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The art of knitting (1881)

Hale, Lucretia P. (Lucretia Peabody), 1820-1900 · Boston, S. W. Tilton and company · leaf 17

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ART-NEEDLEWORK. C H APTER I KNITTING. “ CASTING ON ” THE STITCHES. A witty direction was once given for the beginning of knitting-work : “Imagine the first row, then cast on the stitches.” Something of this process is actually necessary for the knitter, but our illustrations will simplify the… … Fig. I. 5

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