A Sofa Pillow in Stripes.
No. 6.
Zephyr, or double German wool.
This pattern may be worked according to the two following methods. The first is the easiest, as one thread of wool only is required to be carried on to form the pattern.
Commence with a chain and one row of black. Second row—scarlet. Third row—straw colour.
Crochet a stripe, consisting of seven rows of imperial blue, with the pattern in chiné wool—black, white, and scarlet.
Repeat the three plain rows, as before, reversed,—straw colour, scarlet, and black.
Crochet another stripe with drab, with the pattern in chiné wool—blue, black, and white.
Commence again as at first.
The second method of working this pattern is as follows,—having the plain rows, and the ground of the two stripes as before. Crochet the figure of the blue stripe,—
First row—three stitches black.
Second row—three stitches claret; two black.
Third row—one stitch dark claret; one gold colour; two dark scarlet; one black.
Fourth row—one stitch scarlet; two gold colour; two scarlet.
Fifth row—three stitches scarlet.
Crochet the figure on the drab stripe,—
First row—three stitches claret.
Second row—three stitches dark green; two claret.
Third row—one stitch middle green; one white; two middle green; one claret.
Fourth row—one stitch light green; two white; two light green.
Fifth row—three stitches light green.
The above pattern may be worked for a bag, with the same colours, using silk instead of wool, and commencing with a chain of about one hundred and thirty stitches, with No. 2 Crochet Silk. It is a very easy bag to work, and, if wished to be more elegant, gold may be introduced. This pattern, also, with the same sized silk, will make a very pretty crochet slipper.