Border of a Music-Stool Cover from Treasures in Needlework

The border attached to the music-stool cover found on page 258 of Treasures in Needlework
is a typical net square-mesh Vandyke.  It has one square at the point of the Vandyke and one square between Vandykes. This edge has 13 rows of square mesh above the 6 rows of the Vandyke. The design meant to be embroidered on the netting is found in the book. My purpose was to show how to create the net background.

My directions for the square-mesh netting:

First Vandyke with straight vertical side

Row 1: Net 2 knots in the foundation loop.
Row 2: Net 1 knot in the first loop, net 2 knots in the last loop.
Row 3: Net 1 knot in each loop except for the last loop, net 2 knots in the last loop.
Row 4: Net 1 knot in each loop except for the last loop, net 2 knots in the last loop.
Row 5: Net 1 knot in each loop except for the last loop, net 2 knots in the last loop.
Row 6: Net 1 knot in each loop except for the last loop, net 2 knots in the last loop.
Row 7: Net 1 knot in each loop except for the last loop, net 2 knots in the last loop.
Row 8: Net 1 knot in each loop except for the last loop, net 2 knots in the last loop.
Row 9: Net 1 knot in each loop except for the last loop, net 2 knots in the last loop.
Row 10: Net 1 knot in each loop except for the last loop, net 2 knots in the last loop.
Row 11: Net 1 knot in each loop except for the last loop, net 2 knots in the last loop.
Row 12: Net 1 knot in each loop except for the last loop, net 2 knots in the last loop.
Row 13: Net 1 knot in each loop except for the last loop, net 2 knots in the last loop.
Row 14: Net 1 knot in each loop.
Row 15: Net 1 knot in each loop except for the last loop, net 2 knots in the last loop.
Row 16: Net 1 knot in each loop.
Row 17: Net 1 knot in each loop except for the last loop, net 2 knots in the last loop.
Row 18: Net 1 knot in each loop.
Row 19: Net 1 knot in each loop except for the last loop, net 2 knots in the last loop.
Row 20: Net 1 knot in each loop.
Row 21: Net 1 knot in each loop except for the last loop, net 2 knots in the last loop.
Row 22: Net 1 knot in each loop.
Row 23: Net 1 knot in each loop except for the last loop, net 2 knots in the last loop.
Row 24: Net 1 knot in each loop.
Row 25: Net 1 knot in each loop except for the last loop, net 2 knots in the last loop.
Row 26: Net 1 knot in each loop for 14 loops, do NOT net in any more loops for this row. Turn the netting and begin the next row!


Repeating Vandyke

repeat rows 15-26 for as many Vandykes as desired


Last two Vandykes including a straight vertical side

Row 15: Net 1 knot in each loop except for the last loop, net 2 knots in the last loop.
Row 16: Net 1 knot in each loop.
Row 17: Net 1 knot in each loop except for the last loop, net 2 knots in the last loop.
Row 18: Net 1 knot in each loop.
Row 19: Net 1 knot in each loop except for the last loop, net 2 knots in the last loop.
Row 20: Net 1 knot in each loop.
Row 21: Net 1 knot in each loop except for the last loop, net 2 knots in the last loop.
Row 22: Net 1 knot in each loop.
Row 23: Net 1 knot in each loop except for the last loop, net 2 knots in the last loop.
Row 24: Net 1 knot in each loop.
Row 25: Net 1 knot in each loop  except for the last 2 loops, net the last 2 loops together.
Row 26: Net 1 knot in each loop for 13 loops, do NOT net in any more loops for this row. Turn the netting and begin the next row!
Row 27: Net 1 knot in each loop  except for the last 2 loops, net the last 2 loops together.
Row 28: Net 1 knot in each loop.
Row 29: Net 1 knot in each loop  except for the last 2 loops, net the last 2 loops together.
Row 30: Net 1 knot in each loop.
Row 31: Net 1 knot in each loop  except for the last 2 loops, net the last 2 loops together.
Row 32: Net 1 knot in each loop.
Row 33: Net 1 knot in each loop  except for the last 2 loops, net the last 2 loops together.
Row 34: Net 1 knot in each loop.
Row 35: Net 1 knot in each loop  except for the last 2 loops, net the last 2 loops together.
Row 36: Net 1 knot in each loop.
Row 37: Net 1 knot in each loop  except for the last 2 loops, net the last 2 loops together.