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Title: Godey's lady's book
Year: 1840 (1840s)
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Subjects: Women American literature Costume Arts
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. : L.A. Godey
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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ke 1, seam the remainder. 16th.—Make 1, knit plain. Repeat the 3 last rows three times more, then knit 10 rows of 2 seamed, and 2 knit stitchesalternately, continuing to make 1 at the begin-ning of every row, and reversing the stitchesafter every two rows. Repeat the 11th, 12th, and 13th rows 7 times,then knit 10 rows of 2 seamed, and 2 knitstitches, alternately, continuing to make 1 atthe beginning of every row, and reversing thestitches after every two rows. Repeat the 11th, 12th, and 13fA rows 9 times ;knit 6 rows of 2 seamed, and 2 knit stitchesalternately, making 1 at the beginning of each,and reversing the stitches after every two rows ;this will make half the diamond, and the otherhalf is done in the same way, only decreasingat the beginning of each row, instead of in-creasing. LADYS PURSE (NEW STYLE), CROCHET. Since the renewed introduction of Reticules, ladies Purses have undergone many changes of size and shape. The one which this engrav- 83 GODEYS LADYS BOOK AND MAGAZINE.
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ing illustrates is a new form, and very conve-nient for opening without much trouble. It isworked in crochet, which is the most durablestyle of work for purses. The color is a richcrimson. It is completed by being drawn inwith a gold cord. It may, if preferred, be madeup with those pretty little gold slides and aring, now much used, which give it a moreornamental appearance. « m • • * CROCHET BAG.(See engraving, page 24.) This bag is a little novelty in shape, beingmade at the present time by the Parisian ladies.It is formed of three rounds of crochet, eachworked separately, and afterwards joined to-gether so as to form the lower part of the bag.This being done, it will be found that there isan opening at the bottom narrowing to threepoints, and this opening must be filled up witha small piece of crochet, corresponding in shape and size, which may be composed of chainloops. The upper part of the bag is now to beworked in the simple pattern given in ourillustration ; the openings

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