My Knitting Book Part 7

_Fourth row_--plain knitting.

_Fifth row_--knit two; bring the thread forward, knit two together; knit one; knit two together; bring the thread forward.--Repeat.

_Sixth row_--plain knitting.

_Seventh row_--knit two; bring the thread forward, knit two together; knit one; knit two together; bring the thread forward.--Repeat.

_Eighth row_--plain knitting.

_Ninth row_--knit two; bring the thread forward, knit two together; knit one; knit two together; bring the thread forward.--Repeat.

_Tenth row_--plain knitting.

_Eleventh row_--knit three; bring the thread forward, knit three together; bring the thread forward, knit one.--Repeat.

_Twelfth row_--plain knitting.

_Thirteenth row_--knit three; knit two together; bring the thread forward, knit three.--Repeat.

_Fourteenth row_--plain knitting.

Commence again, as at first row.

VI.

Chevron Pattern.

Cast on any number of st.i.tches that can be divided by eight.

_First row_--pearl knitting.

_Second row_--knit two together; knit three; bring the thread forward, knit three.--Repeat.

Repeat these two rows twice,--making in all six rows.

The pattern, as above worked, turns to the left; in the next six rows it should turn to the right,--this is to be done by bringing the thread forward before the open st.i.tch of the preceding row.

Commence again as at first row, knitting alternately six rows with the pattern to the left, and six rows with the pattern to the right.

VII.

Vand.y.k.e Pattern.

Cast on any number of st.i.tches that can be divided by ten.

_First row_--pearl knitting.

_Second row_--plain knitting.

_Third row_--pearl knitting.

_Fourth row_--bring the thread forward, knit two; knit two together; pearl one; knit two together; knit two; bring the thread forward, knit one.--Repeat.

Commence again, as at first row.

VIII.

Lace Pattern.

Cast on any number of st.i.tches that can be divided by six.

_First row_--knit one; knit two together; bring the thread forward, knit one; bring the thread forward, knit two together.--Repeat.

_Second row_--pearl knitting.

Repeat the two first rows, four times,--making altogether ten rows.

_Eleventh row_--knit two together;(a) bring the thread forward, knit three; bring the thread forward, knit three in one, (by slipping the first st.i.tch, knitting the second, and pa.s.sing the slip-st.i.tch over the knitted one; then pa.s.sing the last st.i.tch off the right hand needle on to the left hand needle, and slipping the second st.i.tch over the first, and pa.s.sing the st.i.tch back again on to the right-hand needle).--Repeat from (a).

_Twelfth row_--pearl knitting.

_Thirteenth row_--knit one; bring the thread forward, knit two together; knit one; knit two together; bring the thread forward.--Repeat.--Finish this row by bringing the thread forward, and knitting two together, to prevent its decreasing.

_Fourteenth row_--pearl knitting.

Repeat the two last rows four times.

_Twenty-third row_--knit two;(b) bring the thread forward, knit three in one (as before); bring the thread forward, knit three.--Repeat from (b).

Commence again, as at first row.

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