6th: Ch. 4, plain 1 in the centre of the 5 ch. of last round, repeat round.

7th: Ch. 3, plain 1 in the centre of the 4 ch. of last round, repeat round, fasten off, which completes the round; you then work 74 of the following:--

SMALL ROUNDS.--Make a round loop, the size of this O, and work 21 double in the round loop.

2nd round: Ch., 9, miss 2, plain 1; repeat round; you should have 7 lots of the 9 chain in the round.

3rd: d.c. in each loop all round, which completes the round; you now require 14 of the following:--

PATTERN FOR LEAF.--Make a ch. of 12 loops, turn back, and work the 12 loops d.c.

2nd round: Ch. 3, miss 2, work two treble in 1 loop, repeat to the end, and in the end loop ch. 3, work 2 treble, work the other side the same, with the treble opposite, the treble and 3 ch. at the end, plain 1 in the end loop, fasten off.

3rd: Plain 1 in the centre of the first 3 ch. of last round, ch. 3, work 1 treble at the top of the first treble of last round, ch. 2, work 1 treble at the top of the next treble of last round; you repeat all round the leaf with 3 ch., opposite the 3 ch. of last round, and 2 treble at the top of the 2 treble of last round, with 2 ch. between them, working both sides to correspond, turn back.

4th: Ch. 4 and plain 1 in each lot of the chain of last round, fasten off, which completes the leaf; you then work a stalk to each leaf as follows: ch. 5, work 1 treble in the centre of the chain round between the edge and the centre, work 1 treble on the other side, the same turn back, and work the 5 chains plain, fasten off, which completes the stalk; after working the number of each portion required and joining them together, as shown in the ill.u.s.tration, you work a band for the neck-part of the collar as follows:--

Work a few plain at the end, then ch. 10, and work 1 treble where it requires a treble, and a double where it requires a double, and a plain in the centre of the stalks and rounds as you see the st.i.tches in the engraving, so as to make it lie to the shape of the neck.

2nd row: Ch. 2, miss 2, work 1 treble, repeat to the end, turn back.

3rd: Ch. 2, work 1 treble at the top of the treble of last row, repeat to the end, turn back.

4th: D.c., fasten off, which completes the collar.

[ILl.u.s.tRATION: POINT COLLAR.]

POINT COLLAR.

MATERIALS.--Brooks' Great Exhibition Prize Goat's-head Crochet Cotton, No. 48.

This collar is begun by making the open hem work thus: 2 ch., miss 3, 1 s.d.c., 2 ch., miss 1 s.d.c., X 2 ch., miss 1, 1 d.c., X 3 times, then 2 ch., miss 1, 1 s.t.c., then use the t.c., and finally the long t.c. for the widest parts, and gradually decreasing to s.c. at the end. On the inner side of this, do as many half-circles as the engraving indicates: thus, 1 s.c. 1 s.d.c. 1 d.c., 2 t.c., 1 d.c., 1 s.d.c., 1 s.c.; the roses near the neck may then be worked and joined to these circles in their places. The oblong flowers are then done, beginning in the centre, with a chain, worked in s.c., a round of d.c.

on this, and a succession of loops all round. Join these flowers in their places; then make the roses, working from the engraving which is the best guide, joining these to each other, and to the oblong flowers, and finally working the neck with the dotted bars as seen in the engraving.

POINT COLLAR IN CROCHET.

MATERIALS.--Brooks' Great Exhibition Prize Goat's-head Crochet Cotton, No. 48. Penelope Hook.

Each of the rows in this collar, large and small, are done separately, beginning with the circle in the centre, and making the six leaves round it. Each rose is to be joined to the others, where it is indicated in the engraving, and at the point of two of the petals of the largest are three small loops, which serve to connect it with the edge. All the sets of roses required for the length of the collar being done, the barred edge follows, the trefoils being worked on it, where they occur, and the roses being joined to it in their proper places. On this line, another of alternate close and open squares is done, and then a point edging, similar to one already given in this volume. The ground, of chains, worked back in slip-st.i.tch with occasional picots, is to be done when forming the band for the neck.

The collars should be worked a little larger than the engraving.

LOUNGING CAP.

MATERIALS.--Six skeins of bright scarlet Berlin wool; 5 shades of green ditto, 6 skeins each; 12 skeins of black, and 4 of gray; 4 skeins of white, and 4 of gray floss silk, or filoselle. A handsome shaded ta.s.sel, and a ball of crochet cord.

The whole of this cap is worked in s.c., over the cord. Begin with the band round the head, by working 240 st.i.tches with black wool, on the cord, and closing into a round.

2nd round: (Black and gray wool) X 2 black and 2 gray alternately, X all round.

3rd: (Black wool, white silk) X 1 b., 3 w., X all round.

4th: Black all round.

5th: Scarlet all round.

6th: (Scarlet and darkest green) X 2 s., 4 g., 42 s., X 5 times.

[Ill.u.s.tration: POINT COLLAR, IN CROCHET.]

7th: (Scarlet, same green, and white) X 2 s., 5 g., 6 s., 3 w., 9 s., 3 g., 16 s., 2 w., 2 s., X 5 times.

8th: (Scarlet, second darkest green, black, and white) X 2 s., 2 g., 1 b., 3 g., 4 s., 5 w., 4 s., 2 g., 1 s., 3 g., 5 s., 4 g., 4 s., 3 w., 1 s., 3 w., 1 s., 3 w., 1 s., X 5 times.

9th: (Same colours) X 2 s., 3 g., 1 b., 2 g., 4 s., 1 w., 4 s., 4 w., 2 s., 2 g., 6 s., 6 g., 2 s., 5 w., 1 s., 2 w., 1 s., X 5 times.

10th: (Scarlet, black, white, and gray silk; third shade of green) X 3 s., 3 g., 1 b., 1 g., 2 s., 2 w., 1 s., 4 gray, 1 s., 4 w., 2 s., 1 g., 5 s., 3 g., 1 b., 3 g., 1 s., 4 w., 2 s., 1 g., 1 s., 2 w., X 5 times.

11th: (Same colours) X 1 w., 3 s., 4 g., 1 s., 2 w., 1 s., 1 g., 1 s., 4 g., 1 s., 3 w., 3 s., 3 g., 2 s., 2 g., 1 b., 4 g., 1 s., 3 w., 2 s., 3 g., 1 s., 1 w., X 5 times.

12th: (Same colours except green, which change to the next lightest) X 2 w., 3 s., 6 g., 1 s., 1 g., 2 s., 3 g., 1 s., 2 w., 3 s., 5 g., 1 s., 1 g., 1 b., 4 g., 2 s., 3 w., 1 s., 2 g., 1 s., 1 g., 1 w., X 5 times.

13th: (Same colours, with the lightest green) X 2 w. (over the two first of last round), 7 s., 3 g.. 2 w., 3 s., 1 g., 1 s., 1 w., 3 s., 4 g., 2 b., 1 g., 1 b., 4 g., 3 s., 5 w., 1 s., 2 g., 1 s., 1 w., X 5 times.

[Ill.u.s.tration: LOUNGING CAP, IN CROCHET.]

14th: (Same colours, with the lightest green but one) X 1 w., 3 s., 5 g., 2 s., 2 w., 1 s., 3 g., 1 s., 3 w., 2 s., 2 g., 2 b., 4 g., 5 s., 2 g., 1 s., 1 w., 1 s., 2 g., 1 s., 2 g., 1 s., 1 w., X 5 times.

15th: (Same colours, with next darkest green) 3 s., 4 g., 1 b., 1 g., 2 s., 1 w., 1 s., 1 w., 1 s., 2 w., 1 s., 3 w., 2 s., 7 g., 1 s., 5 g., 2 s., 3 w., 1 s., 3 g., 1 s., 1 w., 1 s., X 5 times.

16th: (Scarlet, black, white, and next darkest green) X 6 g., 1 b., 2 g., 2 s., 3 w., 2 s. 5 w., 3 s., 5 g., 1 s., 3 g., 1 b., 2 g., 2 s., 4 w., 3 s., 1 w., 1 s., 1 g., X 5 times.

17th: (Same colours) X 1 s., 1 g., 1 s., 2 g., 1 b., 3 g., 3 s., 9 w., 2 s., 1 g., 6 s., 2 g., 1 b., 3 g., 5 s., 5 w., 2 s., X 5 times.