. Blakelee's industrial cyclopedia, a simple practical guide ... A ready reference and reservoir of useful information. More than two hundred illustrations. n eight stitches; knit a plain strip long enoughto reach around the lower part of the mitten. Or a wrist can be crocheted on. A Knitted Cape.—Use three-ply fleecy wool, and number twelve on thirty-five stitches ; knit eight times across straight, then thirty-six timesacross, increasing one stitch on one end each row. Decrease one stitch fortwenty-one rows on the straight side to form the back part of the neck, still in-creasing
. Blakelee's industrial cyclopedia, a simple practical guide ... A ready reference and reservoir of useful information. More than two hundred illustrations. n eight stitches; knit a plain strip long enoughto reach around the lower part of the mitten. Or a wrist can be crocheted on. A Knitted Cape.—Use three-ply fleecy wool, and number twelve on thirty-five stitches ; knit eight times across straight, then thirty-six timesacross, increasing one stitch on one end each row. Decrease one stitch fortwenty-one rows on the straight side to form the back part of the neck, still in-creasing on the other side. Then knit twelve turns quite straight—the centerof these twelve turns is the center of the pelerine, and the other side must beknitted inreverse, 640 TO MAKE A PIN BALL. TO MAKE A PIN BALL. Material Required.—A lady correspondent has furnished me with herstyle of making a very pretty and convenient article for the home. The mate-rial required is one-fourth yard each scarlet merino and white muslin, one ouncescarlet Berlin wool, bran or sawdust for stuffing, bone crochet needle, darningneedle, and a small sheet of FIG. I.—PIN BALL PATTERN. Cutting: and Shaping.—Cut of muslin five pieces shape of fig. i, seveninches long and two and a half inches wide. Baste very neat, even seams,and stitch on sewing machine, leaving an opening of two inches in one right side out and stuff very compactly with bran or sawdust. Then closethe opening with over and over stitches. Cut of merino five pieces same as before, seam with scarlet spool silk, leavingone seam entirely open. Then draw the merino cover over the muslin form,close up the open seam with scarlet silk and fasten the merino cover firmly andneatly at the pointed ends. Then crochet a long chain of Berlin wool; withscarlet silk sew it (with false stitches) from the points passing over every holds the cover firmly and gives a finished appearance.
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