Fancy Stitches.
All the following patterns are pretty. You must always cast on two extra stitches, so as to have a plain stitch at the beginning and end of every row, and every alternate row is pearled. Always work one or two rows plain for a foundation.
Pearl Pattern.—Cast on an even number of stitches. 1st row—pearl 1, slip 1. Repeat.
Third row—slip 1, pearl 1. Repeat.
Go back to the 1st row.
Rain Pattern.—14 stitches are required for each pattern. 1st row—knit 1, thread forward, knit 5, slip 1, knit 2 together, pass the slipped stitch over, knit 5, thread forward. Repeat.
Open Pattern. 1st row—knit 1, bring the thread forward, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped over, knit 1, knit 2 together, bring thread forward. Repeat.
Third row—knit 2, thread forward, slip 1, knit 2 together, pass slipped over, thread forward, knit 1. Repeat.
Fifth row—knit 1, knit 2 together, thread forward; knit 1, thread forward, slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped over.
Seventh row—knit 2 together *. Thread forward, knit 3, thread forward, slip 1, knit 2 together, pass slipped over. Repeat from *. Then go back to the 1st row.
Square Pattern, with reversed Holes.—Cast on 10 for each pattern and two over, slip the first and knit the last in every row. Each alternate row is 5 plain, 5 pearl.
First row—thread forward, slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped over, knit 3, pearl 5.
Third row—knit 1, thread forward, slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped over, knit 2, pearl 5.
Fifth row—knit 2, thread forward, slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped over, knit 1, pearl 5.
Seventh row—knit 3, thread forward, slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped over, pearl 5.
Ninth row—pearl 5, knit 3, knit 2 together, thread forward.
Now do every alternate row 5 pearl, 5 plain.
Eleventh row—pearl 5, knit 2, take 2 together, thread forward, knit 1.
Thirteenth row—pearl 5, knit 1, take 2 together, thread forward, knit 2.
Fifteenth row—pearl 5, take 2 together, thread forward, knit 3.
Leaf Pattern.—7 stitches for each pattern.
First row—thread forward, knit 3, knit 2 together, knit 2. Repeat.
Third row—knit 1, thread forward, knit 1, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped over, knit 2 together, knit 1, bring the thread forward. Repeat.
Fifth row—knit 2, thread forward, slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped over, knit 2 together, thread forward, knit 1. Repeat.
Seventh row—knit 2 together, knit 2, thread forward, knit 3. Repeat.
Ninth row—knit 2 together, knit 1, thread forward, knit 1, thread forward, knit 1, slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped over. Repeat.
Eleventh row—knit 2 together, thread forward, knit 3, thread forward, slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped over. Repeat.
The next row pearled. Recommence from first row.
Honeycomb.—Small holes. Cast on 6 for each pattern.
First row—pearl 1, putting the thread before the needle twice, pearl 2 together. Repeat.
Third row—pearl 2 together, thread before the needle, pearl 1. Repeat.
Another Pattern.—Cast on 8 for each.
First row—thread forward, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped over. Repeat.
Third row—thread forward, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped over, knit 6. Repeat.
Brioche.—Cast on any number of stitches in threes, 21, 30, 36, according to the desired width. * Thread before the needle, knit 2 together, slip 1. Repeat from *.
Nice Pattern for the Tops of Socks.—5 stitches for each pattern.
First row—pearl 2, keep the thread over the needle, knit 3 together, thread over. Repeat.
Second row—pearl 3, knit 2. Repeat.
Third row—pearl 2, knit 3. Repeat.
Fourth row—like the second.
Very pretty little Pattern.—First row—knit 2, thread forward, slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped over. Repeat.
Second row—Pearl 2, thread over, pearl 2 together. Repeat these rows alternately.
Another.—Cast on six for each pattern.
First row—pearl 1, take 2 together, thread forward, knit 1, thread forward, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped over. Repeat.
Second row—pearl 5, knit 1. These two rows alternately.
Another.—Cast on 8 for each pattern.
First row.—Take 2 together, thread forward, knit 2, thread forward, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped over, knit 2. Repeat. Every other row is—pearl 4, pearl 2 together, thread over, pearl 2.
Third row.—Take 2 together, thread forward, knit 3, thread forward, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped over, knit 1. Repeat.
Fifth row—Take 2 together, thread forward, knit 4, thread forward, slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped over. Repeat.
By this time my readers will perceive how much alteration can be made by merely reversing, and slightly altering, the position of knitted, pearled, and slipped stitches, and will doubtless be able to invent many more equally pretty patterns for themselves.