Pelerine
Double Berlin wool, scarlet or blue middle, white and black border, in imitation of Minerva, pins No. 6, cast on 8 stitches with scarlet.
1st row—Slip 1, knit 1, * make 1, knit 2, repeat from mark.
2nd row—Purl.
3rd row—Slip 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2, make 1, slip 1, knit 2, turn the slipped stitch over the 2 knitted, (make 1, knit 2 twice.)
4th row—Purl.
5th row—Slip 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2; these are the edge stitches, and therefore not repeated in the row. Make 1, slip 1, knit 2, turn the slipped stitch over, and repeat until the last 4 stitches; then make 1, knit 2 twice.
Repeat the last 2 rows, until there are 120 stitches on the pin, knit a purl row, next row knit the edge stitches and 15 patterns, (or 50 stitches); cast off 24 stitches, and, with another pin, finish the row. This finishes the back.
The ends are then decreased in the following manner:
The wool is now at the left side, leave the 50 stitches on the other pin, and work the other 50, thus:
1st row—Purl, at the end of row purl 2 together.
2nd row—Slip 1, knit 2, turn over, repeat the pattern to the end.
3rd row—As 1st.
4th row—The same as 2nd; at the end make 1, knit 1.
Repeat these 4 rows until there are but 3 stitches, cast off, and commence the other side.
1st row—Purl 2 together, purl the rest.
2nd row—Commence with pattern.
3rd row—Same as first.
4th row—Knit 2 together, and repeat pattern.
Repeat these 4 rows until finished.
For the border, white wool, raise 180 stitches from the outside selvedge.
1st row—Make 1, purl 2, repeat.
2nd row—Pattern.
3rd row—Purl.
4th row—Pattern.
5th row—Purl.
6th row—Pattern.
7th row—Make 1, purl 6.
8th row—Make 1, slip 1, knit 2, turn over, make 1, slip 1, knit 3, turn over, repeat.
9th row—Purl.
10th row—Same as 8th.
11th row—Purl, cast off.
Raise 120 stitches, with white, on the wrong side, round the neck, and work as the white border. For the tufts, cut black wool in pieces of 1-1/2 inch, take 3 pieces, and sew them alternately on the border.