The Lady's Album of Fancy Work for 1850 / Consisting of Novel, Elegant, and Useful Designs in Knitting, Netting, Crochet, Braiding, and Embroidery, with Clear and Explicit Directions for Working the Patterns

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22. COVER FOR EASY-CHAIR. (CROCHET.)

Materials—Raworth's crochet-thread No. 21, and pink and drab crochet-thread of corresponding quality

With drab make a chain the length required.—

1st and 2d rows. Double crochet.—

3d row. 1 long, 2 chain, miss 2; repeat.—

4th row. 1 long, 5 chain, (a) 5 long, 5 chain, miss 5; repeat from (a).—

5th row. 1 long, 4 chain, (a) 5 long, worked on the last stitch of chain and above the first four long of last row; repeat from (a).—

6th, 7th, and 8th rows. As 5th row, but that the number of edge-stitches must decrease in each row.—

9th row. 5 long, the first worked above the second long of last row, the remaining above the remaining long, and in the first stitch of chain; repeat.—