D’Oyleys.
These D’Oyleys, as nearly as the patterns will allow, work about six inches square; they have an open border, with a plain edge of three stitches, on each side. Some of the centres are arranged to contain a certain number of perfect patterns; but others, where such an arrangement would have interfered with the symmetry of the borders, are curtailed of a few stitches:—thus, No. IV. contains four perfect patterns, each composed of fifteen stitches; and one pattern of thirteen stitches only—the open part of the pattern, on one side, being omitted.
In addition to the borders above mentioned, these D’Oyleys should be trimmed with a netted scalloped edging, or, with one of the knitted edgings to be found in this book: a coarse lace, however, if preferred, will equally answer the purpose.
As the first twelve rows—composing the border—of each D’Oyley, are the same, the repetition of them, in each pattern, appears useless; the following directions, therefore, will serve for the commencement of all, and form—