Counterpanes

Ingredients

• No. 8 or 10 knitting cotton
• two knitting needles of proper size

Method

1. 1

   Cast on forty stitches, first row, knit plain.

2. 2

   Second, take off first stitch, narrow, make a stitch by putting the thread over the needle, narrow, make one, and so on across the needle.

3. 3

   Third, knit across plain.

4. 4

   Fourth, knit four plain, seam except the last four, which knit plain.

5. 5

   Fifth, four plain, narrow twice, make one, narrow one, make one, till only six remain, then narrow once and knit four plain.

6. 6

   Sixth, four plain, seam all but the last four; knit those plain.

7. 7

   Seventh, four plain, narrow, the rest plain till the last six, narrow and knit four plain.

8. 8

   Eighth, like the seventh.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The household (of the Detroit free press) (1886) by Goff, May Perrin,, page 190. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

COUNTERPANES. 215 Neapolitan Fisherman s Cap. — This cap is made of single Berlin wool, in stripes of red and blue, and No. 8 bone needle. The stitch is double crochet, the hook being put through both stitches of the chain. The work is done in rows, and each stripe consists of six rows of the same color. The first stripe is blue ; make a chain of four stitches, join, and work twelve double into the loop. Second row — Two stitches into each stitch. Third row — Work two into every alternate stitch. Fourth row — Two into every third stitch. Fifth row — The same. Seventh row — Begin with red and increase four stitches in each row. Increase very gradually, henceforth, keeping a pointed shape for six stripes, ending with red and beginning with blue ; there should then be ninety-three stitches. The rest of the cap for eight alternates of blue and red rows is not increased. The fourteenth stripe is red. Then turn the cap around and work the other way round, for the turn over in blue for thirty-two rows. Turn up half of this length and iron flat. The top is finished by a thick tassel of red wool. Tam O'S/zanter Bonnets — Materials : Two skeins of four-threaded fleecy wool ; bone-hook, No. 10. Make three chains, and unite. Work in rounds of treble crochet, increasing by working two stitches in one whenever necessary, so as to keep the work flat until your round piece measures eleven inches. Now begin the under part. Mark the last stitch of the last circle by a bit of white thread. First and second rounds, plain treble crochet ; third round, three treble (decrease, which means miss one) ; fourth round, five treble (decrease) ; fifth round, nine treble (decrease) ; sixth round, six treble ; decrease seventh ; decrease every twentieth stitch, and then do three rounds plain. Finish with a round of one double crochet and two single, just to steady the edge. KNITTED BALLS. Cast on thirty stitches ; knit one plain row, turn back, knit twenty- three stitches, cast the thread over and knit back, leaving seven stitches at the end on the needle ; knit back, leaving six at each end, then five, then four, then three, then two, then one. This makes one quarter. This size takes nine quarters. Use three colors, red, white and blue, and it will be very pretty. Sew it up at the side and one end, and fill. COUNTERPANES. The materials required are No. 8 or io knitting cotton and two knit- ting needles of proper siz

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.