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GENTLEMEN’S KNITTED BRACES. [Fig. 4.]

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Materials.—Rich, dark blue, or crimson crochet silk; two knitting needles, No. 14. Cast on 19 stitches.

1st. Row.—K. 2, m. 1, k. 1, slip 1, k. 1, pass the slip stitch over, p. 1, k. 2 t., k. 1, p. 1, k. 1, slip 1, k. 1, pass the slip stitch over, p. 1, k. 2 t., k. 1, m,. 1, k. 2.

2nd.—P. 5, k. 1, p. 2, k. 1, p. 2, k. 1, p. 5.

3rd.—K. 2, m. 1, k. 1, m. 1, slip 1, k. 1, pass the slip stitch over, p. 1, k. 2 t., p. 1, slip 1, k. 1, pass the slip stitch over, m. 1, k. 1, m. 1, k. 2.

4th.—P. 6, k. 1, p. 1, k. 1, p. 1, k. 1, p. 6.

5th.—K,. 2, m. 1, k. 3, m. 1, slip 1, k. 2 t., pass the slip stitch over, p. 1, slip 1, k. 2 t., pass the slip stitch over, m. 1, k. 3, m. 1, k. 2.

6th.—P. 8, k. 1, p. 8.

7th.—K. 2, m. 1, k. 5, m. 1, slip 1, k,. 2 t., pass the slip stitch over, m. 1, k. 5, m. 1, k. 2.

8th.—Purled.

Repeat this pattern until you have done the length required for one half of the braces. Then cast on, and do another length. When made up, they should be lined with white Petersham ribbon, and finished with white kid trimmings.

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