This pattern is composed of 4 stripes of diamond and 3 stripes of crosses. At the beginning of every row knit 2 plain stitches for the edge (these stitches are not included in the direction), and at the end of every row repeat the first 15 stitches of the same, so that the rows may end with the diamond pattern, as at the commencement.

1st row.—Make 1, knit 2 together, knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 4, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 10, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 12; repeat three times, and then work the first 15 stitches of the pattern.

2d.—make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 3, make 1, pearl 3 together, make 1, pearl 5, make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 10, pearl 2 together, make 1, pearl 1, make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 12; repeat 3 times, and work as before.

3d.—Make 1, knit 2 together, knit 2, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 4, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 10, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 12; repeat as before.

4th.—Make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 1, pearl 2 together, make 1, (pearl 3, make 1, pearl 2 together twice), pearl 9, pearl 2 together, make 1, pearl 3, make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 11; repeat as before.

5th.—Make 1, (knit 2 together twice), make 1, knit 5, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 8, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 5, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 10; repeat as before.

6th.—Make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 1, make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 3, pearl 2 together, make 1, pearl 3, make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 9, make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 3, pearl 2 together, make 1, pearl 11; repeat as before.

7th.—Make 1, knit 2 together, knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 4, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 10, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 12; repeat as before.

8th.—Make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 3, make 1, pearl 3 together, make 1, pearl 5, make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 11, make 1, pearl 3 together, make 1, pearl 13; repeat as before.

9th.—Make 1, knit 2 together, knit 2, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 4, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 9, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 11; repeat as before.

10th.—Make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 1, pearl 2 together, make 1, (pearl 3, make 1, pearl 2 together twice), pearl 8, pearl 2 together, make 1, pearl 5, make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 10; repeat as before.

11th.—Same as 5th.

12th.—Make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 1, make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 3, pearl 2 together, make 1, pearl 3, make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 10, make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 1, pearl 2 together, make 1, pearl 12; repeat.

13th.—Make 1, knit 2 together, knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 4, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 8, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 5, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 10; repeat.

14th.—Make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 3, make 1, pearl 3 together, make 1, pearl 5, make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 10, make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 1, pearl 2 together, make 1, pearl 12; repeat as before.

15th.—Make 1, knit 2 together, knit 2, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 4, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 8, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 5, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 10; repeat.

16th.—Make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 1, pearl 2 together, make 1, (pearl 3, make 1, pearl 2 together twice), pearl 10, make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 1, pearl 2 together, make 1, pearl 12; repeat.

17th.—Make 1, (knit 2 together twice), make 1, knit 5, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 2, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 4, make 1, knit 3 together, make 1, knit 4, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 4; repeat.

18th.—Make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 1, make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 3, pearl 2 together, make 1, pearl 3, make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 1, pearl 2 together, make 1, pearl 3, make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 1, pearl 2 together, make 1, pearl 3, make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 1, pearl 2 together, make 1, pearl 3, make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 3; repeat.

19th.—Make 1, knit 2 together, knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 4, make 1, (knit 2 together twice), make 1, knit 5, make 1, knit 3 together, make 1, knit 5, make 1, knit 3 together, make 1, knit 5, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 2; repeat.

20th.—Make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 3, make 1, pearl 3 together, make 1, pearl 5, make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 1, make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 3, pearl 2 together, make 1, pearl 1, make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 3, pearl 2 together, make 1, pearl 1, make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 3, pearl 2 together, make 1, pearl 3; repeat, &c.

21st.—Make 1, knit 2 together, knit 2, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 4, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 4; repeat, &c.

22d.—Make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 1, pearl 2 together, make 1, pearl 3, (make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 3, twice), (make 1, pearl 3 together, make 1, and pearl 5, three times); repeat.

23d.—Make 1, (knit 2 together twice), make 1, knit 5, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 9, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 3, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 11; repeat, &c.

24th as 12th; 25th as 13th; 26th as 14th; 27th as 15th; 28th as 16th; 29th as 5th; 30th as 12th.

31st.—Make 1, knit 2 together, knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 4, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 11, make 1, knit 3 together, make 1, knit 13; repeat.

32d.—Make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 3, make 1, pearl 3 together, make 1, pearl 5, make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 9, pearl 2 together, make 1, pearl 3, make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 11; repeat, &c.

33d as 15th.

34th.—Make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 1, pearl 2 together, make 1, pearl 3, make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 3, make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 9, make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 3, pearl 2 together, make 1, pearl 11; repeat, &c.

35th.—Make 1, (knit 2 together twice), make 1, knit 5, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 2, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 10, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 1, knit 2 together, make 1, knit 12; repeat, &c.

36th.—Make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 1, make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 3, pearl 2 together, make 1, pearl 3, make 1, pearl 2 together, pearl 11, make 1, pearl 3 together, make 1, pearl 13; repeat, and commence again at the 1st row.