Knitting and crochet. A guide to the use of the needle and the hook .. (1885)
Croly, Jane (Cunningham), Mrs., 1829-1902, [from old catalog] ed · New York, A. L. Burt · leaf 83
ws the back of the work. Knit the required length, repeating the border at the end. Having knit two strips, sew them strongly together with Smyr¬ na cotton, having first clipped off any uneven lengths of wool. Any size of rug can be knit by increasing the number of strips, care being taken always… … The materials for these rugs, No. 96-c. including meshes, over which the wool can be easily cut, are now to- be bought in New York; a box of materials sufficient to make a small square costs $1.25; the amount of wool necessary for an ordinary-sized rug is about two pounds, and costs $1.50.
Knitting · Crocheting
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