Round.-Knit 3 x, seam 2, knit 2. Repeat from X. Repeat these two rounds until thirty are done. 31st Round. Join the white, seam 1 x, knit 4, seam 1. Repeat from X. 32nd Round.-Knit 5 ×, seam 1, knit 4. Repeat from X. Repeat these two rounds alternately, knitting six rounds of white and eight of blue, till six stripes of each colour are done; then divide the stitches for the heel, and with the blue knit 23 stitches off the first needle, that is, 22 besides the seam stitch, pass the five that remain on to the next needle, join the white wool, seam 2 X, knit 1; seam 4, repeat from x till the 22 are knitted, then knit the stitch for the seam, and take 22 from the next needle, pass the four that remain on to the next needle, x seam 4, knit 1, repeat from × at the end, seam 2. Knit these 45 stitches in rows alternately seamed and knit, still keeping the ribs of 1 and 4, six rows of white, eight of blue, six of white, eleven of blue. Next row with blue: knit 19, knit 7 stiches on to a third needle, knit 2 together off the needle with the remaining nineteen stitches or the heel; x turn seam; the stitches on the centre needle, and seam 2 together off the side needle; turn; knit the stitches on the centre needle, and knit 2 together off the side needle; repeat from till only 7 stitches remain on each of the side needles, then, at the end of each row, take one stitch from the side needle, and knit it together with the last stitch on the centre needle as one; when all the stitches are knitted off the side needles, take up 16 stitches down each side of the heel, knit with blue till you come to the needle for the instep, join the white, and knit in ribs of 1 and 4 on this needle only. The remainder of the stitches for the foot part to be in plain knitting, the stripes of white and blue to be continued. Decrease by knitting 2 together on each side of the foot part in every alternate round till six decreasings have been done, then decrease in every third round in the same places until four more decreasings have been made; knit 46 rounds without decreasing, divide the stitches for the toe, and take 2 stitches from the foot, and 2 from the instep on each side; decrease in every alternate row on each side of the 4 stitches till only 6 stitches remain between, then decrease in the centre of the 4 stitches on each side, and again on each of the other needles; divide the 2 stitches that remain, and put one on to each of the centre needles; put the two needles together and cast off. GENTLEMEN'S WAISTCOATS. It has now become so fashionable for gentlemen to wear waistcoats made of tricoter and knitting, that we think a few patterns will be acceptable. No. 1. Crochet à tricoter.-Six ounces of new violet, 6 oz. black and white laine perdrix, 8-thread wool, and a tricoter needle, No. 9, will be required. Make a chain of 13 inches with violet. 1st Row-Take up the second loop, and draw the wool through on to the needle. Repeat this in every loop. 2nd Row-Join the laine perdrix, and draw it through the first loop x, take up the wool and draw it through two loops. Repeat from x. 3rd Row.-Join the violet, and work the same as first row. The loops to be taken up are the long straight ones in front of the work. Repeat the second and third rows alternately, till you have made 27 inches in length. Work another piece to correspond. The work must be sent to a tailor to be made up to the size of the waistcoat required. This is also very pretty done in four rows of each colour, instead of one of each. No. 2. Knitting. Twelve ounces of claret 8-thread wool, pins No. 9. Cast on 105 stitches. 1st Row.- Knit 6, seam 1, knit 1, seam 1, knit 1. Repeat from x. 2nd Row.-Seam 5, knit 1, seam 1, knit 1, seam 1, knit 1. Repeat from X. Repeat these two rows till eight are done. 9th Row.-Knit 1, seam 1, knit 1, seam 1, knit 6. Repeat. 10th Row.-knit 1, seam 1, knit 1, seam 1, knit 1, Repeat the ninth and tenth rows alternately, till repeat from first row, till about 27 inches are done. cut by the tailor the same as the tricoter. seam 5. Repeat. sixteen are done, then This knitting can be Half-pound of French grey 8-thread wool, and 2 oz. each of four pretty shades of pink or violet, lb. of a fifth or darker shade, and pins No. 4, are required. Cast on 3 stitches with grey. 1st Row.-Make 1, seam 1, slip 1, make 1, seam 1. 2nd Row.-Make 1, seam 1, slip 1, seam 3. 3rd Row.-Make 1, seam 1, slip 1, make 1, seam 2 together, slip 1, make 1, seam 1. 4th Row.-Make 1, seam 1 ×, slip the long stitch, seam 2. Repeat from ; at the end seam 3. 5th Row.-Make 1, seam 1 x, slip 1, make 1, seam 2 together. Repeat from x; at the end seam 1 instead of seaming 2 together. Repeat the fourth and fifth rows alternately, till all the grey wool is used, then slip the stitches off on to a piece of thread, and knit the border in the following manner: Begin at the top of the left hand side, and pick up 1 stitch to each loop, take the lightest shade of the wool for the border, and seam 1 row. 2nd Row.-Make 1, seam 1 ×, slip 1, make 1, seam 1. Repeat from X. 3rd Row.-Make 1, seam 1 x, slip 1, seam 2. Repeat from X, and at the end seam 3 instead of 2. 4th Row.-Make 1, seam 1 ×, slip 1, make 1, seam 2 together. Repeat from ; at the end seam 1. Repeat the third and fourth rows till six rows of each shade from the lightest to the darkest are done, then cast off. Take up the stitches on the other side in the same way, beginning at the lower corner on the right hand side, and at the end of every other row at the corner; take up the last loop of the corresponding row of the border on the other side, and seam it together with the last stitch as one, knit six rows of each shade from the lightest to the darkest, and cast off; take up the stitches across the neck that were let off on to the thread, join the darkest shade of the border, and knit four rows of plain knitting, and cast off in the first row of plain knitting; the two stitches that come together must be knitted together as one stitch. A fringe of the darkest shade of the border completes the shawl. FOR A BASSINET COVER, OR COUVRE PIED. For a Bassinet Cover, lb. each of three shades of pink 8-thread wool, and lb. of white. Pins No. 3 are required. Cast on 109 stitches with the darkest shade of pink. 1st Row.-Seam 1, make 1, slip 1. Repeat; at the end seam 1. 2nd Row.-Seam 2 together, make 1, slip 1. Repeat; at the end seam 1 instead of 2 together. The whole of the knitting is done like the second row. Knit four rows of each shade from the darkest to the lightest, four rows of white, four rows of each shade of pink from the lightest to the darkest; cast off. This completes one stripe, seven of which are required; they are joined together with single crochet in white wool. When all the stripes are joined, work one row in white all round, work a stitch of double crochet, make 4, chain, miss 2 loops; repeat. Add the pink and white tassels at the top and bottom, as shown in the engraving. If done for a Couvre Pied, lb. of black, lb. each of scarlet, white, green, violet, gold, and blue are required; the same pins as for Bassinet Cover. |