The Ladies' Work-Book Part 10

Make a round loop the size of this O, and then commence.

1st Round: Ch. 3, and work 1 treble for 8 times in the round loop of last round, plain 1, and fasten off.

2nd: 3 treble at the top of the one treble of last round, ch. 3, and repeat round, plain 1, and fasten off.

3rd: 5 treble at the top of the three treble of last round, ch. 3, and repeat round, plain 1, and fasten off.

4th: 7 treble at the top of the five treble of last round, ch. 3, and repeat round, plain 1, and fasten off.

[Ill.u.s.tration: CROCHET D'OYLEY.]

5th: 3 treble at the top of the seven treble of last round, ch. 4, work 1 treble in the centre of the three chain of last round, ch. 4, and repeat round, plain 1, and fasten off.

6th: 3 treble at the top of the five treble of last round, ch. 5, work 1 treble at the top of the one treble of last round, ch. 2, work 1 treble in the same loop as before, chain 5, and repeat round, plain 1, and fasten off.

7th: 2 treble at the top of the three treble of last round, ch. 6, work 7 treble in the two chain of last round, ch. 6, and repeat round, plain 1, and fasten off.

8th: 1 treble at the top of the two treble of last round, ch. 8, work 7 treble at the top of the seven treble of last round, ch. 8, and repeat round, plain 1, and fasten off.

9th: 3 treble at the top of the one treble of last round, ch. 9, work 5 treble at the top of the seven treble of last round, ch. 9, and repeat round, plain 1, and fasten off.

10th: 3 treble at the top of the three treble of last round, ch. 11, work 3 treble at the top of the five treble of last round, ch. 11, and repeat round, plain 1, and fasten off.

11th: 2 treble at the top of the three treble of last round, ch. 13, and repeat round, plain 1, and fasten off.

12th: 1 treble at the top of the two treble of last round, ch. 15, and repeat round, plain 1, and fasten off.

13th: 1 treble at the top of the one treble of last round, ch. 2, work 1 treble in the same loop as before, ch. 13, and repeat round, plain 1, and fasten off.

14th: 9 treble in the centre of the two chain of last round, ch. 12, and repeat round, plain 1, and fasten off.

15th: 9 treble at the top of the nine treble of last round, ch. 6, work 1 double in the centre of the twelve chain of last round, ch. 6, and repeat round, plain 1, and fasten off.

16th: 7 treble at the top of the nine treble of last round, ch. 8, work 1 treble at the top of the one double of last round, ch. 2, work 1 treble in the same loop as before, ch. 8, and repeat round; plain 1, and fasten off.

17th: 5 treble at the top of seven treble of last round, ch. 6, work 1 treble in the centre of the two chain of last round, then ch. 3, and work one treble three times more in the same loop as before, ch. 6, and repeat round, plain 1, and fasten off.

18th: 3 treble at the top of the five treble of last round, ch. 4, work 2 treble in the first three chain of last round, ch. 3, work 2 treble in the same loop as before, ch. 1, and work the same in the next two three chains of last round, ch. 4, and repeat round, plain 1, and fasten off.

19th: 2 treble at the top of the three treble of last round, ch. 2, then work as follows in each of the three chains of last round, 3 treble, ch. 3, work 3 treble all in the first three chain of last round, ch. 2, and work the same in the next two three chains of last round, ch. 2, and repeat round, plain 1, and fasten off.

20th: 1 treble at the top of the two treble of last round, then work as follows in each of the three chains of last round, 3 treble, ch. 3, work 3 treble in the same loop as before, ch. 3, and repeat the same in the next two three chains of last round, repeat round, plain 1, and fasten off, which completes the d'oyley.

ROSE D'OYLEY.

MATERIALS.--Brooks' Great Exhibition Prize Goat's-head Crochet Cotton, Nos. 14, 16, 18, 20, 28. Walker's Penelope Hook, Nos. 3, 3-1/2, 4.

_a_. With cotton No. 20 and hook 3-1/2, work 13 chains: make it round and in loop 24 d.c., 1 d.c. on d.c., 7 chain, miss 2, repeat 7 times more; in 4th chain st.i.tch of 7 chain, 1 s.c., 12 chain, 1 s.c. in 6th chain from hook; 7 chain, 1 s.c. in same at last s.c.; 5 chain, 1 s.c., in same as last s.c., 5 chain, 1 s.c. in next chain st.i.tch to 1st of 12 chain; 5 chain, repeat 7 times more, fasten off.

_b_. With cotton No. 18 and hook 3-1/4, work 10 chain, make it round, and in loop 24 d.c. * In 1st d.c. work 3 chain, 3 long, 3 chain, 1 d.c., miss 1, and repeat * 7 times more. Those only in the last, 2 long, join to 4th chain st.i.tch of 7 chain of _a_, 1 long, 3 chain, 1 d.c., fasten off. Make 7 more _b_, joining to the 7 chains of _a_.

[Ill.u.s.tration: ROSE D'OYLEY.]

_c_. With cotton No. 16 and hook 3, ** 1 s.c. in the centre of the two 5 chains of _a_, nearest the foundation: 7 chain, 1 s.c. in the centre of 5 chain; 5 chain, 1 s.c. on 2nd long of 1st division of _b_; * 3 chain, 1 d.c. on next division, repeat * 5 times more, 5 chain; 1 d.c.

in next 5 chain, 7 chain, repeat ** 7 times more, fasten off.

D.c. all round the chain and fasten off.

_d_. With cotton No. 28 and hook 4, * 7 chain, 1 s.c. in 1st chain, and in round loop 1 d.c., 4 long, 3 chain; join to d.c. st.i.tches where the two 5 chains are found together, turn, and on the 3 chain 1 d.c., 3 long; then in round loop, 4 long, 1 d.c.; then join to the d.c. on the opposite side, and fasten off. Repeat * 7 times more.

_e_. With cotton No. 18 and hook 3. Where you left off in _d_, join on No. 18 cotton; 9 chain, 1 s.c. in 5th chain; then in round loop ** 1 d.c., 5 chain, join to 5th d.c. from where you joined No. 18 cotton on; 5 chain, turn, and on 10 chain, 1 d.c., 9 long; 1 d.c. in round loop, 7 chain join to the top d.c., 3 chain. 1 s.c. in the 7th chain, 3 chain, 1 d.c. in the 7th chain; * 2 * 5 long, 1 d.c. in same as 1st d.c., 1 d.c. in round loop, repeat ** from ** without joining the 10 chain twice. The second time only work to * 2 *, work 3 long, join to 5th d.c. from where you joined No. 18 cotton on; 2 more long on 7 chain, 1 d.c.; then 3 s.c. down the stem. Make 7 more joining in the same way: fasten off.

_f_. With cotton No. 16 and hook 3. In 14th d.c. of _c_ from where you joined No. 18 cotton on, * 1 d.c., 4 chain, join to 1st 3 chain of _e_ of 1st section, 4 chain, join to 2nd 3 chain of _e_ of 1st section; 8 chain join to 1st 3 chain of _e_ of 2nd section, 3 chain, join to 2nd 3 chain of _e_ of 2nd section; 8 chain, join to 1st 3 chain of _e_ of 3rd section; 3 chain, join to 2nd 3 chain of _e_ of 3rd section; 4 chain, repeat all round; d.c. all round.

_g_. With cotton No. 16 and hook 3, 10 chain, make it round and in loop; 8 d.c. join to the same place, where you began the long chain of _f_ 5 d.c., * 5 chain join to 8th d.c. of _f_ from where you joined the d.c.: 6 chain, turn, 1 d.c., 7 long, 1 d.c., miss 1, 1 s.c. in next d.c., repeat * 4 times more. Join in the same place only to last petal. In the last petal work down the chain as follows: 1 d.c.; 4 long, join to 8th d.c. from where you joined the 1st d.c.; 3 long, 1 d.c., fasten off. Make 7 more. Joining each as you make them.

_h_. With cotton No. 16 and hook 3, 15 chain, 1 s.c. in 1st st.i.tch: then in loop; 24 d.c., * 1 d.c. on d.c., 7 chain, miss 2, repeat * 7 times more, then in each 7 chain, 9 d.c., except the last, which work as follows: 5 d.c. join to 3rd point of _g_, 4 d.c. in same 7 chain.

The next _h_, join in the same manner to point of _f_ make sufficient to go round, joining alternately to _g_'s and _f_s.

_i_. With cotton No. 14 and hook 3, ** 1 s.c. on 5th d.c. of 1st division of _h_, * 5 chain, 1 s.c. in next division, repeat * 5 times more, 9 chain join to next point of _g_ "9 chain," 1 s.c. in next point of _g_, 9 chain, repeat ** from all round; d.c. all round, and when you have come to the end of "9 chain" 4th d.c. join to the 9th d.c.; * 7 chain, miss 2, 1 d.c. in next, * repeat 9 times the 10 and 11, join to the other side and fasten off.

TOILET COVER IN SQUARE CROCHET.

MATERIALS.--Brooks' Great Exhibition Prize Goat's-head Crochet Cotton, No. 36, with a fine hook.

The pattern for this toilet cover being so elaborate, it must be worked in cotton not coa.r.s.er than that we have indicated, if intended for an ordinary toilet cover. Worked in a coa.r.s.er material, No. 8 or 12, of Brooks' Great Exhibition Prize Goat's-head Crochet Cotton, it would make a beautiful quilt for a small bed; and in some of the coa.r.s.er sizes of the knitting cord, a large counterpane might be worked, and from the clear appearance this material presents, would look very rich and handsome.

Like all square crochet, this design must be worked from the engraving. The number of foundation chain for working it is 529, reckoning the length, or 346 for the width, if that mode of working be preferred as less c.u.mbersome. It will not, however, answer so well for a toilet cover, as the st.i.tches would go the wrong way. For a counterpane, on the contrary, it would be preferable.

[Ill.u.s.tration: TOILET COVER.]

For the border of a toilet cover, we should recommend one of the patterns in bead work, found in other parts of this volume. For the edge of a counterpane, nothing can be handsomer than the border and fringe of the ba.s.sinet quilt.

It should be worked with the same cotton as the centre, and the fringe a degree coa.r.s.er.

Crochet counterpanes should be laid over one of the American patent quilted coverlets, which have recently been sold in London, and for invalids, especially, are so extremely comfortable.