The Lady's Album of Fancy Work for 1850 Part 17

_Two smaller Petals_.--Exactly like the large one, but increased only to thirteen st.i.tches. Sew a fine wire round each petal with split wool, tie the five petals together with a bit of green.

_Buds_.--Take eight or ten lengths of split wool, yellow and violet, place across a piece of wire, fold the wire, twist the ends, turn down the ends of wool, tie them round the wire, leaving out the length required for the bud (about a quarter of an inch); cover the stem with green wool, split; also the stem of the heartsease.

_Leaves_.--Begin with a shade of green wool, split as for one of the yellow petals, but you have thirteen st.i.tches; cast off three at the beginning of the two following rows, go on increasing again to thirteen; cast off three at each end, and make thus as many scallops as will look well--in general three or four on each side make a very good-sized leaf; after the last scallops, decrease one st.i.tch at the beginning of every row, till the leaf comes to a point.

CROCHET.

71. SERVIETTE FOR LIQUEUR-STAND.

_Materials--Raworth's thread No. 30, and three shades of Manlove's pink crochet thread of corresponding size_.

With the lightest shade make a chain of 9 st.i.tches; join to form a round.

_1st round_. Double crochet, increasing in every st.i.tch.--

_2d round_. 5 chain. 1 plain, miss 2; repeat.--

_3d round_. 5 chain, 1 plain, taking the centre st.i.tch of chain of previous round; repeat.--

_4th round_. Double crochet, increasing in every fifth st.i.tch.--

_5th round_. 7 chain, 1 plain, miss 3; repeat.--

_6th round_. Double crochet.--

_7th round_. 1 chain, 1 plain above the centre st.i.tch of chain in 5th round; repeat.--

_8th round (second shade of pink)_. 9 chain, 1 plain, worked in the plain of last round; repeat.--

_9th round_. Double crochet.--

_10th round_. 5 chain, 1 plain, miss 3; repeat.--

_11th round_. 4 chain, 1 plain, worked in the centre st.i.tch of chain of last round; repeat.--

_12th round_. Double crochet, increasing in every ninth st.i.tch. Now divide the work into three parts, commence with the darkest shade, and work as follows:--Fasten on the thread three st.i.tches from the centre of one of these divisions; make a chain of 9 st.i.tches, 1 plain, miss 6.--

_2d row_. Commence one st.i.tch from the first st.i.tch in last row, 1 chain, 1 long in every st.i.tch; repeat, finis.h.i.+ng by working a st.i.tch in advance.--

_3d row_. Commence as in last row, 2 chain, 1 long, miss 1, and finish as before.--

_4th row_. Commence and finish as before, 1 long, 2 chain, miss 1; repeat.--

_5th row_. 3 chain, 1 long, miss 2; repeat, beginning and finis.h.i.+ng as before.--

_6th row_. 1 long, 3 chain, miss 1; repeat, commencing and finis.h.i.+ng as before. Now work the other two divisions in the same manner; after which work 1 long, 2 chain, miss 1, all round; then work a round in double crochet. This completes the centre.

_For the Edge_.--With white work 1 long, 2 chain, miss 1, all round.--

_2d round_. 7 chain, 1 plain, miss 3; repeat.--

_3d round_. 7 chain, 1 plain worked in the centre st.i.tch of chain; repeat.--

_4th round_. 1 plain worked in the centre st.i.tch of chain, 5 long worked in the following st.i.tches: 1 plain, 7 chain, 1 plain in the centre st.i.tch of chain, 7 chain; repeat.

[Ill.u.s.tration: No. 71. SERVIETTE FOR LIQUEUR STAND]

[Ill.u.s.tration: No. 72. RIBBON-WORK.]

[Ill.u.s.tration: No. 73. LADY'S SILK MITTENS.]

[Ill.u.s.tration: No. 74. COUVRETTE FOR DEVOTIONAL CHAIR.]

RIBBON WORK

72. A NEW AND ELEGANT WORK FOR SOFA PILLOWS, ANTI-MACa.s.sARS, CARD-BASKETS, &c.

We will describe how to make an anti-maca.s.sar:--

_Take Penelope canva.s.s, three quarters of a yard long, half a yard wide; a piece of crimson china ribbon; one piece of gold-colour, one of shaded lilac, and a rug-needle_.

Prepare the canva.s.s by cutting away every 2 alternate threads, and draw them out the whole length of the canva.s.s; next cut away and draw them out with tweezers, every 2 alternate threads, the whole of the width of the canva.s.s. Next thread the rug-needle with crimson ribbon, and sew over the first 2 threads of canva.s.s the lengthway of the canva.s.s; when at the end, pa.s.s the needle to the next 2 threads and sew them over, taking care to keep the ribbon flat as possible; when at the top, return and cover the next two threads with the same coloured ribbon. This will make 3 stripes. Proceed the same with the gold-colour, 3 stripes; then the lilac, 3 stripes; then recommence with the crimson, and continue the same until you have the whole length finished. Next commence to sew over the same from side to side, which will form a chequered pattern, and has a rich effect. Finish round with a ruche of satin ribbon or fringe, crimson colour. If desired, can be worked with slight silk.

CROCHET.

73. LADY'S SILK MITTEN.

_Materials_--10 _pieces of fine black crochet silk_; 2 _bundles of No_.

6 _steel beads; Penelope crochet No_. 3.

Make a chain of 84 st.i.tches; work 1 row in plain-st.i.tch crochet.--