123rd: 8 sq., 6 l., 1 sq., 9 l., 5 sq., 9 l., 5 sq., 9 l., * 8 sq., 9 l, 5 sq., 9 l., repeat from, * till 27 sq., then 9 sq., 15 l., 2 sq., 9 l., 8 sq.
124th: 9 sq., 9 l., 9 sq., 12 l., 3 sq., 6 l., * 10 sq., 12 l., 3 sq., 6 l., repeat from * till 27 sq., then 13 sq., 12 l., 10 sq.
125th: 10 sq., 3 l., 13 sq., 15 l., * 14 sq., 15 l., repeat from * till 28 sq., then 15 sq., 3 l., 12 sq. Now 5 rows of squares.
3 d.c. stitches under every 2 chains, and long stitches all round, making 7 d.c., at each corner.
BORDER.—Begin on the long side, 3 l. into corner loop, 7 ch., 3 d.c., the 1st into 4th loop, * 7 ch., 3 l., the 1st into 7th loop, 7 ch., 3 d.c., the 1st into 7th loop, repeat from * till the end, where make 7 ch., work at corner as before, then 7 ch., 3 d.c., the 1st into 4th loop, now work down the short side; but as the will be 4 more loops on this side than can be made available for the pattern, at 4 different intervals, widely apart, take 2 loops together in making the l. stitches; that is, insert the hook through 2 loops of the foundation at the same time instead of one.
2nd: Begin at corner, 2 l. into every loop of the l. stitches at corner in last row, 7 ch., * 5 d.c., the 1st into 6th loop, 5 ch., 5 l., the 1st into 6th loop, 5 ch., repeat from *.
3rd: Work at corner as before, that is, working 2 l. into every loop, 8 ch., * 3 d.c., the 1st on 2nd d.c., 6 ch., 7 l., the 1st into 6th loop, 6 ch., repeat from *.
Begin each row with the long stitch at a corner, but not at same the corner every time; this is to prevent the joinings being seen.
4th: 6 l. on the first 6 l. at corner, 3 ch., 6 l. on the remaining 6 l., 4 ch., * 1 l. into 3rd loop, 7 ch., 1 l. into 3rd loop from the last of the 3 d.c. in last row, 2 ch., 9 l. the 1st into 3rd loop, 2 ch., repeat from *.
5th: 7 l., beginning as before, 5 ch., miss 1 loop, 7 l., * 7 ch., d.c. into centre loop of 7 ch., 3 ch., 9 l. the 1st into 2nd loop from l. stitch in last row, repeat from *.