Fig. 849. Smyrna stitch worked with a crochet needle. Appearance of the work when finished.
Malta stitch (figs. [850], [851], [852], [853], [854]).—This stitch is much used by the Maltese; it is the same as the «point tricot» excepting that in the latter, the loops formed by the return of the thread are open and the stitches packed very closely together, whereas in the Maltese work there is always one close loop and two open tassels.
Fig. 850. Malta stitch. First detail.
Fig. 851. Malta stitch. Second detail.
