. Godey's lady's book . 539 KNITTED OPERA OR TRAVELLING HOOD, TRIMMED WITH Materials required for one hood are: one and a half ounces of white single Berlin wool; one and a half ouncesof bright cerise ditto; two yards of sarsnet ribbon for the bow and strings; some strips of swansdown; a pair ofbone knitting-pins. To those of our readers who are about making long journeys our hood will be found very use-ful. It is quiukly and easily made, and has a pretty effect when finished. Besides the purposewe have just named, our hood is also available for evening wear, to put on in coming fr
. Godey's lady's book . 539 KNITTED OPERA OR TRAVELLING HOOD, TRIMMED WITH Materials required for one hood are: one and a half ounces of white single Berlin wool; one and a half ouncesof bright cerise ditto; two yards of sarsnet ribbon for the bow and strings; some strips of swansdown; a pair ofbone knitting-pins. To those of our readers who are about making long journeys our hood will be found very use-ful. It is quiukly and easily made, and has a pretty effect when finished. Besides the purposewe have just named, our hood is also available for evening wear, to put on in coming from a the-atre or a party. It is not altogether inelegant in its appearance, as are so many of the head-gearso>f this description, as it is bordered with bands of swansdown, the delicate downy look of the lattermaterial contrasting nicely with the brilliant cerise. (For directions for knitting, see Work Department.)540
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