45th: X 10 brown, 1 steel, 2 white, 3 brown, 3 steel, 1 brown, 3 steel, 1 brown, 5 gray, 6 brown, 6 steel, 2 brown, 4 white, 13 brown, X twice.

46th: X 6 brown, 4 steel, 6 brown, 7 steel, 2 brown, 4 gray, 5 brown, 4 steel, 1 brown, 3 steel, 5 brown, 5 steel, 8 brown, X twice.

47th: X 5 brown, 4 steel, 7 brown, 5 steel, 5 brown, 2 gray, 5 brown, 3 steel, 2 brown, 4 steel, 4 brown, 7 steel, 7 brown, X twice.

48th: x 4 brown, 1 steel, 13 brown, 3 steel, 11 brown, 7 steel, 2 brown, 1 steel, 4 brown, 2 steel, 2 brown, 4 steel, 6 brown, X twice.

49th: X 19 brown, 1 steel, 13 brown, 5 steel, 9 brown, 6 steel, 7 brown, X twice.

Do two plain rounds with the brown; then make the other end, and with the crimson silk do about 20 rows of open square crochet; join it to the second end, with the opening at the centre of one side, having, previously slipped on the rings.

TO CLOSE UP THE ENDS OF THE PURSE.--S.c. the two edges together with white silk, on which do X 4 d.c., 4 ch., miss 4 X, end with 4 d.c.

2nd row: 7 d.c. under every chain, and one s.c. between the second and third d.c. of last row.

Turn with a fringe made of steel beads and bugles.

MOUSQUETAIRE CROCHET COLLAR.

MATERIALS.--Brooks' Great Exhibition Prize Goat's-head Crochet Cotton, No. 40. Penelope Hook, No. 5.

Make a round loop, work 8 double in the loop.

2nd round: Work 2 double at the top of each of the one double of last round, repeat round.

3rd: The same as last, and after you have worked round, plain one to form the round. (You should have 32 loops in the round).

4th: Ch. 3, miss 1, work 1 treble; ch. 5, work 1 treble in the same loop as before; ch. 3 miss 1, work 1 double in the next loop, repeat round, fasten off.

5th: Work 3 treble in the centre of five ch. of last round; ch. 3, work 3 treble in the same loop as before; ch. 2, and repeat round, plain 1 and fasten off with it, complete the round.

Work 4 rounds more, the same for each scollop, or 32 for the collar, then work 18 of the following pattern for the leaf:--

Make a chain of 40 loops, turn back and work them in double crochet, turn back.

2nd round: Work 2 plain and 2 double for the stalk part of the leaf; then ch. 2, miss 2, and work 1 treble, until you come to the end; then ch. 3 and work one treble at the end; work the other side the same, in order to make both sides to correspond; ch. 2, turn back.

3rd: Work 2 plain in the 2 ch. of last round, then ch. 3, miss the 2 ch. of last round, and work 1 treble at the top of the 1 treble of last round; repeat round, and work 2 plain at the end, ch. 2, turn back.

4th: Work 2 plain in the two ch. of last round, ch. 3, miss 2, work 1 treble, then ch. 4 and work 2 treble at the top of the 1 treble of last round, repeat round with the ch. 4, and work 2 treble at the top of the 1 treble of last round, making both sides to correspond, fasten off.

5th: Ch. 12 for the stalk of the leaf, plain 1 in the first four chains of last round, then ch. 4 and plain 1 in the centre of each of the 4 chains all round the leaf; then work the last 8 chains double for the stalk, which completes the leaf; make the number of leaves required, then join the flowers and leaves together, as shown in the ill.u.s.tration, with a needle and crochet thread.

[Ill.u.s.tration: MOUSQUETAIRE CROCHET COLLAR.]

Then work the following band along the neck part of the collar--pa.s.s the hook through the two ends of the stalk part of the leaf, and plain 1, chain 40, and repeat to the end, turn back.

2nd row: Ch. 4, miss 2, and plain 1; repeat to the end, turn back.

3rd: Ch. 4, plain 1, in the centre of the 4 chains of last row, repeat to the end, turn back. 4th: Work 3 treble in the centre of 4 chains of last row; ch. 2, and repeat to the end, turn back. 5th: Ch. 3, plain 1, in the centre of the first 2 chain of last row; repeat to the end, turn back. 6th: Ch. 2, plain 1 in the centre of the 3 chain, of last row; repeat to the end, fasten off, which completes the collar.

RAISED ROSE CROCHET COLLAR.

MATERIALS.--Brooks' Great Exhibition Prize Goat's-head Crochet Thread, No. 40, and Penelope Crochet Hook, No. 5.

This collar is made in portions, and joined together with needle and thread, or worked together with one plain at the option of the worker.

TO FORM THE ROSE.--Make a chain of 8 loops, plain 1, to form a round, fasten off.

[Ill.u.s.tration: RAISED ROSE CROCHET COLLAR.]

2nd: Work 1 treble, ch. 3, repeat round, plain 1, and fasten off; you should have seven treble in the round.

3rd: Plain 1 at the top of the 1 treble of last round, work 8 treble in the 3 ch. of last round, plain 1 at the top of the next 1 treble of last round, repeat in the same 1 treble all round, fasten off.

4th: Work 1 treble at the top of the 1 plain of last round, chain 6, repeat round, plain 1 at the top of the 1 treble to form the round, fasten off.

5th: Plain 1 at the top of the 1 treble of last round, work 8 treble in the 6 ch. of last round, plain 1 at the top of the next 1 treble of last round, repeat in the same loop as before, repeat round, fasten off.

6th: Work 1 treble at the top of the 1 plain of last round, ch. 9, repeat round, plain 1, fasten off.

7th: Plain 1 at the top of the 1 treble of last round, work 10 treble in the 9 ch. of last round, plain 1 at the top of the next 1 treble of last round, repeat in the same loop as before all round.

8th: Work 1 treble at the top of the 1 plain of last round, ch. 12, repeat round, plain 1, fasten off.

9th: Plain 1 at the top of the 1 treble of last round, work 13 treble in the 12 ch. of last round, plain 1 in the 1 treble of last round, repeat round.

10th: Ch. 5, miss 2, plain 1, repeat round each fold of the rose.

11th: Ch. 5, plain 1 in the centre of the 5 ch. of last round, repeat round; fasten off, which completes the rose; you require 7 of these flowers to form the collar, and 6 of the following:--

LARGE ROUNDS.--Make a round loop, the size of this O, and work 30 treble in the round loop.

2nd round: Ch. 19, miss 5, plain 1, repeat round.

3rd: Work double crochet in each loop all round.

4th: Ch. 5, miss 2, plain 1, repeat round.

5th: Ch. 5, plain 1 in the centre of the 5 ch. of last round, repeat round.