When I first heard about net scarves, I laughed. How could netting with all its holes keep your neck warm? I guess the joke was on me. I made one and, after wearing it, became an advocate for net scarves. They will keep your neck warm. I also found they are an excellent way to practice a new stitch.
When I started looking online for digitized netting patterns, I found many net scarves. Here are the ones I found in books.
- The Ladies' Knitting and Netting Book (2nd edition), published in 1838
- Another Scarf (page 68)
- Pattern of a Net Scarf (page 67)
- The ladies' Knitting and Netting Book – first series (5th ed) by Miss Watts, published in 1840
- Another Scarf (page 73)
- Netted Scarf (page 76)
- Pattern of a Net Scarf (page 73)
- The Lady's Assistant in Knitting, Netting, and Crochet Work by Mrs [Jane] Gaugain, published in 1842
- Simple and Pretty Black Net Scarf (page 371, item 170)
- The Ladies' Work-table Book (2nd ed), published in 1844
- A Net Scarf (page 176)
- Netted Wool Scarf (page 177) http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29382
- The Ladies' Work-table Book, published in 1845
- A Net Scarf (page 141)
- The Practical Companion to the Work-Table containing directions for Knitting, Netting & Crochet Work by Elizabeth Jackson, published in 1845
- Netted Scarf (page 146, item 98)
- Round Netted Scarf (page 146, item 99)
- Lady's Book of Useful and Ornamental Knitting and Netting Work by Miss Ronaldson, published in 1847
- Netted Ribbon for the Neck (page 83, item 46)
- Very Pretty Netted Scarf (page 84, item 47)
- A Very Pretty Netted Scarf (page 91, item 55)
- A Winter Gift for Ladies being instructions in Knitting, Netting, and Crochet Work by An American Lady, published in 1848
- Netted Scarf (page 33)
- The Ladies' Self Instructor, published in 1853
- Netted Scarf (page 175)
- The Ladies’ Complete Guide to Crochet, Fancy Knitting and Needlework by Ann Sophia Stephens, published in 1854
- Netted Scarf (page 114)
- Tatting and Netting by Butterick Publishing Company, published in 1895
- Netted Scarf or Throw - with illustrations (page 143)
- Netting by Primrose Cumming, published in 1956
- Scarf in Diamond Mesh (page 13)
- The Lady's Assistant for Executing Useful and Fancy Designs in Knitting, Netting, and Crochet Work by Mrs [Jane] Gaugain, published from 1840 to 1847
- Net Scarf (page 187)
- Flat Net Scarf (page 187)
Here are the net scarves I found in magazines.
- Godey's Lady's Book (Vol. 34-35), published in 1847
- Round Netted Scarf (page 49)
- Godey's Lady's Book (Vol. 36-37), published in 1848
- Netting-Knitting Scarf for the Neck (page 173)
- Peterson's Magazine (Vol. 29-30), published in 1856
- Netted Scarf for Evening Wear (page 392)
- Godey's Lady's Book (Vol. 54), published in Jan-Jun 1857
- Wool Scarf, in Crochet [ends finished in netting] (page 168)
- International Old Lacer's, published in January 1978
- A Practical Use of Netting contained Netting the New Wool Scarfs (page 70)
- Peterson's Magazine (Vol. 69-70), published in 1876
- Cloud Netting (page 77)
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I've been working on remaking Twinkling Star for a few weeks. I kept letting other things push it out of the way. It's about 15 inches in diameter, used just over 70 yards, and has 3,675 knots. I originally made this doily to see if I could make a large five-pointed star. All the doilies I had seen from my grandmother had smaller points all around the edge of the doily.
After making the doily designed by Giuseppa Nania last week, I had a hard time sticking to the plain points for this doily. I kept wanting to decorate the points like she had done.
1 comment:
Ciao Rita, il tuo centro, a 5 punte è favoloso!!
Giuseppa Nania.
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