Cornelia Mee

Exercises in Knitting

Published by Good Press, 2022
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EAN 4057664655653

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I.
German Pattern of Open Double Knitting, both Sides alike.
II.
Nun's Pattern.
III.
Viennoise Pattern.
IV.
Beautiful Coral Pattern.
V.
Beautiful Diamond Pattern.
VI.
Pretty Feather Pattern.
VII.
Rose-Leaf Pattern.
VIII.
Pretty Spider-Net Pattern, with Open Work between.
IX.
Shield Pattern, surrounded with Open Work.
X.
Canvass Pattern.
XI.
Leaf Pattern.
XII.
Another Leaf Pattern.
Narrow Vandyke Edging.
For a Baby's Hood—very pretty.
Very Pretty Pattern for a Fish Serviette.
Two pretty Fringes for Chair Covers, &c.
New Pattern for Lace Edging.
Sugar-Plum Stitch.
Leaf Pattern for Half-Square Shawl.
Baby's Shoe and Stocking.
Shell Pattern for a Baby's Cap.
For a Knitted Bodice.
Pretty Open Pattern.
Shell Knitting for a Bag, in German Wool.
Pretty Pattern for Basket Serviettes.
Oriental Mat, or Hookah Carpet.
Very elegant Knitted Pelisse.
Half Cap for Wearing under a Bonnet.
For a Muff.
A Swiss Pattern for the Top of a Mitten or Muffatee.
Beautiful Pattern for a Shetland Shawl.
For a Comforter.
For Another Comforter.
Raised Knitting, a kind of Bell Pattern, for a Counterpane.
For a Knitted Penwiper.
Beautiful Pattern for a Scarf.
Twisted Knitting.
A Pretty Pattern for a Baby's Shoe.
Pretty Open Diamond Border.
Honeycomb Cuffs.
Fan-Pattern Knitting for a Mitten.
Corkscrew Muffatees.
Gentlemen's Cuffs: an Excellent Pattern.
Receipt for a Stocking.
For a Brioche.
Very Pretty Vandyke Border.
For Children's Gaiters.
For an Under Spencer.
Netted Shawl.
Another Pretty Pattern for a Knit Purse.
For a Knitted Collar.
Pretty Feather-Pattern for the Border of a Shawl.
Open Diamond Pattern for the Centre of a Shawl.
Fan Pattern.

I.

German Pattern of Open Double Knitting, both Sides alike.

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Large wooden pins are required for this pattern, which is done in double or eight-threaded wool, in 5 colours that contrast well—claret, gold colour, blue, white, scarlet; and 4 rows of each, worked in the order they are here placed. Cast on 71 stitches.

First row:—Seam 1, make 1, slip 1: this row is only to begin with, and is not repeated, the whole of the knitting being done as the

Second row:—Seam 2 together, make 1, by passing the wool round the pin, slip 1, and repeat. At the end of the row, if correctly knitted, there will be 1 stitch, which seam. When the colours have been repeated 6 times, the cover will be the proper size.

To finish it round, work fringe No. 2, work claret for the head, and put in two lengths of each colour in the fringe.

II.

Nun's Pattern.

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Pins No. 10, 8 stitches to a pattern: 14 shades of orange 4-threaded German wool, beginning with the darkest, and working 6 rows of each: 4 plain rows to begin and end the cover; and 4 plain stitches at the beginning and end of every row, for an edge. These edge stitches are not mentioned with the pattern, but will be included in the number cast on. Cast on 112 stitches.

First row:—Make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2, slip 1, knit 2 together, pass the slipped stitch over, knit 2, and repeat.

Second row:—Seamed.

Third row:—Make 1, knit 3, make 1, knit 1, slip 1, knit 2 together, pass the slipped stitch over, knit 1, and repeat.

Fourth row:—Seamed.

Fifth row:—Make 1, knit 5, make 1, slip 1, knit 2 together, pass the slipped stitch over, and repeat.

Sixth row:—Seamed. Repeat from 1st row.

When 6 rows of each shade have been done, reverse them by continuing with the 2d lightest shade.

III.

Viennoise Pattern.

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Pins No. 10, 9 stitches to a pattern. Eight shades of scarlet four-threaded German wool, 12 rows of each, the shades to be arranged and reversed as No. 2. Cast on 116 stitches (this includes the 8 edge stitches).

First row:—Make 1, knit 5, knit 2 together, pass the wool twice over the pin, knit 2 together, repeat.

Second row:—Seamed. The stitches that were passed twice over the pin to be knitted only as 1 stitch.

Third row:—Knit 1, make 1, knit 4, knit 2 together, pass the wool twice over the pin, knit 2 together, repeat.

Fourth row:—Seamed as before.

Fifth row:—Knit 2, make 1, knit 3, knit 2 together, pass the wool twice over the pin, knit 2 together, repeat.

Sixth row:—Seamed as before.

Seventh row:—Knit 3, make 1, knit 2, knit 2 together, pass the wool twice over the pin, knit 2 together, and repeat.

Eighth row:—Seamed.

Ninth row:—Knit 4, make 1, knit 1, knit 2 together, pass the wool twice over the pin, knit 2 together, and repeat.

Tenth row:—Seamed.

Eleventh row:—Knit 5, make 1, knit 2 together, pass the wool twice over the pin, knit 2 together, and repeat.

Twelfth row:—Seamed, then repeat from the 1st row.

IV.

Beautiful Coral Pattern.

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Pins No. 12. Sixteen shades of scarlet, four-threaded German wool, and 6 rows of each shade, to be worked in the same order as No. 2, for the cover. Cast on 116 stitches; if wished for any other purpose, cast on any number of stitches that will divide by 17, and 14 stitches over, to make the pattern correspond at the edges.

First row:—Knit 4, knit 2 together,* thread forward, knit 2 together, thread forward, knit 2 together, thread forward, knit 1, thread forward, knit 2, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over, knit 4, knit 2 together, knit 2, and repeat from * till within 8 of the end, then thread forward, knit 2 together, thread forward, knit 2 together, thread forward, knit 4.

Second row:—Seamed.

Third row:—Knit 3, knit 2 together,* thread forward, knit 2 together, thread forward, knit 2 together, thread forward, knit 3, thread forward, knit 2, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped one over, knit 2, knit 2 together, knit 2, and repeat from *. For the end: thread forward, knit 2 together, thread forward, knit 2 together, thread forward, knit 5.

Fourth row:—Seamed.

Fifth row:—Knit 2, knit 2 together,* thread forward, knit 2 together, thread forward, knit 2 together, thread forward, knit 5, thread forward, knit 2, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over, knit 2 together, knit 2, and repeat from *. For the end: thread forward, knit 2 together, thread forward, knit 2 together, thread forward, knit 6.

Sixth row:—Seamed.

Seventh row:—Knit 4,* thread forward, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over, thread forward, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over, thread forward, knit 2, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over, knit 4, knit 2 together, knit 2, thread forward, knit 1, and repeat from *. For the end: thread forward, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over, thread forward, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over, thread forward, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over, knit 4.

Eighth row:—Seamed.

Ninth row:—Knit 5,* thread forward, knit 2 together, thread forward, knit 2 together, thread forward, knit 2, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over, knit 2, knit 2 together, knit 2, thread forward, knit 3, and repeat from *. For the end: thread forward, knit 2 together, thread forward, knit 2 together, thread forward, knit 2 together, knit 3.

Tenth row:—Seamed.

Eleventh row:—Knit 6,* thread forward, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over, thread forward, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over, thread forward, knit 2, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over, knit 2 together, knit 2, thread forward, knit 5, and repeat from *. For the end: thread forward, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over, thread forward, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over, thread forward, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over, knit 2.

Twelfth row:—Seamed. Repeat from 1st row.

V.

Beautiful Diamond Pattern.

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Pins No. 10; 24 stitches to a pattern; 6 shades of scarlet four-threaded German wool, 12 rows of each shade, and for the centre, 12 rows of white. Cast on 128 stitches.

First row:—Knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 3 (make 1 and knit 2 together 3 times), knit 2 together and draw the preceding stitch on the right-hand needle over the stitch formed by knitting the last 2 together, make 1 and knit 2 together twice, make 1, knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together; repeat.

Second row:—Seamed.

Third row:—Knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 3 (knit 2 together and make 1 three times), knit 1 (make 1 and knit 2 together twice), make 1, knit 3, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1.

Fourth row:—Seamed.

Fifth row:—Knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1 (knit 2 together and make 1 three times), knit 3 (make 1 and knit 2 together three times), knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together; repeat.

Sixth row:—Seamed.

Seventh row:—Knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1 (knit 2 together and make 1 three times), knit 5 (make 1 and knit 2 together three times), knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, and repeat.

Eighth row:—Seamed.

Ninth row:—Knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1 (make 1 and knit 2 together three times), knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 2 (make 1 and knit 2 together four times).