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Exercises in Knitting

Exercises in Knitting

by Cornelia MEE ( - )

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)


A Pretty Pattern for a Baby's Shoe

A Swiss Pattern for the Top of a Mitten or Muffatee

Another Pretty Pattern for a Knit Purse

Baby's Shoe and Stocking

Beautiful Pattern for a Scarf

Beautiful Pattern for a Shetland Shawl

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

Chair Cover 10 - Canvass Pattern

Chair Cover 11 - Leaf Pattern

Chair Cover 12 - Another Leaf Pattern

Chair Cover 2 - Nun's Pattern

Chair Cover 3 - Viennoise Pattern

Chair Cover 4 - Beautiful Coral Pattern

Chair Cover 5 - Beautiful Diamond Pattern

Chair Cover 6 - Pretty Feather Pattern

Chair Cover 7 - Rose-Leaf Pattern

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

Chair Cover 9 - Shield Pattern, surrounded with Open Work

Corkscrew Muffatees

Fan Pattern

Fan-Pattern Knitting for a Mitten

For a Baby's Hood—very pretty

For a Brioche

For a Comforter

For a Knitted Bodice

For a Knitted Collar

For a Knitted Penwiper

For a Muff

For an Under Spencer

For Another Comforter

For Children's Gaiters

Gentlemen's Cuffs: an Excellent Pattern

Half Cap for Wearing under a Bonnet

Honeycomb Cuffs

Leaf Pattern for Half-Square Shawl

Narrow Vandyke Edging

Netted Shawl

New Pattern for Lace Edging

Open Diamond Pattern for the Centre of a Shawl

Oriental Mat, or Hookah Carpet

Pretty Feather-Pattern for the Border of a Shawl

Pretty Open Diamond Border

Pretty Open Pattern

Pretty Pattern for Basket Serviettes

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

Receipt for a Stocking

Shell Knitting for a Bag, in German Wool

Shell Pattern for a Baby's Cap

Sugar-Plum Stitch

Twisted Knitting

Two pretty Fringes for Chair Covers, &c

Very elegant Knitted Pelisse

Very Pretty Pattern for a Fish Serviette

Very Pretty Vandyke Border