. "You ask!--I'll tell." A home and business companion of all things of every-day life .. . er, 5 plain. lOCAi^ow. —Purl all. Continue 9 and 10 alternately untilfour ribs are formed, there will then beonly 10 stitches on the needle; nar-row these in the centre one till onlvone remains. Fasten off. Brioche Stitch. — This stitch isextremely elastic, and is very suitablefor comforters, polka jackets, as wellas for the Turkish cushion properlycalled a Brioche. Cast on any numberof stitches that can be divided by 3,knit backwards and forwards. Threadforward, slip 1, knit 2 together, andrepeat. vase
. "You ask!--I'll tell." A home and business companion of all things of every-day life .. . er, 5 plain. lOCAi^ow. —Purl all. Continue 9 and 10 alternately untilfour ribs are formed, there will then beonly 10 stitches on the needle; nar-row these in the centre one till onlvone remains. Fasten off. Brioche Stitch. — This stitch isextremely elastic, and is very suitablefor comforters, polka jackets, as wellas for the Turkish cushion properlycalled a Brioche. Cast on any numberof stitches that can be divided by 3,knit backwards and forwards. Threadforward, slip 1, knit 2 together, andrepeat. vase Mat. — Having cut the roundin cashmere, line it with strong whitelinen ; procure a small ivy leaf, by whichcut nine leaves of velvet; brush thebacks over with thin gum and lay themon the cashmere in the form seen in the FANCY NEEDLEWORK. 443 engraving, then lay the gold cord allround each leaf, fastening it downwith the sewing silk, and passing theends through the cashmere. button. Now line the mat with thegreen sarcenet, and sew the cord mat may, of course, be made. Materials. — A piece of white Cashmere large enough to cut a round of 30 inches in circumference ; aemail piece of ivy green velvet; one skein of gold cord; nine skeins Berlin wool, different colors (alllight); two rows of pearls, No. 2; uetting-needle and mesh (half an inch wide); a little gold-coloredsewing silk; a piece of green sarcenet for lining the mat; and thick green silk cord sufficient to goround it. Now on a strong thread net 120stitches of one color wool, which willbe nearly the skein, thread a needlewith white cotton, lift 8 stitches on it,pass a pearl on it and tie it, makingthe knot come inside the stitches, soas to be hidden when finished. Dothe same with each skein of wool, thencut rounds of buckram one inch indiameter, on each of which tack oneof the skeins of wool already prepared,commencing at the outer edge, andfinishing in the middle with a velvet of a color if preferre
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