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317.--Lady's Knitted Purse.
Materials: 2 skeins of black purse silk; 2 skeins of scarlet
ditto; black jet beads; a steel clasp with chain; a tassel of black
beads; 5 steel knitting-needles.
This purse is knitted with black and scarlet purse silk, and
ornamented with black beads and a black bead tassel. Begin the
purse with the black silk in the centre of the bottom part, and
cast on for one part of it 7 stitches. Knit 14 rows on these
backwards and forwards, in such a manner that the work is knitted
on one side and purled on the other. The 1st stitch of every row is
slipped, the 1st row of this part is purled. * On that side where
hangs the thread with which you work take the back chain of the 7
selvedge stitches of the part you have just knitted on a separate
needle, and knit another part, which must have 15 rows, and the 1st
row of which is knitted. Repeat 10 times more from *. The stitches
of several parts can be taken on the same needle, so as not to be
hindered in working by too many needles. When the 12th part is
completed, take the selvedge stitches on the left hand on another
needle, cast them off together with the cast on stitches of the 1st
part, and fasten the silk thread. Then take the 7 right-hand
selvedge stitches of one black part on a needle, take the red silk
on which the beads have been strung and work 15 rows on these
stitches, the 1st row from the wrong side, and therefore purled; in
the 1st, as well as in all the other purled rows, the last stitch
must be purled together with the next stitch of the next black
part. In the purled rows, moreover, excepting in the first
and last one, a bead must be worked in after casting off the 2nd,
4th, and 6th stitches. The stitch must be worked by inserting the
needle into the back part, and in drawing through the silk which
has been thrown forward, let the bead slide through the stitch so
that it is on the right side of the work. In the following knitted
row, the needle must also be inserted into the back part of the
bead stitch. When 12 such red parts have been completed, work again
12 black parts on the selvedge stitch of the same, in which the
beads are not knitted in, but sewn on afterwards, when the purse is
completed. Then work 3 times more alternately 12 red and 12 black
parts; when the last 12 black parts have been completed cast off
the stitches of the last black part together with the selvedge
stitches, the 1st on the wrong side; the stitches of the 6th part
are cast off in the same manner together with the selvedge stitches
of the 7th. The red parts which remain to be worked on the black
part are thus lessened by 2; the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, and the 7th,
8th, and 9th of these parts must be by 6 rows longer. Then gather
all the stitches and selvedge stitches of the 10 parts on 2
needles, in such a manner that the 2 black parts, the stitches and
selvedge stitches of which have been cast off together, are placed
on the sides of the purse, and knit as follows with black silk,
first on the stitches of the one needle, and then on those of the
other:--1 row knitted, knitting together every 3rd and 4th stitch;
then work 3 rows backwards and forwards on the same number of
stitches, which must be knitted on the right side; then work 8 rows
more in the same manner, casting off the 2 first stitches of the 8
rows. Then cast off all the remaining stitches, sew the beads on
the black parts from illustration; also the clasp and bead
tassel.
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