Transcriber’s Note

The illustrations were originally located after the table of contents. They have been moved to follow the patterns that they illustrate. Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. A [list] of corrections is found at the end of the text. The corrections listed on the [errata] page have been made in the text.

KNITTING,
CROCHET, AND NETTING,

WITH
TWELVE ILLUSTRATIONS.

BY
M^LLE. RIEGO
DE LA BRANCHARDIERE,
Teacher of Fancy Works.

LONDON:
PUBLISHED BY S. KNIGHTS,
6, ’Change Alley, Cornhill.
1846.

[Registered at Stationers’ Hall.]

Price 2s. 6d.

Printed by Kelly & Pritchett, 32, Houndsditch, London.

TO LADY MARTINS,
THIS LITTLE WORK IS HUMBLY DEDICATED,
WITH HER KIND PERMISSION,
BY THE AUTHORESS.

PREFACE

The Authoress, having had much experience in teaching, and always writing her own directions, has been induced to publish this little Volume for the use of her pupils; and as all the receipts have been tried, she can with confidence answer for their accuracy. Should any further instructions be required, she will wait upon any Lady, who will apply at S. Knights, 6, ’Change Alley, Cornhill; Howell and James, Regent Street; and at all the principal Berlin shops.

CONTENTS.

KNITTING.

Terms used in Knitting
Manchette or Undersleeves
Vandyke Edging
Taie D’Oreiller
Davidoff Cap
Twelve D’Oyleys:—
Rosette Pattern
Pique Pattern
Chenee Pattern
Eglantier Pattern
Tablette Pattern
Plume Pattern
Mimosa Pattern
Lattice Pattern
Lady Bruce’s Pattern
Festoon Pattern
Target Pattern
Arabesque Pattern
Knitted Purse
Anti Macassar
Shetland Shawl
Vandyke Edging
Turkish Pattern Muff
Pelerine
Foot Muff
Driving Mitts
Point Lace Edging
Scollop Edging
Diamond Edging
Treble Diamond Edging

Fringe for D’Oyleys
Travelling Cap
Shetland Scarf
Petit Point Quilt or Table Cover
Border for Quilt
Baby’s Socks
Square Shawl
Border for Shawl
Polka
Child’s Frock
Carriage Mat
Réseau Quilt
Fringe for Quilt

CROCHET.

Terms used in Crochet
Shepherd’s Crochet
Double Crochet
Treble Crochet
Crochet In two colors
Six Round D’Oyleys:—
Diamond Pattern
Damier Pattern
Trellis Pattern
Filet Pattern
Scollop Pattern
Seme Pattern
Fringe for D’Oyleys
Scollop for D’Oyleys
Wheel Pattern Insertion
Ecaille Pattern Edging
Open Vandyke Edging
Close Vandyke Edging
Double Scollop Edging
Diamond Insertion

Cuffs, Diamond Pattern
Edge for Cuffs
Crochet Collar
Round Sofa Pillow
Bead Crochet
Handsome Bead Purse
Bead Purse
Table Cover in Squares
Bell Pulls
Greek Cap
Card Case
Bag
Square Sofa Pillow
Half-square Shawl
Another Shawl
Crochet Shoes
Sole for Shoes
Crochet Open Purse
Shamrock Purse
Honey Comb Edging
Anti-Macassar
Travelling Bag
Table Cover
A Chain
Cap

NETTING.

Anti-Macassar
D’Oyley
Bread Basket D’Oyley
Netted Purse
Purse for a Lady
Bead Purse
Wedding Purse with Motto
Plain Purse with Motto

TERMS USED IN KNITTING.

Cast on—Make a loop on 1 pin, and with the other pin knit a plain stitch without taking it off, pass it on to the left pin and repeat.

Cast off—Knit 2 stitches, pass the 1st stitch knitted over the 2nd, knit 1, turn the 2nd stitch over the last, and repeat to the end; then cut off the cotton and draw it through to fasten it.

The 1st stitch of every row should be slipped.

To make round after casting on 3 pins with the 4th pin, knit the 1st stitch cast on.

In purling a row, the wool should be in front of the pin. When there are purl and plain stitches in a row, bring the cotton forward to purl, and pass it back before knitting the plain stitch.

To knit 3 together—Slip a stitch, knit 2 together, turn the slipped stitch over them, leaving but 1 stitch.

A slipped stitch should always be taken off the purl way.

To purl, is to put the pin the contrary way to knitting plain; in knitting, the pin is put up the stitch, in purling it is put down.

When this mark (*) occurs in a row, the stitches before it are not to be repeated in the row, being merely the edge stitches to prevent the work from decreasing; thus, when knit 3 together is in a row, the row generally begins with knit 2 together, and ends the same.

The stitch over in many of the patterns, is always knitted as the 1st stitch, as many patterns end with make 1, it could not be done without this stitch.

Many ladies in working a pattern, copy on cards each row separately; this prevents confusing one row with another.

The stitches between the mark, thus (knit 2 together 3 times) are worked, knit 2 together, knit 2 together, knit 2 together; this prevents useless repetition.

The pins and meshes are all gauged by the standard or wire-drawer’s gauge.

To raise stitches—Put the pin in the selvedge or side of the knitting, put the wool round the pin as in knitting, and bring it through, so as to form a stitch.

To make a stitch—Bring the wool forward between the needles.

KNITTING.

Manchette or Undersleeves.

In 2 colors of Berlin wool.

Pins 19, 17, 11, 1 pair of each, with the colored wool cast on with 19 pins, 66 stitches.

1st row—Purl 1, knit 1.

2nd row—Knit 1, purl 1.

Repeat these 2 rows 4 times more, making in all 10 rows, then join on the white wool, and with No. 11 pins, knit 1 plain row.

12th row—Make 1, knit 2 together.

Repeat the last 2 rows 11 times more, making in all 24 of white; then the color, with No. 17 pins, knit the first 10 rows, join on white, with No. 11 pins, knit the 24 rows of white as before; then with colored wool, No. 17 pins, knit the first 10 rows and cast off; finish at the commencement with vandyke edge as follows.

Vandyke Edging.

Pins No. 11, white wool, cast on 6 stitches.

1st row—Slip 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, make 2, knit 2 together.

2nd row—Make 1, knit 2, purl 1, knit 4.

3rd row—Slip 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 4.

4th row—Plain.

5th row—Slip 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, make 2, knit 2 together, make 2, knit 2 together.

6th row—Slip 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 2, purl 1, knit 4.

7th row—Slip 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 6.

8th row—Cast off all but 6 stitches, knit them plain, and commence at 1st row.

For each sleeve 10 Vandykes are required.

To make 2 stitches is to put the wool twice round the pin.

Taie D’Oreiller.

In Shetland Wool.

This pillow is lined with pink or blue satin.

Pins 8, cast on 89 stitches, or 12 for each pattern, and 1 over.

1st row—Knit 2 together, * knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2, knit 3 together, repeat from mark; at the end of this row, make 1, knit 2 together.

2nd row—Purl.

3rd row—Knit 2 together, * knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, knit 3 together.

4th row—Purl.

5th row—Knit 2 together, * make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 5, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 3 together.

6th row—Purl.

7th row—Knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2, knit 3 together, knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1.

8th row—Purl.

9th row—Knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, knit 3 together, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1.

10th row—Purl.

11th row—Knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 3 together, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2.

12th row—Purl.

Work until square, and finish with a vandyke edge in the same wool, and No. 10 pins.

The Davidoff Cap.

Border white with black spots, middle violet or scarlet, pins No. 8, Berlin wool, cast on 116 stitches.

With white knit 4 rows plain.

5th row—Black and white, knit 1 black stitch and 3 white.

6th row—3 white, bring the white forward, pass the black to the back, knit 1, bring the black forward, pass the white to the back, repeat, knit 4 rows plain of white.

11th row—Black and white, knit 2 white, and repeat the 5th row.

12th row—1 white, bring the wool forward, pass the black to the back, knit 1, bring the black forward, pass the white to the back, and repeat the 6th row; repeat from 1st row once more; this finishes the border. With violet wool begin at the other end of the pins.

1st row—Make 1, knit 2 together.

2nd and 3rd rows—Plain.

4th row—Purl.

Repeat these 4 rows, knitting 2 together at the beginning of every row, 12 times; cast off. With white wool, raise 120 stitches round the violet, to form the border at the back, and knit the same as the first pattern.

Cast off, and finish with ribbon, or cord, and tassels to match.

Set of Twelve D’Oyleys,

These patterns are suited for Anti-Macassars, Bread D’Oyleys, Shawls, &c.

Pins No. 18, Cotton No. 14.

ROSETTE PATTERN.

Cast on 73 stitches, or 8 for each pattern, and 1 at the end.

1st row—Knit 2, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, repeat, at end of row knit 1 more.

2nd row—Purl.

3rd row—Knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together.

4th row—Purl.

5th row—Knit 3, make 1, knit 3 together, make 1, knit 2.

6th row—Purl.

7th row—Knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 3, knit 2 together, make 1.

8th row—Purl.

9th row—Knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1.

10th row—Purl.

11th row—Knit 2 together, * make 1, knit 5, make 1, knit 3 together, repeat from mark; at the end of the row make 1, knit 2 together.

12th row—Purl

PIQUE PATTERN.

Cast on 73 stitches, or 8 for each pattern, and 1 over.

1st row—Knit 2, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, at the end of row knit 1.

2nd row—Purl.

3rd row—Knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together.

4th row—Purl.

5th row—Knit 2, make 1, knit 1, knit 2 together, knit 2, make 1, knit 1.

6th row—Purl.

7th row—Knit 2 together, * make 1, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, make 1, knit 3 together, repeat from mark, at end of row make 1, knit 2 together.

8th row—Purl.

CHENEE PATTERN.

Cast on 73 stitches, or 6 for each pattern, and 1 over.

1st row—Knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, at end of row knit 1.

2nd row—Make 1, knit 3 together, make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together.

3rd row—Knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together.

4th row—Knit 2 together, * make 1, knit 3, make 1, knit 3 together, at the end of row make 1, knit 2 together.

5th row—Knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1.

6th row—Knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 3 together, make 1.

7th row—Knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1.

8th row—Knit 2, make 1, knit 3 together, make 1, knit 1.

EGLANTIER PATTERN.

Cast on 73 stitches, or 8 for each pattern, and 1 over.

1st row—Knit 2 together, * knit 2, make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2, knit 3 together, repeat from mark, at end of these rows knit 2 together.

2nd row—Purl.

3rd row—Knit 2 together, * knit 1, make 1, knit 3, make 1, knit 1, knit 3 together, repeat from mark.

4th row—Purl.

5th row—Knit 2 together, * make 1, knit 5, make 1, knit 3 together, repeat from mark.

6th row—Purl.

7th row—Knit 1, make 1, knit 2, knit 3 together, knit 2, make 1.

8th row—Purl.

9th row—Knit 2, make 1, knit 1, knit 3 together, knit 1, make 1, knit 1.

10th row—Purl.

11th row—Knit 3, make 1, knit 3 together, make 1, knit 2.

12th row—Purl.

TABLETTE PATTERN.

Cast on 73 stitches, or 6 for each pattern, and 1 over.

1st row—Knit 2 together, * make 1, knit 3, make 1, knit 3 together, repeat from mark, at end of row make 1, knit 2 together.

2nd row—Plain.

3rd row—Knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1.

4th row—Plain; repeat the 2 last rows twice more, in all 6 rows.

9th row—Knit 2, make 1, knit 3 together, make 1, knit 1.

10th row—Plain.

11th row—Knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together.

12th row—Plain.

Repeat the 2 last rows twice more, and commence at 1st row.

PLUME PATTERN.

Cast on 73 stitches, or 8 for each pattern, and 1 over.

1st row—Knit 2 together, * knit 2, make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2, knit 3 together, repeat from mark; at the end of the row knit 2 together.

2nd row—Purl; repeat these 2 rows twice more.

7th row—Knit 2 together, * knit 1, make 1, knit 3, make 1, knit 1, knit 3 together; repeat from mark.

8th row—Purl.

9th row—Knit 2 together, * make 1, knit 5, make 1, knit 3 together.

10th, 11th, and 12th rows—Plain.

13th row—Knit 1, make 1, knit 2, knit 3 together, knit 2, make 1.

14th row—Purl; repeat the 2 last rows twice more.

19th row—Knit 2, make 1, knit 1, knit 3 together, knit 1, make 1, knit 1.

20th row—Purl.

21st row—Knit 3, make 1, knit 3 together, make 1, knit 2.

22nd, 23rd, and 24th rows—Plain.

MIMOSA PATTERN.

Cast on 72 stitches, or 14 for each pattern, and 2 over.

1st row—Purl 2, knit 3 together, knit 6, purl 2, make 1, knit 1, make 1; at the end of row purl 2.

2nd row—Knit 2, purl 3, knit 2, purl 7; at end of row knit 2.

3rd row—Purl 2, knit 3 together, knit 4, purl 2, knit 1, make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 1.

4th row—Knit 2, purl 5.

5th row—Purl 2, knit 3 together, knit 2, purl 2, knit 2, make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2.

6th row—Knit 2, purl 7, knit 2, purl 3.

7th row—Purl 2, knit 3 together, purl 2, knit 3, make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 3.

8th row—Knit 2, purl 9, knit 2, purl 1.

9th row—Purl 2, make 1, knit 1, make 1, purl 2, knit 3 together, knit 6.

10th row—Knit 2, purl 7, knit 2, purl 3.

11th row—Purl 2, knit 1, make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 1, purl 2, knit 3 together, knit 4.

12th row—Knit 2, purl 5.

13th row—Purl 2, knit 2, make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2, purl 2, knit 3 together, knit 2.

14th row—Knit 2, purl 3, knit 2, purl 7.

15th row—Purl 2, knit 3, make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 3, purl 2, knit 3 together.

16th row—Knit 2, purl 1, knit 2, purl 9.

LATTICE PATTERN.

Cast on 72 stitches, or 8 for each pattern.

1st row—Knit 1, (make 1, knit 2 together twice,) knit 3.

2nd row—Plain.

3rd row—Knit 2, (make 1, knit 2 together twice,) knit 2.

4th row—Plain.

5th row—Knit 3, (make 1, knit 2 together twice,) knit 1.

6th row—Plain.

7th row—Knit 4, (make 1, knit 2 together twice.)

8th row—Plain.

9th row—Knit 2, (knit 2 together, make 1 twice,) knit 2.

10th row—Plain.

11th row—Knit 1, (knit 2 together, make 1 twice,) knit 3.

12th row—Plain.

13th row—(Knit 2 together, make 1 twice,) knit 4.

14th row—Plain.

LADY BRUCE’S PATTERN.

Cast on 74 stitches, or 10 for each pattern, and 4 over.

1st row—Knit 2, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1; at end of row knit 4, beside the pattern.

2nd row—Purl.

3rd row—Knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2 together; at end of row knit 4.

4th row—Purl.

5th row—Knit 2 together, * make 1, knit 5, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 3 together, repeat from mark; at end of row instead of knitting 3 together, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 3.

6th row—Purl.

7th row—Make 1, knit 2 together, knit 3, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1; at end of row knit 2 together, knit 2.

8th row—Purl.

9th row—Knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2; at end of row knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1.

10th row—Purl.

11th row—Knit 2, make 1, knit 3 together, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 3; at end of row knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together.

12th row—Purl.

FESTOON PATTERN.

Cast on 72 stitches, or 12 for each pattern.

1st row—Purl 1, (knit 2 together twice,) (make 1, knit 1, 3 times,) make 1, (knit 2 together twice.)

2nd row—Purl 11, knit 1.

TARGET PATTERN.

Cast on 73 stitches, or 6 for each pattern, and 1 over.

1st row—Knit 2, make 1, knit 3 together, make 1, knit 1; at end of row knit 1 plain.

2nd row—Plain.

3rd row—Knit 2 together, * make 1, knit 3, make 1, knit 3 together; repeat from mark at end of row, make 1, knit 2 together.

4th row—Plain.

ARABESQUE PATTERN.

Cast on 69 stitches, or 13 for each pattern, and 4 over.

1st row—knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 3, knit 3 together, knit 3, make 1; knit the last 4 stitches the same as 1st 4 every row.

2nd row—Knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, purl 1, make 1, purl 2, purl 3 together, purl 2, make 1, purl 1.

3rd row—Knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 2, make 1, knit 1, knit 3 together, knit 1, make 1, knit 2.

4th row—Knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, purl 3, make 1, purl 3 together, make 1, purl 3.

Finish them with fringe or scollop edging.

Knitted Purse.

Pins No. 18, coarse netting silk No. 6, steel beads, thread the beads on the silk, cast on 61 stitches.

1st row—Make 1, knit 2 together; at end of row knit 1 plain.

2nd row—Make 1, slip 2 beads down close to the pin, knit 2 together; at end of row knit 1 plain.

Repeat these 2 rows until there are 8 inches cast off, and sew up 2-3/4 inches on each side, leaving 2-1/2 inches for the opening.

The long bead tassels suit this purse best.

Anti-Macassar

Pins No. 12, cotton No. 12, cast on 118 stitches, or 19 for each pattern.

1st row—Knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, knit 2 together, purl 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, knit 2 together, purl 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, make 1; at the end of every row knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together.

2nd row—Knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, purl 3, knit 1, purl 2, knit 1, purl 2, knit 1, purl 3.

3rd row—Knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, make 1, (knit 2 together, purl 1, 3 times,) knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, make 1.

4th row—Knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, purl 4, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 4.

5th row—Knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 3, make 1, knit 3 together, purl 1, knit 3 together, make 1, knit 3, make 1.

6th row—Knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, purl 6, knit 1, purl 6.

7th row—Knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 5, make 1, knit 3 together, make 1, knit 5, make 1.

8th row—Knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, purl 15; finish with fringe.

Shetland Shawl.

This shawl may be worked with a colored border.

Diamond border and leaf pattern middle. Pins No. 6, cast on 336 stitches.

BORDER.

1st row—Knit 5, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 6.

2nd row—Plain.

3rd row—Knit 4, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 5.

4th row—Plain.

5th row—Knit 3, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 4.

6th row—Plain.

7th row—Knit 2, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 3.

8th row—Plain.

9th row—Knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 2.

10th row—Plain.

11th row—Knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1.

12th row—Plain.

13th row—Knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 3.

14th row—Plain.

15th row—Knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, make 1, knit 3 together, make 1, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 4.

16th row—Plain.

17th row—Knit 4, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 3, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 5.