The household (of the Detroit free press)

In the first row, crochet every tenth and eleventh stitches together ; and repeat this, narrowing every three rows till all the stitches can be drawn up together in the last row. [illustration: KNOTTED STITCH] This stitch looks best in heavy wool. Cast on eleven stitches. First row. — All plain, throwing the wool twice over the needle before each stitch. Second row. — Each stitch now has three threads ; knit the first thread plain, the second purl, the third plain ; cast off the second over the third, and the first over the second ; this leaves but one stitch in place of three. Repeat from first row. Peacock's Tail Pattern. [illustration: Knotted Stitch] [illustration: PEACOCK'S TAIL PATTERN] This pattern is very pretty for the bottom of a baby's shirt, in fine wool, or for the border of a petticoat, in heavy wool, etc., etc. Cast on a number of stitches divisible by nine, as it takes nine stitches for each pattern. Cast on also four additional stitches, two for each edge ; the edge, which is in plain knitting, is not mentioned after the first row. First row. — Two plain for edge, 2 plain, *, make 1, 1 plain ; repeat this four times from *; make 1, 2 plain ; repeat from beginning, ending with 2 plain for edge. Second row. — Two purl, 1 1 plain, 2 purl ; repeat. Third row. — Take 2 together, 1 1 plain, take 2 together ; repeat. Fourth row. — Purl 2 together, purl 9, purl 2 together ; repeat. [illustration: OLD LADY'S RECIPE] Fifth row. — Take 2 together, 7 plain, take 2 together. Begin from the first row. baby's knitted sock. Materials for one pair : One ounce of single Berlin wool, one yard of narrow pink or blue ribbon, two fine steel needles. This sock fits well and is easy to make. It is knitted upon two needles backward and forward. Cast on twenty-two stitches and knit twenty-two rows, but increase once at the end of every other row on the right side of the work so that there are thirty-three stitches in the twenty-second row. Now cast off twenty-eight stitches and knit twelve rows, increasing one stitch at the end of every other row ; now twelve more rows, decreasing one stitch at the end of every other row ; this forms the toe. Cast on twenty-eight stitches on the same needle, and knit twenty-two rows, decreasing one stitch at the end of every other row, and cast off. Pick up the sixty-eight stitches on the upper part of shoe, and knit twenty rows, alternately two plain and two purl rows, decreasing one stitch on each side of the twelve stitches in every other row, which forms the toe and front of sock. Knit fourteen rows of two plain, two purl stitches alternately, then three open rows with one plain row between, three times over. The open rows are worked as follows : *, purl 2 together, purl 1, make 1, repeat from * three plain rows, one open row, one plain row, and cast off. The sock is sewed together down the back of leg, centre of sole, and the point joined like a gusset to form the toe. [illustration: Baby's Knitted Sock] [illustration: DOUBLE HEEL — OLD LADY'S RECIPE]