A Quilt, or Couvre-Pied, in Squares
This may be worked with Zephyr fleecy,—No. 9 needles, each piece being about three and a half inches square. Every square is worked in two colours,—as blue and white; lilac and white; gold colour and white; green and white; etc. These pieces are afterwards to be joined together, arranging them, according to their several colours. Each square, however, if preferred, may be worked the same. The following directions are for a square in green and white:—
First row—bring the wool forward, knit one,—in green. Work five more rows, in the same manner, when there should be seven stitches on the needle.
Seventh row—bring the wool forward, knit two,—in green; join on the white,—knit three;—join on another length of green,—knit two.
Eighth row—bring the green wool forward, knit two; pearl three, white; knit three, green.
Ninth, and Tenth rows—knit to the end of each row, with green, increasing at the beginning, as before.
Eleventh row—bring the wool forward, knit two, green; knit seven, white; knit two, green.
Twelfth row—bring the wool forward, knit two, green; pearl seven, white; knit three, green.
Thirteenth, and Fourteenth rows—knit to the end of each row, with green, increasing, as before.
Fifteenth row—bring the wool forward, knit two, green; knit eleven, white; knit two, green.
Sixteenth row—bring the wool forward, knit two, green; pearl eleven, white; knit three, green.
Seventeenth, and Eighteenth rows—same as thirteenth and fourteenth.—There should now be nineteen stitches on the needle,—one half of the square being completed. The decreasing then commences as follows:—
Nineteenth row—slip one, knit two together, knit one, green; knit eleven, white; knit four green.
Twentieth row—slip one, knit two together, knit one, green; pearl eleven, white; knit three, green.
Twenty-first, and twenty-second rows—green—decreasing at the beginning of each row.
Twenty-third row—slip one, knit two together, knit one, green; knit seven, white; knit four, green.
Twenty-fourth row—slip one, knit two together, knit one, green; pearl seven, white; knit three, green.
Twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth rows—green,—decreasing, as before.
Twenty-seventh row—slip one, knit two together, knit one, green; knit three, white; knit four, green.
Twenty-eighth row—slip one, knit two together, knit one, green; pearl three, white; knit three, green.
The white is now done with. The square is to be finished with plain rows of green,—decreasing, at the commencement of each.