No. 61. BORDER FOR A LACE SCARF OR VEIL,
No. 62. PURSE.
62. CARD-PURSE. (CROCHET.)
Materials—One skein of cerise, one of blue fine crochet-silk, one skein of gold twist; one hank of gold beads No. 6, one ditto of silver; a gilt top and tassel will also be required
Thread the gold beads on the cerise silk, and the silver on the blue, and with the cerise make a chain of 7 stitches, unite; make 2 stitches in each stitch in the 1st round, in every alternate in the 2d, and in every third in the 3d, passing down a bead in every stitch; work thus, increasing in each stitch until there are 42 bead-stitches in the round; now decrease each division of the star, working 6 bead-stitches, 1 plain, increasing in the plain stitch; then decrease 1 bead-stitch in every round till but one remain, increasing always in the same stitch in each round; work 2 plain rounds, still increasing as before; work 1 round with gold twist, without increasing; 1 round with cerise, passing down a bead at every stitch; and 1 round again with twist. Commence with blue, and work 1 plain round. There ought now to be 64 stitches in the round; if a greater number should be found, decrease by missing a stitch as may be found necessary. This must be done in the first round worked with blue.—2d round (with blue). 10 plain, 3 beads, 1 plain, 2 bead-stitches; repeat all round.—
2d round. 8 plain, 8 beads; repeat.—
3d round. 12 plain, 4 beads; repeat.—
4th round. 4 plain, 4 beads, 5 plain, 3 beads; repeat.—