The Lady's Album of Fancy Work for 1850 Part 14

56. D'OYLEY.

_Materials--Shaded scarlet and green double Berlin wool; Raworth's crochet-thread No_. 16; _Penelope crochet No_. 1.

With green make a chain of 5 st.i.tches, unite the ends; then make 7 chain, 1 single into each loop of the preceding chain.--

_1st round_. 5 chain, 1 single in the centre loop of the 7 chain; repeat four times.--

_2d, 3d, and 4th rounds_. 1 treble, 2 chain, miss 1; repeat, uniting the ends of each round, and taking the loops at the back of the chain.--

_5th round (crochet-thread_.) 4 treble, 2 chain, miss 1, 1 treble, 2 chain, 1 treble twice, 2 chain, miss 1; repeat.--

_6th round (green wool)_. 4 treble over the 4 in the last row, 1 double, 5 chain, 1 single through the loop in the last round twice, 5 chain, 1 single; repeat.--

_7th round (crochet-thread)_. 4 treble over the 4 in the last round, 1 double, 5 chain, 1 single over the 1 in the last round.--

_8th round (scarlet)_. 4 treble, 1 double, 3 chain, 1 double through the loop, 5 chain, 1 double twice, 3 chain, 1 double; repeat.

[Ill.u.s.tration: No. 55. CHESS-BOARD.]

[Ill.u.s.tration: No. 56. D'OYLEY.]

[Ill.u.s.tration: No. 57. GAUNTLET CUFF.]

CROCHET.

57. GAUNTLET CUFF.

_Materials--White and scarlet Berlin wool, three shades, and shaded green wool; Penelope crochet No_. 2.

With white make a chain of 40 loops, and work from the directions given for collar, page 38. Finish, to correspond with, collar, placing a rosette in the centre of the cuff, and fastening with a hook and eye.

EMBROIDERY

58. LIQUEUR-STAND MAT.

_Materials--White silk or cashmere; three shades of crimson, three ditto of green, two ditto of brown chenille; five shades of scarlet Berlin wool, four skeins of each shade; and four skeins of white Berlin wool_.

Draw the pattern on the material, and work in embroidery-st.i.tch; the roses with the shades of crimson; the leaves with green, shading according to taste; and the stems with brown. In working the designs for the corners, it is an improvement to introduce brown leaves occasionally.

Work a shaded fringe round the edge with the wools on a mesh an inch and a half in width. Work the first round with white; the second, the lightest crimson; after which, work one round with each shade to the darkest; cut and comb the fringe, and line the mat with green silk.

CROCHET APPLIQUE

61. BORDER FOR A LACE SCARF OR VEIL.

_Materials--If for a black veil, fine black crochet-silk; if white, Raworth's crochet-thread No_. 70.

The ill.u.s.tration represents the corner of the border.

_The Rose.--1st row_. 39 c s, 1 l s into eighth st.i.tch, * 3 c s, miss 2, 1 l s into third; repeat from * to end of chain, except the last three st.i.tches, then 6 c s, 1 s c into last st.i.tch.--

_2d row_. 5 c s, 1 l s over 1 s in last row (this row is worked on the other side of chain, where the two st.i.tches were missed), * 2 c s, 1 l s over next 1 s; repeat from * to end of row. Turn. 4 c s, 1 l s round the 2 c s of last row, * 1 c s, 1 l s round the 2 c s of next s.p.a.ce; repeat from * to end of row. Turn. 4 c s, miss one s.p.a.ce, 1 l s into second s.p.a.ce, * 1 c s, miss one s.p.a.ce, 1 l s into second s.p.a.ce; repeat from *

to end of row. After the last l s one s.p.a.ce is left. 1 c s, 1 l s into this. Turn. 4 c s, 1 l s into second s.p.a.ce, 1 c s, miss one s.p.a.ce, 1 l s into second, 1 c s, 1 l s into next, 4 c s, 1 s c into last s.p.a.ce.

Fasten off. Commence again on last s c st.i.tch of first row. 3 l s, d l s into first s.p.a.ce towards the top, 4 d l s into next s.p.a.ce, 3 l s, 1 d c into third s.p.a.ce, 3 l s, 2 d l s into next s.p.a.ce, 3 t l s into top s.p.a.ce, 2 d l s, 3 l s into next, 1 d c, 3 l s into next, 4 d l s into next, 4 d l s, 3 l s into next s.p.a.ce. Continue all round thus: 6 d l s into next or corner s.p.a.ce, 4 d l s into next and every other s.p.a.ce except the end, into which 5 d l s, 1 l s. Turn. 4 c s, miss 2, s c into third, 4 c s, miss 2, d c into third, * 4 c s, miss 2, 1 l s into third.

Continue from * thirteen times, then 4 c s, d c into third st.i.tch, 4 c s, miss 2, s c into third. Turn. 4 d c round every 4 c s all along the last row, 9 c s, s c into middle st.i.tch of the first of three scallops at the top of the rose, 9 c s, s c into second st.i.tch of top scallop, 9 c s, s c into middle of top scallop, 9 c s, s c into last st.i.tch but one of same scallop, 9 c s, s c into middle of next scallop, 9 c s, s c into first of 4 d c st.i.tches round the s.p.a.ce of last row * 9 c s, miss 6, s c into seventh; repeat from * until these chains meet where they were begun; then * 1 l c s, s c into s c st.i.tch on the other side of first chain; repeat from * all round.

_Wreath of Leaves and Buds_.--For the wreath under the corner rose: 94 c s, s c down twelve of these, * 7 c s, s c into third s c st.i.tch; repeat from * three times more, which brings it to top st.i.tch; 8 c s, s c into same st.i.tch, * 7 c s, s c into third st.i.tch down the other side; repeat from * three times more; pa.s.s the thread under the stalk, 3 d c into first loop of 7 c s, * 7 c, s c round next loop of 7 c s; repeat from *

three times, which brings it to top loop; 7 c s, s c into same loop; repeat the 7 c into every loop down the other side; s c, 5 c s for a stalk; 10 c s, 1 d l s into fifth st.i.tch, 5 more d l s into same st.i.tch.

Turn. D c along the top of these d l s. Turn. D c along last d c st.i.tches; 9 c s, s c into d c st.i.tch on the other side. Fasten off; this forms the bud. Commence again at the last s c of the stalk of leaf, s c along thirteen st.i.tches; repeat the leaf and bud five times more; s c the remaining c s for a stalk. The wreaths under the roses at the sides are only to have five leaves and five buds on each, and require a chain of eighty-two stalks for the stem. Tack the flowers on paper wrong side up, as seen in the ill.u.s.tration. Tack the buds to the roses, and unite the leaves by a slight band in b.u.t.ton-hole st.i.tch. Tack the edges of the roses together, and the ends of the stems to the adjoining wreath; then remove the paper, and lay the bordering upon the edge of the scarf or veil, which should be of Brussels net. Sew the edge of the upper scallops of the rose to the net very firmly, and cut away the superfluous net.

[Ill.u.s.tration: No. 58. LIQUEUR-STAND MAT.]

[Ill.u.s.tration: No. 59]

[Ill.u.s.tration: No. 60]

[Ill.u.s.tration: No. 61. BORDER FOR A LACE SCARF OR VEIL]

[Ill.u.s.tration: No. 62. PURSE.]

CROCHET.

62. CARD-PURSE.