Mee's companion to the work-table, containing selections in knitting, netting, and crochet work / by Cornelia Mee.

  • Cornelia Mee
Date:
MDCCCXLIV [1844]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Mee's companion to the work-table, containing selections in knitting, netting, and crochet work / by Cornelia Mee. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    pink and white between, as before. In the next ribs, knit 1 plain row, i seamed row, 1 plain, 1 seamed, and 1 plain row. This is done to reverse the knitting for the piece that turns over for the front of the cap. Knit 5 ribs for the front, including the one that reverses the knitting. This completes the cap. The crown is then gathered in on each side, and a cord and tassels, made of the wool, run in the 3d rib, which ties it at the back and forms a curtain or frill. The 5 ribs that are reversed must be turned back, drawn up at each end, and fastened with a cord and tassel, to tie under the chin. Heat IHftgtng. First row: cast on 17 stitches, slip 1, seam 1, bring the thread round the needle, seam 2 together, take the thread back, knit 1, pass the thread round the needle, seam 2 together, knit 1, knit 2 together, knit 5, bring the thread forward, knit 1, bring the thread forward, knit 1. Second row : seam 8, seam 2 together, seam 1, bring the thread round the needle, seam 2 together, seam 1, bring the thread round the needle, seam 2 together, knit 2. Third row: slip 1, seam 1, pass the thread round the needle, seam 2 together, knit J, pass the thread round the
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