Sew the sides up, and on each of the three needles take up 33 stitches, from the straight side of the edging; knit 2 rounds plain, then knit 1, knit 2 together, knit to within 3 of the end of the needle, knit 2 together, knit 1; repeat this on the other two needles; knit one plain round and one decreasing one alternately, until only 4 stitches are left on each needle. Draw up the opening, and fasten the wool with a coarse embroidery needle. Make a handle of 3 or 4 pieces of fine wire covered with wool or ribbon; and put a round, similarly covered, at the top and bottom of the three rows of open hem to keep the basket in shape.
INITIAL LETTERS IN EMBROIDERY.
[Fig. 3.]
The C and E here represented are given in a style more suitable for marking household linen and large articles than for embroidering delicate handkerchiefs.
Materials.—Ingrain Turkey red, and white embroidery cotton, No. 70 for linen, and 80 for cambric.
The letters are to be worked in raised satin stitch, with white cotton, and the whole surrounded by a single thread of red, sewed closely over; this throws the letters into strong relief, and has a very chaste and beautiful effect.
In future numbers we shall give other and more decorative styles of letters, for handkerchiefs, &c.
SHAMROCK-LEAF D’OYLEY.
[Fig. 4.]
Materials.—Cotton No. 16. Crochet hook, No. 17. Eagle card-board gauge. 8 ch., close for a round.
1st.—16 dc.
2nd.—✕ 7 ch., miss 1, sc. on 2nd, ✕ 8 times.