34th round—You work 1 gold exactly between the 1st gold stitch in the 31st round and the point, then 7 black, 1 gold, repeating all round.

35th and 36th rounds—Black; repeat from 34th round 5 more times. In the last plain row work an extra stitch every 23rd stitch.

52nd round—* 8 black, 1 gold, 7 black, 1 gold, 7 black, 1 gold, 7 black, 1 gold; repeat from *.

53rd and 54th rounds—Repeat these 3 rounds twice more; increase until you have 360 stitches, which will bring you to the part for the border. Work a row of black double crochet, and begin

The Border.

1st round—2 black, 3 gold, * 12 black, 3 gold, repeat from *; end the round with 10 black.

2nd round—6 gold, 8 black, * 7 gold, 8 black, repeat from *; end the round with 1 gold.

3rd round—4 black, 3 gold, * 4 black, 4 gold, 4 black, 3 gold, repeat from *, and end the round with 4 gold.

4th round—* 7 gold, 3 black, 3 gold, 2 black, repeat from *.

5th round—2 gold, * 4 black, 1 gold, 3 black, 2 gold, 1 black, 4 gold, repeat from *, and end the round with 2 gold.