Mee's Companion to the Work-table - Containing Selections in Knitting, Netting, and Crochet Work

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1844 Excerpt: ... The next 6 rows are done with claret, the 4 first plain; and in the 5th, instead of netting round as before, net backwards and forwards, the crown being now completed. Sixth is a plain row. Three rows of geranium, 6 of claret, 1 row of geranium on a mesh half as wide again. This wide row, when the cap is finished, has a ribbon drawn through it. The netting after it forms the border. With the claret net 2 stitches in 1 in every loop. Next row: net 2 stitches in every 3d loop. Third row: net plain in all the border but at the 2 stitches at each end, net 2 stitches in 1, carry the netting round the back, and net' 2 stitches in 1 in every loop formed by the ending of the rows. Another row of claret all round, plain, except the 2 stitches at the ends, which must have 2 in 1. Three plain rows all round, in geranium, completes the cap. About 2 inches of the crown part at the back is taken up, and confined with a bow of ribbon. Vitb $tetts pattern for a Sljetlanlr Statel. Begin with the centre. Cast on any number of stitches that will divide by 21, knit 2 plain rows. Third row: knit 2 together, knit 3, knit 2 together, knit 1, make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 1, knit 2 together, knit 3, knit 2 together, knit 1, make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2, and repeat from the beginning. Seam 4th row. Fifth row: knit 2 together, knit 1, knit 2 together, knit I, make 1, knit 3, make 1, knit 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, make 1, knit 3, make 1, knit 2, and repeat. Seam 6th row. Seventh row: knit 3 together, knit 1, make 1, knit 5, make 1, knit 1, knit 3 together, knit 1, make 1, knit 5, make 1, knit 2, and repeat. Seam the 8th row. Ninth row: knit 2, make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 3, knit 2 together, knit 1, make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 1, knit 2 t...