220 KNITTING, CROCHET AND LACE.
do not begin to decrease at the left until you have done seven ribs.
Reduce to twelve stitches ; make eleven ribs and cast off. Cast off the
rest of the stitches and proceed as before with the last eighteen for the
fourth shoulder piece. Now sew up these two sides until you get to
within twenty-four rows of the top of the front piece, which is the
shortest. You must now join the rest with a gusset, which you form
by picking up one stitch, knit it and turn ; in every row you must now
take up one stitch and rib them the same as the other part of the vest
in three and three. Thus, the first row you leave one stitch, the next
row two, the next row three and so on. When twenty-four rows are
done, cast off. Sew up the shoulders and crochet a narrow border of
small even holes, into which run ribbon. It is a good plan to pick up
the stitches all along the shoulder strap and knit a few rows according
to the depth of sleeve desired.
LADIES' LEGGINS.
For a grown person they require nine ounces of Germantown yarn✪ Ladies' Leggins.
Cast fifty stitches on each of two needles, knit one and seam one for a
finger in length ; then knit what is called a brioche stitch ; slip off the
first stitch as though going to seam, taking care to have the thread
toward you each time ; knit two together, put the thread towards you
and slip as before, knit two, etc., until you get desired length ; then
seam one and knit one, as at the top, a finger in length ; slip half the
stitches off each needle on to a thread ; seam the remainder like ankle,
without narrowing, for a covering to top of shoes ; sew up at back ;
stay the stitches you have on thread ; crochet a border around top and
bottom ; sew on a piece of elastic or enamel cloth to fasten under shoe.
This is the same stitch our grandmothers used for knitting suspenders.
LACE FOR LINGERIE.
Use number forty thread and fine needles ; set up seven stitches ;
slip off first one ; knit the second one plain ; put your thread over needle
and narrow; put your thread over needle and narrow ; put your thread
over needle and knit last stitch ; knit plain across the needle ; slip off
the first stitch ; knit two stitches plain; put your thread over needle
and narrow ; put your thread over needle, knit last stitch ; knit plain
across the needle ; slip off the first stitch ; knit three stitches plain ;
put your thread over the needle and narrow ; put your thread over the
needle and narrow ; put your stitch over needle and knit last stitch ;
knit plain across the needle ; slip off first stitch and knit plain across •
then narrow the first four stitches, which will leave two stitches ; slip
and bind them, which will leave one stitch ; knit the other six stitches
plain ; this will make your scallop, and leave seven stitches to com-
mence again. This makes a very durable trimming. Insertion : Cast
NARRO W LACE EDGE. 221
on nine stitches, take off a stitch, knit two, cast over and knit two
together; knit one; cast over; knit two together; pearl one. Every
row is the same.
LACE EDGING,
A pretty pattern in Saxony yarn to trim flannel with : Cast on thirteen
stitches :
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do not begin to decrease at the left until you have done seven ribs. Reduce to twelve stitches ; make eleven ribs and cast off. Cast off the rest of the stitches and proceed as before with the last eighteen for the fourth shoulder piece. Now sew up these two sides until you get to within twenty-four rows of the top of the front piece, which is the shortest. You must now join the rest with a gusset, which you form by picking up one stitch, knit it and turn ; in every row you must now take up one stitch and rib them the same as the other part of the vest in three and three. Thus, the first row you leave one stitch, the next row two, the next row three and so on. When twenty-four rows are done, cast off. Sew up the shoulders and crochet a narrow border of small even holes, into which run ribbon. It is a good plan to pick up the stitches all along the shoulder strap and knit a few rows according to the depth of sleeve desired.
LADIES' LEGGINS.
For a grown person they require nine ounces of Germantown yarn. Cast fifty stitches on each of two needles, knit one and seam one for a finger in length ; then knit what is called a brioche stitch ; slip off the first stitch as though going to seam, taking care to have the thread toward you each time ; knit two together, put the thread towards you and slip as before, knit two, etc., until you get desired length ; then seam one and knit one, as at the top, a finger in length ; slip half the stitches off each needle on to a thread ; seam the remainder like ankle, without narrowing, for a covering to top of shoes ; sew up at back ; stay the stitches you have on thread ; crochet a border around top and bottom ; sew on a piece of elastic or enamel cloth to fasten under shoe. This is the same stitch our grandmothers used for knitting suspenders.
LACE FOR LINGERIE.
Use number forty thread and fine needles ; set up seven stitches ; slip off first one ; knit the second one plain ; put your thread over needle and narrow; put your thread over needle and narrow ; put your thread over needle and knit last stitch ; knit plain across the needle ; slip off the first stitch ; knit two stitches plain; put your thread over needle and narrow ; put your thread over needle, knit last stitch ; knit plain across the needle ; slip off the first stitch ; knit three stitches plain ; put your thread over the needle and narrow ; put your thread over the needle and narrow ; put your stitch over needle and knit last stitch ; knit plain across the needle ; slip off first stitch and knit plain across • then narrow the first four stitches, which will leave two stitches ; slip and bind them, which will leave one stitch ; knit the other six stitches plain ; this will make your scallop, and leave seven stitches to commence again. This makes a very durable trimming. Insertion : Cast
NARRO W LACE EDGE. 221
on nine stitches, take off a stitch, knit two, cast over and knit two together; knit one; cast over; knit two together; pearl one. Every row is the same.
LACE EDGING,
A pretty pattern in Saxony yarn to trim flannel with : Cast on thirteen stitches :
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