Barège Knitting for Shawls.
Commence with any number of stitches that may be divided by three.—No. 4 needles, finest Lady Betty's wool.—Knit one plain row.
Second row—bring the wool forward, knit three; bring the wool forward, knit three together, taking them off at the back.
Third row—pearl knitting.
Fourth row—bring the wool forward, knit three together, taking them off at the back; bring the wool forward, knit three.
Fifth row—pearl knitting.
Repeat from the second row.
When a pattern, in one or more colours, is to be introduced, break off the ground colour, and fasten on the colour next to be used, in the following manner.—Having made a slip knot in the end of the wool, pass it on the needle in the left hand: twist the end of the coloured wool and that of the ground, together,—knit, in plain knitting, the stitches required for the pattern, then fasten off, by making a loop, and commence again with the ground colour,—fastening on again as above. Any number of colours may thus be introduced, to form flowers or other patterns, which, however, are always to be done in plain knitting.
A Shetland Knitted Scarf.
Commence with the pattern for the border, by casting on one hundred stitches for the width of the scarf.—No. 7 needles, and four-thread embroidery, or Lady Betty's wool.