This can be knitted in Andalusian and pins No. 17, but in that case you must make the bowl larger—68 stitches is a good size; and the neck or ribbed part must be done for 12 rows instead of 6.
Easy and Handsome Pattern for an Antimacassar, or Couvrette.
In 6-thread fleecy wool, ¼ lb. for each stripe. Pins, No. 6. This costs 9s. 9d. Scarlet maize, black, green, violet, are pretty contrasts.
Cast on 14 stitches plain knitting until you have attained the required length. The only difficulty is in the casting off. You begin by slipping the first stitch and knitting the second, which must be very loose indeed, almost an inch in length; pass the slipped stitch over. Now drop the 3rd stitch and let it run the whole length of the knitting. Continue thus. The dropped stitches are allowed to run down, and they form a kind of loop-pattern separated by ridges. Add a fringe at top and bottom.
Another.
4-ply fleecy, and bone pins to match.
Cast on 19 and rib cross-ways in nines. When long enough drop the middle stitch. Cast on 9 in white, rib another stripe in the same way, and drop the middle stitch. Crochet with black along every coloured stripe, and join to the white with maize or orange. Two stripes of green and one of purple look very nice.
Persian Antimacassar.
This is extremely pretty, and is not difficult. The cost of these couvrettes is generally about the same.