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cord to the card-board foundation. This cushion < red contrasting Well with the white drapery of should be sufﬁciently full to look well-raised and the toilet-table. The Berlin watch-pocket and The handsome. The foundation circle should be this pincushiun are arranged to match. covered with a slight material previous to the 2 heads should be worked on with No. 20 crochet ornamented circles being placed upon it.

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17th Rom—Knit 15 stitches, bind 05 15; knit to the end of the needle.

18th Rom—Knit 10. Cast on 15. Knit to the g end of the needle.

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Knit 42 rows plain, making

Bind 011’ and sew the ends to

gether. This forms the hand. The number of rows knit must depend somewhat upon the site of the needles and size of hand. With the crochet hook work a single crochet stitch into every stitch around the wrist. Work 16 rows. Double this under to meet the wrist, making the calf double

Eand very warm.

Take up the stitches at the

§ thumb and knit from 10 to 12 rows. This thumb Eis scarcely needed, as these mittens are only intended to be worn over gloves, in very cold hIATERIALS.—-l oz. dark single zephyr, pair iweather, for riding, &c. On the back of the large steel knitting needles, bone crochet hook. 5 hand work the three seams in cross-stitch. We Ehave designed this expressly for the readers of Cast on 40 stitches ‘ “Pcterson.’I Knit plain 16 rows VMIWIIIW'IWII,””MN

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hIATERIALS.—-1 oz. colored single zephyr, Q 1’1 »

oz. white split Zephyr, medium bone needles.

With the colored wool cast on 1 stitch. Knit plain garter stitch, knitting 60 rows. Widening one stitch at the beginning of every row, which is done by throwing the thread forward before 2knitting the ﬁrst stitch. Be sure to knit this loop on the next row.

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52nd Rom—Widen and narrow to the end of the needle. 53rd How—Plain. 54th Rom—Widen and narrow as before.

55th Rom—Plain. 56th Rom—Widen and narrow. 57th Rom—Plain. 58th Rom—Plain, knitting 72 stitches, leaving i the remainder of stitches upon the needle with out knitting. Turn the work round and knit gback on the next row 37 stitches: omitting to HOOD wm WORN.

3 knit the rest of the stitches on the needle. These