Knitted Quilt.
In stripes with cross-stitch sprigs.
Bone pins No. 6, and 4 lb. 6-thread fleecy, scarlet and white.
Cast on 12 stitches; knit a stripe of plain knitting, 208 rows long. Now work about 17 sprigs or any other pattern on it, in bright filoselle silk (see [page 10]), leaving 10 rows between each pattern. Now knit a scarlet stripe 108 rows long. This stripe has no sprigs worked on it. Do 10 scarlet and 9 white stripes, and join together.
Hearth-Rug.
This must be made in squares and then sewn together. Cast on with ordinary twine and steel pins any even number of stitches. Have ready narrow pieces of cloth, about 2¾ inches long and ½ inch broad. Knit one plain row. Second row, slip one; * put a strip of cloth between the two needles and knit a stitch; then turn the end of cloth up again so that both ends may come on the right side. Knit a stitch. Repeat from *. The next row plain. You must pull this knitting rather tight.
The cloth can be bought of almost any tailor by the pound of scraps. It makes a pretty border to put scarlet stripes at regular intervals.
Loop Knitting.
This knitting leaves loops on one side, and is very pretty and warm for quilts, couvrettes, &c.