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The Lady’s Work Book, 1840, page 110.
No. L. Spider-net Pattern.
Cast on 6 for each pattern.
1st Round, T, O, P, O, T, P.
2d Round,plain, and one more loop. (In this plain round, it requires a stitch more than the round to make the pattern come properly on the next round.)
3d Round, O, P3, O, A.
4th Round, plain.
5th Round, O, T, P, T, O, P.
6th Round, plain and one more loop.
7th Round, O, A, O, P3.
8th Round, ^plain, all but one. (^This requires a stitch less on this round to commence the next round.)

Note: This one really doesn’t work well flat because the BOR moves to the left with each repeat. I added a decrease at the beginning and an increase at the end of the first row and moved a knit st in Row 7 to compensate.
Top chart shows original instructions; bottom chart shows how the BOR moves. Sample is made according to my written instructions.

Modern instructions, modified to worked flat with a garter frame.
No. 50, Spider-net Pattern.
CO 6 sts per repeat plus 6 edge sts. (24 sts).
Rows 1-4: Knit across, turn.
Row 5: K2, k2tog, [ssk, yo, k1, yo, k2tog, k1] x3, inc, k2, turn.
Row 6: K3, purl to last 3 sts, k3, turn.
Row 7: K3, k1, [yo, k3, yo, CDD] x3, k2, turn.
Row 8: K3, purl to last 3 sts, k3, turn.
Row 9: K3, [k1, yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo] x3, k3, turn.
Row 10: K3, purl to last 3 sts, k3, turn.
Row 11: K3, [k2, yo, CDD, yo, k1] x3, k3, turn.
Row 12: K3, purl to last 3 sts, k3, turn.
Rows 13-28: Repeat Rows 5-12 x2.
Rows 29-32: Knit across, turn.
BO.