Knitted Border

Another great pattern from the Home Needlework Magazine published in June 1914. This time, in keeping with a theme of gift giving, a knitted border for an oval doily. If you have a vintage linen doily or fabric in your collection, this knitted border pattern added in white or a color would make a special gift.

Looks Like Lace

These directions call the knitted border “lace” and it certainly does look like it.

The type of yarn or thread used is not stated, so it would depend on the look you are going for. From the picture, it would be a dainty, thin yarn or thread.

The directions say, “Cut from linen an oval, nine and three-fourths inches in length, and six and one-half inches in width. Buttonhole the edge and sew on lace, fulling sufficiently to make it lie smooth.”

PDF File to Download

Oval Doily with Knitted Border Pattern

The pattern is in PDF format so to read it you’ll need the Adobe Reader software on your computer. Most computers come with it, but it is free and can be found here.

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