ANTI-MACASSAR VENETIAN PATTERN.
Taylor’s Mecklenburgh Thread, No. 3; or Taylor’s Knitting Cotton, No. 12, Pins No. 15, Bell Gauge. Cast on 121 stitches or 12 for each pattern and 1 over.
Knit 8 rows plain, then commence the pattern, knitting 6 plain stitches at the beginning and end of every row. These stitches are not included in the direction.
1st row.—Knit 5, make 1, knit 3 together, make 1, knit 4; at the end of these rows knit 1 plain, beside the edge stitches.
2d.—Pearl 3, pearl 2 together, make 1, pearl 3, make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 2; repeat.
3d.—Knit 2, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 5, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1; repeat.
4th.—Pearl 1, pearl 2 together, make 1, pearl 7, make 1, pearl 2 together; repeat.
5th.—Knit 2 together *, make 1, knit 9, make 1, knit 3 together; repeat from * at the end, knit 2 together, instead of 3 together.
6th.—Pearl.
7th.—Knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1; repeat.
8th.—Pearl.
9th.—Knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 2 together, make 1; repeat.
10th.—Pearl.
11th.—Knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 2, make 1, knit 3 together, make 1, knit 2, knit 2 together, make 1; repeat.
12th.—Pearl.
13th.—Same as 7th.
14th.—Pearl.
15th.—Same as 9th.
16th.—Pearl.
17th.—Same as 11th.
18th.—Pearl.
19th.—Knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 7, knit 2 together, make 1; repeat.
20th.—Pearl 2, make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 5, pearl 2 together, make 1, pearl 1; repeat.
21st.—Knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 3, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2; repeat.
22d.—Pearl 4, make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 1, pearl 2 together, make 1, pearl 3; commence at 1st row, work 8 patterns, then knit 8 rows plain, cast off, and finish with the fringe or edging.