Encyclopedia of Needlework Part 37

6th row--in white, and similar to the 5th.

7th row--in blue, and similar to the 5th.

8th row--in red: 1 plain on each st.i.tch of the preceding row.

[Ill.u.s.tration: FIG. 479. COUNTERPANE WITH FRINGED BORDER. MATERIALS: Coton pour crochet D.M.C Nos. 6 to 10, or Coton a tricoter D.M.C Nos. 6 to 14. COLOURS: White, Gris-Tilleul 331 and Rouge-Cornouille 449.[A]]

9th row--in red and on the wrong side: 1 plain on each st.i.tch of the preceding row.

10th and 11th rows--in red: and both on the right side, 2 rows of plain st.i.tches.

12th row--in white: 5 chain, miss 3, 1 plain on the 4th st.i.tch.

13th row--in dark blue and similar to the 12th.

14th row--in white: * 1 plain on the 5th st.i.tch of the blue row; 10 chain, drop the loop, lay the chain st.i.tches from left to right, put the needle into the 3rd chain st.i.tch, counting from the beginning, take up the loop and draw it through the 3rd chain st.i.tch, 2 chain and repeat from *.

15th row--in white: 1 plain on the picot formed by the chain st.i.tches; 5 chain, 1 plain.

Into this last row you draw cl.u.s.ters of lengths of red cotton to form the fringe, and knot them together with blue, or if you prefer it, you may finish off the coverlet with a hairpin fringe.

COUNTERPANE COMPOSED OF SQUARES AND OLIVE SHAPED FIGURES (fig.

480).--There are many who shrink from undertaking a large piece of work because it becomes inconvenient to handle and carry about. The counterpane here represented has the advantage of being made up of a number of quite little pieces, which are worked separately and joined together afterwards.

Two colours, which can be clearly distinguished from each other in the engraving, should be chosen from among the various combinations suggested; one of them should be very light, say, cream or white for the olive shaped figures and squares, and the other of some soft shade only darker, for the connecting rows and the knotted fringe, described in the chapter on Macrame.

The olive shaped figures begin with 9 chain st.i.tches, on which you make 8 plain st.i.tches and on the 9th: 3 plain for the corner.

On the second side of the chain: 8 plain and 3 besides on the corner st.i.tch, and so on for 3 rows; in the last row there should be 28 st.i.tches.

These 3 rows are to be considered as one only.

2nd row--3 chain, 1 treble on the plain st.i.tch that follows * 1 chain, 1 treble and repeat 11 times from *; 1 chain, 3 trebles with 1 chain between them on the corner st.i.tch, ** 1 chain, 1 treble, repeat 12 times from **.

On the last st.i.tch at the corner, again 3 trebles with 1 chain; close the round with 1 single st.i.tch.

3rd row--1 chain, 1 single on the chain st.i.tch that follows the 1st treble of the last row; 3 chain, 1 double treble between the lower trebles, 1 chain and so on, until you have 35 trebles, counting the two sets of 3 trebles at the corner.

4th row--here you can change the colour: 1 plain on each of the st.i.tches of the last row; 3 plain at the corners.

5th row--similar to the 4th.

[Ill.u.s.tration: FIG. 480. COUNTERPANE COMPOSED OF SQUARES AND OLIVE SHAPED FIGURES. MATERIALS: Coton pour crochet D.M.C Nos. 6 to 10, or Coton a tricoter D.M.C Nos. 6 to 10. COLOURS: White and Rouge-Turc 321, or ecru and Rouge-Cerise 3318, Gris-Coutil 323 and Bleu-Gentiane 478.[A]]

6th row--2 plain, 1 cl.u.s.ter of 2 double trebles on the same st.i.tch of the 4th row as the 5th st.i.tch of the last row is on; miss 1 plain.

Continue in this manner along the whole row, taking care that the 9th and 22nd cl.u.s.ter come just at the corner.

7th and 8th rows--these two last rows should be worked in the same colour as the inside of the figure.

Be careful always to make the increase at the point; a 9th row in the dark colour may further be added, to connect the figures, by pa.s.sing the thread from the wrong side to the right, between the 13 last st.i.tches of two of the points of the figures. The s.p.a.ce between these olive shaped figures is filled by a pointed square of chain st.i.tches.

In the 1st and following rows you miss 5 st.i.tches at the point where the figures meet, and continue to decrease in this manner until the s.p.a.ce is filled up. The fringe is made in the dark colour, either directly on to the plain crochet, or after a few rows of open-work.

SQUARES FOR CHAIR-BACKS (fig. 481).--This is a design for cut-work, out of an old collection by Sibmacher, which we have adapted to crochet.

It will be found most effective, worked in any of the given materials; we have worked it with admirable result, both in Cordonnet 6 fils D.M.C No. 15 and Fil a dentelle D.M.C No. 150.

1st row--4 chain, close the ring.

2nd row--1 chain, 2 plain on each chain, 8 in all; draw the loop of the last st.i.tch through the 1st chain.

3rd row--6 chain, 1 treble *, 3 chain, 1 treble, repeat 6 times from *.

In all, with the 3 chain, 8 trebles.

4th row--4 plain, over each treble of 3 chain.

5th row--6 chain, 1 plain on the 2nd of the plain st.i.tches beneath, * 3 chain, 1 treble, over the treble beneath, 3 chain, 1 plain on the 2nd st.i.tch of the row beneath. Repeat 6 times from *, then add 3 chain, 1 plain on the 3rd of the 6 chain.

6th row--7 chain, 1 plain over the treble of the last row; repeat the same series 7 times.

7th row--3 chain, 1 treble over the treble beneath; 1 treble on each chain st.i.tch, 2 trebles on each plain st.i.tch of the row beneath; in all, 72 trebles, including the 3 chain.

8th row--* 8 chain, 1 plain between the 2 trebles that were added, therefore between the 8th and the 9th = turn the work = make 12 plain on the wrong side = turn the work back to the right side = take up 1 loop of each of the 12 st.i.tches for the Tunisian st.i.tch that is made on 10 rows, and decreasing by one st.i.tch in each row, alternately on the right and left = draw up the 3 last loops together and make, descending on the right side: 1 single st.i.tch on each row of the pyramid you have just made, finish with 1 plain on the st.i.tch that follows the 8 chain.

Repeat 7 times from *.

[Ill.u.s.tration: FIG. 481. SQUARES FOR CHAIR-BACKS. MATERIALS: Fil d'Alsace D.M.C Nos. 30 to 100, Cordonnet 6 fils D.M.C Nos. 20 to 50, or Fil a dentelle D.M.C Nos. 25 to 70 in white or ecru.[A]]

9th row--all along the pyramid: 3 plain, 1 picot, 3 plain, 1 picot, 3 plain, 1 picot, 2 plain, 2 plain at the point. Repeat the same number of st.i.tches on the 2nd side, and down the sides of all the pyramids = after the 9th row, fasten off.

10th row--fasten on the thread at a st.i.tch at the point of a pyramid, *

7 chain, 5 overs, join the loop to the 2nd picot on the side of the pyramid where you are working, draw the needle back through 2 overs, make 2 overs more, and put the needle into the middle picot opposite and draw the needle twice through 2 loops, thirdly through 3 and each time after that, through 2 loops = 6 chain, 1 double treble, join to the 3rd over, 7 chain, 1 plain = on the next pyramid 7 chain, 1 septuple treble, join it to the next middle picot = draw the needle thrice through 2 loops, 1 triple treble to join to the middle picot opposite, draw the needle back through the loops, and at the 4th over, through 3 loops, and each time after that, through 2 loops, 7 chain, 1 quadruple treble, join it to the 4th over, 7 chain, 1 triple treble, 7 chain, 1 plain on the next pyramid. Repeat 3 times from *.

11th row--1 chain, 1 plain on each of the st.i.tches of the previous row and 2 plain on those forming the corner; fasten off.

12th row--1 single on the first plain, 5 chain, 1 treble on the 3rd plain, 2 chain, 1 treble on the 3rd plain and so on to the corner and until you have 14 trebles = on the corner st.i.tch: 2 chain and 1 treble more; then proceed as you did on the first side. There should be 18 trebles and 19 times 2 chain between the corner trebles; all four sides should be alike.

13th row--1 plain on each st.i.tch of the last row, not counting the 3 which are to be made at the corner.

14th row--14 single over the preceding st.i.tches *, 1 chain, 24 plain; miss 4 plain of the last row, not counting the 2 increased st.i.tches which must be left empty = after the 24th st.i.tch turn the work, miss 2, 21 plain, pa.s.sing the needle under the 2 loops of the row beneath = turn the work = 1 chain, 20 plain = turn the work = 19 plain = continue to decrease in the same proportion, until you have 3 st.i.tches left and fasten off. In all the intakes miss the last st.i.tch but one, coming back, and the 1st going, and always begin on the right side with 1 chain.

For the second half of these triangular figures which are worked from right to left, fasten on the thread to the 5th st.i.tch after the increase and make 24 plain = 7 plain should remain between the two triangular figures formed of plain st.i.tches = turn the work = 21 plain, miss the 2 last st.i.tches, 1 plain on the st.i.tch the thread is fastened to = turn the work = miss 1 st.i.tch, 19 plain, 5 overs, put the needle through the 4th of the 7 st.i.tches between, bring it back twice, each time through 2 loops, make 2 overs more, put the needle through the last st.i.tch of the 3rd row opposite, bring it back twice through 2 loops, then once through 3 loops and twice through 2 loops = turn the work = 18 plain and so on, until you have made 10 transverse trebles = fasten off, then repeat the same series of rows on the other sides.

15th row--do not cut off the thread on the 4th side but work backwards: 3 single over the chain, 5 chain * 1 treble on the st.i.tch whence the 5 chain proceeded, 2 chain, 1 treble on the last plain of the first half of the close parts of the pattern; 2 chain, 1 treble in the middle of the first part of the 10th transverse treble; 2 chain, 1 treble on the second half of the preceding treble, 2 chain, 1 treble on the 1st plain of the second half of the close parts; 2 chain, 1 treble on the 3rd and last upper st.i.tch of the close part; 2 chain, 1 treble on the same st.i.tch as the last treble. Then along the edge, 10 trebles, joined by 2 chain, one of which trebles should always be on a row of plain st.i.tches = after the 10th treble: 3 chain, 1 plain on the 5th plain of the 13th row, 3 chain, again 11 trebles connected by 2 chain = after the 11 trebles: 2 chain ** and repeat 3 times from * to **.

16th row--on every 2 chain st.i.tches: 3 plain.

17th row--7 chain, 1 plain on the 6th plain of the last row; repeat 7 times = for the 9th and 10th scallops only: * 5 chain. The plain st.i.tch that follows the 9th scallop should come exactly over the corner st.i.tch of the 13th row = after the 10th scallop: 1 plain; then 13 scallops with 7 chain, 1 plain on the 6th 5 st.i.tch of the row beneath. Repeat twice from * = after the 4th scallop 2 smaller scallops, and up to the end of the row, 5 scallops more of 7 chain each.

18th row--make 7 plain over 7 chain, 5 chain, drop the treble, bring the needle back with the loop through the 3rd plain = on the 5 chain: 3 plain, 1 picot, 3 plain = on the 7 remaining st.i.tches: 2 plain--on the 9th scallop of 5 chain, only: 5 plain = on the 10th scallop of 5 chain, only: 3 plain = then 7 chain, bring them back and join them to the 3rd plain of the 9th scallop and finish the picot.