Fern Pattern Fish Napkin.
Cast on twenty-nine stitches for each pattern, and nine over, to make both sides correspond.—Needles, No. 16.—Cotton, No. 12.
N.B. The nine extra stitches, at the end of each row, are to be knitted the same as the nine stitches, at the commencement.
First row—pearl three; knit one; bring the thread forward twice, knit two together; pearl three; pass the thread over, knit five; knit two together; knit six; knit two together; knit five; bring the thread forward.—Repeat.
Second row—knit three; pearl two together; slip one; turn the thread round the needle, pearl one; knit three; pearl one; turn the thread round the needle, pearl five; pearl two together; pearl four; pearl two together; pearl five; turn the thread round the needle, pearl one.—Repeat.
Third row—pearl three; knit one; bring the thread forward, slip the loops; knit one; pearl three; knit two; bring the thread forward, knit five; knit two together; knit two; knit two together; knit five; bring the thread forward, knit two.—Repeat.
Fourth row—knit three; pearl one; knit the loops; pearl one; knit three; pearl three; turn the thread round the needle, pearl five; knit two together,—twice; pearl five; turn the thread round the needle, pearl three.—Repeat.
Commence again, as at first row.