Elvina Mary Corbould, Mother's Knitter: Containing some patterns of things for little children
“ You must always decrease at the 12 end in every alternate row for the slope. Of course these decreasings come at the end nearest the middle.When you have decreased to 42, do 9 rows without decreasings. The body ought at this side to be 68 rows deep; you are at the beginning of a row; leave these stitches now, do not break off the wool. ”
Elvina Mary Corbould, Mother's Knitter: Containing some patterns of things for little children
“ Slip 1, knit 2 together, pass the slipped over, wool forward, knit 3, wool forward.Always cast on 2 or 4 stitches over, so as to have 1 or 2 stitches plain at the beginning of each row.19Notice that an open-work pattern of a sock is broader than plain knitting: it is as well to have a few less stitches for open-work knitting than for plain knitting. ”
Elvina Mary Corbould, Mother's Knitter: Containing some patterns of things for little children
“ This pattern is very pretty, with the leg and open-work pattern done in Shetland wool. In either silk or Shetland, and pins No. 17, cast on 64 stitches, have 14 for the instep, which must be about 18 rows long. Then join the Andalusian wool for the ridges, which make the toe, and do the shoe also in Andalusian.30 Baby’s Boot: Full Size.You require a skein of Shetland wool, and one of Penelope yarn, two pins No. 16, and two bone No. 13. With pins No. 16, cast on 72 stitches. You can use the same number of stitches for silk. Knit the 1st and 3rd rows, pearl the 2nd.4th row. ”
