Cast on seventy-two stitches of ordinary Germantown wool for a breadth✪ Children's Petticoats, of which three will be sufficient, and after having knitted plain about two-thirds of the length required, do the remainder in brioche stitch (over, slip one, knit two together), which draws it in sufficiently around the waist, or, if preferred, decrease on each side of the breadths by knitting the second and third stitch and the two before the last together, every tenth row. The petticoat might be knitted ali in one, but it would be cumbersome. It is better to decrease each breadth than only at the back. In joining the breadths leave an. opening at the back for plaquet hole. Very pretty edging is made by casting on thirteen stitches. PILLOW CASE EDGING. Use Barbour's linen thread, No. 60, as it wears twice as long as that made from cotton thread, besides looking much better. It is an inser- tion and scallop combined, with a " beading " at each' edge of the inser- tion. Every alternate row is knit plain, except the " beading," when the thread is passed twice around the needle, and two stitches seamed together every row. Cast on twenty-nine stitches.✪ Pillow Case Edging First row — Knit two, thread over twice, seam two, knit two, thread over once, narrow, thread over, nar- row, thread over, narrow, knit seven, thread over twice, seam two, knit two, thread over, narrow, thread over, narrow, thread over, knit one, knit one. 7? UGS AND MA TS. 223 Third row — Knit two, thread over twice, seam two, knit three, thread over once, narrow, thread over, narrow, thread over, narrow, knit six, thread over twice, seam two, knit three, thread over, narrow, thread over, narrow, thread over, knit one, knit one. Fifth row — Knit two, thread over twice, seam two, knit four, thread over, narrow, thread over, narrow, thread over, narrow, knit five, thread over twice, seam two, knit four, thread over, narrow, thread over, nar- row, thread over, knit one, knit one. j Seventh row — Knit two, thread over twice, seam two, knit five, thread over, narrow, thread over, narrow, thread over, narrow, knit four, thread over twice, seam two, knit five, thread over, narrow, thread over, nar- row, thread over, knit one, knit one. Ninth row — Knit two, thread over twice, seam two, knit six, thread over, narrow, thread over, narrow, thread over, narrow, knit three, thread over twice, seam two, knit six, thread over, narrow, thread over, narrow, thread over, knit one, knit one. Eleventh row — Knit two, thread over twice, seam two, knit seven, thread over, narrow, thread over, narrow, thread over, narrow, knit two, thread over twice, seam two, knit seven, thread over, narrow, thread over, narrow, thread over, knit one, knit one. Twelfth row — Slip and bind until there are eight stitches left in the scallop, which knit plain, thread over twice, seam two, knit fifteen, thread over twice, seam two, knit two. This finishes one scallop. SILK PURSES. ✪ Silk Purses

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Cast on seventy-two stitches of ordinary Germantown wool for a breadth, of which three will be sufficient, and after having knitted plain about two-thirds of the length required, do the remainder in brioche stitch (over, slip one, knit two together), which draws it in sufficiently around the waist, or, if preferred, decrease on each side of the breadths by knitting the second and third stitch and the two before the last together, every tenth row. The petticoat might be knitted ali in one, but it would be cumbersome. It is better to decrease each breadth than only at the back. In joining the breadths leave an. opening at the back for placket hole. Very pretty edging is made by casting on thirteen stitches. PILLOW CASE EDGING. Use Barbour's linen thread, No. 60, as it wears twice as long as that made from cotton thread, besides looking much better. It is an insertion and scallop combined, with a " beading " at each' edge of the insertion. Every alternate row is knit plain, except the " beading," when the thread is passed twice around the needle, and two stitches seamed together every row. Cast on twenty-nine stitches. First row — Knit two, thread over twice, seam two, knit two, thread over once, narrow, thread over, narrow, thread over, narrow, knit seven, thread over twice, seam two, knit two, thread over, narrow, thread over, narrow, thread over, knit one, knit one. 7? UGS AND MA TS. 223 Third row — Knit two, thread over twice, seam two, knit three, thread over once, narrow, thread over, narrow, thread over, narrow, knit six, thread over twice, seam two, knit three, thread over, narrow, thread over, narrow, thread over, knit one, knit one. Fifth row — Knit two, thread over twice, seam two, knit four, thread over, narrow, thread over, narrow, thread over, narrow, knit five, thread over twice, seam two, knit four, thread over, narrow, thread over, narrow, thread over, knit one, knit one. j Seventh row — Knit two, thread over twice, seam two, knit five, thread over, narrow, thread over, narrow, thread over, narrow, knit four, thread over twice, seam two, knit five, thread over, narrow, thread over, narrow, thread over, knit one, knit one. Ninth row — Knit two, thread over twice, seam two, knit six, thread over, narrow, thread over, narrow, thread over, narrow, knit three, thread over twice, seam two, knit six, thread over, narrow, thread over, narrow, thread over, knit one, knit one. Eleventh row — Knit two, thread over twice, seam two, knit seven, thread over, narrow, thread over, narrow, thread over, narrow, knit two, thread over twice, seam two, knit seven, thread over, narrow, thread over, narrow, thread over, knit one, knit one. Twelfth row — Slip and bind until there are eight stitches left in the scallop, which knit plain, thread over twice, seam two, knit fifteen, thread over twice, seam two, knit two. This finishes one scallop. SILK PURSES.

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