 Pattern one from exercises and knitting. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Recording by Sarah Jennings. Exercises and knitting by Cornelia Mee. Introduction to chair covers. And pattern one, German pattern of open double knitting, both sides alike. Receipts for 12 chair covers in different patterns. As the number of stitches required to work each pattern will be mentioned, these patterns can easily be adapted for any other purpose, and are most of them well adapted for doilies. Some of the most open patterns are suitable for Shetland shawls, and as the majority of chair covers are now done in colored wool, the colors and numbers of shades will be described. Though if wished in white, the linen thread number one is the proper material to be used. Pattern one, German pattern of open double knitting, both sides alike. Large wooden pins are required for this pattern, which is done in double or eight threaded wool, in five colors that contrast well. Claret, gold color, blue, white, scarlet. And four rows of each, worked in the order they are here placed. Cast on 71 stitches. First row. Seam one, make one, slip one. This row is only to begin with and is not repeated. The whole of the knitting being done as the second row. Seam two together, make one by passing the wool round the pin, slip one, and repeat. At the end of the row, if correctly knitted, there will be one stitch, which seam. When the colors have been repeated six times, the cover will be the proper size. To finish it round, work fringe number two. Work claret for the head, and put in two lengths of each color in the fringe. End of pattern one. Pattern two, nun's pattern of exercises in knitting. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org, recording by Karen Savage. Exercises in Knitting by Cornelia Me. Pattern two, nun's pattern. Pins number ten. Eight stitches to a pattern. Fourteen shades of orange, four-threaded German wool, beginning with the darkest and working six rows of each. Four plain rows to begin and end the cover, and four plain stitches at the beginning and end of every row for an edge. These edge stitches are not mentioned with the pattern, but will be included in the number cast on. Cast on 112 stitches. First row. Make one, knit one, make one, knit two, slip one, knit two together, pass the slip stitch over, knit two, and repeat. Second row, seamed. Third row. Make one, knit three, make one, knit one, slip one, knit two together, pass the slip stitch over, knit one, and repeat. Fourth row, seamed. Fifth row. Make one, knit five, make one, slip one, knit two together, pass the slip stitch over, and repeat. Sixth row, seamed. Repeat from first row. When six rows of each shade have been done, reverse them by continuing with the second lightest shade. End of pattern two. Pattern three, Viennoir's pattern from Exercises in Knitting. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Recording by Karen Savage. Exercises in Knitting by Cornelia Me. Pattern three, Viennoir's pattern. Pins number ten, nine stitches to a pattern. Eight shades of scarlet, fourth threaded German wool, twelve rows each, the shades to be arranged and reversed as number two. Cast on 116 stitches. This includes the eight edge stitches. First row. Make one, knit five, knit two together, pass the wool twice over the pin, knit two together, repeat. Second row, seamed. The stitches that were passed twice over the pin to be knitted only as one stitch. Third row. Knit one, make one, knit four, knit two together, pass the wool twice over the pin, knit two together, repeat. Fourth row, seamed as before. Fifth row. Knit two, make one, knit three, knit two together, pass the wool twice over the pin, knit two together, repeat. Sixth row, seamed as before. Seventh row. Knit three, make one, knit two, knit two together, pass the wool twice over the pin, knit two together, and repeat. Eighth row, seamed. Ninth row. Knit four, make one, knit one, knit two together, pass the wool twice over the pin, knit two together, and repeat. Tenth row, seamed. Eleventh row. Knit five, make one, knit two together, pass the wool twice over the pin, knit two together, and repeat. Twelfth row, seamed, then repeat from the first row. End of pattern number three. Pattern number four from Exercises and Knitting. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org, read by Betsy Bush in Marquette, Michigan, December 2008. Exercises and Knitting by Cornelia Mee. Pattern number four. Chair cover, beautiful coral pattern. Pins number twelve. 16 shades of scarlet, four-threaded German wool, and six rows of each shade to be worked in the same order as number two for the cover. Cast on 116 stitches. If wished for any other purpose, cast on any number of stitches that will divide by 17 and 14 stitches over to make the pattern correspond at the edges. First row, knit four, knit two together, star. Thread forward, knit two together, thread forward, knit two together, thread forward, knit one, thread forward, knit two, slip one, knit one. Pass the slipped stitch over, knit four, knit two together, knit two, and repeat from star till within eight of the end. Then thread forward, knit two together, thread forward, knit two together, thread forward, knit four. Second row, seamed. Third row, knit three, knit two together, star. Thread forward, knit two together, thread forward, knit two together, thread forward, knit three, thread forward, knit two, slip one, knit one. Pass the slipped one over, knit two, knit two together, knit two, and repeat from star. For the end, thread forward, knit two together, thread forward, knit two together, thread forward, knit five. Fourth row, seamed. Fifth row, knit two, knit two together, star. Thread forward, knit two together, thread forward, knit two together, thread forward, knit five. Thread forward, knit two, slip one, knit one. Pass the slipped stitch over, knit two together, knit two, and repeat from star. For the end, thread forward, knit two together, thread forward, knit two together, thread forward, knit six. Sixth row, seamed. Seventh row, knit four, star. Thread forward, slip one, knit one. Pass the slipped stitch over, thread forward, slip one, knit one. Pass the slipped stitch over, thread forward, knit two, slip one, knit one. Pass the slipped stitch over, knit four, knit two together, knit two, thread forward, knit one, and repeat from star. For the end, thread forward, slip one, knit one. Pass the slipped stitch over, thread forward, slip one, knit one. Pass the slipped stitch over, thread forward, slip one, knit one. Pass the slipped stitch over, knit four. Eighth row, seamed. Ninth row, knit five, star. Thread forward, knit two together, thread forward, knit two together, thread forward, knit two, slip one, knit one. Pass the slipped stitch over, knit two, knit two together, knit two, thread forward, knit three, and repeat from star. For the end, thread forward, knit two together, thread forward, knit two together, thread forward, knit two together, knit three. 10th row, seamed, 11th row, knit 6, star, thread forward, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over, thread forward, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over, thread forward, knit 2, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over, knit 2 together, knit 2, thread forward, knit 5, and repeat from star. For the end, thread forward, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over, thread forward, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over, thread forward, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over, knit 2, 12th row, seamed, repeat from first row. End of Pattern 4. Pattern 5. Beautiful Diamond Pattern from Exercises in Knitting. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Recording by Karen Savage. Exercises in Knitting by Cornelia Me. Pattern 5. Beautiful Diamond Pattern. Pins number 10. Twenty-four stitches to a pattern, six shades of scarlet, fourth-threaded German wool, twelve rows of each shade, and for the center, twelve rows of white, cast on 128 stitches. First row. Knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 3. Make 1 and knit 2 together three times. Knit 2 together, and draw the preceding stitch on the right-hand needle over the stitch formed by knitting the last 2 together. Make 1 and knit 2 together twice. Make 1, knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together, repeat. Second row. Seamed. Third row. Knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 3. Knit 2 together, and make 1 three times. Knit 1, make 1 and knit 2 together twice. Make 1, knit 3, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1. Fourth row. Seamed. Fifth row. Knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1. Knit 2 together, and make 1 three times. Knit 3, make 1 and knit 2 together three times. Knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, repeat. Sixth row. Seamed. Seventh row. Knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1. Knit 2 together, and make 1 three times. Knit 5, make 1 and knit 2 together three times. Knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, and repeat. Eighth row. Seamed. 9th row. Knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, make 1 and knit 2 together 3 times. Knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 2, make 1 and knit 2 together 4 times. 10th row, Seamed. 11th row. Knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 3, make 1 and knit 2 together 3 times. Knit 2, knit 2 together and make 1 3 times. Knit 1, knit 2 together, one, knit one." 12th row, Seamed. End of pattern number five. Pattern six Pretty feather pattern from exercises in knitting. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org, recording by Karen Savage. Exercises in knitting by Cornelia Mee. Pattern six. Pretty feather pattern. Pins number eleven. Twenty-five stitches to a pattern. Six shades each of scarlet, drab and blue. Cast on one hundred and eight stitches. Commence with the darkest blue and knit four plain rows. First row. Knit two together four times. Bring the wool forward and knit one eight times. Knit two together four times. Knit one and repeat. Second row, Seamed. Third row, Knit. Fourth row, Seamed. The shade is changed after the completion of these four rows. The six shades of blue are knit from dark to light, then the six shades of scarlet, and then the shades of drab. Each set of shades is knit twice, and you will finish with the lightest drab. Knit four plain rows of that color besides the four pattern rows. End of pattern six. Pattern number seven from exercises in knitting. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Read by Betsy Bush in Marquette, Michigan, December 2008. Exercises in Knitting by Cornelia Me. Pattern number seven, Chair Cover, Rose Leaf Pattern. Pins number ten. Nineteen stitches to a pattern. Fifteen shades of blue, four-thread German wool, and six rows of each color. Cast on a hundred and twenty-two stitches. First row. Knit one. Seam two. Knit one. Make one. Knit one. Slip one. Knit one. Pass the slipped stitch over. Seam one. Knit two together. Knit one. Seam one. Knit one. Slip one. Knit one. Pass the slipped stitch over. Seam one. Knit two together. Knit one. Make one. And repeat. Second row. Seam three. Knit one. Seam two. Knit one. Seam two. Knit one. Seam four. Knit two. Seam one. Repeat. Third row. Knit one. Seam two. Knit one. Make one. Knit one. Make one. Slip one. Knit one. Pass the slipped stitch over. Seam one. Knit two together. Seam one. Slip one. Knit one. Pass the slipped stitch over. Seam one. Knit two together. Make one. Knit one. Make one. And repeat. Fourth row. Seam four. Knit one. Seam one. Knit one. Seam one. Knit one. Seam five. Knit two. Seam one. And repeat. Fifth row. Knit one. Seam two. Knit one. Make one. Knit three. Make one. Slip one. Knit two together. Pass the slipped stitch over. Seam one. Slip one. Knit two together. Pass the slipped stitch over. Make one. Knit three. Make one. Sixth row. Seam six. Knit one. Seam seven. Knit two. Seam one. And repeat. Seventh row. Knit one. Seam two. Knit one. Make one. Knit five. Make one. Slip one. Knit two together. Pass the slipped stitch over. Make one. Knit five. Make one. And repeat. Eighth row. Seam sixteen. Knit two. Seam one. And repeat. Begin again from the first row. End of pattern seven. Pattern number eight from exercises in knitting. This is the LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Read by Betsy Bush in Marquette, Michigan, December 2008. Exercises in Knitting by Cornelia Me. Pattern number eight. Chair cover. Pretty spider net pattern with open work between. Pins number twelve. Thirty-five stitches to a pattern. Fourteen shades of four-threaded scarlet German wool. Six rows of each shade. Cast on a hundred and thirteen stitches. First row. Knit two. Knit two together. Make one. Knit one. Make one. Knit two together. Make one. Knit two together. Knit nine. Open parentheses. Make one. And knit two together six times. Close parentheses. Knit five. Repeat. Second row. Seam four. Open parentheses. Seam two together. And make one. Six times. Close parentheses. Seam nine. Open parentheses. Seam two together. And make one twice. Close parentheses. Seam three. Make one. Seam two together. Seam one. And repeat. Third row. Knit two together. Make one. Knit two together. Knit one. Knit two together. Open parentheses. Make one. And knit two together twice. Close parentheses. Knit nine. Open parentheses. Make one. And knit two together six times. Close parentheses. Knit three. And repeat. Fourth row. Seam two. Open parentheses. Seam two together. And make one six times. Close parentheses. Seam nine. Open parentheses. Seam two together. And make one twice. Close parentheses. Seam one. Make one. Seam three. Make one. Seam two. And repeat. Fifth row. Knit three. Make one. Slip one. Knit two together. Pass the slipped stitch over. Make one. Knit three. Open parentheses. Make one. And knit two together twice. Close parentheses. Knit nine. Open parentheses. Make one. And knit two together six times. Close parentheses. Knit one. Repeat. Sixth row. Seam three. Open parentheses. Make one. And seam two together six times. Close parentheses. Seam six. Seam two together. Make one. Seam one. Make one. Seam two together. Make one. Seam two together. Seam seven. Repeat. Seventh row. Knit six. Knit two together. Make one. Knit two together. Make one. Knit three. Make one. Knit two together. Knit four. Open parentheses. Knit two together. And make one six times. Close parentheses. Knit four. Repeat. Eighth row. Seam five. Open parentheses. Make one. And seam two together six times. Close parentheses. Seam two. Seam two together. Make one. Seam two together. Seam one. Seam two together. Make one. Seam two together. Make one. Seam two together. Seam five. Repeat. Ninth row. Knit four. Knit two together. Make one. Knit two together. Make one, knit one, make one, knit three, make one, knit three. Open parentheses, knit two together, and make one six times. Close parentheses, knit six, repeat. Tenth row, seam seven, open parentheses, make one, and seam two together six times. Close parentheses, seam three, make one, slip one, seam two together, pass the slip stitch over, make one, seam three, make one, seam two together, make one, seam two together, seam three, repeat. End of pattern eight. Pattern nine, shield pattern from exercises and knitting. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Recording by Sarah Jennings. Exercises and Knitting by Cornelia Mee. Pattern nine, shield pattern surrounded with open work. Pins number eleven, fifteen stitches to a pattern. Ten shades of four-threaded German wool, eight rows of each shade, the shades to be reversed from the center, the same as number two. Cast on 113 stitches. First row, knit two together, knit three, make one, knit two together, make one, knit one, make one, knit two together, make one, knit three, knit two together. Second row, seamed. Third row, knit two together, knit three, make one, knit two together, make one, knit one, make one, knit two together, make one, knit three, knit two together. Fourth row, seamed. Fifth row, knit two together, knit two, make one, knit two together, make one, knit three, Make one. Knit two together. Make one. Knit two. Knit two together. Sixth throw. Seamed. Seventh throw. Knit two together. Knit one. Make one. Knit two together. Make one. Knit five. Make one. Knit two together. Make one. Knit one. Knit two together. Eighth throw. Seamed. Ninth throw. 10th row. Knit 2 together. Make 1. Knit 2 together. Make 1. Knit 7. Make 1. Knit 2 together. Make 1. Knit 2 together. 10th row. Seemed. 11th row. Knit 1. Make 1. Knit 2 together. Make 1. Knit 3. Knit 2 together. Knit 4. Make 1. Knit 2 together. Make 1. Knit 1. 12th row, seamed, 13th row, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 3, knit 2 together, knit 2 together at the back, knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, 14th row, seamed, 15th row, same as the 13th row, 16th row, seamed, 17th row, same as the 13th, 18th row, seamed, 19th row, knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2, knit 2 together, knit 2 together at the back, knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2, 20th row, seamed, 21st row, knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, knit 2 together, knit 2 together at the back, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 3, 22nd row, seamed, 23rd row, knit 4, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 2 together at the back, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 4, 24th row, seamed, 25th row, knit 2 together, knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 3, knit 2 together, 26th row. Seamed. 27th row. Knit two together at the back. Knit three. Make one. Knit two together. Make one. Knit one. Make one. Knit two together. Make one. Knit three. Knit two together. 28th row. Seamed. Repeat from first row. End of Pattern 9. Pattern 10. Canvas Pattern. From Exercises and Knitting. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Recording by Sarah Jennings. Exercises and Knitting by Cornelia Mee. Pattern 10. Canvas Pattern. Two stitches to a pattern. Three half-ounce skeins of shaded scarlet eight-threaded wool, and two skeins of eight-threaded white wool. Six rows of scarlet and four of white. Cast on one hundred stitches. First row. Seam one. Seam the remainder of the stitches, passing the wool twice round the pin. This row is not repeated, but the knitting continued with the second and third rows till large enough. Second row. Knit half the first stitch. Knit the other half with half the second stitch, passing the wool twice round the pin. Knit the other half of the second stitch with the first half of the third stitch, passing the wool twice round the pin, and so on. Third row. Seam half the first stitch. Seam the other half with the first half of the second stitch, passing the wool twice round the pin. Seam the other half of the second stitch with the first half of the third stitch, passing the wool twice round. Repeat. Finish this round with fringe number two. Use scarlet for the head and scarlet and white for the fringe. End of pattern ten. Pattern eleven from exercises in knitting. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org, read by Betsy Bush in Marquette, Michigan, June 2008. Exercises in Knitting by Cornelia Me. Pattern number eleven. Chair cover eleven, leaf pattern. Pins number ten. Cast on a hundred and sixteen, twelve stitches to a pattern. First row. Knit one, make one, knit three, knit two together, knit one, knit two together, knit three, make one, and repeat. Second row, seamed. Third row. Knit two, make one, knit two, knit two together, knit one, knit two together, knit two, make one, knit one, and repeat. Fourth row, seamed. Fifth row. Knit three, make one, knit one, knit two together, knit one, knit two together, knit one, make one, knit two, and repeat. Sixth row, seamed. Seventh row. Knit four, make one, knit two together, knit one, knit two together, make one, knit three, and repeat. Eighth row, seamed. Ninth row. Knit five, make one, slip one, knit two together, and bring the slipped stitch over. Make one, knit four, and repeat. Thirteenth row, seamed. Eleventh row. Knit one, knit two together, knit three, make one, knit one, make one, knit three, knit two together, and repeat. Twelfth row, seamed. Thirteenth row. Knit one, knit two together, knit two, make one, knit three, make one, knit two, knit two together, and repeat. Fourteenth row, seamed. Fifteenth row. Knit one, knit two together, knit one, make one, knit five, make one, knit one, knit two together, and repeat. Sixteenth row, seamed. Seventeenth row. Knit one, knit two together, make one, knit seven, make one, knit two together, and repeat. Eighteenth row, seamed. Nineteenth row. Knit two together, make one, knit nine, star. Make one, slip one, knit two together, and bring the slipped stitch over. Make one, knit nine, repeat from star to end, and then begin first row. Twentieth row, seamed. End of pattern eleven. Pattern twelve. Chair cover twelve. Another leaf pattern of exercises in knitting. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Recording by Gesina. Exercises in knitting by Cornelia Mee. Chair cover twelve. Another leaf pattern. Pins number eleven, fourteen stitches to each pattern, cast on one hundred and six stitches. First row. Seamed two, knit one, knit two together, seam four, knit two, seam two, bring the thread forward and knit one, pass the thread round the needle and repeat. Second row. Seamed three, knit two, seam two, knit three, knit two together, seam one, knit two, and repeat. Third row. Seamed two, knit one, knit two together, seam two, knit two, seam two, knit one, thread forward and knit one, thread forward and knit one, and repeat. Fourth row. Seamed five, knit two, seam two, knit one, knit two together, seam one, knit two, and repeat. Fifth row. Seamed two, knit one, knit two together, knit two, seam two, knit two, thread forward, knit one, thread forward, knit two, and repeat. 6th row. Seam 7, knit 2, seam 1, knit 2 together, seam 1, knit 2, and repeat. 7th row. Seam 2, knit 1, knit 2 together, seam 2, knit 3, thread forward and knit 1, thread forward, knit 3, and repeat. 8th row. Seam 9, knit 2, knit 2 together, knit 2, and repeat. 9th row. Seam 2, thread forward and knit 1, thread round the needle and seam 2, knit 1, knit 2 together, seam 1, knit 5, and repeat. 10th row. Seam 4, knit 1, knit 2 together, seam 1, knit 2, seam 3, knit 2, and repeat. 11th row. Seam 2, knit 1, thread forward and knit 1, thread forward, knit 1, seam 2, knit 1, knit 2 together, seam 1, knit 3, and repeat. 12th row. Seam 2, knit 1, knit 2 together, seam 1, knit 2, seam 5, knit 2, and repeat. 13th row. Seam 2, knit 2, thread forward and knit 1, 15th row. Seam 2, knit 1, knit 2 together, knit 2 and repeat. 15th row. Seam 2, knit 3. Thread forward and knit 1. Thread forward and knit 3. Seam 2, knit 1, knit 2 together and repeat. 15th row. Knit 2 together, knit 2, seam 9, knit 2 and repeat. End of pattern 12. Pattern number 13, narrow van dyke edging. From exercises in knitting. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Read by Betsy Bush in Marquette, Michigan, October 2007. Exercises in knitting by Cornelia Mee. Pattern number 13, narrow van dyke edging. Pins number 21 and linen thread number 9. Cast on 8 stitches. First row. Knit 4, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2 together. Second row. Slip 1, knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together. Pass the thread twice round the pin, knit 2 together. Third row. Make 1, knit 1, knit the first half of next stitch. Seam the other half. Knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2 together. Fourth row. Slip 1, knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 4. Fifth row. Make 1, knit 6, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2 together. Sixth row. Slip 1, knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together. Pass the thread twice round the pin, knit 2 together. Pass the thread twice round. Slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped 1 over. Knit 1. Seventh row. Knit 2, knit the first half of next stitch. Seam the other half. Knit 1, knit first half of next stitch. Seam the other half. Knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2 together. Eighth row. Slip 1, knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 7. Cast off 5 stitches and repeat from first row. End of pattern number 13. Pattern number 14 from Exercises in Knitting. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Read by Betsy Bush in Market, Michigan, June 2008. Exercises in Knitting by Cornelia Mee. Pattern number 14 for a baby's hood. Very pretty. Done on 2 needles, number 10 in German wool. Cast on 7 stitches for the crown. First row. Knit 1 stitch and bring the wool forward before each of the other 6 stitches. Knit a plain row. Third row. Knit 2 stitches, make 1, knit 2, make 1. A plain row is knit between every increased one. Next row. Make 1 between every 3 stitches, then between every 4 and so on, only increasing in the same plan, that is, 6 times in every other row, till you have 16 stitches between every increased stitch. Then, knit a plain row. Next row. Make 1 and knit 2 stitches together, alternately throughout the row. Cast off 12 stitches on each side of your pins. Knit 2 plain rows. Next row. Make 1 and knit 2 stitches together, alternately. Knit 2 plain rows. Next row. Make 1 and knit 2 stitches together, alternately. Knit 8 plain rows. Next row. Knit 12, make 1. Knit 12, make 1, and repeat. Knit a plain row and continue commencing with 12 stitches every other row, making 1 between every 12 stitches, so that in every other row there is an additional stitch between every increasing. Continue the plain and increasing row, alternately, in the whole, making 30 rows. When the hood is made up, satin ribbon is first run between the holes, and then turned back and stuffed with wool. It is turned over to the second of the 8 plain rows. Satin ribbon is run between the 3 rows of holes and the increased parts down the crown, which is sewed up. The curtain, or frill, is sewed to the back part and is knit as follows. Cast on 64 stitches, knit 18 plain rows, then take up the stitches at each end, and knit a plain row. Bring the wool forward and knit 2 together for the row. One plain row, cast off, then draw the ribbon through the holes, and sew on the frill. The crown is neatly lined with white Persian and strings of saccharinette added. A rosette of ribbon is an improvement. Pink, white, or blue wool is the best color to knit this hood in. End of pattern 14. Pattern 15. Very pretty pattern for a fish serviette from exercises in knitting. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Recording by Karen Savage. Exercises in knitting by Cornelia Me. Pattern 15. Very pretty pattern for a fish serviette. Number 2 linen thread and pins number 14. Cast on 116 stitches. 2 are for the edge on each side. Knit 1 plain row, seam 1. The 2 stitches for the edge are not mentioned in the pattern. First row. Knit 2 together, knit 3, knit 2 together, knit 1 and make 1 twice. Knit 1, knit 2 together, knit 3, knit 2 together, knit 1 and make 1 twice. Knit 2. Second row, seamed. Third row. Knit 2 together and knit 1 twice. Make 1, knit 3, make 1, knit 2 and repeat. Fourth row, seamed. Fifth row. Slip 1, knit 2 together, pass the slip stitch over. Knit 1, make 1, knit 5, make 1, knit 1, slip 1, knit 2 together, pass the slip stitch over. Knit 1, make 1, knit 5, make 1, knit 1, slip 1, knit 2 together, pass the slip stitch over. Knit 1, make 1, knit 5, make 1, knit 2. 7th row. Knit 2, make 1 and knit 1 twice, knit 2 together, knit 3, knit 2 together, knit 1 and make 1 twice, knit 1, knit 2 together, knit 3, knit 2 together, and repeat. 8th row, scined. 9th row. Knit 2, make 1, knit 3, make 1, knit 1 and knit 2 together twice, knit 1, make 1, knit 3, make 1, knit 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, knit 2 together. 10th row, scined. 11th row. Knit 2, make 1, knit 5, make 1, knit 1, slip 1, knit 2 together, pass the slipped stitch over the knit 1, make 1, knit 5, make 1, knit 1, slip 1, knit 2 Knit two together, pass the slipped stitch over, repeat. 12th row, seamed. Repeat these 12 rows till you have about 9 or 10 nails in length. Then knit one plain row, seam one row, and cast off. End of pattern 15. Pattern 16. Two pretty fringes for chair covers, etc. From exercises and knitting. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Recording by Sarah Jennings. Exercises in knitting by Cornelia Mee. Pattern 16. Two pretty fringes for chair covers, etc. Number 1. Cast on an even number of stitches for covers. Eight will be a good number. And use double wool. Make one by passing the wool round. Seamed two together, repeat. Both rows are done in this manner. When sufficient fringe is done, cast off four stitches, take out the other pin, and unravel the remaining stitches. Number 2. Cast on nine stitches. Make a stitch, seam two together, make a stitch, seam two together, make a stitch, seam two together. The wool is cut in lengths of about six inches, and put in three at a time. Put in one piece of the fringe, knit two plain stitches, pass the piece of fringe between the needles, knit the last stitch. Second row. Knit the first two stitches, knit the third and the piece of fringe together, knit the rest plain, knit the next row the same as the first. Continue with these two rows alternately till sufficient fringe is made. It may be done either in one plain color or the knitting in one color and the fringe in another. End of pattern 16. Pattern 17. New pattern for lace edging from exercises in knitting. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. This reading by Kara Schellenberg. Pins in Knitting by Cornelia May. Pattern 17. New pattern for lace edging. Linen thread number six. Pins number eighteen. Cast on twelve stitches. First row. Slip one, knit one. Pass the cotton twice round the pin. Knit two together. Pass the cotton twice round the pin. Knit two together. Pass the cotton twice round the pin. Knit two together. Pass the cotton twice round the pin. Knit two together. Pass the cotton twice round the pin. Knit two together. Second row. Knit two. Seam one. Knit two. Seam one. Knit two. Seam one. Knit two. Seam one. Knit two. Seam one. Knit two. Third row. Slip one. knit sixteen, fourth row. Cast off five, knit eleven. You will now have twelve stitches on the needle. Fifth row. Slip one, knit two. Pass the cotton twice round the needle. Knit two together, knit one. Pass the cotton four times round the pin. Knit two together, knit one. Pass the cotton twice round the pin. Knit two together, knit one. Sixth row. Knit three, seam one. Knit three, seam one. Knit one, seam one. Knit three, seam one, knit three. Seventh row. Slip one, knit sixteen. Eighth row. Cast off five, knit eleven. You have now twelve stitches on the pin, and must begin with the first row again. End of pattern seventeen. Read on October 19, 2007, in Oceanside, California. Pattern number eighteen. Sugar plums stitch. From exercises in knitting. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Read by Betsy Bush, in Marquette, Michigan, October 2007. Exercises in knitting by Cornelia Mee. Pattern number eighteen. Sugar plums stitch. Very pretty for baby's quilts. Done in shaded wool and large pins. Cast on an uneven number of stitches. First row. Knit one stitch. Bring wool forward. Slip one the reverse way. Pass the wool back and repeat. Second row. Seam the stitch that was slipped in the last row. Pass the wool back. Slip one the reverse way. Bring the wool forward and repeat. Continue these two rows till the knitting is large enough. End of pattern eighteen. Pattern nineteen. Leaf pattern for half square shawl. From exercises in knitting. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Recorded by Erin Hastings. Exercises in knitting by Cornelia Mee. Pattern nineteen. Leaf pattern for half square shawl. Twelve stitches to a pattern. Pins number ten. This may either be done in Shetland or German wool and is very pretty in black Shetland wool. Cast on three stitches. Increase at the beginning of each row till you have twelve. First pattern row. Make one. Knit two together. Knit three. Make one. Knit one. Make one. Knit three. Knit two together. Knit one. Make one. Second row. Seamed making a stitch at the beginning. Third row. Make one. Knit one. Knit two together. Knit two. Make one. Knit three. Make one. Knit two. Knit two together. Knit two. Fourth row. Seamed making one at the beginning. Fifth row. Make one. Knit two. Knit two together. Knit one. Make one. Knit five. Make one. Knit one. Knit two together. Knit three. Sixth row. Seamed making one at the beginning. Seventh row. Make one. Knit three. Knit two together. Make one. Knit seven. Make one. Knit two together. Knit four. Eighth row. Seamed making one at the beginning. Ninth row. Make one. Knit five. Make one. Knit three. Knit two together. Knit four. Make one. And knit the remainder. Tenth row. Seamed making one at the beginning. Eleventh row. Make one. Knit two together. Knit three. Make one. Knit one. Make one. Knit three. Parentheses. Knit two together twice. And parentheses. Knit three. Make one. Knit one. Make one. Knit three. Knit two together. Knit remainder. Twelfth row. Seamed making one at the beginning. Thirteenth row. Make one. Knit one. Knit two together. Knit two. Make one. Knit three. Make one. Knit two. Parentheses. Knit two together twice. And parentheses. Knit two. Make one. Knit three. Make one. Knit two. Knit two together. Knit the remainder. Fourteenth row. Seamed making one at the beginning. Fifteenth row. Make one. Knit two. Knit two together. Knit one. Make one. Knit five. Make one. Knit one. Knit two together. Asterisk. Knit two together. Knit one, make one, knit five, make one, knit one, knit two together, and repeat from asterisk. Knit those left at the end. 16th row. Seamed, make one at the beginning. 17th row. Make one, knit three, knit two together, make one, knit seven, make one, knit two together. Knit two together, make one, knit seven, make one, knit two together, and repeat from asterisk. Knit those left at the end. 18th row. Seamed, make one at the beginning. 19th row. Make one, knit five, make one, knit three, knit two together, knit four, make one, knit two together, make one, knit three, knit two together, knit four, make one, knit the rest. 20th row. Seamed, make one at the beginning. 21st row, same as 11th. The shawl can be made any size by repeating these ten rows till you have it as large as you wish. End of pattern nineteen. Recording by Erin Hastings, June 23rd, 2008. Pattern number twenty of exercises in knitting. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Read by Betsy Bush in Marquette, Michigan, May 2008. Pattern number twenty, baby's shoe and stocking. Set on eighty stitches and knit the top as the Swiss mittens. When deep enough, diminish your stitches to sixty. Knit two seamed rows in color, then two plain white, and six rows of bars formed by knitting two plain and two seamed stitches alternately for three rows, and then two plain rounds, then reverse the ribbing and so on, with two plain rounds between. Divide the back and front on the two back pins thirty-two stitches, twenty-eight on the front, on the back pins knit two more plain rows, on the front continue the bars six more rows, and at the end knit four plain rows. This finishes the stocking part. For the shoe, set on thirty-two stitches of colored wool on a separate pin, one plain row and one row of holes for ribbon to go through, one plain row, and then join it at the back part of the stocking. Knit two seamed rows, two plain, three rows of bars, and two seamed rows. Divide for the heel, twelve stitches on the middle pin. And ten on each side, which you bind down. Continue three plain rows on the middle part, where there are twelve stitches, and three rows of bars. No plain rows at the end. Take up each side of the heel ten stitches, and seam three rows. For the foot part, knit two plain rows, and eight rows of bars, before knitting the plain rows to these eight rows of bars. Set on twenty-eight stitches of colored wool on a separate pin, and after knitting two seamed rows, join it to the front part of the stocking. Then knit two plain rounds all round to join the hole. But in the back part, reduce four stitches to make it equal with the twenty-eight in front. Commence the pattern of bars on the back pin, and make the first stitch a plain one. At the end of that pin, and on the front one, seam three stitches to form the side of the shoe, with two plain rows as before, narrowing at the end and beginning of the pins. At the beginning of the pins, narrow the first stitch, and at the end, before the three seamed stitches, and only narrow in the plain rows. When you have narrowed to have ten on the front and back pins, twenty in all, knit four plain rows, and finish by turning it and binding down. The front part of the shoe should have four rows of bars. Join the sides of the shoe and stocking, and knit four seamed rows. Draw a ribbon through the back part where you made the holes. End of pattern number twenty. Pattern number twenty-one from exercises in knitting. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org, recording by Vicki Selick in Maplewood, New Jersey, USA. Exercises in Knitting by Cornelia Me. Pattern number twenty-one. Shell pattern for a baby's cap. Pins number twenty-two, and the finest linen thread. The front part is knit with two needles only. Cast on two hundred and eight stitches. Knit five rows plain for the beginning. After these five, you must diminish one stitch in every shell, so as to have only one hundred and ninety-two. Bend three rows of the pattern, or shells, two rows of holes for putting narrow ribbon in before doing the pattern again, which is done in this manner. Bring your thread forward, knit two stitches together, and so on to the end of your needle. Knit five rows of plain between these two rows of holes. When this is concluded, knit four rows of the shells, and then two rows of the holes, the same as before, with the five plain rows between, then again, two rows of the pattern, or shells. You now take your two other needles and increase 43 stitches for the back of the head. Two rows plain, one row for putting ribbon in, and three rows plain. Then knit eight rows of the shells. The seventh row, you must have seven holes in each shell, and the eighth, but six. After this, seam the first and second stitches, knit the third plain without taking it off, and twist it so as to make two stitches of this last one. Then seam the fifth, slip the sixth without knitting, knit the seventh plain, and pass the sixth over. Knit the eighth plain, slip the ninth, and the tenth knit plain, and pass the ninth over it. The next row, seam the first stitch, slip the second, knit the third, and pass the second over without taking it off, and knit it twisted. Twist the fourth, seam the fifth, and knit the three remaining plain. After this row, knit two rows plain all around. After these, make a row of holes for putting ribbon in, by taking two stitches together and making one as before. First three rows plain all around, another row of holes, and then three rows plain. Then do the pattern, eight shells round the cap, and so continue until you have but five stitches instead of nine, not including the two twisted and the seamed. After this row, seam the first, twist the second and third, seam the fourth, raise a stitch by picking up a loop, slip the fifth, knit the sixth, and pass the fifth over. Knit the seventh plain, and take the eighth and ninth together, raise one stitch before beginning to seam. The next row, seam the first, slip the second, knit the third plain, and pass the second half through, and knit it plain. Seam the fourth, knit the fifth plain, slip the sixth without knitting, knit the seventh, and pass over the sixth to the left, and the eighth to the right, knit the ninth plain. Then do two rows of plain knitting all around, two rows of the holes for ribbon, knitting two rows plain to divide them, and four plain rows to finish with. Take off your stitches on a needle with coarse thread and tie it up. The pattern stitch, first row. Seam the first stitch, twist the second and third, seam the fourth, knit the fifth plain, bring your thread forward, and so continue for nine stitches plain, counting the fifth for one. By putting your thread forward, you will have 17 stitches. Second row, seam the first stitch, twist the second and third, seam the fourth, and knit the 17 plain, one with four needles, and seam them, one with two. Third row, seam the first, twist the second and third, seam the fourth, slip the fifth, knit the sixth plain, and pass over the fifth. Knit 15 stitches plain, including the sixth, and take two together at the 15th. Fourth row, the same as the third with the exception of the number, which is 13 this time, diminishing at the first and 13th as before. Fifth row, the same as the fourth row, only 11 stitches instead of 13. Sixth row, the same as the fifth, only nine stitches instead of 11. After the six rows, you begin at the first again, the six rows comprising all the pattern. End of pattern 21. Pattern 22, for a knitted bodice. From exercises in knitting. This is a LibriVox recording, all LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Recording by Lizzie Driver. Exercises in knitting by Cornelia Me. Pattern 22, for a knitted bodice. Five ounces of four thread fleecy and number 10 pins. Cast on 60 stitches and knit three plain rows. Fourth row, make a stitch, knit two together, make a stitch, knit two together, and so on to the end of the row. Knit four plain rows. Knit 70 rows in double knitting. Knit the four first and last stitches of every row plain. Then let off all the stitches onto a piece of thread, except 25 on the right-hand side. Asterix. Knit these 25 stitches backwards and forwards. Remembering that the four plain stitches are still to be knit on the right-hand side, but not on the other, for 26 rows. Then cast on 15 additional stitches. The four plain stitches are now to be knit on both sides for 74 rows. Knit three plain rows. Next row, make a stitch, knit two together, make a stitch, knit two together, and so on. Knit three plain rows and cast off. This completes the back and one front. You then let off 25 stitches on the other side and repeat from the point marked above with an asterix at time one minute and three seconds. Then take up the stitches all round the neck and knit three plain rows. Next row, make a stitch and knit two together alternatively. Knit four plain rows and cast off. Then sew the two fronts to the back, about one third of the length up, and run a ribbon through the row of holes formed at the top and bottom. This is worn outside the dress, and under a shawl or cloak is very comfortable. All should be done in double knitting, but the four edge stitches. End of pattern 22. Pattern 23, pretty open pattern, from exercises in knitting. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Recording by Gazina. Exercises in knitting by Cornelia Mee. Pattern 23, pretty open pattern. Nine stitches to a pattern. For the center of a shawl, I have done it in white, with a deep shaded border in feather stitch, in German wool, and the effect is extremely good. First row, seam two, make one, knit two together, knit three, knit two together, make one, and repeat. Second row, seam seven, and knit two, alternately. Third row, seam two, knit one, make one, knit two together, knit one, knit two together, make one, knit one, and repeat. Fourth row, seam seven, and knit two, alternately. Fifth row, seam two, knit two, make one, slip one, knit two together, pass the slipped stitch over, make one, knit two, and repeat. Sixth row, knit two, and seam seven, alternately. End of pattern 23. Pattern number 24, shell knitting for a bag in German wool, from exercises in knitting. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Read by Betsy Bush in Market, Michigan, October, 2008. Exercises in Knitting by Cornelia Me. Pattern number 24, shell knitting for a bag in German wool. Pins number 14, take 11 shades of wool, begin with the darkest, and four rows of each shade, that is one pattern done of each. Cast on 155 stitches, 57 on two of the needles, and 38 on the third. First round, knit four stitches plain, bring the wool forward, knit one, bring the wool forward, knit one, repeat this eight times. Knit four plain, seam three, repeat this all round. Second round, knit two plain, two together. 15 plain, slip one, knit one, draw the slipped one over the knitted one. Knit three plain, seam four, repeat this all round. Third round, knit two plain, two together. 14 plain, slip one, and pull one over as before. Knit two plain, seam three. Fourth round, knit one plain, two together. 14 plain, slip and pull over as before. Knit one, seam three. Fifth round, knit two together, 14 plain, slip and pull over, seam three. The stitches will now be reduced to their original number. Tie on the next shade, and repeat the five rows as before. Repeat this 15 times. Then take very small needles and knit a binder in simple ribs in any of the shades, 15 rows deep. The handle is made by knitting on two needles of the same size as those used for the bag with double wool in the following manner. Cast on 14 stitches, slip one, bring the wool forward, slip one, knit one, pull the slipped one over the knitted one to the last two, which are both knitted. Without bringing the wool forward, fold the two edges into the middle, and sew together with the double wool. Silk tassels to match. End of pattern 24, shell knitting for a bag in German wool. Pattern number 25, pretty pattern for basket sevillettes. From exercises in knitting. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Recording by Gesina. Exercises in knitting by Cornelia Mee. Pattern 25, pretty pattern for basket sevillettes. Six stitches to a pattern. Cast on 76 stitches, knit two plain at each edge. First row. Make one, knit one, make one, knit two together. Knit one, knit two together. Second row. Seamed. Third row. Make one, knit three, make one, knit three together. Fourth row. Seamed. Fifth row. Knit two together. Knit one, knit two together. Make one, knit one, make one. Sixth row. Seamed. Seventh row. Knit three together. Make one, knit three, make one. Eighth row. Seamed. Repeat from first row. The plain rows between maybe knit instead of seemed, if wished. End of pattern 25. Pattern number 26, Oriental Matt or Hooker Carpet from Exercises in Knitting. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Recording by Anne Cheng. Exercises in Knitting by Cornelia Mee. Pattern number 26, Oriental Matt or Hooker Carpet. This may also be used as a carriage rug, or as very pretty as a mat for the front of the piano. It is composed of an open stripe of dark knitting and a stripe of white knitting, with a pattern worked in cross-stitch on it and is quite new. Large wooden pins are required and 12 threaded fleecy, dark colored for the open stripe and white with four shades of gold, green, lilac and scarlet form a good combination of colors for the closed stripe and are extremely rich in their effect. For the open stripe, cast on 18 stitches. First row, knit two stitches, bring the wool forward, pass the first of the two knit stitches over. Knit two, bring the wool forward, pass the first of the two knit stitches over. Repeat. Second row, seamed. Repeat these two rows alternately till you have done the length you wish your mat to be. For the closed stripe, cast on 20 stitches and knit the same length as the open stripe. When finished, pin it onto a weighted cushion to work the pattern on it as that stretches the knitting and shows more plainly where you should put your needle in. Then work the annexed pattern on it. First pattern in shades of gold. Second, shades of green. Third, shades of scarlet. Fourth, shades of lilac. Repeat with the gold. Four stripes of the white and three of the dark will make a nice size of mat for a drawing room. If for a carriage rug, an additional stripe of each. End of pattern number 26. Pattern 27. Very elegant knitted polis from exercises in knitting. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Exercise is in knitting by Cornelia Mee. Pattern 27. Very elegant knitted polis. This may be made either smaller or larger by using finer or coarser woolen pins. It is usually done in four thread fleecy with coloured centre and border to imitate her mean. Cast on 270 stitches with white. Bring the wool forward. Slip a stitch the reversed way. Knit two together and repeat. Every row is alike. Knit 24 rows with the white. Then slip off 24 stitches at the beginning of the next row and join the coloured wool. Leave 24 stitches at the other end. These stitches are not required again till the centre is done and are then knitted and white to form the border up the sides. This will leave 222. Knit with these with the coloured wool for 12 rows. Next row. Knit 27. Bring the wool forward. Slip one. And instead of knitting only two together, knit five together. This decreases one rib. Knit to within 30 stitches of the end. Decrease one rib as before. Knit 13 rows and decrease one rib at the beginning and end of the next row as before. Each decreasing is done at the beginning of the row after knitting 27 stitches and when within 30 of the end. Knit 11 rows and decrease one rib at each end of the next row. Knit 13 rows and decrease one rib at each end. Knit 13 rows. Next row. Knit 27 stitches, decrease one rib. Knit 6 stitches, decrease one rib. Knit 6 stitches, decrease again. Knit and repeat, decreasing after every 6 stitches till 14 ribs are decreased. Knit the 30 last stitches without decreasing. Knit 24 rows without decreasing. Next row. Knit 27 stitches onto another needle and knit them backwards and forwards for 42 rows. Then cast off three stitches at the end nearest the center. Knit two rows. Cast off three more stitches. Knit two rows and cast off three more stitches till only nine stitches are left. Then cast off the nine stitches. This completes one front except the white, which will be mentioned below. The 27 last stitches are knitted in the same manner for the other front. Then the stitches that remain for the back are knitted for 42 rows. Then cast off three stitches at each end. Knit two rows and cast off three at each end till you have cast off 18 at each end. Knit two plain rows and cast off the remainder of the stitches. Then sew the shoulders very loosely or it will contract them. The 24 stitches of white that were let off to another pin must be knit on each side the length of the front and neatly sewed to it. For the sleeves, cast on 66 stitches and knit 78 rows. This is for the colored part and in sewing it together at the elbow it must be rather tightened and for the cuff, which is done in white, cast on 18 stitches and knit 66 rows and sew it very nicely to the colored part. For the collar, cast on 120 stitches with white, knit eight rows. Next row, knit to within 12 stitches at the end, turn back and knit to within 12 of the other end. Next row leaves six more stitches at each end. Next row leaves 24 stitches at each end, then 33, 39, 45 and 48 stitches, turning back between each as before, knit to the end of the row with white, join the colored wool, knit eight rows. Next row leaves 12 stitches at the end, turn back and leave the same number at the other end. Next row leaves 18, then 24, 30, 36 and 42 at each end, then two rows of colored, knitting the whole number of stitches, then cast off and sew it to the neck. A cord of tassels for the neck and waist made of the white and colored wool to be added and little tufts of black wool sewed into the white border at equal distances completes this elegant playlist. End of pattern 27. Pattern number 28, half cap for wearing under a bonnet, from exercises in knitting. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Read by Betsy Bush in Marquette, Michigan, October, 2007. Exercises in knitting by Cornelia Me. Pattern 28, half cap for wearing under a bonnet. Pins number 14, cast on 119 stitches, knit two plain rows with the colored wool, join the white and knit two plain rows. Next row, make a stitch, seam two stitches together, make a stitch, seam two together, and so on. Knit another plain row of white, knit two plain rows of colored, then join the white. That finishes the border around the top of the cap. First row, knit four plain stitches, make a stitch, knit three stitches together, make a stitch. Knit four plain stitches, make a stitch, knit three stitches together, make a stitch, knit four plain stitches, and so on to the end of the row. row. Second row. Seamed. Third row. Knit the same as the first, and continue with these two rows alternately for ten rows. Then slip off twenty-eight stitches onto another needle. Then knit the remaining stitches backwards and forwards for sixteen rows, increasing one stitch at the beginning of each of the last eight rows. Join the colored wool and knit two plain rows, then two rows of white. Next row. Make a stitch, seam two together, make a stitch, seam two together, and so on. Knit one plain row of white, then take up the twenty-eight stitches at the back, and the stitches on each side. Knit two plain rows of colored all round, and cast off the stitches. Then run a ribbon of the same color as the wool through the holes of the border around the back and front of the cap. End of pattern twenty-eight. Pattern twenty-nine for a muff from exercises in knitting. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Recording by Sharon Lee Baker. Exercises in knitting by Cornelia Me. Pattern twenty-nine for a muff. Cast on eighty stitches with the lightest shade and knit three plain rows. In the fourth row, pass the wool round the pin, seam two stitches together, pass the wool round the pin, seam two together, and so on to the end of the row. Join the next lightest shade and knit three plain rows. In the fourth row, seam two stitches together, pass the wool round the pin, seam two stitches together, and so on to the end of the row. Continue in this manner, knitting three plain rows and an open row of each shade till the darkest, then again to the lightest. This forms one stripe, four of which are required. The last stripe should finish with the lightest shade to correspond with the beginning. The shading of each stripe must be reversed. Thus first begin with the lightest shade and knit to the darkest, then knit from the darkest to the lightest, and then again to the darkest, and so on. This should be done in a double German wool, in five shades of sable or chinchilla colors, and satin put underneath the knitting of the same color. End of pattern twenty-nine, recording by Sharon Lee Baker. Pattern thirty, a Swiss pattern for the top of a mitten or muff of tea from exercises in knitting. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org, recording by Alex Whittaker. Exercises in Knitting by Cornelia Mee. Pattern thirty, a Swiss pattern for the top of a mitten or muff of tea. Cast on twenty-six stitches on three needles. Begin by seeming the first stitch, knit the second and slip it onto the left-hand needle. Bring the one from behind over which decreases the stitch. Knit the three next stitches plain. Pass the thread in front of each of the two next stitches, and knit them which increases and makes the holes. Then knit three more plain, and decrease again as above. Then seam a stitch, and so on all round. After each round done in this way, knit a plain round. End of pattern thirty, recording by Alex Whittaker in London. Pattern thirty-one, beautiful pattern for a Shetland shawl. From exercises in knitting. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org, recording by Jennifer Stearns. Exercises in Knitting by Cornelia Me. Pattern thirty-one, beautiful pattern for a Shetland shawl. The center is done with fine white Shetland wool and large ivory or wood pins. Cast on for the center a hundred and eighty or a hundred and ninety stitches. The pattern does for any number that will divide by ten. First row. Knit one, make one. Slip one, knit one. Pass the slip stitch over. Make one, slip one. Knit one, pass the slip stitch over. Make one, slip one. Knit one, pass the slip stitch over the knitted one, knit three, and repeat. Second row. Seamed. Third row. Knit two, parentheses, make one, slip one, knit one, and pass the slip stitch over three times, parentheses, knit two. Fourth row. Seamed. Fifth row. Knit three, parentheses, make one, slip one, knit one, and pass the slip stitch over three times, parentheses, knit one. Sixth row. Seamed. Seventh row. Knit four, parentheses, make one, slip one, knit one, pass the slip stitch over three times, parentheses. Eighth row. Seamed. Ninth row. Knit two, parentheses, knit two together, and make one, three times, parentheses, knit two. Tenth row. Seamed. Eleventh row. Knit one, parentheses, knit two together, and make one, three times, parentheses, knit three. End of pattern 31. Recording by Jennifer Stearns, Concord, New Hampshire. Pattern number 32 for a comforter. From exercises and knitting. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Exercises and Knitting by Cornelia Me. Pattern number 32 for a comforter. Number 11 pins. Four-thread fleecy, geranium, and gray. Cast on 48 stitches, knit 20 rows in double knitting of geranium, then 12 rows of the gray, 12 of the geranium, 12 of the gray, and so on, till the end. Then knit 20 rows, as at the first, with the geranium, and finish with the following fringe. Cast on 8 stitches. Make a stitch by keeping the wool at the back, seam two stitches together, pass the wool around the pin, seam two together, pass the wool around, seam two together. Continue in this manner, remembering to make a stitch at the beginning of each row, till sufficient fringe is done. Then cast off four stitches, pull the other needle out, and ravel the depth of the four stitches out, and sew on the fringe at each end. End of pattern number 32. Pattern number 33 for another comforter from exercises and knitting. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Exercises in Knitting by Cornelia Mee. Pattern number 33 for another comforter. Pins number 10. This is done in bright scarlet and claret, six rows of each. Eight threaded German wool, cast on 39 stitches. First row. Seam one, make one, slip one. This row is not repeated, but the remainder of the comforter is done as the second row. Seam two together, make one, slip one. Repeat when two yards in length are done. Cast off and add fringe number one at each end, or a tassel of the colors of the wool if preferred. End of pattern number 33. Pattern 34. Raised knitting. A kind of bell pattern for a counterpane from exercises in knitting. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Recording by Sarah Jennings. Exercises in Knitting by Cornelia Mee. Pattern 34. Raised knitting. A kind of bell pattern for a counterpane. Cast on any number that will divide by four, and four stitches for each edge. The four stitches at each edge are not mentioned in the pattern. Next row. Seam four stitches. Cast on six stitches. Seam four. Cast on six stitches, and repeat. Second row. Seam seven. Knit three, and repeat. Third row. Seam eight. Knit two together, taking the back of the stitches. Knit three. Knit two together, and repeat. Fourth row. Seam five, and knit three, alternately. Fifth row. Seam three. Knit two together, taking the back of the stitches. Knit one. Knit two together. Sixth row. Seam three, and knit three, alternately. Seventh row. Seam three. Knit two together, taking the back of the stitches. Knit one. Eighth row. Seam two, and knit three, alternately. Ninth row. Seam three, and knit two together, alternately. Tenth row. Plain knitting. Repeat from the first row. This pattern is very pretty done in stripes, and if wished in that way, forty-eight stitches must be cast on for each stripe, and for a narrow stripe to join it with, cast on twelve stitches. Knit and seam alternate rows for eight rows. Ninth row. Knit three. Take a third pin, and knit three more. Knit the remainder of the stitches with the first pin. Tenth row. Seam three. Seam the three stitches on the third pin. Seam the remaining six. Repeat from first row. These two stripes form a beautiful pattern for a counterpane. End of pattern thirty-four. Pattern number thirty-five, from exercises in knitting. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Read by Betsy Bush, February 2009. Exercises in Knitting by Cornelia Mee. Pattern number thirty-five, for a knitted pen wiper. To be knit in three colors of German wool, number seventeen pins. Cast on twenty stitches, bring the wool forward, slip one the reverse way, knit two together, bring the wool forward, slip one the reverse way, knit two together, continue this to within two of the end, which knit plain. Second row. Knit two, bring the wool forward, slip one, knit two together, continue this to within three of the end, which leave on the other pin and return. Doing the same pattern to the two at the end of the row, when the wool is to be twisted twice round the pin and the two stitches knit together. Fourth row. Make a stitch, knit one, seam one, knit one, commence the pattern again and continue it to within six of the end, which, as before, are to be left on the other needle. Return with the same pattern to within four of the other end, which are to be knit plain. Sixth row. Knit four, knit the pattern to within six of the end, return as before to within four of the edge, bring the wool twice round the needle, knit two together, repeat this. Eighth row. Knit one, seam one, knit two, seam one, knit one, knit the pattern to within nine of the end, return as before and knit the edge plain. Tenth row. Knit six plain, knit the pattern to within twelve of the end, return to the edge and bring the wool twice round the pin and knit two together, repeat this twice more. Twelfth row. Knit one, seam one, knit two, seam one, knit two, seam one, knit one, bring the wool forward, slip one, knit two together, return and repeat this. Knit the edge plain. Cast off eight stitches, leaving two for the edge as at the commencement. Knit the pattern to the end of the row. One quarter is now finished. Commence the next the same as before with another color. Four quarters of each color make the round. When finished, sew the two sides together and make it up with a button in the center. End of pattern 35. Pattern 36. Beautiful pattern for a scarf. From Exercises in Knitting. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Recording by Sarah Jennings. Exercises in Knitting by Cornelia Mee. Pattern 36. Beautiful pattern for a scarf. Five ounces of Shetland Wool, or four of silk, are required. This may either be worked with a deep shaded border, or all plain, worked in the fine black Shetland Wool, or Ardois silk, it has the effect of black lace. The patterns both for the border and the center may be applied for a variety of purposes, and where beauty and elegance of pattern are appreciated, they cannot fail to be admired. For the border, cast on 130 stitches. Two are kept for each edge, which are not mentioned in the pattern. They are knit and seemed every alternate row. Number 11 pins for Shetland Wool, and number 12 for Ardois, are good sizes. Nine stitches form the pattern, so if wished wider or narrower, either add or take off nine stitches. Knit one plain row, seam, and now commence the border, which may be knit about half a yard deep. First row, seam two, make one, knit two together, knit three, knit two together, make one. Repeat. Second row, seam seven, knit two, alternately. Third row, seam two, knit one, make one, knit two together, knit one, knit two together, make one, knit one. Fourth row, seam seven, and knit two, alternately. Fifth row, seam two, knit two, make one, slip one, knit two together, pass the slipped stitch over, make one, knit two. Sixth row, seam seven, and knit two, alternately. Repeat these six rows. For the center, knit one row, seam one, then commence the pattern. Only one stitch is for the edge at each side. The pattern is of 16 stitches. First row, knit one, make one, slip one, knit two together, pass the slip stitch over, make one, knit five, make one. Slip one, knit two together, pass the slip stitch over, make one, knit four, repeat. Second row, seamed. Third row, knit two together, make one, knit one, make one, knit two together, knit two, knit two together, make one, knit three, make one, knit two together, taking the back of the stitches, knit two, repeat. Fourth row, seamed. Fifth row, knit one, make one, slip one, knit two together, pass the slip stitch over, make one, knit two, knit two together, make one, knit five, make one, knit two together, taking the back of the stitches, knit one, repeat. Sixth row, seamed. Seventh row, knit two together, make one, knit one, make one, knit two together, twice, make one, knit seven, make one, knit two together, repeat. Eighth row, seamed. Ninth row, knit one, make one, slip one, knit two together, pass the slip stitch over, make one, knit three, make one, knit two together, knit three, knit two together, make one, knit two, repeat. Tenth row, seamed. Eleventh row, knit two together, make one, knit one, make one, knit two together, knit three, make one, knit two together, knit one, knit two together, make one, knit three, repeat. Twelfth row, seamed. Repeat these twelve rows till the scarf is from one and a half to two yards long in the center, as may be desired. Knit one row, seam one row, then knit the border as on the other side. A pretty fringe for this scarf is three rows knitted with double silk on a mesh of this width. Transcriber's note, in the source text, the dash is eight millimeters long. And one row on a mesh three inches wide, netting three stitches into each loop. End of pattern thirty-six. Pattern number thirty-seven, twisted knitting from Exercises in Knitting. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Exercises in Knitting by Cornelia Mee. Pattern number thirty-seven, twisted knitting. Cast on twelve stitches. Knit and seam alternate rows for eight rows. The three first and last stitches of each row are always knit. Ninth row, knit three stitches, take a third pin and knit three more, knit the remainder of the stitches with the first pin. Tenth row, knit three stitches, seam the three stitches on the third pin, seam the other three, knit the three edge stitches. This completes one twist and is repeated after every eight rows. End of pattern number thirty-seven. Pattern number thirty-eight, a pretty pattern for a baby's shoe from Exercises in Knitting. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Read by Betsy Bush in Marquette, Michigan, January 2008. Exercises in Knitting by Cornelia Mee. Pattern number thirty-eight, a pretty pattern for a baby's shoe. Cast on thirty stitches. Knit eight rows, increasing one at the beginning of each. Knit twelve rows, increasing one at the beginning of every other row for the toe. Knit four rows without increasing. You will now have forty-four stitches on the needle. Let off thirty-two on a third needle and knit the remaining twelve stitches backwards and forwards for thirty rows. Cast on thirty-two stitches. Knit four rows. Knit twelve rows, decreasing one at the beginning of every other at the same end that you before increased. Knit eight rows, decreasing one at the beginning of every row. Cast off. This completes the foot part, except the little bit that is let in to shape it better, for which take up twelve stitches along the increased part of the toe and knit ten rows, decreasing one at the beginning of every other one at the end nearest the casting on, for the instep. Take up the thirty-two stitches on each side and sixteen across the toe. Knit two plain rows all round and cast off. Then take up the same number all round, but from the bottom of these two rows and knit two rows all round. Then place the thirty-two stitches on each side onto separate needles. With the sixteen stitches across the toe, knit two plain rows, taking up one of the thirty-two stitches at the end of each row and knitting it together with the last stitch. Next row. Knit two, slip one, knit one, pass the slipped stitch over the knitted one. Bring the thread forward. Knit one, bring the thread forward, seam one, pass the thread back, slip one, knit one, pass the slipped stitch over the knitted one. Bring the thread forward. Knit one, bring the thread forward, seam one, pass the thread back, slip one, knit one, pass the slipped stitch over the knitted one. Bring the thread forward, knit one, bring the thread forward, seam one, next row. Knit two plain stitches at each end and seam the remaining stitches. Continue the pattern and plain rows alternately till 24 rows are done, remembering to knit one of the side stitches with the last of each row. Then take the stitches on each side onto the same needle with the center ones. And knit five plain rows. Next row, make a stitch, seam two together, make a stitch, seam two together. This is to form a row of holes for the ribbon to pass through. Knit two plain rows. Continue the plain and pattern rows as in the instep till 36 rows are done. Knit four plain rows and cast off. End of pattern 38. Pattern number 39, pretty open diamond border from Exercises in Knitting. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Exercises in Knitting by Cornelia Mee. Pattern number 39, pretty open diamond border. Eight stitches to a pattern, pins number 10. First row, knit five, bring the wool forward, knit one, wool forward, and repeat. Seam second row. Third row, knit two together, knit one, knit two together, wool forward, knit three, wool forward, and repeat. Seam fourth row. Fifth row, knit three together, wool forward, knit five, wool forward, and repeat. Seam sixth row. Seventh row, wool forward, knit two, asterisk, wool forward, knit two together, knit one, knit two together, wool forward, knit three, and repeat from asterisk. Seam eighth row. Ninth row. Wool forward, knit four, asterisk, wool forward, knit three together, wool forward, knit five, and repeat from asterisk. Begin again from third row. End of pattern number 39. Pattern number 40, of exercises in knitting. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Read by Betsy Bush, January 2009. Exercises in knitting by Cornelia Mee. Pattern number 40, honeycomb cuffs. Number twelve pins. Cast on sixty-eight stitches. Slip a stitch with the wool forward, knit two together, bring the wool forward, slip one, knit two together, bring the wool forward, slip one, knit two together, bring the wool forward, slip one, knit two together. Continue in this manner with white wool till 22 rows are done. Join the colored wool and knit two rows. Third row. Slip the second stitch over the first and knit it. Knit the first, slip the fourth stitch over the third and knit it. Knit the third. Continue in this manner till the row is completed. Knit a plain row. Repeat the open row with a plain row between each till six open rows are done. Then repeat the 22 rows of the close knitting as at first and cast off. End of pattern number 40, honeycomb cuffs. Pattern number 41. Fan pattern knitting for a mitten from exercises in knitting. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer please visit LibriVox.org. Read by Betsy Bush in Marquette, Michigan, October 2008. Exercises in knitting by Cornelia Mee. Pattern number 41. Fan pattern knitting for a mitten. Needles number 19 and fine black netting silk. Set 30 stitches on each of three needles and after knitting a top either in ribs or any other pattern begin the fan by seaming the first stitch, the second stitch plain except that you take the outside part of the stitch. Seam the third, knit the fourth quite plain. Bring the thread in front of the next six stitches and knit them which makes 13 stitches. With the fourth you knit plain then seam again as at first and so on for one round. Second round. Seam the three first stitches as in the beginning and wherever you did in the first round. Knit the other 13 stitches quite plain. Third round. Seam the three first stitches as in the first round. Slip the fourth stitch, knit the next and bring the slipped stitch over them. Knit the others plain till you come to the two last before the seam stitch then with your left hand needle take off the last knit stitch and bring the one from behind over that which decreases two with the one you did after seaming and so on for one round and every other till you have reduced the 13 stitches to seven. Then begin again the first round. It is well to count the stitches frequently that you may have them even allowing three for the ribs and seven plain whenever you begin the fan so that there will be three fans on each needle. When you have four or five rounds of fans begin the thumb by bringing the silk forward and knitting a stitch which increases one. Then knit a plain stitch and increase the same as before. This do every other row till you have as many as you think enough say 30 stitches. Leave the 30 stitches and go on with the hand part and finish that off at the top. After knit the thumb observe in increasing to bring your silk directly over the stitch you increased to the right hand and to the left knit over and bring the silk in front of the stitch after the increased. End of pattern 41. Pattern number 42 from exercises and knitting. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer please visit LibriVox.org read by Betsy Bush January 2009. Exercises in knitting by Cornelia Mee. Pattern number 42 corkscrew moffetees. Five skeins of German wool are required for each. The two first and last should be alike. The middle one white. Cast on 24 stitches on each of three needles. First round. Seam three stitches and knit three. Seam three and knit three. Continue this for two rounds. Then knit three rounds. Knitting the two first and last on each needle plane. The intermediate ones. Three plain and three seemed as before. The next three rounds. Knit the first and two last stitches plane with three seemed and three knit between them. Three rounds of three stitches plain and three seemed. Then three rounds. The first two and last stitches seemed. And the middle three plain.