A Carriage Bolster.
Three-thread fleecy, or eight-thread Zephyr wool.—Five Needles, No. 8.—Cast twenty stitches on each of three needles, and sixteen on the fourth. Knit one plain round.
Second round—knit three; bring the wool forward, slip one; knit one, pass the slip-stitch over it; pearl three.—Repeat.
Third round—knit three; pearl one; keep the wool in front, slip one; knit one, pass the slip-stitch over it; pearl two.—Repeat.
Fourth round—knit three; pearl two; keep the wool in front, slip one; knit one, pass the slip-stitch over it; pearl one.—Repeat.
Fifth round—knit three; pearl three; keep the wool in front, slip one; knit one, pass the slip-stitch over it.—Repeat.
Commence again, as at first round; but, in order to keep the pattern in a slanting direction, the stitch that the slip-stitch was passed over in the previous row, must be made the first knit stitch, bringing the last of the former knitted stitches in the open part.
When a sufficient number of patterns have been knitted, to form a bolster of the desired length, it is to be drawn up at the ends, and soft tassels added. As the pattern is open, a bright coloured silk lining looks best;—cerise or blue, for instance, with the knitting in white. The bolster should be stuffed with down, or soft wool.