Open Fan for a Quilt.
Fine cotton and needles No. 17 or 18.
Cast on 62 stitches. Knit 3 rows. In the next row slip a stitch, knit 5,
decrease by knitting 2 together, knit until only 8 are left on the left hand
needle, knit 2 taken together, knit the rest, (6 on each side are always
knitted plain for the border.) Knit a plain row, repeat these[61]
2 last rows, (decreasing 2 stitches in every other row) twice. Slip a stitch,
knit 5, bring the cotton forward and purl to the border stitches, decreasing at
the beginning and end of the purled stitches. A plain row. Slip a stitch, knit
5, bring the cotton forward, decrease, purl the rest, decreasing again before
the border stitches. A plain row. Slip a stitch, knit 5, decrease, knit the
rest, decreasing before the border stitches. Slip 1, knit 5, purl to the border
stitches. Slip 1, knit 5, decrease, bring the cotton forward, slip 1, knit 1,
pull the slipped stitch over the knitted one, bring the cotton forward, slip 1,
knit 1, pull the slipped stitch over the knitted one, repeat these stitches,
decrease, knit to the border. Slip a stitch, knit 5, purl the rest, knit the
border stitches. A plain row, decreasing as before. The last 10 rows to be
repeated, decreasing 2 stitches every other row until 14 stitches are left;
after this every row is plain knitting, still decreasing every other row until
only 2 stitches are left, knit them; in the next row knit them together, and
draw the cotton through the last stitch.
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Gauffre
Fans for a Quilt.
Cast on 72 stitches. Knit 3 rows; the first stitch of every row is slipped
throughout the pattern. In the 4th row knit 4 stitches, counting the slipped
stitch as one, decrease with the 5th, knit 60, decrease, knit the remaining 4. A
plain row. Knit 4, decrease 1, knit 58, decrease 1, knit 4. A plain row. Knit 4,
decrease 1, bring the cotton forward, purl 56, decrease 1, knit 4. A plain row.
Knit 4, decrease 1, knit 2, slip 2, knit 4, repeat the last 6 stitches seven
times, slip 2, knit 2, decrease 1, knit 4. Knit 5, purl 2, slip 2,62-*
purl 4, slip 2 and purl 4, seven times, slip 2, purl 2, knit 5. Knit 4, decrease
1, knit 1, slip 2, knit 4, slip 2 and knit 4, seven times, knit 1, decrease 1,
knit 4. Knit 5, purl 1, slip 2, purl 4, slip 2, &c. ending, the row with 1
purled stitch and 5 knitted. Knit 4, decrease 1, slip 2, knit 4, slip 2, &c.
decrease 1, and knit the[63]
4 last stitches. A plain row. Knit 4, decrease 1, purl 48, decrease 1, knit 4. A
plain row. Knit 4, decrease 1, knit 1, slip 2, knit 4, &c. ending the row with
knitting 1 stitch, decreasing 1 and knitting 4. Knit 5, purl 1, slip 2, purl 4,
&c. Knit 4, decrease 1, slip 2, knit 4, slip 2, &c. Knit 5, bring the cotton
forward, slip 2, purl 4, slip 2, &c. Knit 5, slip 2, decrease 1, knit 2, slip 2,
knit 4, slip 2, &c. decreasing 1 stitch in the last 4, slip 2, knit 5. A plain
row. Knit 4, decrease 1, purl 40, decrease 1, knit 4. A plain row. Knit 4,
decrease 1, slip 2, knit 4, and so on to the end. It will be seen that care is
taken to place the 2 middle stitches of the 4 over the stitches which were
slipped in the last pattern; when the decrease comes on the slipped stitch it is
made not on that but in the following 4. Continue to decrease 2 in every
other row. When only 10 stitches are left, every row is plain knitting,
decreasing as before every other row until you have only 2 stitches, knit them
together and pass the cotton through the last stitch.
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Ribbed
Squares.
For a Quilt.
Cast on 2 stitches; knit them. 3rd row, knit 1 stitch, increase a stitch at
the back of the first stitch, knit the 2nd and increase again. 4th row, plain
knitting. 5th row, knit 2, stitches, increase 1 in the 2nd, increase again in
the 3rd, knit the 4th. 6th row, plain knitting. 7th row, knit 2 stitches,
increase 1, knit 2, increase 1, knit 2. 8th row, knit 3, purl 2, knit 3. Knit 3,
increase 1, knit 2, increase 1, knit 3. Knit 4, purl 2, knit 4. Knit 3, increase
1, purl 1, knit 2, purl 1, increase 1, knit 3. Knit 5, purl 2, knit 5. Knit 3,
increase 1, knit 2, purl 2, knit 2, increase 1, knit 3. Knit 4, purl 2, knit 2,
purl 2, knit 4. Knit 3, increase 1, purl 1, knit 2, purl 2, knit 2, purl 1,
increase 1, knit 3. Knit 5, purl 2, knit 2, purl 2, knit 5. Knit 3, increase 1,
purl 2, knit 2, &c. increasing before the last 3. Knit 3, purl 1, knit 2, purl
2, &c.[65]
Continue to increase 2 stitches every other row until there are 72, knitting and
purling the stitches so as to make them lay in ribs; decrease as you increased,
ending with 2 stitches, knit them together.
Open work
Fan.
For a Quilt.
Cast on 74 stitches. Knit 6 rows. The first stitch in every row is always
slipped. Knit 2 stitches, decrease 1, bring the cotton forward slip a stitch,
knit 2, pull the slipped stitch over the 2 knitted, bring the cotton forward,
slip a stitch, knit 2, pull the slipped stitch over the knitted; repeat these
stitches until only 4 are left on the left hand needle, decrease 1 and knit the
2 last. Knit 3 stitches, purl 66, knit the 3 last. Knit 2, decrease 1, knit 1,
bring the cotton forward, slip a stitch, knit 2, and pull the slipped stitch
over the knitted, repeat these stitches until only 4 stitches are left on the
needle, decrease, and knit 2. Knit 3, purl 64,[66]
knit 3. Knit 2, decrease 1, knit 2, bring the cotton forward, slip a stitch,
knit 2, pull the slipped stitch over those which are knitted; repeat these
stitches, as before, decrease and knit the 2 last. Knit 3, purl 62, knit 3. Knit
2, decrease 1, bring the cotton forward, slip a stitch, knit 2, pull the slipped
over the knitted stitches, repeat these 3 stitches, bringing the cotton forward
before slipping the 1st; when only 4 are left decrease, and knit the 2
last. Knit 3, purl 60, knit 3. Repeat these alternate rows, decreasing 2
stitches every other row (taking care that the first slipped stitch is
immediately before the stitch which is over the hole) until only 6 stitches are
left. Knit every row plain decreasing as before until only 2 stitches are left,
knit them together and pass the cotton through the remaining stitch.
V. Borders
An open
Border.
Any number of stitches may be set up, that will divide by 3. Slip the 1st
stitch, bring[67]
the cotton forward, slip a stitch, knit a stitch, pull the 2nd slipped stitch
over the 3rd stitch; repeat these 3 stitches to the end of the row. 2nd row,
plain knitting. 3rd row ribbed. Then begin with the first row again.
A few plain knitted stitches for a border are a great improvement.
Another
Border.
Cast on any even number of stitches. Rib each row with the exception
of 3 stitches on each side for the border, which are knitted plain. When you
have 4 ribs on the right side, knit a plain row. Knit the 3 border stitches,
leave the cotton on the outside of the needle and rib 2 stitches taken together,
this makes a loop stitch; pass the cotton back and repeat these 2 stitches until
you come to the border. The next row is plain knitting. Then rib again backwards
and forwards until you come to the row before the holes, which is again to be
plain knitting. To be sure that your[68]
pattern is right you must be able to count 7 ridges on the wrong side, and 4 on
the right.
A Last
Border.
For a Quilt.
Two needles No. 16, and medium sized cotton.
Cast on 101 stitches (or any uneven number). 1st row, knit the second stitch
first, drawing it over the 1st, knit the 1st, knit the 4th and 3rd, 6th and 5th,
and repeat the same until you come to the last, which knit. 2nd row, purl the
1st stitch, taking 2 stitches together as if you were going to decrease, but
pick up again the stitch nearest to the right hand and purl it. Repeat the same
to the last stitch, which is to be purled. Begin again at the 1st row.
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Grecian
Border.
Two needles No. 14, and coarse cotton.
Cast on 28 stitches. 1st row, rib 4, knit 12, rib 4, knit 4, rib 4. 2nd row,
all purled. 3rd row is the same as the 1st. 4th row, purl. 5th row, the same as
the 1st. 6th row, purl. 7th row, same as the 1st. 8th row, purled. 9th row, purl
4, knit 4, purl 12, knit 4, purl 4. The back rows are all purled. 11th, 13th,
and 15th like the 9th. 17th, 19th, 21st, and 23rd
rows, purl 4, knit 4, purl 4, knit 12, purl 4. 25th 27th 29th and 31st rows,
purl 4, knit 4, purl 4, knit 4, purl 12. 33rd 35th 37th and 39th rows, purl 4,
knit 20, purl 4. 41st, 43rd, 45th and 47th rows, purl 12, knit 4, purl 4, knit
4, and purl 4. Begin again with the 1st row.
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Diamond Knitting.
For a Quilt Border.
Cast on 57 stitches, 10 on each side are for the border, and are always plain
knitting. Knit the border, knit 1 stitch, bring the cotton forward, slip 1
stitch, knit 1, and pull the slipped stitch over it, knit 7, knit 2 taken
together, bring the cotton forward, and repeat from the border: your number of
stitches should always be the same. Back row, knit the border stitches, and rib
the rest; every back row is the same. Knit to where you decreased last,
bring the cotton forward, slip 1 stitch, knit 1, and pull the slipped stitch
over it, knit 5 stitches, decrease by taking 2 stitches in 1, bring the cotton
forward, knit 3, repeat the last 12 stitches to the border. Back row. You are to
continue increasing and decreasing in the same manner until you have only 3
stitches between the increases, then decrease at the sides of the diamond which
you have[71]
made by increasing, and increase on each side before and after the decrease. You
will now have enough of the pattern done to see how to proceed.
Observe that when you have only 3 stitches at the top of the diamond you have
been decreasing, and the back row is done, you begin to decrease the other
diamond. Also, that after the 1st diamond is done, your greatest number of plain
stitches between the decrease will be 5.
Border
for a Table Cover.
Cast on 90 stitches. Knit the 1st stitch, bring the thread forward, slip a
stitch, knit 2 taken together, bring the thread forward, slip a stitch, &c. to
the end of the row, where you will find but 1 stitch to knit after the last
slipped stitch. Continue the pattern (observing to begin every row with one
plain knitted stitch) until you have enough in length, then cast off.
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This border in crimson cotton or German lambs’-wool, is a nice finish to a
dark cloth cover.
Border and Fringe.
In 2 colors; for a Table cover or Shawl.
Cast on 28 stitches with the first color. Knit 2 stitches with the 2nd color,
knit 2 stitches with the 1st color, 2 with the 2nd, 2 with the 1st, and continue
the same to the end of the row, which will be 2 stitches of the 1st color. Begin
the next row by knitting 2 stitches of the 1st color, pass the thread forward,
place it under the thumb of the left hand, pass the 2nd color back and knit 2
stitches, continue the same to the end of the row, and then begin again at the
2nd row only observing to knit the 2nd color over the 1st and the 1st over the
2nd. After 2 more rows, reverse the colors again.
When you have a sufficient length cast off 20 stitches and unravel 8 for the
Fringe.
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