TRICOT
PELERINE
FOR
LITTLE
GIRLS .
BY MRS . JANE WEAVER . stitches, and eighteen remains ; with these crochet five rows plain upward. The back part begins also with the under point . Make a chain of three stitches ; increase one stitch after the first and before the last stitch in the first line of every row, until in the twenty-three rows there are fortyseven stitches. After working five rows straight upward leave the seven middle stitches untouched for forming the cut for the throat, and crochet with the twenty stitches on each side, separately, five rows, when, twice, one stitch is decreased, one behind the other, for the throat. The reMATERIALS.-Five or six ounces of Berlin maining rows are worked plain. The finished back is now overcast and sewn upon the shoulwool; a long tricot hook with a knob. Our design is worked in tricot with Berlinders to the front part ; then crochet four rows wool and a tolerably fine hook, so that five of double stitch round the outer edge of the stitches broad and three stitches (rows) long, two pieces just sewn together, in which always give a square of nearly an inch. This quality work through the whole stitch and make the necessary increase at the corners, so that the is suitable to little girls of from five to seven. With coarse wool and a large needle it would border does not drag. The first of these four suit older children ; then, of course, the number rows is worked with black, the second with
of stitches must be increased, and by reducing the number of stitches and rows it may be made to suit very little children. Of course, the same number of stitches must be increased or decreased in the length as in the breadth. A bright color for the foundation, with white and black border, may be chosen ; or white or gray foundation, with black border. Work the back and front parts, also the girdle and epaulets, separately. Each front part must begin at the under point. Make two stitches, crochet on them for the front edge of the outer side quite straight up, and at the opposite part to the shoulder side in- , white, the third again with black, the fourth crease in the first line of every row one stitch, with the same wool as the foundation. On the close for the outer edge stitches, consequently front straight edge of both the front parts join in the twenty-fifth row there will be twenty-six on one row with the same wool as the foundastitches. In these crochet five rows plain, then tion, and on that part on the right side make a decrease in the next three rows to form the button-hole. Before the narrow lace border of throat part- in the first row four, in each of white wool is made, work the epaulets. For the other two rows two stitches, so that in each of these make a chain of four stitches ; the whole the work has been decreased eight crochet all one side quite plain upward, on the 383
