Neckerchief Border from The Young Ladies' Journal Complete Guide to the Worktable

This edge came from the edge of a net neckerchief. It is #48 on page 135 of The Young Ladies' Journal Complete Guide to the Worktable. The illustration is found on page 136 of the same book. The instructions and illustration matched each other!

Here is my diamond mesh version of the instructions.  This stitch pattern needs to start with an odd number of loops.

To create the sample above, begin by using #2 knitting needle (size 12 knitting pin)

     Net 9 loops into the foundation loop.

Rows 1-2:  using #2 knitting needle (size 12 knitting pin)

     Net 1 knot in each loop.

Row 3: using 1/2" flat mesh stick

     Net 4 knots in the first loop, *skip the next loop, net 4 knots in the following loop*; repeat from * to *.

Rows 4-5:  using #2 knitting needle (size 12 knitting pin)

     Net 1 knot in each loop.

Row 6: using 1/2" flat mesh stick

     *Skip a loop, net 4 knots in the next loop*; repeat from * to * ending with skip a loop, net 1 knot in the last loop.

Row 7:  using #2 knitting needle (size 12 knitting pin)

     Net 1 knot in each loop.

To edge a handkerchief, I made the following changes to convert the instructions from rounds to rows:

Begin by netting 1 knot in each hemstitch and 6 knots in each corner.

Round 1 

     using a #2 knitting needle as a mesh stick

Net 1 knot in each loop except for the 6 loops before and after the 5 corner closed loops, net 2 knots in each of those 17 loops.

Round 2

     using a #2 knitting needle as a mesh stick

Net 1 knot in each loop

Round 3

     using a 1/2" mesh stick

Net 3 more knots in the loop formed by the CK, skip a loop, *net 4 knots in the following loop, skip the next loop*; repeat from * to *, tie the CK.

Round 4

     using a #2 knitting needle as a mesh stick

Net 1 knot in each loop.

Round 5

     using a #2 knitting needle as a mesh stick

Net 1 knot in each loop except for the last loop. 

     Set the netting needle aside. 

     Fasten a tapestry needle onto the loose end thread used to tie the CK.

     Remove the mesh stick and place it through the first 3 loops of this round. 

     Turn the netting so the mesh stick is on your left.

     Using the tapestry needle and thread, net 1 knot in the last loop. Tie the CK.

     The loop formed by the CK should be directly under the middle of the closed loops created in round 3.

Round 6

     using a 1/2" mesh stick

Net 3 more knots in the loop formed by the CK, *skip a loop, net 4 knots int he next loop;* repeat from * to * round, ending with skip the last loop, tie the CK.

Round 7:  

     using #2 knitting needle

Net 1 knot in each loop.