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alternately bead border bring the silk bring the thread bring the wool Cast colours Commence cuffs decreasing one stitch Double Knitted eight stitches Fcap Fifth row-knit Fifth row-pearl knitting finish four rows Fourth row-pearl knitting green knit five knit four Knit one plain Knit one row knit seven Knit six plain knit the remaining Knit three plain Knit two plain knit two stitches knit two toge knit two together.-Repeat last stitch number of stitches pass the slip pass the slip-stitch pattern Pearl one row pearl three rounds plain knitting plain round plain stitch Quilt Repeat round bring round the needle round-knit round-pearl round-plain knitting row slip row-bring the wool rows of white second row Second row-knit Second row-pearl knitting Second row-plain knitting Shawl silk forward six plain rows Sixth ther thread forward thread once round three needles turn the thread turning the wool ward wool forward wool twice round
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Page 72 - Knit three, turn over twice, purl two together, knit thirteen. Fourth Row. — Knit thirteen, turn over twice, purl two together, knit three. Fifth Row. — Knit three, turn over twice, purl two together, knit two, turn over twice, knit two together, turn over twice, knit two together, turn over twice, knit two together, knit five.
Page 25 - Pearl one row, decreasing one stitch at each end. Knit one row, decreasing two stitches at each end. Knit one row, decreasing one stitch at each end. Knit a fancy row as before. Third — coloured.
Page 26 - There should be forty stitches left on the needle in the last row.* Pick up thirty stitches on each side, and make the borders at the sides and back like the first. Make up the cap by turning in the border to the fancy row, and hem it all round : it is to be tied behind, and under the chin, with ribbons or plaited wool, with tassels of the same.