3rd: 1 s.c. on every chain stitch, and 2 s.c. on every d.c. in the round.
4th: 3 ch., twist them, and continue as a d.c. stitch; X 3 ch., miss 3, 3 d.c., all on the second of the 2 s.c. worked on one in last row, X 7 times; 3 ch., miss 3, 2 d.c. on last stitch of last row; slip on the top of the three-twisted chain, which completes the round.
5th: Begin this and all succeeding rounds with a d.c. stitch, made of 3 ch., X ch., miss 3 ch., 2 d.c. on first d.c., 1 on next, 2 on next, X 7 times; 3 ch., miss 3, 2 d.c. on 1 d.c., 1 d.c. on next; slip on top of the 3 chain that began the round.
6th: Worked exactly like 5th, with 2 d.c. on the first and last of every 5, and 1 on each of the intermediate, so that the round consists of 8 sides, of 7 d.c. each, divided by a chain of three.
7th: The same, with 10 d.c. over the 7.
8th: The same, with 12 d.c. over the 10.
9th: 3 ch., twist it into a d.c. stitch, X 3 more chain, 2 d.c. in the first of 12, 4 d.c. in next 4, 3 ch., miss 2, 4 d.c. in 4, 2 d.c. in last of 12, X 7 times; 3 ch., 2 d.c. in first, 4 d.c. in 4, 3 ch., miss 2, 4 d.c. in 4, 1 d.c. in the same as the twisted chain; finish with a slip stitch.
10th: Begin, as usual, with 6 ch; then on each section of the octagon, X 4 d.c. on first 4, 3 ch., miss 2, 3 d.c. on 3 ch., 3 ch., miss 2, 4 d.c. on 4, X 3 ch. between. At the last of the 8 finish with 3 d.c., as the last is made at the beginning of the round; slip on the top of it.
11th: Begin and end as usual [see note]. On each section do X 2 d.c. on 2, 3 ch., miss 2, 3 d.c. on 3 ch., 3 ch., miss 3 d.c., 3 d.c. on 3 ch., 3 ch., miss 2, 2 d.c. on last 2, 3 ch., X.
12th: Begin and end as usual. On each section work X 2 d.c. on 1, 4 d.c. on 4, 3 ch., miss 3, 3 d.c. on 3 ch., 3 ch., miss 3, 4 d.c. on 4, 2 d.c. on the last, 3 ch., X.