LAURESTINA LEAF PATTERN.
Materials.—Crochet cotton, No. 8; knitting needles, No. 13.
Cast on any number of stitches you like, which can be divided by 16, and 6 over for the border. Knit three plain rows.
1st.—K. 3, + m. 1, k. 1, m. 1, k. 2, slip 1, k. t., pass the slip stitch over, k. 2, + twice for every pattern, k. 3.
2nd. and every alternate. Knit the three first and last stitches, and purl all the remainder.
3rd.—K. 3, + m. 1, k. 3, m. 1, k. 1, slip 1, k. 2 t. pass the slip stitch over k. 1. ✕ twice for each pattern, k. 3.
5th.—K. 3, + m. 1, k. 5, m. 1, slip 1, k. 2 t., pass slip stitch over; ✕ twice as before; repeat and k. 3.
7th.—K. 3, ✕ m. 1, k. 2, slip 1, k. 2 t., pass slip stitch over; k. 2, m. 1, k. 1. ✕ twice for each pattern, k. 3.
9th.—K. 3, ✕ k. 1, m. 1, k. 1, slip 1, k. 2 t., pass slip stitch over; k. 1, m. 1, k. 3, m. 1, k. 1, slip 1, k. 2 t., pass slip stitch over; k. 1, m. 1, k. 2 +; repeat to the last 3 k. 3.
11th.—K. 3, ✕ k. 2, m. 1, slip 1, k,. 2 t., pass slip stitch over; m. 1, r. 5, m. 1, slip 1, r. 2 t., pass slip stitch over; m. 1, k. 3, +; repeat to the last, 3, k. 3.
13th.—K. 3, ✕[[1]] k. 2 t., k. 1, m. 1, k. 1, m. 1, k. 2, k. 3 t., k. 2, m. 1, k. 1, m. 1, k. 2, k. 2 t. ✕. Repeat k. 3.
[1]. Instead of knitting two together at the beginning and end of the pattern, in this and the following rows, the worker will find that she must knit three together in the body of the Anti-Macassar and at the beginning and end of the row, only as directed in the text.
15th.—K. 3, ✕ k. 2 t., m. 1, k. 3, m. 1, k. 1, k. 3 t., k. 1, m. 1, k. 3, m. 1, k. 1, k. 2 t., +; repeat, k. 3.
17th.—K. 2, k. 2 t., ✕ m. 1, k. 5; m. 1, k. 3 t., ✕. Repeat to the end of the row, when you will knit 3 together, and then 3 of the border.
Repeat from 7th to 18th rows inclusive, until sufficient is done; then knit 3 plain rows, and fasten off.
Border for Anti-Macassar.—Same cotton and needles. Cast on 17 stitches.
1st.—Slip 1, k. 2, m. 1, slip 1, k. 2 t., pass slip stitch over; m. 1, k. 3, m. 1, k. 2 t., k. 1., m. 1, k. 2 t., m. 1, k. 2 t., m. 1, k. 1.
2nd.—K. 1, purl all but five, k. 5.
3rd.—Slip 1, k. 2, m. 1, k. 2 t., m. 1, k. 2 t., k. 1, k. 2 t., m. 1, k. 3, m. 1, k. 2 t., m. 1, k. 2 t., m. 1, k. 1.
4th.—Like 2nd.
5th.—Slip 1, k. 2, m. 1, k. 2 t., k. 1, m. 1. slip 1, k. 2 t., pass slip stitch over, m. 1, k. 5, m. 1, k. 2 t., m. 1, k. 2 t., m. 1, k. 1.
6th.—Like 2nd.
7th.—Slip 1, k. 2, m. 1, k. 2 t., m. 1, k. 2 t., m. 1, k. 1, m. 1, k. 2 t., k. 5, m. 1, k. 2 t., m. 1, k. 2 t., m. 1, k 1.
8th.—Cast off 5, purl all the remainder, except the last five, which knit plain.
NET FOR THE HAIR.
[Fig. 10.]
Materials.—Three good skeins of scarlet or blue netting silk; elastic ribbon and tassels to correspond; crochet hook, No. 12.
Make 6 chain, and form them into a round.
1st.—1 tc. into every chain, and 1 ch., after every tc., thus making 12 stitches in the round.
2nd.—1 tc. on one chain, 3 ch., miss tc. stitch. Repeat.
3rd.—✕ 1 tc. on the centre of the loop, 5 ch., ✕ repeat.
4th.—✕ 1 tc. on centre of loop, 7 ch. ✕ repeat.
5th to 10th rounds inclusive.—Like the last, increasing two chain at every round, so that 9 ch. are made in the 5th, and 19 in the 10th round.
11th.—3 tc., 3 ch., miss 3. Repeat.
12th.—✕ 3 tc. on 3 ch., 3 ch., miss 3, + repeat.
13th.—✕ 4 tc., 4 ch., miss 4, ✕ repeat.
14th.—+ 4 tc. on 4 ch., 5 ch., miss 4, + repeat.
The elastic ribbon is to be run in the 11th round, and tassels fastened to hang over the ear.