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Materials: Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s
knitting cotton; 5 steel knitting-needles of a corresponding size.
According to the size of the cotton
employed, this beautiful square makes different articles, such as
counterpanes, couvrettes, &c. &c. If
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worked with Evans's cotton No. 10, it will be suitable for the
first-mentioned purpose.
Begin the square in the centre, cast
on 8 stitches, 2 on each needle; join them into a circle, and knit
plain the 1st round.
2nd round:
* Knit 1, throw the cotton forward, knit 1; repeat 3 times more from
*.
3rd round:
Plain knitting. This knitted round is repeated after every pattern
round. We shall not mention this again, nor the repetition from *.
4th round:
* Knit 1, throw the cotton forward, knit 1, throw the cotton forward,
knit 1.
6th round:
* Knit 1, throw the cotton forward, knit 3, throw the cotton forward,
knit 1.
8th round:
* Knit 1, throw the cotton forward, knit 5, throw the cotton forward,
knit 1.
The 9th to 18th rounds are knitted in
the same manner, only in every other round the number of stitches
between the 2 stitches formed by throwing the cotton forward increases
by 2, so that in the 18th round 15 stitches are knitted between.
20th round:
* Knit 1, throw the cotton forward, knit 1, throw the cotton forward,
knit 5, slip 1, knit 1, draw the slipped over the knitted stitch, knit
1, knit 2 together, knit 5, throw the cotton forward, knit 1, throw
the cotton forward, knit 1.
22nd round:
* Knit 1, throw the cotton forward, knit 1, throw the cotton forward,
slip 1, knit 1, draw the slipped over the knitted stitch, throw the
cotton forward, knit 4, slip 1, knit 1, draw the slipped over the
knitted stitch, knit 1, knit 2 together, knit 4, throw the cotton
forward, knit 2 together, throw the cotton forward, knit 1, throw the
cotton forward, knit 1.
24th round:
* Knit 1, throw the cotton forward, knit 1, throw the cotton forward,
slip 1, knit 1, draw the slipped over the knitted stitch; throw the
cotton forward, slip 1, knit 1, draw the slipped over the knitted
stitch, throw the cotton forward, knit 3, slip 1, knit 1, draw the
slipped over the knitted stitch, knit 1, knit 2 together, knit 3,
throw the cotton forward, knit 2 together, throw the cotton forward,
knit 2 together, throw the cotton forward, knit 1, throw the cotton
forward, knit 1.
26th round:
* Knit 1, throw the cotton forward, knit 1, throw the cotton forward 3
times alternately, slip 1, knit 1, draw the first over the last, throw
the cotton forward; knit 2, slip 1, knit 1, draw the first over the
last, knit 1, knit 2 together, knit 2, three times alternately, throw
the cotton forward, knit 2 together, throw the cotton forward, knit 1,
throw the cotton forward, knit 1.
28th round:
* Knit 1, throw the cotton forward, knit 1, four times alternately,
throw the cotton forward, slip 1, knit 1, draw the slipped over the
knitted stitch; throw the cotton forward, knit 1, slip 1, knit 1, draw
the slipped over the knitted stitch; knit 1, knit 2 together, knit 1,
four times alternately throw the cotton forward, knit 2 together,
throw the cotton forward, knit 1, throw the cotton forward, knit 1.
30th round:
* Knit 1, throw the cotton forward, knit 1, six times alternately
throw the cotton forward, slip 1, knit 1, draw the slipped over the
knitted stitch, knit 1 six times alternately, knit 2 together, throw
the cotton forward, knit 1, throw the cotton forward, knit 1.
32nd round:
34th round:
* Knit 1, throw the cotton forward, knit 1, 7 times alternately throw
the cotton forward, slip 1, knit 1, draw the slipped over the knitted
stitch, knit 1, 7 times alternately knit 2 together, throw the cotton
forward, knit 1, throw the cotton forward, knit 1.
36th round:
* Knit 1, throw the cotton forward, knit 1, 7 times alternately throw
the cotton forward, slip 1, knit 1, draw the slipped over the knitted
stitch, throw the cotton forward, knit 4 stitches together, 7 times
alternately throw the cotton forward, knit 2 together, throw the
cotton forward, knit 1, throw the cotton forward, knit 1.
38th round:
* Knit 1, throw the cotton forward, knit 1, 8 times alternately throw
the cotton forward, slip 1, knit 1, draw the, slipped over the knitted
stitch, 8 times alternately knit 2 together, throw the cotton forward,
knit 1, throw the cotton forward, knit 1.
40th round:
* Knit 1, throw the cotton forward, knit 1, 8 times alternately throw
the cotton forward, slip 1, knit 1, draw the slipped over the knitted
stitch, throw the cotton forward, knit 3 stitches together as 1
stitch, 8 times alternately throw the cotton forward, knit 2 together,
throw the cotton torward, knit 1, throw the cotton forward, knit 1.
You now have 41 stitches on each needle; knit 1 round, and cast off.
When completed, the squares are joined together on the wrong side. |
