“Oh, no; I beg your pardon,” said Crow Shay. “A purl is a precious stitch found in knitting.”
“Is he crazy?” Mary Frances wondered.
“No,” laughed the fairy, “he isn’t crazy. He is right about this; it is now time that you learn how to make ribbed work in knitting. This is called purling. How would you like to learn to purl and, at the same time, make a bean bag for Mary Marie?”
“Oh, that would be splendid!” cried Mary Frances, very much pleased.
“All right, then,” said the Yarn Baby; “listen carefully, and you will find out how to make a
Doll’s Knitted Bean Bag
(See picture opposite [page 168]—color plate)