Flax knitting thread, No. 10.—Needles, No. 18. Cast on any number of stitches that can be divided by ten.
First row—knit one; bring the thread forward, knit three; slip one; knit two together, pass the slip-stitch over them; knit three; bring the thread forward.—Repeat.
Repeat these two rows, alternately.
Knitted Coral.
Cast on four stitches, with fine flat scarlet worsted braid, No. 19 needles.
Plain knitting, but slipping the first stitch of every row.
Hints on Knitting.
A plain stitch at the beginning of each row, commonly called an edge stitch, is a great improvement in most instances, as it makes an uniform edge, and the pattern is kept more even at its commencement. In most knitting, the edge-stitch is slipped.
It is easiest to learn to knit, by holding the wool over the fingers of the left hand; the position of the hands is more graceful when thus held.