Second Winding—Continued.
In double or cross-stitch. ([Fig. 8])
1. The second winding is the same as the first winding; that is, the yarn is crossed.
2. With the pick lift the lower thread over the upper thread as in single or plain stitch. This completes the first row of stitches.
3. Draw the smooth flat side of the pick along between the rows of nails to make space for the next winding.
Triple cross-stitch. ([Fig. 9])
1. Wind once over and back as if for double or cross-stitch.
2. Wind the yarn a third time across the rake, crossing it as in the first and second winding.
3. Three threads now pass in front of each nail except A and B. Lift the lower thread (first winding) over the upper two threads and off the nail. Do this at all the nails except A and B. This completes the first row of stitches.
4. Push threads to the bottom of the nails by drawing the smooth flat side of the pick rapidly along between the rows of nails.[2]
To make the second row of stitches, wind once across the rake, and lift the lower thread off as described above. Push threads to the bottom of the nails, and wind back over the rake for the third row of stitches, and so on.
[Chapter 3.]
WINDING ROUND RAKES.
The round cap rakes illustrated in [Figs. 2 and 3] are wound according to the following directions:
Round Cap Rake ([Fig. 2].)
Stitches are cast on this round rake in the same way as on the long rake described in [Chapter 2], except that the winding continues around the rake.
Single or double stitch may be used.
1. Tie the yarn to one of the nails.
2. Wind once around the rake as directed in [Chapter 2] for the first winding, until the nail to which the yarn is tied is reached again.
3. Continue winding until this nail is reached a second time, that is, until two threads pass in front of each nail.
4. Wrap yarn around a thumb tack in the side of the rake.
5. Lift the lower thread (first winding) over the upper thread (second winding) and off the nails. When only one thread remains around each nail, run the smooth flat side of the pick around between the rows of nails to push down the threads, and make room for the next winding.
6. Continue by winding once around the rake; that is, until two threads again pass in front of each nail. Lift the lower thread over the upper thread and off the nails to complete the row of stitches.
Fig. 12.
Round Cap Rake ([Fig. 3].)
To knit a cap on this rake the single stitch is used, as a rule.
1. To cast on stitches, tie yarn to a nail, ([Fig. 12]), and wind to the left, until nail A is reached again.
2. Then, holding the yarn in the left hand, pass it along in front of nail A, and above the first winding, and lift the lower thread on the nail over the upper and off the nail.
3. Move the rake around a little until the yarn held in the left hand passes in front of nail B. Be sure it is above the thread already on the nail. Lift lower thread over the upper thread and off the nail.
4. Continue in this way around and around the rake until the knitting of the cap is complete. The pattern for a cap is described in [Chapter 12].
[Chapter 4.]
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS.
1. How to Change from Single or Double Stitch to Triple Stitch.
Wind across the rake and back, crossing the yarn. There are now three threads on the nails. Lift the lowest thread over the upper two threads and off the nails.
2. How to Change from Triple Stitch to Single or Double Stitch.
Lift the lower two threads together over the upper thread and off the nails.
3. How to Cast Off Stitches in Shaping Garments.
Lift the stitch from one nail onto the next in the other row.
Lift the stitch already on this nail over the new one, and off the nail.
4. How to Add Stitches in Shaping Garments.
Wind one or more of the empty nails according to directions, when the end of the row of stitches is reached. Wind back across the rake and knit these new stitches in the same way as the others.
5. How to Cast Off Knitting from the Rake.
There are two ways to do this.
1. Leave a length of yarn, when cutting off the ball, long enough to knit once across the rake.
Beginning at the opposite end of the rake, with a large knitting needle lift a stitch first from one row of nails and then from the other until all the stitches are on the needle.
Then cast off as in ordinary knitting. (See directions in any book on knitting.)
2. Another way is to take off the stitch from the first nail with a crochet hook, then the stitch from the first nail in the other row, and draw this one through the stitch already on the hook. Then take off the next and draw it through the stitch on the hook, and so on until all the stitches have been crocheted from the rake.[3]
It will be found that sometimes, with certain yarns, this makes a very tight edge. In this case it is better to use the length of yarn left hanging, and having lifted off two stitches, instead of drawing the second through the first, draw a loop of the yarn through both, leaving this loop on the hook. (This is called a slip stitch.) Take off the next stitch and repeat. Continue until all the stitches have been crocheted from the rake.
6. How to Take Up the Loose Stitches at the Beginning of the Knitting.
Examine a piece of knitting that has just been cast off the rake.
It will be observed that the last row is much tighter than the first.
To take up these loose stitches at the beginning, crochet once across, using the slip stitch described in paragraph 2 of [section 5] of this chapter.
7. How to Sew Garments Together.
Use one strand of yarn and a short darning or tapestry needle. Match the stitches, take up one thread on each side, and do not draw the yarn too tightly.
8. How to Make Buttonholes.
Cast stitches off two to six nails, depending on the size of the buttonhole to be made, beginning at the sixth nail from the edge. Add these nails again in the very next row of knitting.
Crochet around the buttonholes with a single stitch or finish with a buttonhole stitch, using one strand of yarn.
Loops may be made instead of buttonholes by crocheting along the edge to be fastened, leaving loops of chain-stitch long enough to go over the button.
9. How to Determine the Quantity of Yarn Required for Any Pattern.
Some yarns work up more quickly than others, and some stretch more.
This difference in yarns makes it impossible to give exact quantities required for any pattern which would apply to all brands of yarn, or to give the exact number of nails that must be used to knit a given width.
Therefore the size of the finished garment is indicated instead. Where a quantity is given, it is only approximately estimated from the kinds of yarn I have used.
Select a good brand of yarn, and find out by experiment how far one ounce will go. Choose the rake you are going to use. Knit a piece 6 or 12 inches wide. Make a note of the number of nails it takes. With this as a guide it will not be difficult to estimate the amount of yarn needed for any of the patterns in this pamphlet. It is always better to get a little too much than not to have enough. It is often difficult to match a yarn, particularly at local stores.