Receipts in Knitting, Part 5

18For a Brioche

Either 8-thread German or 3-thread fleecy should be used. Pins No. 12. Cast on 90 stitches; keep the wool in front, slip a stitch the reversed way, knit 2 together, pass the wool in front, slip a stitch the reversed way, knit 2 together, pass the wool in front, slip a stitch the reversed way, knit 2 together, and so on. The whole of the knitting is done in this manner; then knit 2 rows of dark for the edge, 2 rows of the colour for the centre, 2 more dark: these 6 rows form an edge, which is done on each side of each piece. Then commence the centre part of the stripe, and knit 2 rows to the end; in the third row, leave 6 stitches at the end, and turn back, as if beginning a fresh row, and knit to the end; in the next row, leave 12 stitches; then 18, 24, 30, 36, and 42 stitches; after leaving 42 stitches, you must only leave 3 more each time instead of 6; and next leave 45, 48, 51, and so on, until you have only 15 stitches left; then knit 2 rows of dark (the whole number of stitches), 2 of the centre colour, 2 of dark; and take it off like common knitting. This completes 1 piece, 16 of which are required, and look pretty placed—scarlet, white, blue, gold, scarlet, white, lilac, green: this forms half the brioche, and the colours are repeated.

13Very Pretty Vandyke Border

1. Pins No. 19, and No. 10 boar’s-head thread.
2. First row:—Cast on 10 stitches, slip 1, knit 1, bring the thread forward, knit 2 together, knit 1, bring the thread forward, knit 2 together, pass the thread twice over the pin, knit 2 together, knit 1 plain.
3. Second row:—Slip 1, knit 1, knit half the stitch turned twice over the needle, seam the other half, knit 2, bring the thread forward, knit 2 together, knit 1, bring the thread forward, knit 2 together.
4. Third row:—Slip 1, knit 1, bring the thread forward, knit 2 together, knit 1, bring the thread forward, knit 2 together, knit 4 plain stitches.
5. Fourth row:—Make a stitch, knit 4, knit 2, bring the thread forward, knit 2 together, knit 1, bring the thread forward, knit 2 together.
6. Fifth row:—Slip 1, knit 1, bring the thread forward, knit 2 together, knit 1, bring the thread forward, knit 2 together, pass the thread twice round the pin, knit 2 together, pass the thread twice round the pin, knit 2 together, knit 1 plain.
7. Sixth row:—Slip 1, knit 1, knit the first half of the double stitch, seam the other half, knit 1, knit the first half of the double stitch, seam the other half, knit 2 plain, bring the thread forward, knit 2 together, knit 1, bring the thread forward, knit 2 together.
8. Seventh row:—Slip 1, knit 1, bring the thread forward, knit 2 together, knit 1, bring the thread forward, knit 2 together, knit the remainder of the stitches plain.
9. Eighth row:—Knit 9 plain stitches, bring the thread forward, knit 2 together, knit 1, bring the thread forward, knit 2 together.
10. Ninth row:—Slip 1, knit 1, bring the thread forward, knit 2 together, knit 1, bring the thread forward, knit 2 together, pass the thread twice over the needle, knit 2 together. Repeat this 3 times. Knit 1 plain stitch.
11. Tenth row:—Knit 2, knit first half of double stitch, seam the other half, knit 1 double stitch as before, knit 1, knit double stitch as before, knit 2, bring the thread forward, knit 2 together, knit 1, bring the thread forward, knit 2 together.
12. Eleventh row:—Slip 1, knit 1, bring the thread forward, knit 2 together, knit 1, bring the thread forward, knit 2 together, knit 10 plain stitches.
13. Twelfth row:—Knit 3 plain stitches, knit 2 together, knit 5, knit 2, bring the thread forward, knit 2 together, knit 1 plain, bring the thread forward, knit 2 together.
14. Thirteenth row:—Slip 1, knit 1, bring the thread forward, knit 2 together, knit 1, bring the thread forward, knit 2 together, pass the thread twice over the needle, and knit 2 together. Repeat this 4 times. Knit 1 plain.
15. Fourteenth row:—Knit 2, double stitch as before, knit 1, double stitch as before, knit 1, double stitch as before, knit 1, double stitch as before, knit 2, bring the thread forward, knit 2 together, knit 1, bring the thread forward, knit 2 together.
16. Fifteenth row:—Slip 1, knit 1, bring the thread forward, knit 2 together, knit 1, bring the thread forward, knit 2 together, knit the remaining stitches plain.
17. Sixteenth row:—Knit 3, knit 2 together, knit 3, knit 2 together, knit 5, bring the thread forward, knit 2 together, knit 1, bring the thread forward, knit 2 together.
18. Seventeenth row:—Slip 1, knit 1, bring the thread forward, knit 2 together, knit 1, bring the thread forward, knit 2 together, pass the thread twice over the needle, and knit 2 together. Repeat this 5 times. Knit 1.
19. Eighteenth row:—Knit 2, double stitch as before, knit 1 plain, double stitch as before, knit 1, double stitch as before, knit 1, double stitch as before, knit 1, double stitch as before, knit 2, bring the thread forward, knit 2 together, knit 1, bring the thread forward, knit 2 together.
20. Nineteenth row:—Slip 1, knit 1, bring the thread forward, knit 2 together, knit 1, bring the thread forward, knit 2 together, knit the remainder of the stitches plain.
21. Twentieth row:—Cast off all the stitches but 10 (there should be 23 in all), knit 5 plain, bring the thread forward, knit 2 together, knit 1, bring the thread forward, knit 2 together.
22. This completes 1 vandyke. You then begin again from the first row, and repeat these 20 rows till sufficient length is done.

33For Children’s Gaiters

For this, two-thread white fleecy is required, and No. 11 pins. Cast on 22 stitches, and knit 18 plain rows, increasing at the toe every time; there will then be 30 stitches on the pin, 14 of which must be let off at the heel on to a third pin; then knit 24 plain rows without increasing. Cast on as many extra stitches as you before let off, and knit 18 rows, decreasing 1 stitch every row, until only 22 stitches are left. This completes the foot part. For the leg, take up 14 stitches on each side, and 12 in the centre; knit 20 plain rows without increasing, and afterwards increase 1 every third row at each end until 54 rows are done; knit 24 rows with increasing, knit 20 plain rows, decreasing 1 every other row; then knit 10 rows, knitting 2 stitches and seaming 2, without increasing or decreasing; knit 6 plain rows, and cast off.

51For an Under Spencer

For the sleeve, cast on 40 stitches, knit 6 rows plain knitting, seam and knit in twos 20 rows (the stripes at the beginning and ends will have 3 stitches), knit 6 rows plain knitting.

Seventh row:—Knit 3 stitches, bring the wool forward, knit 2 together, knit 4 stitches. Continue making a stitch, knitting 4 between, to the end of the row. Knit a stitch, increase a stitch, knit to within 2 stitches of the end, increase a stitch by knitting 2 in one loop. Continue increasing a stitch in every 6th row till there are 72 stitches; cast off 18 stitches, knit to the end of the row; cast off 18 more. Knit 2 together at the beginning of every row till only 24 stitches remain. Cast off, and sew up the sleeve.

For the back, begin at the waist by casting on 28 stitches, knit 3 plain rows, knit 3 stitches, bring the wool forward, knit 2 together, knit 6. Continue making a stitch, and knitting 6 between, to the end of the row; knit 6 rows, knit 3 stitches, increase 1 by knitting 2 in one loop, knit to within 4 stitches of the end, increase 1 as before, knit 3, the next row knit plain. Continue to increase a stitch till within 3 stitches of the beginning and end of the needle, every second row, till there are 82 stitches. The next row, knit 3 stitches, knit 2 together, knit till within 5 of the end of the row, knit 2 together, knit 3, knit 16 rows without increasing or decreasing (this is for the arm-hole); knit 3, knit 2 together, knit to within 5 of the end, knit 2 together, knit 3. Continue to decrease every row in this manner till only 24 stitches remain; cast off.

For the fronts, begin at the waist, cast on 52 stitches; knit 3 rows, knit 3 stitches, bring the wool forward, knit 2 together, knit 6. Continue to make a stitch, and knit 6 between, to the end of the row; knit 12 rows, knit (from the front) 11 stitches, increase a stitch by knitting 2 in 1, knit to the end of the row, knit 3 rows, knit 12 stitches, increase 1, knit to the end, knit 3 rows, knit 13 stitches, increase 1, knit to the end, knit 3 rows, knit 15 stitches, increase 1, knit to the end, knit 3 rows, knit 17 stitches, increase 1, knit to the end, knit 3 rows, knit 18 stitches, increase 1, knit to the end, knit 3 rows, knit 19 stitches, increase 1, knit to the end. Knit 3 rows, knit 20 stitches, increase 1, knit to the end. There should now be 61 stitches on the needle. Knit 8 rows, without either increasing or decreasing: knit from the front 45 stitches; cast off 9; take another needle, knit the 7 which remain, knitting together the 2 first at the end of the needle, where you cast off every row till only 1 is left; cast off.

This is the beginning of the arm-hole. Knit 2 together at the beginning of each row at the arm-hole, until it is reduced to 37 stitches; knit 32 rows without increasing or diminishing; cast off 10 stitches from the front, knit a stitch, knit 2 together. Continue to decrease a stitch in front every row (inside the first stitch) till only 20 stitches remain. Leave off decreasing in front; knit to within 2 stitches of the end next the arm-hole; increase a stitch as before. Continue to do this every row till there are 27 stitches; knit a plain row, cast off, take up the stitches down one side of the spencer, knit 3 rows at one side, knit 3 stitches from the bottom, bring the wool forward, knit 2 together, knit to the end of the row, knit 5 rows, cast off; at the other side knit 3 rows, knit 3 stitches from the bottom as before, bring the wool forward, knit 2 together, knit 10, make 1 stitch, knit 10, make 1 more, knit 10, make 1, knit 10, make another stitch, knit to the end.

For the button-holes, knit 5 rows, cast off, sew the back and fronts together, take up the stitches all round the neck, knit 3 rows, knit 4 stitches, bring the wool forward, knit 2 together, knit 6, make a stitch. Continue to make a stitch, and knit 6 between, to the end of the row. This is for a string to pass through, as are also the holes at the waist. Knit 8 rows, cast off, and sew in the sleeves.

This should be knit in No. 3 white lamb’s-wool yarn and No. 14 steel pins.

48Netted Shawl

1. Make a foundation of 108 stitches, and net on the narrow mesh 25 rows with white, 25 with the colour for the centre alternately, till you have 5 stripes of white and 4 of coloured; this completes the centre.
2. For the border, on the second-sized mesh:—Net entirely with double wool throughout, and 2 stitches made in every corner stitch in the wide rows, in addition to the pattern.
3. First row:—With white, on a mesh this width ————,[3] plain.
4. [3] Transcriber’s note: in the source text, this dash is 23 millimeters long.
5. Second row:—Take 2 stitches together and net them as one on the same mesh as the row before, also with white, and the 2 next rows.
6. Third row:—Net 2 stitches in every loop.
7. Fourth row:—Plain, on the narrow mesh.
8. Repeat these 4 rows till you have net all the shades, beginning with the lightest and ending with the darkest; 4 rows of each.
9. For the fringe, on the wide mesh, with double wool, taking the 2 shades marked for the fringe.