Chapter VIII: Lace Pattern

Cast on any number of stitches 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 stitch, knitting the second, and passing the slip-stitch over the knitted one; then passing the last stitch off the right hand needle on to the left hand needle, and slipping the second stitch over the first, and passing the stitch 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.

IX.

Fish-bone Pattern.

Cast on any uneven number of stitches.

_First row_--Slip one; knit one;(a) bring the thread forward, slip one, taking it in front; knit one, pass the slip-stitch over it; knit two.--Repeat from (a).--There will be three plain stitches to knit at the end of the row.

_Second row_--Slip one;(b) turn the thread round the needle, and bring it in front again; pearl two together; pearl two.--Repeat from (b).