BORDER FOR SHETLAND SHAWL, ROUND CORNERS.
Cast on with 2 pins No. 7; 748 stitches.
This will be sufficient for two sides of the shawl, then knit 4 rows plain.
5th row.—Make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, make 1, knit 7, knit 3 together, knit 7, make 1, knit 2; repeat.
6th.—Make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 20. The alternate rows are all to be worked as this row, to the 18th row.
7th.—Make 1, knit 2 together, knit 2, make 1, knit 6, knit 3 together, knit 6, make 1, knit 3; repeat.
9th.—Make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 5, knit 3 together, knit 5, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2; repeat.
11th.—Make 1, knit 2 together, knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 4, knit 3 together, knit 4, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 3; repeat.
13th.—Make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, (make 1, and knit 2 together twice), make 1, knit 3, knit 3 together, knit 3, (make 1, and knit 2 together twice), make 1, knit 2; repeat.
15th.—Make 1, knit 2 together, knit 2, (make 1, and knit 2 together twice), make 1, knit 2, knit 3 together, knit 2, (make 1, and knit 2 together twice), make 1, knit 3; repeat.
17th.—Make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, (make 1, and knit 2 together 3 times), make 1, knit 1, knit 3 together, knit 1, (make 1, and knit 2 together 3 times), make 1, knit 2; repeat.
19th.—Make 1, knit 2 together, knit 2, (make 1, and knit 2 together 3 times), make 1, knit 3 together, (make 1, and knit 2 together 3 times), make 1, knit 3; repeat.
20th.—Make 1, knit 2 together, knit 20; repeat.
21st same as 6th; 22d same as 20th. This pattern is now worked over again from the 5th row, excepting the 1st three, the 6 centre, and 3 end patterns of every row, which are decreased to form the corners thus.
23d.—Make 1, (knit 2 together twice), make 1, knit 6, knit 3 together, knit 6, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1; repeat 3 times for the corner, then work as 5th row 11 times, as this row 6 times, as 5th 11 times, as this row 3 times.
24th.—Make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 18; repeat 3 times, then work as the 6th row 11 times, as this row 6 times, as the 6th 11 times, as this row 3 times.
25th.—Make 1, (knit 2 together twice), make 1, knit 5, knit 3 together, knit 5, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1; repeat 3 times, as 7th row 11 times, and then work the pattern the same number of times as in the 23d and 24th rows.
26th.—Same as 24th; pearl 16 instead of 18 in the corner patterns.
27th.—Make 1, (knit 2 together twice), make 1, knit 4, knit 3 together, knit 4, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1; repeat 3 times, then as 9th row 11 times, &c.
28th.—Same as 24th; pearl 14 instead of 18 in the corner patterns.
29th.—Make 1, (knit 2 together twice), make 1, knit 3, knit 3 together, knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1; repeat 3 times, then as 11th row 11 times, &c.
30th.—Same as 24th; pearl 12 instead of 18 in the corner patterns.
31st.—Make 1, (knit 2 together twice), make 1, knit 2, knit 3 together, knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1; repeat 3 times, as 13th row 11 times, &c.
32d.—Same as 24th; pearling 10 instead of 18 in the corner patterns.
33d.—Make 1, (knit 2 together twice), make 1, knit 1, knit 3 together, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1; repeat 3 times, as 15th row 11 times, &c.
34th.—Same as 24th; pearl 8 instead of 18 for corner patterns.
35th.—Make 1, (knit 2 together twice), make 1, knit 3 together, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1; repeat 3 times as the 17th row, 11 times as this, &c.
36th.—Same as 24th; pearling 6 instead of 18 in the corner pattern.
37th.—Make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, knit 3 together, knit 2; repeat 3 times, as the 19th 11 times, &c.
38th.—Pearl and cast off; then work another piece the same, and sew one border to the wrong side of the shawl; sew that when folded both borders will be on the right side.