To Form a Pattern
When the whole art and mystery of whole and half stitch are acquired so as to be executed with mechanical ease, the learner is naturally anxious to make some use of her work, and to form a pattern. The trefoil design, No. 8, is excellent to begin with, as it is less intricate than many others.
In forming a pattern it will be observed that the outer edge of the design has more pinholes than are in the inner ring of the same design. The mode of decreasing the number of pinholes is as follows:—* After making the stitch, working across to the out rim and returning, take out the last pin of the inner circle and use it for the next pinhole stitch, thus making one pinhole and pin serve for two stitches. After this variation in the work, work backwards and forwards in the usual way before repeating from *.