7th round. 1 chain, 1 plain above the centre stitch of chain in 5th round; repeat.—
8th round (second shade of pink). 9 chain, 1 plain, worked in the plain of last round; repeat.—
9th round. Double crochet.—
10th round. 5 chain, 1 plain, miss 3; repeat.—
11th round. 4 chain, 1 plain, worked in the centre stitch of chain of last round; repeat.—
12th round. Double crochet, increasing in every ninth stitch. Now divide the work into three parts, commence with the darkest shade, and work as follows:—Fasten on the thread three stitches from the centre of one of these divisions; make a chain of 9 stitches, 1 plain, miss 6.—
2d row. Commence one stitch from the first stitch in last row, 1 chain, 1 long in every stitch; repeat, finishing by working a stitch in advance.—
3d row. Commence as in last row, 2 chain, 1 long, miss 1, and finish as before.—
4th row. Commence and finish as before, 1 long, 2 chain, miss 1; repeat.—
5th row. 3 chain, 1 long, miss 2; repeat, beginning and finishing as before.—