See the [Frontispiece].
Materials—16 skeins of Pink and the same of White single Berlin Wool; 3 skeins of White Floss Silk. Walker’s Tricot Needle No. 5 Bell gauge.
The Tatting—A large Shuttle, and for the pearl loops a short mesh, which measures 1¾ inches in circumference, and another 1¼ round, are required.
The Crown.
Commence with the White wool and the Tricot needle; make a chain of 15 stitches. The whole of the stitches should be worked very loosely.
1st row—Miss the last 4 chain stitches, and work a plain crochet stitch into the next stitch of the foundation chain; then (make 2 chain, miss a stitch of the foundation and work 1 plain crochet stitch, 5 times); turn back.
2nd row—Make 2 chain, miss 2, and work 1 plain stitch in the 2 chain of the last row; repeat to the end, then to Increase work 2 chain and 1 plain again in the last loop; turn back.
Work 7 rows more, the same as the last, when it will be increased to 14 loops. It should measure seven inches across without stretching.
Work 9 rows of the same stitch, but omitting the increased loops at the end of the rows.
19th row—To decrease, miss the last stitch and work 1 plain in the last loop of chain; then 2 chain and 1 plain as before, to the end.