FOR THE ROSE.
Work a chain of 6 stitches, and make it round by working 1 single stitch in the 1st chain stitch.
1st round.—(3 chain and 1 plain in the round 7 times).
2d.—(3 chain, miss 3, and 1 plain in the 3 chain of the 1st round 7 times).
3d.—Miss 1, 1 plain, 5 chain, 1 plain; both these plain stitches are to be worked in the 3 chain of last round—repeat 6 times more.
4th.—Miss 2, 1 plain, 5 treble, 1 plain; these 7 stitches are all to be worked in 5 chain of last round.
5th.—5 single stitches, *, 3 chain, miss 4, 3 single stitches; repeat from * 3 times more, turn back to work the 6th row; (miss 1, 1 plain, miss 1, and 7 treble in the 3 chain 4 times), miss 1, 3 single stitches; turn back to work the 7th row; (5 chain, miss 5, and 3 single stitches on the 7 treble 5 times), 7 chain, miss 7, 1 plain between the two trebles of the 4th round, then 7 chain, miss 7, 1 plain.
8th.—(Miss 1, 1 treble, 9 long stitches, 1 treble; these 11 stitches are all to be worked in the 5 chain; then miss 1, 1 plain in the centre stitch of the 3 single stitches; repeat 4 times more,) then 8 treble and 1 plain in the 7 chain, miss the 1 plain, 1 plain and 8 treble in the 7 chain, 1 plain, and fasten off. Work 8 of these Roses.