ROUND SHETLAND VEIL.
KNITTING.
Materials—One ounce of Shetland Wool and a pair of Knitting Pins No. 14 Bell gauge.
The Centre.—Cast on 49 stitches loosely with two pins.
1st row—Make 1, knit 2 together, * make 1, knit 3 plain, make 1, knit 3 all together. Repeat from * to the last 5 stitches, then make 1, knit 3, make 1, knit 2 plain.
2nd row—Make 1, knit 2 together, * make 1, 2 together, knit 1, 2 together, make 1, knit 1; repeat from *, and at the end knit 2 plain instead of 1.
3rd row—Make 1, knit 2 plain; * make 1, 2 together, make 1, 3 together, make 1, knit 1. Repeat from * to within 5 stitches of the end, then make 1, knit only 2 together, make 1 and knit 3 plain.
4th row—Make 1, 2 together; * make 1, knit 1, make 1, 2 together, knit 1, 2 together. Repeat from * to the last 3 stitches, then make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 plain.
The work will now be increased 6 stitches. Commence again at the 1st row and repeat these four rows until it is the required size; then knit three rows plain and cast off.
Make sufficient of the Diamond Border to edge it.
Diamond Edging.
Commence by casting on 12 stitches.
1st row—Make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit the rest plain. The 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th, 11th, 13th, and 15th rows are all worked as the 1st row, and are therefore not given.
2nd row—Make 1, knit 3, make 1, 2 together, knit 4, make 1, 2 together, knit 1.
4th row—Make 1, knit 5, make 1, 2 together, knit 3, make 1, 2 together, knit 1.
6th row—Make 1, knit 1, 2 together, make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 1, 2 together, make 1, 2 together, knit 2, make 1, 2 together, knit 1.
8th row—Make 1, knit 1, 2 together, make 1, knit 3 (make 1, 2 together and knit 1, three times).
10th row—Make 1, knit 3 together, knit 1, make 1, 3 together, make 1 knit 1, 2 together, make 1, knit 3, make 1, 2 together, knit 1.
12th row—Make 1, knit 3 together, knit 1, (2 together twice), make 1, knit 4, make 1, 2 together, knit 1.
14th row—Make 1, knit 3 together, then 2 together, make 1, knit 5, make 1, 2 together, knit 1.
16th row—Make 1, 3 together, make 1, knit 6, make 1, 2 together, knit 1. Commence again at the 1st row. When sufficient is made it is to be sewn to the Veil.