The Lady's Album of Fancy Work for 1850 Part 8

_8th, 9th, and 10th rounds_. 1 plain, worked in the centre st.i.tch of 3 chain of last round, 3 chain, 1 long, miss 3, 1 long, 3 chain, miss 3, 1 long, 3 chain, miss 3, 3 chain; repeat.

Line the basket with rose-coloured satin before sewing in the crochet lining; wrap the handle with ribbon of shade to correspond with the satin, and place small rosettes at each side.

EMBROIDERY

32. GREEK CAP.

_Materials required will be a quarter of a yard of common bed-ticken, but of a good broad stripe; some fine gold thread, also some silver thread, and various coloured silks_.

Measure the size round the head, and cut a piece of ticken to the length, and of the depth of seven inches; work on the _black_ stripes in herring-bone; st.i.tch a row of gold and silver cord, alternate; and on the intermediate _white_ stripes work, according to fancy, different coloured silks, also in herring-bone st.i.tch, only rather larger, to fill up the stripe. Cut a piece of ticken round, and of about 2-1/2 inches in diameter; work it in the same manner, and mount it on a circular piece of card; full the headpiece round the small crown, line it with some bright-coloured Persian, and trim it with a gilt band, and gilt ta.s.sel to match.

This cap is so simple a work, that it hardly allows any one to suppose it will look as pretty as it certainly does.

CROCHET.

33. FLOWER-STAND.

_Materials--Scarlet and green shaded eight-thread Berlin wool; Penelope crochet needle No. 1_.

With scarlet make a chain of 9 st.i.tches, join and work a round in double crochet, increasing in every st.i.tch.--

_3d round_. 1 long, 3 chain, miss 2 all round.--

_4th round_. 1 long in the centre st.i.tch of chain, 4 chain; repeat all round.--

_5th round_. Double crochet.--

_6th round_. 3 long, the centre one above the 1 long in 3d round, 4 chain; repeat all round.--

_7th round_. 4 long worked in the 4 chain st.i.tches, 4 chain; repeat all round.--

_8th round_. Double crochet.--

_9th round_. 4 long worked over the chain st.i.tches, 6 chain; repeat.--

_10th round_. 1 st.i.tch of solid long st.i.tch in every loop.--

_11th round (with the green wool_). 1 long, 5 chain, miss 2; repeat.--

_12th round_. 1 long, 5 chain, miss 1; repeat.--

_13th round_. Chain of 7 st.i.tches, worked in every third st.i.tch with a plain st.i.tch.--

_14th and three following rounds_. Chain of 9 st.i.tches, worked in the centre st.i.tch of chain of previous round.--

_18th round_. 3 chain, 1 plain, taking the centre chain-st.i.tch of every 5th chain of 9; repeat all round, and this completes the mat.

CROCHET.

34. COVER FOR Ta.s.sEL OF WINDOW-BLIND.

_Materials--Raworth's crochet-thread No. 40_; _Penelope crochet No. 3_.

Make a chain of 40 st.i.tches, join and work two rounds in single open crochet.--

_3d round_. 4 chain, 1 long; repeat.--

_4th round_. 3 long, 5 chain, 1 long, 5 chain, 1 long, 5 chain; repeat.--

_5th round_. 5 long worked in the last chain-st.i.tch, and over the 3 long st.i.tches and in the first chain-st.i.tch, 5 chain, 1 long 5 chain, 1 long, 5 chain; repeat.--

_6th round_. 7 long worked as in 5th round, 5 chain, 1 long, 5 chain, 1 long, 5 chain; repeat.--

_7th round_. 9 long worked as before, 5 chain, 1 long, 4 chain, 1 long, 5 chain; repeat.--

_8th round_. 11 long worked as before, 5 chain, 1 long, 3 chain, 1 long, 5 chain; repeat.--

_9th round_. 13 long, 5 chain, 1 long, 5 chain; repeat.--

_10th round_. 15 long, 5 chain, 1 long, 5 chain; repeat.--

_11th round_. 17 long, 5 chain, 1 long, 5 chain; repeat.--

_12th round_. 15 long, 4 chain, 1 long, 3 chain, 1 long, 4 chain; repeat.--

_13th round_. 13 long, 5 chain, 1 long, 4 chain, 1 long, 5 chain; repeat.--

_14th round_. 11 long, 7 chain, 1 long, 5 chain, 1 long, 7 chain; repeat.--

_15th round_. 9 long, 5 chain, 1 long worked in the centre st.i.tch of the 7 chain, 5 chain, 1 long, 5 chain, 1 long, 5 chain, 1 long, 5 chain; repeat.--