Border: Rose and Sheaf Pattern from The Young Ladies' Journal Complete Guide to the Worktable

Pattern #44 on page 134 of The Young Ladies' Journal Complete Guide to the Worktable, Border: Rose and Sheaf Pattern, was the same as the Border: Rose and Sheaf Pattern from page 113 of Tatting and Netting.

This time I did not place the lines of thread across the top and bottom of the Rose Pattern, even though both books showed that.  I also did not use Round Netting on Row 14 of the pattern this time but used regular plain netting for that row.  If you want to see how those affected the look of the edge, click here to go to the other post.

Here are the instructions as I wrote them for myself:

Fill three netting needles - one with single thread, one with double thread (2 threads held together and treated as one thread), and one with treble thread (3 threads held together and treated as one thread)

Row 1:  #3 knitting needle, netting needle filled with single thread

     Net 12 knots into the foundation loop.

Rows 2-3:  #3 knitting needle, netting needle filled with single thread

     Net 1 knot in each loop.

Rose Stitch 

NOTE: When comparing my instructions to those in the book, remember that the Rose Stitch is a two row pattern.  When they say do 2 rows of the Rose Stitch, they really meant complete 2 rows of the Rose Stitch which is 4 rows of netting.  Therefore, my instructions after row 5 have two more numbered rows than are indicated in the book.

Row 4:  3/8" flat mesh stick, netting needle filled with single thread

     With one knot, net together the two threads from each double-thread loop.

Row 5:  #2 knitting needle, netting needle filled with single thread

     Draw the first loop up through the 2nd loop and net into it.  Draw the second loop (the part under and between the legs of the first loop) up through the first loop and net into it.  Repeat this process with the next two loops and work across the row.

Row 6:  3/8" flat mesh stick, netting needle filled with single thread

     With one knot, net together the two threads from each double-thread loop.

Row 7:  #2 knitting needle, netting needle filled with single thread

     Net 1 knot in the first loop, draw the first loop up through the 2nd loop and net into it.  Draw the second loop (the part under and between the legs of the first loop) up through the first loop and net into it.  Repeat this process with the next two loops and work across the row. End with net 1 knot in the last loop.

Rows 8-9:  #3 knitting needle, netting needle filled with single thread

     Net 1 knot in each loop.

Row 10:  #3 knitting needle, netting needle filled with treble thread

     Net 1 knot in each loop.

Row 11:  #3 knitting needle, netting needle filled with single thread

     With one knot, net together the three threads from each treble-thread loop.

Row 11-13:  #3 knitting needle, netting needle filled with single thread

     Net 1 knot in each loop.

Row 14:  #3 knitting needle, netting needle filled with double thread

     Wrap the thread once around the mesh stick before starting this row, skip a loop, net 1 knot in the next loop, *wrap the thread once around the mesh stick, skip a loop, net 1 knot in the next loop*; repeat from * to *. 

Stripe for Shawls from The Young Ladies' Journal Complete Guide to the Worktable

The instructions for Pattern #43 on page 134 of The Young Ladies' Journal Complete Guide to the Worktable, Stripe for Shawls, were simple. 

I was glad for the illustration, though, since it showed that on both rows 4 and 6 the double-thread loops were to be treated as one loop instead of two loops. 

That is one clarification I made when I wrote the instructions for myself.  Two other changes I made were to make the edge sample in size 20 crochet thread rather than yarn and to change the size of the mesh sticks thereby adjusting to the size of the thread.

Fill two netting needles - one with single thread and one with double thread

Row 1:  #3 knitting needle, netting needle filled with single thread

     Net 12 knots into the foundation loop.

Row 2:  #3 knitting needle, netting needle filled with single thread

     Net 1 knot in each loop.

Row 3:  1/4" flat mesh stick, netting needle filled with double thread

     Net 1 knot in each loop:

Row 4:  #3 knitting needle, netting needle filled with single thread

     With one knot, net together the two threads from each double-thread loop.

Row 5:  1/4" flat mesh stick, netting needle filled with double thread

     Net 1 knot into each loop.

Row 6:  #3 knitting needle, netting needle filled with single thread

     With one knot, net together the two threads from each double-thread loop.

Row 7:  #3 knitting needle, netting needle filled with single thread

     Net 1 knot in each loop.

Design with Twisted Loops from The Young Ladies' Journal Complete Guide to the Worktable

Pattern #42 on page 134 of The Young Ladies' Journal Complete Guide to the Worktable, Design with Twisted Loops, was straightforward and easy to follow. I'm not sure if the Design with Twisted Loops was meant to be an edge or a lace insert.  With a minor change it could be used for either. 

The edge

The insert (as shown on page 133)

The first 7 rows are the same for either an edge or an insert

Row 1:  #5 knitting needle
     Net 10 knots into the foundation loop.

Row 2:  #5 knitting needle
     Net 1 knot in each loop.

Row 3:  1/2" flat mesh stick
     Net 1 knot in each loop:

Row 4:  #5 knitting needle
     Twist each loop twice before netting into the loop.

Rows 5-6:  #5 knitting needle
     Net 1 knot into each loop.

Row 7:  #5 knitting needle
     *Skip a loop, wrap the thread around the mesh stick once before netting 1 knot in the next loop*; repeat from * to *.



Instructions to complete the lace insert:

Remove the mesh stick from the netting.
Remove the netting from the foundation loop.
Untie the knots in row 1.
Place the foundation loop cord through row 7 and tie its ends together to create a new foundation loop.
Cut the thread from the netting needle.
Tie the netting needle onto the loose thread end at the beginning of row 1.
Repeat Row 7 working across row 1.

Diamond Pattern from The Young Ladies' Journal Complete Guide to the Worktable

Pattern #41 on page 134 of The Young Ladies' Journal Complete Guide to the Worktable was straightforward and easy to follow. I'm not sure if the Diamond Pattern was meant to be an edge or a stitch - it could be used for either. 

I did notice that the illustration (found on page 132) was upside down. If you look closely you will notice that two knots appear on the bottom of each diamond and only one knot is on the top of the diamond. The increase in row 2 (two knots in a loop) should be on top, while the decrease in row 4 (2 loops net together in one loop) should be on the bottom of the diamond. Fortunately for this pattern it did not really matter.  

Any number of loops can be used.  I chose to net 5 loops onto the foundation loop.  I used a 1/4" mesh stick for all the rows.

Here is the sample I made (right side up) with my wording of the directions below.

Row 1:  #8 knitting needle or 1/4" flat mesh stick

Net any number of loops into the foundation loop using the #8 knitting. (In the sample I used 5 loops.)

Row 2:  #8 knitting needle or 1/4" flat mesh stick

Net 2 knots in each loop.

Row 3:   #8 knitting needle or 1/4" flat mesh stick

Net 1 knot in each loop.

Row 4:  #8 knitting needle or 1/4" flat mesh stick

Net 2 loops together, repeat across the row.

Row 5: #8 knitting needle or 1/4" flat mesh stick

Net 1 knot in each loop.

Repeat rows 2-5 as often as needed.

With a hand sewing needle and matching thread, run a thread from knot to knot across each row 3 by going into each knot with the hand sewing needle.