Beeton's Book of Needlework Part 23

2nd row: * 1 treble in the next st.i.tch, 1 chain, miss 1 st.i.tch under it; repeat from *.

3rd row: 1 long treble in the 3rd st.i.tch of the preceding row, * 3 purl (each consisting of 5 chain, 1 double, in the 1st of the same), 1 long treble in the same st.i.tch of the preceding row, 1 purl, miss 3, 3 double in the 3 following st.i.tches, 1 purl, miss 3 st.i.tches, 1 long treble in the 4th st.i.tch; repeat from *.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 251.--Crochet Lace.]

4th row: * 3 double in the middle of the next 3 purl of the preceding row, 1 purl, 2 long treble divided by 3 purl in the middle of the 3 next double in the preceding row, 1 purl; repeat from *.

5th row: * 2 long treble, divided by 3 purl in the middle of the next 3 double of the preceding row, 1 purl, 3 double in the middle of the next 3 purl of the preceding row, 1 purl; repeat from *. Repeat the 4th and 5th rows alternately till the border is wide enough.

252.--_Crochet Border_.

Material: Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s crochet cotton No. 12, 16, 24, or 40.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 252.--Crochet Border.]

This border is suitable for a great variety of purposes, according to the size of the cotton employed; in coa.r.s.e cotton it will make a tr.i.m.m.i.n.g for couvrettes and berceaunette covers; with fine cotton it can be used for children's clothes, small curtains, &c. Make a sufficiently long foundation chain, and work the 1st row: * 2 treble divided by 3 chain in the 1st foundation chain st.i.tch, miss 3; repeat from *.

2nd row: * In the 1st scallop of the preceding row, 1 double, 5 treble, 1 double, then 1 chain, 1 purl (4 chain, 1 slip st.i.tch in the 1st of the four), 1 chain, miss under these the next chain st.i.tch scallop; repeat from *.

3rd row: 1 treble in the chain st.i.tch on either side of the purl in the preceding row, 5 chain.

4th row: * 2 double divided by 7 chain in the two first treble of the preceding row (insert the needle underneath the upper parts of the st.i.tch), 10 chain, 1 slip st.i.tch in the 5th of these 10 st.i.tches so as to form a loop, 4 chain, repeat from *.

5th row: * 1 slip in the middle st.i.tch of the scallop formed by 7 chain in the preceding row, 4 treble, 3 chain, 5 treble, 3 chain, 4 treble, all these 13 st.i.tches in the loop of the preceding row, so as to form a clover-leaf pattern; repeat from *, but fasten the 4th treble with a slip st.i.tch on the 10th treble of the preceding figure.

6th row: In the first and last st.i.tch of the 5 middle treble of the clover-leaf 1 double, 7 chain between, 7th row: * 1 double in the 2nd chain st.i.tch of the scallop which is above the 5 middle treble of the clover-leaf, 2 chain, 1 purl (5 chain, 1 slip st.i.tch in the 1st), 2 chain, 1 double in the next chain st.i.tch of the same scallop, 2 chain, 1 purl, 2 chain, miss one chain of the scallop, 1 double, 2 chain, 1 purl, 2 chain, 1 double in the next chain st.i.tch, 3 chain. 1 double in the middle st.i.tch of the following scallop, 3 chain, repeat from *.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 253.--Crochet Border.]

253--_Crochet Border_

Materials: Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s crochet cotton No. 24, 40, or 60, according to the article for which it is required.

On a sufficiently long foundation chain work the 1st row: 1 double in each chain st.i.tch.

2nd row: Alternately 1 double, 7 chain, miss under the latter 3 st.i.tches of the preceding row.

3rd row: 1 treble in each double of the preceding row, 1 double in the middle st.i.tch of each scallop, 2 chain between.

4th row: 1 double on each double of the preceding row, 1 treble on each treble, 3 chain between.

5th row: 1 double on each treble of the preceding row, 3 chain between.

6th row: 1 double in each st.i.tch of the preceding row.

7th row: * 1 treble in the 1st st.i.tch of the preceding row, 4 chain, miss 1, 3 treble in the following 3 st.i.tches, miss 3 st.i.tches, 3 treble in the following 3 st.i.tches, 4 chain, miss 1 st.i.tch, 1 treble, 3 chain, miss 4; repeat from *.

8th row: Repeat regularly 8 treble in the scallop formed of 4 chain in the preceding row, 1 double in the middle of the following 3 chain.

9th row: * 1 double in the 4th treble of the preceding row, 2 treble, 1 long treble in next treble but 2, 2 long treble in each of the 2 following treble, 1 long treble, 2 treble in the next treble, 1 double in the next treble but 2, 3 chain, 1 purl (4 chain, 1 slip), 3 chain st.i.tch; repeat from *.

10th row: * 1 double in the 4th treble of the preceding row, 2 chain, 1 purl, 2 chain, miss 2 under them, 1 double, 2 chain, 1 purl, 2 chain, 1 double in the next chain but 1 of the next scallop, 2 chain, 1 purl, 2 chain, 1 double in the 2 chain st.i.tch after the purl of the preceding row, 2 chain, 1 purl, 2 chain; repeat from *.

11th row: In each scallop of the preceding row 2 double (they must meet on either side of the purl); they are divided alternately by 5 chain, and by a scallop formed of 2 chain, 1 purl, and 2 chain, only in the chain st.i.tch scallops which join the two treble figures work no double, but 2 chain, 1 purl, 2 chain.

_254 to 257.--Wicker Arm Chair, covered with Crochet._

Material: Berlin wool in two colours.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 254.--Wicker Arm Chair, covered with Crochet.]

The seat and back of this arm-chair are covered with two round couvrettes, worked in crochet with Berlin wool of two colours. They are fastened on the chair with woollen braid, finishing off with ta.s.sels of the same colour. Begin each couvrette in the centre with a foundation chain of 6 st.i.tches, with the lightest wool; join them into a circle, and work the 1st round in the following manner:--12 double.

2nd round: * 3 chain, 1 double, in the next st.i.tch of the 1st round, inserting the needle in the upper part of the st.i.tch; repeat from * 11 times more; at the end of this round work 1 slip st.i.tch in the 1st chain of this round. We shall not repeat any more the repet.i.tions from * to the end of the round.

3rd round: * 4 chain, 1 double, in the next scallop of the preceding round; at the end of the round 4 chain.

4th round: 4 double in each scallop of the preceding round.

5th round: Begin to work with the darker wool and crochet slip st.i.tch, inserting the needle in the front chain of the st.i.tches of the 4th round.

The 6th round is worked once more with light wool, and consists entirely of double st.i.tch, worked by inserting the needle at the back of the st.i.tches of the 4th round, so that the slip st.i.tches appear raised on the right side of the work, and form a round of chain st.i.tches. The middle part of the couvrette is then finished.

[Ill.u.s.tration: 255.--Pattern for Arm Chair Border.]

[Ill.u.s.tration: 256.--Border for Arm Chair (254).]

Ill.u.s.tration 257 shows it in full size.

7th round: * 2 chain, missing 1 st.i.tch of the preceding round under them, 1 double.

8th round: * 3 chain, 1 double, in the next scallop of the preceding round.

9th round: 3 double in each scallop.

10th round, like the 5th;

11th round, like the 6th;

[Ill.u.s.tration: 257.--Couvrette for Arm Chair (254).]

12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, and 16th rounds, like the 7th--11th;