Knitting, Crochet, and Netting, with Twelve Illustrations Part 15

1st row--1 treble, 1 chain, miss 1.

2nd row--2 chain, 5 treble; turn back, so as to work on 2nd row.

3rd row--2 chain, miss 1, 3 treble, turn back.

4th row--2 chain, miss 1, 1 treble, 2 chain; work 6 shepherd st.i.tches to bring the cotton to the 2nd row. Commence from 2nd row. When all the vand.y.k.es are worked, finish with a row of 3 chain, miss 2, 3 plain, all round them.

Double Scallop Edging.

_Commence as before._

1st row--1 treble, 1 chain, miss 1.

2nd row--3 chain, miss 3, 3 treble.

3rd row--3 plain, 7 chain, miss 3.

4th row--1 chain, 1 plain, 1 chain, miss 1, (1 chain, 1 plain, 7 times.)

5th row--The same as 3rd, except the 3 plain st.i.tches are to be worked in the middle of the last scollop.

6th row--Same as 4th.

Diamond Insertion.

1st row--Treble.

2nd row--1 treble, 2 chain, miss 2, 3 treble, 2 chain, miss 2.

3rd row--2 treble, 2 chain, miss 2, 1 treble, 2 chain, miss 2, 1 treble.

4th row--Same as 2nd.

5th row--Same as 1st.

Cuffs.

_Diamond Pattern._

_Make a chain of 85 st.i.tches, boar's head cotton No. 20._

1st row--1 treble, 2 chain, miss 2, 9 treble, 2 chain, miss 2; at the end of these rows, 1 treble, 2 chain, beside the pattern. Work backwards and forwards.

2nd row--2 treble, 2 chain, miss 2, 7 treble, 2 chain, miss 2, 1 treble.

3rd row--3 treble, 2 chain, miss 2, 5 treble, 2 chain, miss 2, 2 treble.

4th row--4 treble, 2 chain, miss 2, 3 treble, 2 chain, miss 2, 3 treble.

5th row--5 treble, 2 chain, miss 2, 1 treble, 2 chain, miss 2, 4 treble.

6th row--Same as 4th.

7th row--Same as 3rd.

8th row--Same as 2nd.

9th row--Same as 1st.

Edging for Cuffs.

_To be worked on._

1st row--1 treble, 1 chain, miss 1.

2nd row--Treble.

3rd row--Same as 1st.

4th row--2 treble in the chain st.i.tch of last row, 2 chain, 2 plain in the 2 chain of last row, 5 chain; work the same on the other side.

Work down the side of the cuff plain, working 7 chain st.i.tches for b.u.t.ton holes.

Crochet Collar.

_Make a chain of 120 st.i.tches, No. 14 cotton._

1st row--1 treble, 1 chain, miss 1.

2nd row--2 chain, 1 plain, miss 1.

3rd row--1 plain, 3 chain; the plain st.i.tch is always in the middle of the chain in the row before.

Repeat the 3rd row 10 times. Then 1 row, 5 chain, 1 plain, miss 4.

Finish with a small cord and ta.s.sels.

Round Sofa Pillow.

_Double Berlin wool, make a chain of 100 st.i.tches, work it backwards and forwards. Shaded wool, colors violet, green, scarlet, blue, and orange._

1st row--Violet, 1 chain, 3 treble in 1, miss 3.