Next round, dc, with three in one at the corners.
Next, ✕ 5 dc. 5 ch., miss 1, 1 dc., 7 ch., miss 1, 1 dc., 5 ch., miss 1 ✕, repeat all round, taking care that the 7 ch. come exactly at each corner.
Next, sc. on each side of the 3rd dc., ✕ 3 ch., sc. in the loop of 5, 3 ch., sc. in the centre of the loop of 7, 3 ch., sc. in the 2nd loop of 5, 3 ch., sc. on each side of the 3rd of the 5 dc.
Next, sc. on a loop, + 3 ch., sc. on next, ✕, repeat all round, but with 5 ch. at the top of each Vandyke, and three chains of 5 at each corner.
This is one of the patterns which look extremely well when formed by an intermixture of cotton and wool, or colored and white cottons. A rich scarlet, green, or cerise wool may be used for all the eyelet-holes and the edge: the open-hems, throughout, in white cotton; or pink and drab cottons wash and wear extremely well, and possess the additional advantage of not being so soon soiled as white inevitably is, particularly in London.
CROCHET MAT.
Materials.—Berlin wool—3 shades of brown, 3 of green, 1 of violet, and 1 of yellow.
Make the eyelet-hole in the centre, with the lightest brown; 9 ch., form into a round, and work under it 18 sc. stitches.
Take the medium shade of brown and make 6 similar eyelet-holes, which are to be joined to each other, and to the centre one, by sewing them at the back with a rug needle.