Cast thirty stitches on each of two needles, and forty on a third;—knit one plain round.
Second round—pearl one; pass the silk back, knit one; pearl one; bring the silk forward, knit one, by which you make a loop stitch;—repeat this five times, which, with the loop stitch, will make thirteen from the last pearled stitch. Commence the pattern again, as at beginning of round.
Third round—pearl one; knit one; pearl one; slip one; knit one, pass the slip-stitch over it; knit nine; knit two together.—Repeat to the end of the round.
Fourth round—same as third, except that there will be only seven plain stitches to knit.
Fifth round—same as third, with only five plain stitches.
There will now be the same number of stitches on the needles as at the commencement, viz.—seven for the shell part of the pattern, and three for the division.
Knit one plain round, except on the three division stitches, which are to be knitted as before.
Commence again as at second round. When the cuffs are of sufficient length, knit a plain round to correspond with the beginning.
The prettiest way of knitting these cuffs will be to work the first pattern in cerise;—the next five in white; the next five, alternately in cerise and white; then five in white; and finish with one in cerise.