. The ladies' guide to needle work, embroidery, etc. : being a complete guide to all kinds of ladies' fancy work. broidery, cut out the exact shape ofevery part in paper, and then knit the trimmings. Mark on the paper the spacethey occupy, and knit the remaining parts in a seef color, either in plain knittingor in any fancy stitch you prefer. Knit the waist and sleeves to the paper pat-tern, increasing or diminishing, as the size requires. It is impossible to give the number of stitches to be cast on in the differentplain parts of this style of knitting. Necessarily this must depend upon the s
. The ladies' guide to needle work, embroidery, etc. : being a complete guide to all kinds of ladies' fancy work. broidery, cut out the exact shape ofevery part in paper, and then knit the trimmings. Mark on the paper the spacethey occupy, and knit the remaining parts in a seef color, either in plain knittingor in any fancy stitch you prefer. Knit the waist and sleeves to the paper pat-tern, increasing or diminishing, as the size requires. It is impossible to give the number of stitches to be cast on in the differentplain parts of this style of knitting. Necessarily this must depend upon the sizeof the article required, size of needles, and many other things. ladies guide to nedelework. 91 Sofa Cushion in Knitted Embroidery. The groundwork of this cushion, Fig. 72, is of deep crimson, and the patternin shaded brown Berlin wool. Lined with damask, and trimmed with silk cordand tassels. Satchel in Knitting and Embroidery. This satchel is made of dark cloth, embroidered in colors, and made up overleather. The top is of Berlin wool, knit in stripes, and finished with a steel claspand leather Fig. 73. CHAPTER IX. CROCHET WORK. Crochet work, a species of knitting originally practised by the peasants in Scot-land with a small hooked needle, called a shepherds hook, has, aided by tasteand fashion, obtained a popularity second to no other kind of fancy work. Itderives its present name from the French; the needle with which it is workedbeing by them, from its crooked shape, termed crochet. This art has attained its highest degree of perfection in the elaborate andbeautiful articles now made, as it is applied to almost every article that canbe produced in knitting or embroidery. Shawls, table-covers, couvrepieds, pillows, ottomans, footstools, mats, slippers,purses, unlimited numbers of pretty articles are constantly made in this work. Silk, wool, cotton, chenille, and gold thread are all suitable materials for thisdescription of work, but the purpose for which each
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