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Exercises in Knitting

Exercises in Knitting

by Cornelia Mee

*Non-fiction Crafts & Hobbies

54 chapters 2h 53m English 1846

About this book

Mrs. Mee, her husband, and her sister ran a yarn and needlework import/warehouse business in Bath, England. Her books primarily contain practical everyday items that knit up quickly with the busy homemaker in mind. At this time, published knitting "receipts" did not contain abbreviations and were laborious to use. They were, however, rich in error! Later in her career, due to circumstances of war and the resulting social stress and poverty, many of her knitting books were printed for ladies' charitable societies, which used her knitting "receipts" to clothe the poor mill workers who were out of work due to the American Civil War and the embargo of cotton. In addition to recording the original patterns, LibriVox knitters have also knitted samples of these patterns, displayed at the KnitWiki, and have attempted to condense and clarify the patterns for the enjoyment of modern day knitters. (Summary by Brenda Price)

Chapters (54)

1 Chair Cover 1 - German Pattern of Open Double Knitting, both Sides alike

2:06

2 Chair Cover 2 - Nun's Pattern

1:41

3 Chair Cover 3 - Viennoise Pattern

1:50

4 Chair Cover 4 - Beautiful Coral Pattern

5:44

5 Chair Cover 5 - Beautiful Diamond Pattern

2:33

6 Chair Cover 6 - Pretty Feather Pattern

1:13

7 Chair Cover 7 - Rose-Leaf Pattern

3:52

8 Chair Cover 8 - Pretty Spider-Net Pattern, with Open Work between

5:22

9 Chair Cover 9 - Shield Pattern, surrounded with Open Work

4:56

10 Chair Cover 10 - Canvass Pattern

1:46

11 Chair Cover 11 - Leaf Pattern

3:41

12 Chair Cover 12 - Another Leaf Pattern

4:04

13 Narrow Vandyke Edging

3:03

14 For a Baby's Hood—very pretty

3:22

15 Very Pretty Pattern for a Fish Serviette

2:34

16 Two pretty Fringes for Chair Covers, &c

1:51

17 New Pattern for Lace Edging

2:42

18 Sugar-Plum Stitch

1:16

19 Leaf Pattern for Half-Square Shawl

5:18

20 Baby's Shoe and Stocking

3:31

21 Shell Pattern for a Baby's Cap

5:28

22 For a Knitted Bodice

2:33

23 Pretty Open Pattern

1:48

24 Shell Knitting for a Bag, in German Wool

2:54

25 Pretty Pattern for Basket Serviettes

1:44

26 Oriental Mat, or Hookah Carpet

2:05

27 Very elegant Knitted Pelisse

4:57

28 Half Cap for Wearing under a Bonnet

2:58

29 For a Muff

2:13

30 A Swiss Pattern for the Top of a Mitten or Muffatee

1:16

31 Beautiful Pattern for a Shetland Shawl

2:38

32 For a Comforter

1:18

33 For Another Comforter

1:01

34 Raised Knitting, a kind of Bell Pattern, for a Counterpane

2:43

35 For a Knitted Penwiper

3:04

36 Beautiful Pattern for a Scarf

5:18

37 Twisted Knitting

1:00

38 A Pretty Pattern for a Baby's Shoe

3:56

39 Pretty Open Diamond Border

1:36

40 Honeycomb Cuffs

1:37

41 Fan-Pattern Knitting for a Mitten

3:14

42 Corkscrew Muffatees

1:44

43 Gentlemen's Cuffs: an Excellent Pattern

1:14

44 Receipt for a Stocking

11:48

45 For a Brioche

2:26

46 Very Pretty Vandyke Border

6:56

47 For Children's Gaiters

1:44

48 For an Under Spencer

6:11

49 Netted Shawl

1:49

50 Another Pretty Pattern for a Knit Purse

1:14

51 For a Knitted Collar

14:20

52 Pretty Feather-Pattern for the Border of a Shawl

1:04

53 Open Diamond Pattern for the Centre of a Shawl

4:10

54 Fan Pattern

1:27

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