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The ladies' complete guide to crochet, fancy knitting, and needlework

Chapter 64: KNITTED BAG. [Fig 4.]
By Ann S. Stephens
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The manual opens with a brief history of needle arts and proceeds to clear, elementary instruction and a dictionary of technical terms, enabling readers to learn stitches and techniques quickly. It provides step-by-step guidance and patterns across crochet, fancy knitting, tatting, embroidery, Berlin wool and point lace, with designs ranging from simple edgings and collars to intricate doilies, nets, bags, scarves, infant caps, and anti-macassars. Illustrative patterns and explanations cover materials, stitches, insertions, and border treatments, aiming to teach both basic execution and more elaborate decorative motifs for domestic handiwork.

KNITTED BAG.
[Fig 4.]

Materials.—7 shades of pink, blue, or green German wool, 2 yards of silk cord to match, and 10 silver rings; bone needles, No. 8. Cast on 90 stitches with the darkest shade.

1st.—Slip 1, ✕ make 1, knit 2 together, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, ✕; repeat to the end.

2nd row.—Plain knitting. Do two rows in every shade progressively, until you come to the lightest, when you will knit four, then two of every shade back to the darkest, with which you will fasten off. Sew up the side.

For the foundation use four needles, No. 20. Pick up 30 stitches on each of three needles, and knit 3 plain rounds with the darkest shade but one.

4th round.—Make 1, k. 2 t., repeat.

5th.—(With the next lightest shade, continuing to change the wool every fourth round,) knit 12, knit 2 t., repeat.

6th.—Knit 11, knit 2 t., repeat.

7th.—Knit 10, knit 2 t., repeat.

8th.—Plain knitting.

9th.—Make 1, knit 2 t., repeat.

10th.—Knit 2 t., k. 9, repeat.

11th.—Knit 2 t., k. 8, repeat.

12th.—Knit 2 t., k. 7, repeat.

13th.—Plain knitting.

14th.—Make 1, k. 2 t., repeat.

15th.—K. 8, k. 2 t., repeat.

16th.—K. 7, k. 2 t., repeat.

17th.—K. 6, k. 2 t., repeat.

18th to 22nd.—Like the last 5.

23rd.—Plain knitting.

24th.—M. 1, k. 2 t., repeat.

25th.—K. 2 t., k. 5, repeat.

26th.—K. 2 t., k. 4, repeat.

27th.—K. 2 t., k. 3, repeat.

Take up the remaining stitches and sew up the centre, on the wrong side, with an embroidery needle.