18th row—Plain.
19th row—Knit 5, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 6.
21st row—Knit 6, make 1, knit 3 together, make 1, knit 7.
22nd row—Plain.
Repeat this pattern once more, then with a needle and thread, take 32 stitches off the pin; these stitches are to be left for the side border. With the white wool knit 272 stitches plain, leaving 32 stitches for the other side; fasten them, and commence the
MIDDLE.
1st row—Slip 1, knit 1, turn the slipped stitch over the knitted 1, knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2, knit 2 together.
2nd row—Purl.
3rd row—Slip 1, knit 1, turn the slipped stitch over it, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, knit 2 together.