The only thing to be done now is to sew the cord to the edge. This finishes the kettle holder very prettily, and at one corner it can be twisted up to make a loop to hang the holder up by, as you see in the picture on [page 100].
Do you see the little piece worked in squares at the bottom of the picture on [page 101]. This is a lovely design for a kettle holder. You see nine crosses are worked in light wool and nine in dark wool alternately.
BERLIN WOOL WORK ON A BAG.
The “upstairs and downstairs” pattern is just a little bit more difficult, but even this only requires careful counting. You start in the top left-hand corner, and work six crosses in a row. Then take four downwards, then four more in a row with the last one down, then four more down, and so on. When you have worked from one corner to the other in this way, you start filling in the space at each side of that diagonal line, working two rows in each colour. Light and dark green would look very pretty for this. The kettle holder worked in this design is shown hanging cornerwise, but of course it has to be worked straight, as in third specimen in the picture on [page 101].
A MAT FOR A HOT WATER JUG.
There is another thing that Grandma would find very useful, and that is a mat to stand on the table for her hot water-jug. You can make this in the same way as the kettle holder, with just two little differences. When the work on the front is finished, turn the canvas on the wrong side over a piece of cardboard before tacking it. Then line it with a strong piece of sateen. The cardboard keeps it firm, and it will then be quite a useful mat to stand the jug on. Then you do not make a loop to hang it up, as you did the kettle holder, but you simply finish the edge with a straight piece of cord.
If you have a thicker wool, or use the wool doubled, you can work the design in half crosses only, that is to say, just take a half stitch and do not cross it. You will see what I mean by the second little specimen in the picture on [page 101].