Easy and Handsome Pattern for an Antimacassar, or Couvrette.
In 6-thread fleecy wool, ¼ lb. for each stripe. Pins, No. 6. This costs 9s. 9d. Scarlet maize, black, green, violet, are pretty contrasts.
Cast on 14 stitches plain knitting until you have attained the required length. The only difficulty is in the casting off. You begin by slipping the first stitch and knitting the second, which must be very loose indeed, almost an inch in length; pass the slipped stitch over. Now drop the 3rd stitch and let it run the whole length of the knitting. Continue thus. The dropped stitches are allowed to run down, and they form a kind of loop-pattern separated by ridges. Add a fringe at top and bottom.