Trimmings from The Young Ladies' Journal Complete Guide to the Worktable

Today I started looking at net edges in a different book:  The Young Ladies' Journal Complete Guide to the Worktable.  This book has sections that cover different types of handcrafts.  It was edited by E. Harrison, published in 1884, and revised in 1885.  The section for netting begins on page 121 and is called Fancy Netting.  In this section the items are numbered from 1 to 51.  Some of the items are instructions for stitches or edges, other items are directions for netting techniques, while some are patterns for articles of clothing.

On page 127 there are instructions given for two net Trimmings, items 20 and 22. An illustration of that pattern is given on page 125.

Here is Trimming number 20, without the "row of darning-stitch . . . worked in scallops at each edge of the star patterns" (rows 6 and 8).

Below are the instructions, with my wording rather than as it was stated in the book.

Row 1:  #2 knitting needle for a mesh stick
     Net 11 loops into the foundation loop. (any odd number more than 3 will work)

Rows 2-5: #2 knitting needle for a mesh stick
     Net 1 knot in each loop.

Star Netting (rows 6-8)

Row 6: #2 knitting needle for a mesh stick
     Wrap the thread around the mesh stick one time before netting in the first loop, *net 1 knot in the next loop, wrap the thread around the mesh stick one time before netting in the next loop*; repeat from * to *.  This will create a long loop followed by a short loop and ending with a long loop.

Row 7: #2 knitting needle for a mesh stick
     Net 1 knot in the first loop (a long loop), *net 1 long loop in a short loop, net 1 knot in the next loop*; repeat from * to *.  The knot into the long loops should rest on the top of the mesh stick.  The knot into a short loop will be higher than the mesh stick, creating a loop that is longer than a short loop but shorter than a long loop. This row will be even along the bottom of the row, no long and short loops.

Row 8: #2 knitting needle for a mesh stick
     Draw the first loop up through the long loop on the left (the long loop was created in row 6), net into the first loop, *draw the next loop up through the next long loop (created in row 6), net in the loop drawn up, draw the next loop up through the same long loop just used (it may have been drawn up when the other loop was pulled through the loop created in row 6), net into the loop just drawn up;* repeat from * to *.

Rows 9-10: #2 knitting needle for a mesh stick
     Net 1 knot in each loop.

Row 11: #6 knitting needle for a mesh stick
     Skip the first loop, *net 1 knot in the following loop, skip the next loop;* repeat from * to * ending with net the last 2 loops together.

Row 12: #6 knitting needle for a mesh stick
     Net 1 knot in each loop.