Second row—plain knitting, with large needle.
Third row—plain knitting, with small needle.
Fourth row—pearl knitting, with small needle.
Repeat, from the first row.
This kind of knitting is also well adapted for hoods, muffs, cuffs, etc. It is very pretty for a shawl in stripes,—knitting three patterns alternately of each colour. For a shawl, one yard and a half square, about three hundred and sixty stitches would be required.
A Russian Shawl, in Brioche Stitch.
German wool.—No. 9 needles.
For a shawl one yard and a half square, about three hundred and sixty stitches will be required.—Five shades each, of two different colours, turned back, with the lightest in the centre, knitting two rows of each shade, look very well.—The following are good colours,—scarlet and stone colour,—blue and brown,—lilac and red brown,—lilac and white.
The Brioche-stitch is simply—bring the wool forward, slip one; knit two together.