Exercises in Knitting | Page 5

the 1st stitch, seam the other half with the 1st
half of the 2d stitch, passing the wool twice round the pin, seam the
other half of the 2d stitch with the 1st half of the 3d stitch, passing the
wool twice round; repeat. Finish this round with fringe No. 2; use
scarlet for the head, and scarlet and white for the fringe.

XI.
Leaf Pattern.
Pins No. 10. Cast on 116; 12 stitches to a pattern.
First row:--Knit 1, make 1, knit 3, knit 2 together, knit 1, knit 2
together, knit 3, make 1, and repeat.
Second row:--Seamed.

Third row:--Knit 2, make 1, knit 2, knit 2 together, knit 1, knit 2
together, knit 2, make 1, knit 1, and repeat.
Fourth row:--Seamed.
Fifth row:--Knit 3, make 1, knit 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, knit 2
together, knit 1, make 1, knit 2, and repeat.
Sixth row:--Seamed.
Seventh row:--Knit 4, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, knit 2 together,
make 1, knit 3, and repeat.
Eighth row:--Seamed.
Ninth row:--Knit 5, make 1, slip 1, knit 2 together and bring the slipped
stitch over, make 1, knit 4, and repeat.
Tenth row:--Seamed.
Eleventh row:--Knit 1, knit 2 together, knit 3, make 1, knit 1, make 1,
knit 3, knit 2 together, and repeat.
Twelfth row:--Seamed.
Thirteenth row:--Knit 1, knit 2 together, knit 2, make 1, knit 3, make 1,
knit 2, knit 2 together, and repeat.
Fourteenth row:--Seamed.
Fifteenth row:--Knit 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, make 1, knit 5, make 1,
knit 1, knit 2 together, and repeat.
Sixteenth row:--Seamed.
Seventeenth row:--Knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 7, make 1, knit
2 together, and repeat.
Eighteenth row:--Seamed.

Nineteenth row:--Knit 2 together, make 1, knit 9,* make 1, slip 1, knit
2 together and bring the slipped stitch over, make 1, knit 9, repeat from
* to end, and then begin first row.
Twentieth row:--Seamed.

XII.
Another Leaf Pattern.
Pins No. 11; 14 stitches to each pattern. Cast on 106 stitches.
First row:--Seam 2, knit 1, knit 2 together, seam 4, knit 2, seam 2, bring
the thread forward and knit 1, pass the thread round the needle, and
repeat.
Second row:--Seam 3, knit 2, seam 2, knit 3, knit 2 together, seam 1,
knit 2, and repeat.
Third row:--Seam 2, knit 1, knit 2 together, seam 2, knit 2, seam 2, knit
1, thread forward and knit 1, thread forward and knit 1, and repeat.
Fourth row:--Seam 5, knit 2, seam 2, knit 1, knit 2 together, seam 1,
knit 2, and repeat.
Fifth row:--Seam 2, knit 1, knit 2 together, knit 2, seam 2, knit 2, thread
forward, knit 1, thread forward, knit 2, and repeat.
Sixth row:--Seam 7, knit 2, seam 1, knit 2 together, seam 1, knit 2, and
repeat.
Seventh row:--Seam 2, knit 1, knit 2 together, seam 2, knit 3, thread
forward and knit 1, thread forward, knit 3, and repeat.
Eighth row:--Seam 9, knit 2, knit 2 together, knit 2, and repeat.
Ninth row:--Seam 2, thread forward and knit 1, thread round the needle

and seam 2, knit 1, knit 2 together, seam 1, knit 5, and repeat.
Tenth row:--Seam 4, knit 1, knit 2 together, seam 1, knit 2, seam 3, knit
2, and repeat.
Eleventh row:--Seam 2, knit 1, thread forward and knit 1, thread
forward, knit 1, seam 2, knit 1, knit 2 together, seam 1, knit 3, and
repeat.
Twelfth row:--Seam 2, knit 1, knit 2 together, seam 1, knit 2, seam 5,
knit 2, and repeat.
Thirteenth row:--Seam 2, knit 2, thread forward and knit 1, thread
forward and knit 2, seam 2, knit 1, knit 2 together, knit 2, and repeat.
Fourteenth row:--Seam 1, knit 2 together, seam 1, knit 2, seam 7, knit 2,
and repeat.
Fifteenth row:--Seam 2, knit 3, thread forward and knit 1, thread
forward, knit 3, seam 2, knit 1, knit 2 together, and repeat.
Sixteenth row:--Knit 2 together, knit 2, seam 9, knit 2, and repeat.

Narrow Vandyke Edging.
Pins No. 21, and linen thread No. 9. Cast on 8 stitches.
First row:--Knit 4, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2 together.
Second row:--Slip 1, knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together, pass the thread
twice round the pin, knit 2 together.
Third row:--Make 1, knit 1, knit the first half of next stitch, seam the
other half, knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2 together.
Fourth row:--Slip 1, knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 4.
Fifth row:--Make 1, knit 6, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2

together.
Sixth row:--Slip 1, knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together, pass the thread twice
round the pin, knit 2 together, pass the thread twice round, slip 1, knit