The ladies' hand book of fancy and ornamental work .. (1860)
Hartley, Florence · Philadelphia, J. W. Bradley · leaf 160
ll as when deprived ofsight by old age. KNITTING. 155 Knitting needles vary in size and in length. For small articles the short onesare most convenient. They are made of steel, bone, ivory, or wood, and youpurchase such sizes as agrees with the work you have to do. In all large trim-ming stores… … OPERA CAP. These caps look the prettiest when of two colors. The material is single Ber-lin wool. Scarlet and white contrast extremely well. To commence, cast onseventy-two loops on the smallest sized ivory needles, with the scarlet wool; knitand purl until you have five rows knitted on the right…
Fancy work · Embroidery · Needlework · Decoration and ornament
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