Exercises in Knitting

Exercises in Knitting, by Cornelia Mee

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Title: Exercises in Knitting
Author: Cornelia Mee
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EXERCISES IN KNITTING.
BY
CORNELIA MEE,
AUTHORESS OF A MANUAL OF KNITTING, NETTING, AND CROCHET WORK; THE COMPANION TO THE WORK TABLE; CROCHET EXPLAINED AND ILLUSTRATED; CROCHET DOILIES AND EDGINGS; ETC.
THIRD THOUSAND.
LONDON: DAVID BOGUE, FLEET STREET.
MDCCCXLVI.

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PRINTED BY WOOD BROTHERS, PARSONAGE LANE.

INDEX.
RECEIPTS FOR TWELVE CHAIR COVERS, IN DIFFERENT PATTERNS.
Page. No. 1. German Pattern of Open Double Knitting 2 2. Nun's Pattern 3 3. Viennoise Pattern 4 4. Beautiful Coral Pattern 6 5. Beautiful Diamond Pattern 10 6. Pretty Feather Pattern 13 7. Double Rose-Leaf Pattern 14 8. Spider-Net Pattern 16 9. Shield Pattern, surrounded with Open Work 18 10. Canvass Pattern 22 11. Leaf Pattern 24 12. Another Leaf Pattern 26
RECEIPTS IN KNITTING.[1]
Border, Pretty Vandyke 98 Bodice, A Knitted 49 Bag, Shell Knitting for a 52 Basket Serviette, Pretty Pattern for a 54 Border, Pretty Open Diamond 81 Brioche, For a 97 Cap, Shell Pattern for a Baby's 45 Carpet Hookah, or Oriental Mat 55 Cap Half, for wearing under a Bonnet 62 Cuffs, Honeycomb 83 Comforter, For a 67 Comforter, For another 68 Counterpane, Bell Pattern for a 69 Cuffs, Gentlemen's 87 Collar, Beautiful Knitted 112 Edging, New Pattern for Lace 37 Edging, Narrow Vandyke 29 Fish Serviette 33 Fringe for Chair Covers, &c. 35 Fan Pattern 124 Gaiters, Children's 104 Hood, Baby's Very Pretty 30 Muff, For a 64 Mitten, Swiss Pattern for the Top of a 65 Muffatees, Corkscrew Pattern 86 Mitten, Fan Pattern 84 Pattern, A Pretty open 51 Penwiper, For a Knitted 71 Pelisse, Very elegant Knitted 57 Purse, Pretty Pattern for a Knitted 111 Shawl, Leaf Pattern for Half-Square 39 Shoe, For a Baby's 79 Shoe and Stocking, A Baby's 42 Shawl, A Shetland 66 Scarf, Beautiful Pattern for a 74 Shawl, Netted 110 Shawl, Pretty Feather Pattern for the Border of a 120 Shawl, Open Diamond Pattern for the Centre of a 121 Spencer, For an Under 105 Sugar Plum Stitch 38 Stocking, Receipt for a 88 Twisted Knitting 78
[1] Transcriber's note: some commas were added to this table of contents for clarity.

EXERCISES IN KNITTING.

Receipts for Twelve Chair Covers, in different Patterns.
As the number of stitches required to work each pattern will be mentioned, these patterns can easily be applied for any other purpose, and are most of them well adapted for doilies. Some of the most open patterns are suitable for Shetland shawls; and as the majority of the chair covers are now done in coloured wool, the colours and number of shades will be described; though, if wished in white, the linen thread, No. 1, is the proper material to be used.

I.
German Pattern of Open Double Knitting, both Sides alike.
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.
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,