ARABESQUE PATTERN FOR COUVRE PIED, CURTAIN, &c.
Reading edition
For Couvre Pied, Curtain, use Taylor’s Knitting Cotton, No. 10; Pins No. 10, Bell Gauge; or for Anti-Macassar, Taylor’s Mecklenburgh Thread, No. 4; Pins No. 14. Cast on 20 stitches for each pattern, and 1 stitch over.
1st row.—Knit 2, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1; repeat, and at the end of the row knit 1.
2d.—Pearl.
3d.—Knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, make 1, knit 3 together, make 1, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together; repeat, and end with knit 1.
4th.—Pearl.
485th.—Knit 2 together *, make 1, knit 5, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 3, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 5, make 1, knit 3 together; repeat from *, end with knit 2 together.
6th.—Pearl.
7th.—Knit 1, make 1, (knit 2 together twice), make 2, knit 2 together, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 2, (knit 2 together twice), make 1; repeat, at the end knit 1.
8th.—Pearl 5, knit 1, pearl 10, knit 1, pearl 3; repeat, and end with pearl 1.
9th.—Knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 2, knit 2 together, knit 1, make 1, knit 3 together, make 1, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 2, knit 2 together, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1; repeat, and end with knit 1.
10th.—Pearl 6, knit 1, pearl 8, knit 1, pearl 4; repeat, and end with pearl 1.
11th.—Knit 1, make 1, (knit 2 together 3 times), make 2, knit 2 together, knit 1, make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 2, (knit 2 together 3 times), make 1; repeat, and end with knit 1.
12th.—Same as 10th.
13th.—Knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 2, knit 2 together, make 2, knit 2 together, knit 3, knit 2 together, make 2, knit 2 together, knit 2, knit 2 together, make 1; repeat, and end with knit 1.
14th.—Pearl 7, knit 1, pearl 6, knit 1, pearl 5; repeat, at the end pearl 1.
15th.—Knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 4, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 4, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1; repeat, and end with knit 1.
16th.—Pearl 7, pearl 2 together, make 1, pearl 3, make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 6; repeat, and end with pearl 1.
17th.—Knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 5, make 1, 49knit 2 together, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 2; repeat, and end with knit 1.
18th.—Pearl.
19th.—Make 1, knit 2 together, knit 2, make 1, knit 3 together, make 1, knit 7, make 1, knit 3 together, make 1, knit 3; repeat, and end with knit 1.
20th.—Pearl 7, make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 3, pearl 2 together, make 1, pearl 6; repeat, and end with pearl 1.
21st.—Knit 2, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 4, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 4, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1; repeat and end with knit 1.
22d.—Pearl 9, make 1, pearl 3 together, make 1, pearl 8; repeat, and end with pearl 1.
23d.—Knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 2, knit 2 together, knit 5, knit 2 together, make 2, knit 2 together, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together; repeat, and end with knit 1.
24th.—Same as 10th.
25th—Knit 2 together *, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, make 2, knit 2 together, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 2, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 3 together; repeat from *, and end with knit 2 together.
26th.—Same as 8th.
27th.—Knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, make 2, (knit 2 together 3 times), make 1, knit 1, make 1, (knit 2 together 3 times), make 2, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1; repeat, and end with knit 1.
28th.—Same as 8th.
29th.—Knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, make 2, knit 2 together, knit 3 together, 50make 1, knit 3, make 1, knit 3 together, knit 2 together, make 2, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1; repeat, and end with knit 1.
30th.—Same as 8th.
31st.—Knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 3, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 5, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 3, knit 2 together, make 1; repeat, and end with knit 1.
32d.—Pearl.
33d.—Knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1; repeat, and end with knit 1.
34th.—Pearl.
35th.—Knit 3, make 1, knit 3 together, make 1, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, make 1, knit 3 together, make 1, knit 2; repeat, and end with knit 1.
36th.—Pearl; commence again at the 1st row, and work 12 patterns in depth for each yard.