55. CHESS-BOARD.
SEE directions in page 22. (SCAGLIOLA WORK.)
56. D'OYLEY. (CROCHET.)
Materials—Shaded scarlet and green double Berlin wool; Raworth's crochet-thread No. 16; Penelope crochet No. 1.
With green make a chain of 5 stitches, unite the ends; then make 7 chain, 1 single into each loop of the preceding chain.—
1st round. 5 chain, 1 single in the centre loop of the 7 chain; repeat four times.—
2d, 3d, and 4th rounds. 1 treble, 2 chain, miss 1; repeat, uniting the ends of each round, and taking the loops at the back of the chain.—
5th round (crochet-thread.) 4 treble, 2 chain, miss 1, 1 treble, 2 chain, 1 treble twice, 2 chain, miss 1; repeat.—
6th round (green wool). 4 treble over the 4 in the last row, 1 double, 5 chain, 1 single through the loop in the last round twice, 5 chain, 1 single; repeat.—
7th round (crochet-thread). 4 treble over the 4 in the last round, 1 double, 5 chain, 1 single over the 1 in the last round.—
8th round (scarlet). 4 treble, 1 double, 3 chain, 1 double through the loop, 5 chain, 1 double twice, 3 chain, 1 double; repeat.
No. 55. CHESS-BOARD
No. 56. D'OYLEY,
No. 57. GAUNTLET CUFF
57. GAUNTLET CUFF. (CROCHET.)
Materials—White and scarlet Berlin wool, three shades, and shaded green wool; Penelope crochet No. 2.
With white make a chain of 40 loops, and work from the directions given for collar, page 38. Finish, to correspond with, collar, placing a rosette in the centre of the cuff, and fastening with a hook and eye.
58. LIQUEUR-STAND MAT. (EMBROIDERY.)
Materials—White silk or cachmere; three shades of crimson, three ditto of green, two ditto of brown chenille; five shades of scarlet Berlin wool, four skeins of each shade; and four skeins of white Berlin wool.
Draw the pattern on the material, and work in embroidery-stitch; the roses with the shades of crimson; the leaves with green, shading according to taste; and the stems with brown. In working the designs for the corners, it is an improvement to introduce brown leaves occasionally. Work a shaded fringe round the edge with the wools on a mesh an inch and a half in width. Work the first round with white; the second, the lightest crimson; after which, work one round with each shade to the darkest; cut and comb the fringe, and line the mat with green silk.
61. BORDER FOR A LACE SCARF OR VEIL. (CROCHET APPLIQUE.)
Materials—If for a black veil, fine black crochet-silk; if white, Raworth's crochet-thread No. 70.
The illustration represents the corner of the border.
The Rose.—1st row. 39 c s, 1 l s into eighth stitch, * 3 c s, miss 2, 1 l s into third; repeat from * to end of chain, except the last three stitches, then 6 c s, 1 s c into last stitch.—
2d row. 5 c s, 1 l s over 1 s in last row (this row is worked on the other side of chain, where the two stitches were missed), * 2 c s, 1 l s over next 1 s; repeat from * to end of row. Turn. 4 c s, 1 l s round the 2 c s of last row, * 1 c s, 1 l s round the 2 c s of next space; repeat from * to end of row. Turn. 4 c s, miss one space, 1 l s into second space, * 1 c s, miss one space, 1 l s into second space; repeat from * to end of row. After the last l s one space is left. 1 c s, 1 l s into this. Turn. 4 c s, 1 l s into second space, 1 c s, miss one space, 1 l s into second, 1 c s, 1 l s into next, 4 c s, 1 s c into last space. Fasten off. Commence again on last s c stitch of first row. 3 l s, d l s into first space towards the top, 4 d l s into next space, 3 l s, 1 d c into third space, 3 l s, 2 d l s into next space, 3 t l s into top space, 2 d l s, 3 l s into next, 1 d c, 3 l s into next, 4 d l s into next, 4 d l s, 3 l s into next space. Continue all round thus: 6 d l s into next or corner space, 4 d l s into next and every other space except the end, into which 5 d l s, 1 l s. Turn. 4 c s, miss 2, s c into third, 4 c s, miss 2, d c into third, * 4 c s, miss 2, 1 l s into third. Continue from * thirteen times, then 4 c s, d c into third stitch, 4 c s, miss 2, s c into third. Turn. 4 d c round every 4 c s all along the last row, 9 c s, s c into middle stitch of the first of three scallops at the top of the rose, 9 c s, s c into second stitch of top scallop, 9 c s, s c into middle of top scallop, 9 c s, s c into last stitch but one of same scallop, 9 c s, s c into middle of next scallop, 9 c s, s c into first of 4 d c stitches round the space of last row * 9 c s, miss 6, s c into seventh; repeat from * until these chains meet where they were begun; then *11 c s, s c into s c stitch on the other side of first chain; repeat from * all round.
Wreath of Leaves and Buds.—For the wreath under the corner rose: 94 c s, s c down twelve of these, * 7 c s, s c into third s c stitch; repeat from * three times more, which brings it to top stitch; 8 c s, s c into same stitch, * 7 c s, s c into third stitch down the other side; repeat from * three times more; pass the thread under the stalk, 3 d c into first loop of 7 c s, * 7 c, s c round next loop of 7 c s; repeat from * three times, which brings it to top loop; 7 c s, s c into same loop; repeat the 7 c into every loop down the other side; s c, 5 c s for a stalk; 10 c s, 1 d l s into fifth stitch, 5 more d l s into same stitch. Turn. D c along the top of these d l s. Turn. D c along last d c stitches; 9 c s, s c into d c stitch on the other side. Fasten off; this forms the bud. Commence again at the last s c of the stalk of leaf, s c along thirteen stitches; repeat the leaf and bud five times more; s c the remaining c s for a stalk. The wreaths under the roses at the sides are only to have five leaves and five buds on each, and require a chain of eighty-two stalks for the stem. Tack the flowers on paper wrong side up, as seen in the illustration. Tack the buds to the roses, and unite the leaves by a slight band in button-hole stitch. Tack the edges of the roses together, and the ends of the stems to the adjoining wreath; then remove the paper, and lay the bordering upon the edge of the scarf or veil, which should be of Brussels net. Sew the edge of the upper scallops of the rose to the net very firmly, and cut away the superfluous net.
No. 58. LIQUEUR-STAND MAT,
No. 59, No. 60
No. 61. BORDER FOR A LACE SCARF OR VEIL,
No. 62. PURSE.
62. CARD-PURSE. (CROCHET.)
Materials—One skein of cerise, one of blue fine crochet-silk, one skein of gold twist; one hank of gold beads No. 6, one ditto of silver; a gilt top and tassel will also be required
Thread the gold beads on the cerise silk, and the silver on the blue, and with the cerise make a chain of 7 stitches, unite; make 2 stitches in each stitch in the 1st round, in every alternate in the 2d, and in every third in the 3d, passing down a bead in every stitch; work thus, increasing in each stitch until there are 42 bead-stitches in the round; now decrease each division of the star, working 6 bead-stitches, 1 plain, increasing in the plain stitch; then decrease 1 bead-stitch in every round till but one remain, increasing always in the same stitch in each round; work 2 plain rounds, still increasing as before; work 1 round with gold twist, without increasing; 1 round with cerise, passing down a bead at every stitch; and 1 round again with twist. Commence with blue, and work 1 plain round. There ought now to be 64 stitches in the round; if a greater number should be found, decrease by missing a stitch as may be found necessary. This must be done in the first round worked with blue.—2d round (with blue). 10 plain, 3 beads, 1 plain, 2 bead-stitches; repeat all round.—
2d round. 8 plain, 8 beads; repeat.—
3d round. 12 plain, 4 beads; repeat.—
4th round. 4 plain, 4 beads, 5 plain, 3 beads; repeat.—
5th round. 2 plain, 6 beads, 4> plain, 2 beads, 1 plain, 1 bead; repeat.—
6th round. 1 plain, 4 beads, 2 plain, 3 beads, 1 plain, 1 bead, 2 plain, 2 beads; repeat.—
7th round. 2 plain, 2 beads, 2 plain, 5 beads, 3 plain, 1 bead; repeat.—
8th round. 1 plain, 2 beads, 3 plain, 5 beads, 3 plain, 2 beads.—
9th round. 2 plain, 2 beads, 3 plain, 5 beads, 2 plain, 2 beads; repeat.—
10th round. 1 plain, 2 beads, 2 plain, 1 bead, 1 plain, 3 beads, 2 plain, 4 beads; repeat.—
11th round. 2 plain, 1 bead, 1 plain, 2 beads, 4 plain, 6 beads; repeat.—
12th round. 5 plain, 3 beads, 4 plain, 4 beads; repeat.—
13th round. 12 plain, 4 beads; repeat,—14th round. 8 plain, 8 beads; repeat.—
15th round. 10 plain, 2 beads, 1 plain, 3 beads; repeat.—
17th round. Plain, decreasing by missing every 16th stitch. Work 1 round with gold, then divide the purse, and work one-half with cerise; work 8 rows, passing down a bead at every stitch, and decreasing a stitch at the beginning and end of each row; work the other half to correspond; sew on to the top, and finish with tassel in the centre of star.
63. ROUND COLLAR. (CROCHET.)
Materials—White, and three shades of scarlet and shaded green Berlin wool; Penelope crochet No. 2.
With white make a chain of 84 stitches; work a row of single open crochet.—
2d row (lightest scarlet). 3 chain, 3 long, miss 2; repeat to the end.—
3d row (second shade of scarlet). 1 long worked in the centre long stitch of previous row, 5 chain; repeat.—
4th row (dark scarlet). 3 long worked above the long, and the last and first stitches of the chain, 4 chain; repeat.—
5th row (green). Commence in the edge stitch of third row. 5 chain, miss 3 *, 5 long, 3 chain, miss 1; repeat from *, and work to the end, which must be finished with 5 chain, 1 plain, worked in the third row.—
6th row (white). Commence at the edge-stitch of the third row. 6 chain, * 5 plain worked above the 5 long of previous row, 4 chain: repeat from * to the end, and finish with 6 chain. Fasten the white wool to the second stitch of fourth row, 6 chain, 3 plain worked above the 3 long of fourth row; repeat. Pass through every second stitch of white row, and place a rosette of ribbon at the end.
64. PRINCE OF WALES'S PLUME. (EMBROIDERY.)
Materials—Crimson satin and gold twist.
Draw the design, and work in embroidery-stitch. This elegant design is suitable for the centre of a book-cover, a watch-pocket, and many other purposes, which the taste of the worker may suggest.
65. PATTERN FOR WINDOW-CURTAINS. (NETTING.)
Materials—Raworths crochet-thread No. 30, or fine knitting-cotton.
Use cotton No. 10 for embroidering the pattern. Meshes No. 4, No. 6, and a flat mesh three-fourths of an inch in width, will be required for the edge, Commence with a foundation of 300 loops on mesh No. 4, and net till the length required is worked; then net the following edge at the sides and end; net two loops in every loop on the large mesh, making four loops in the corner loops.—
2d row. Take two loops together, netting two in these.—
3d row. Take every loop on mesh No. 6.—
4th row. Like 3d row.—
5th row. Net two loops in every loop on the large mesh.—
6th and 7th rows. Like 3d and 4th. Work the pattern in darning-stitch, as in illustration.
No. 63. ROUND COLLAR,
No. 64. PRINCE OF WALES'S PLUME.
No. 65. PATTERN FOR WINDOW-CURTAINS,
No. 66. GENTLEMAN'S BRACES.