A warm habit-shirt, for wearing either over, or under, the dress, may be made with three-thread fleecy.—Needles, No. 12.

The border should be worked in a different colour to that of the other part.

Cast on thirty-six stitches,—with the border colour. Knit twelve plain rows.

This completes the border at the waist. In the next row—knit eight,—with the first colour,—for the border at the side; then,—with the other colour,—knit four, pearl four, alternately, for the next twenty stitches; knit eight,—with the first colour,—for the border on the other side. Knit three more rows, in a similar manner,—observing to make a stitch, between the border and the pattern, at the commencement of every row.

Work four similar rows, but alternating the stitches, by pearling on the knitted stitches, and knitting on the pearled stitches, of the previous four rows,—so as to form a checked pattern.

Repeat the last eight rows, alternately four and four, until twenty patterns in height be worked; when twenty-five patterns in width should count on the needle.

Pass forty stitches from one side, on to another needle; leaving (when the same number shall have been passed off from the other side), nine patterns, or thirty-six stitches, for the back of the shirt.

Knit, on the forty stitches, one of the two pieces, that pass over the shoulders and form the front of the shirt, as follows.

N.B. The border (of eight stitches) is continued on the outer side at the same time. The borders, at the top of the back, and of the inner sides of the front pieces, are knitted afterwards.

Knit four patterns, increasing on one side only—between the pattern and outer border.

Knit four patterns, increasing, as before, on the outer side, between the pattern and the border; and plain knitting four stitches on the inner side of every row.

N.B. The four plain stitches on the inner side of the row are now to be repeated on every succeeding row.

Work a sufficient number of rows to complete this portion of the front of the shirt; decreasing on every row, between the pattern and the four plain stitches, on the inner side. Between the border and the pattern, on the outer side, bring the wool forward, and knit two together, to preserve the open edge, formed by the increasing, in the previous rows.

Work a corresponding front piece, on the other side, in the same manner. Then,—

On the inner sides of the front ends, and back of neck, take up two stitches on every square; knit round, bringing the wool forward, before every stitch, except on the thirty-six stitches of the back—which knit plain.

Knit eight plain rows.

In the next row—knit to within three patterns of the back; cast off as far as three patterns beyond the back on the other side; knit the remaining stitches to the end of the row.

Knit eight plain rows, on the remaining stitches, at either side; decreasing one stitch at the beginning of every row.

Take up the stitches of the inner, and outer, borders at the ends of the front sides, and knit the corners, by decreasing two stitches in the centre of every row.