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The Knot-work of Lossinges:

THe first course, at every fourth stitch wind your thred about your Pin, and so work all that course through, winding your thred about your pin at every fourth stitch, provided al∣waies, that if your work go true, you must have three short stit∣ches between your long stitch, & the second course at the begin∣ning of your work, if you have any short stitches one or two work them short, and pull out your Pin, and put your thred through your long stitch, and then work a stitch upon your Pin, and then put your thred about your Pin, and put it through your long stitch, and work one of your short stitches under your Pin, and knit it upvvard long, and then pul out your pin, and work two short stitches, and so do all that course through: Provided alwaies that all your course must go with two short stitches, and two long; the third course at the be∣ginning, work two short stitches, short, and pul out your Needle, and work your two twisted stitches as long as the loops wil go, and the next short stitch to it, knit it up high that it may be as long as the other two, then pul out your pin, and work your short stitch very short, and then pul out your pin and work your long stitch as before, and so work all your long course; provided alwaies that you must have three long stitches ••oge∣ther, and one short stitch between. The fourth course if you have any short stiches at the beginning of your work, work them short, then pul out your pin and work your long stitch upon your pin, then put your thred into your long stitch, and vvork your short stitch under your pin, if it be your short stitch at the end of your Lossenge, draw it upvvard and vvork it at length, then the next long stitch that is next to your Lossing, you must put the thred into it, and then vvork a stitch, a∣bout pin, and the next short stitch that is betvveen your tvvo long stitches, that stitch vvil begin a nevv Lossing, you must work it close to your pin, and so work all your course through; provided alwaies, that if your work go true, you have four stitches of an even length together on your pin, and a twisted gap between, then begin your work again as before at the beginning, that is to say, to wind about your pin at e∣very fourth stitch▪ two and twenty score stitches and seventeen wil serve for the widness of a Gorget, if the thred be fine.