The Lady's Knitting-Book: Containing eighty clear and easy patterns of useful and ornamental knitting

By Elvina Mary Corbould

The title explains this book well - for indeed, it is a guidebook for beginners and experts alike to study knitting, from creating a simple pair of socks to making an entire floor rug. Each section includes an illustration of the technique or finished product, meant to be of assistance to the readers.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Sharp Ink
• Release date: Jun 15, 2022
• ISBN: 9788028208431

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Elvina Mary Corbould

The Lady's Knitting-Book

Containing eighty clear and easy patterns of useful and ornamental knitting

Sharp Ink Publishing

2022

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ISBN 978-80-282-0843-1

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION.

EXPLANATIONS.

Stockings and Socks.

General Remarks on Socks and Stockings.

Heel of a Stocking or Sock.

To Decrease for the Toe of a Sock or Stocking.

Decreasing for Instep.

Lady’s Striped Silk Stocking.

Lady’s White Silk Evening Stocking.

Gentleman’s Evening Silk Sock.

Gentleman’s Silk Stocking.

Lady’s Silk Stocking.

Lady’s Winter Stocking.

Sock for a Child of Two Years Old.

Gentleman’s Knickerbocker Stocking.

Sock for a Boy of Twelve.

Boy’s Sock.

For a Boy of Fifteen, in Scotch Wheeling-yarn.

Stocking for a Girl of Fourteen.

For a Boy’s or Girl’s Stocking, about Eight Years Old. Ribbed.

Gentleman’s Sock.

Gentleman’s Ribbed Sock.

Baby’s Boot.

Baby’s Boot.

Double Knitting.

Double Knitting with Four Pins.

Comforters, to cost 2s.

A Night-Sock or Carriage-Sock, in Double Knitting.

Gentleman’s Waistcoat.

Another.

Ermine Muffatee.

Lady’s Muffatee.

Gentleman’s Muffatee.

Knitted Purse.

Another Purse.

Lady’s Knitted Woollen Vest, or Jersey.

Shetland Shawl.

Pence Jug.

Another.

Another.

Easy and Handsome Pattern for an Antimacassar, or Couvrette.

Another.

Persian Antimacassar.

Raised Plait Knitting for Carriage-rug.

Baby’s Berceaunette Cover.

Knitted Quilt.

Hearth-Rug.

Loop Knitting.

Fringe.

Woollen Fringe.

Lady’s Scarlet and White Petticoat.

Lady’s Petticoat, to cost 10s. 6d.

For a Common Quilt.

Quilt. Laurel-Leaf Pattern.

Maltese Pattern.

Canadian Cloud.

Rose-bud Pattern.

Another Pretty Border.

Arrow Pattern in Stripes.

Cable Knitting.

Lattice Pattern.

Fancy Stitches.

High Bodice, to cost 1s. 3d.

Baby’s Jacket.

Child’s Gaiter, to cost 1s. 2d.

Round Sofa-cushion.

Knee-cap.

Baby’s Hood.

PRICE LIST OF WOOLS AND YARNS

INTRODUCTION.

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In sending this little work before the public, I have tried to remedy one fault which I have often heard complained of, namely, that knitting-books generally give so many more stitches than are really required. This is partly owing to the different qualities of wool used by different knitters, and partly also, to a certain extent, whether the worker knits loosely or tightly. The following directions are for medium knitters. As knitting sometimes shrinks in the washing, I should advise my readers to try and knit moderately loose. But, of course, the principal thing is to have the same sized wool or silk as that for which the directions are given; and this is especially important in socks and stockings. I will therefore state that Charity wheeling is the thickest and most harsh kind of yarn made; Scotch wheeling is a trifle less coarse. Scotch fingering is the usual yarn sold for socks and gentlemen’s stockings: it ought to be very strong, and to appear about the same size as Berlin. If it looks finer (and some does) put on more stitches than are given. For couvrettes, and things of that kind, the size of the wool and pins is, of course, a matter of less importance, as it does not signify whether the work is a trifle larger or smaller than intended; but in stockings, a slight thing makes a good deal of difference in the fit.

I have also endeavoured to explain everything at full length, so as to enable inexperienced knitters to find out the patterns by themselves; the cost of each article is put, whenever possible, at the head of the pattern.

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EXPLANATIONS.

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‘To purl or pearl’ and ‘to seam’ mean the same thing; that is, to put the wool round the right-hand needle. Thus: the wool hangs straight down, it must be lifted and placed round the needle from right to left. You must then insert the right-hand needle into the stitch, exactly the opposite way as in ordinary knitting.

‘To decrease’ is simply to knit two stitches together. Another way is to slip a stitch, knit one, pass the slipped stitch over it.

‘To take two together’ means to knit two together.

‘To increase,’ you must knit both into the lower part of the stitch, and also into the stitch itself.