Herringbone, or Shetland Stitch for a Purse.
Reading edition
Cast on any number of stitches that can be divided by four.—No. 20 needles. About eighty stitches will be required.
First row—bring the silk forward, slip one; knit one, pass the slip-stitch over it; knit one; bring the silk forward, pearl one.—Repeat to the end of the row.
Every row is the same.
Three skeins of second-sized silk will be required.