Another crochet doily

CROCHET D’OYLEY.

MATERIALS..—Brooks’ Great Exhibition Prize Goat’s-head Crochet Thread, No. 36: and Penelope Crochet Hook, No. 5.

Make a round loop the size of this O, and then commence.

1st Round: Ch. 3, and work 1 treble for 8 times in the round loop of last round, plain 1, and fasten off.

2nd: 3 treble at the top of the one treble of last round, ch. 3, and repeat round, plain 1, and fasten off.

3rd: 5 treble at the top of the three treble of last round, ch. 3, and repeat round, plain 1, and fasten off.

4th: 7 treble at the top of the five treble of last round, ch. 3, and repeat round, plain 1, and fasten off.

5th: 3 treble at the top of the seven treble of last round, ch. 4, work 1 treble in the centre of the three chain of last round, ch. 4, and repeat round, plain 1, and fasten off.

6th: 3 treble at the top of the five treble of last round, ch. 5, work 1 treble at the top of the one treble of last round, ch. 2, work 1 treble in the same loop as before, chain 5, and repeat round, plain 1, and fasten off.

7th: 2 treble at the top of the three treble of last round, ch. 6, work 7 treble in the two chain of last round, ch. 6, and repeat round, plain 1, and fasten off.

8th: 1 treble at the top of the two treble of last round, ch. 8, work 7 treble at the top of the seven treble of last round, ch. 8, and repeat round, plain 1, and fasten off.

9th: 3 treble at the top of the one treble of last round, ch. 9, work 5 treble at the top of the seven treble of last round, ch. 9, and repeat round, plain 1, and fasten off.

10th: 3 treble at the top of the three treble of last round, ch. 11, work 3 treble at the top of the five treble of last round, ch. 11, and repeat round, plain 1, and fasten off.

11th: 2 treble at the top of the three treble of last round, ch. 13, and repeat round, plain 1, and fasten off.

12th: 1 treble at the top of the two treble of last round, ch. 15, and repeat round, plain 1, and fasten off.

13th: 1 treble at the top of the one treble of last round, ch. 2, work 1 treble in the same loop as before, ch. 13, and repeat round, plain 1, and fasten off.

14th: 9 treble in the centre of the two chain of last round, ch. 12, and repeat round, plain 1, and fasten off.

15th: 9 treble at the top of the nine treble of last round, ch. 6, work 1 double in the centre of the twelve chain of last round, ch. 6, and repeat round, plain 1, and fasten off.

16th: 7 treble at the top of the nine treble of last round, ch. 8, work 1 treble at the top of the one double of last round, ch. 2, work 1 treble in the same loop as before, ch. 8, and repeat round; plain 1, and fasten off.

17th: 5 treble at the top of seven treble of last round, ch. 6, work 1 treble in the centre of the two chain of last round, then ch. 3, and work one treble three times more in the same loop as before, ch. 6, and repeat round, plain 1, and fasten off.

18th: 3 treble at the top of the five treble of last round, ch. 4, work 2 treble in the first three chain of last round, ch. 3, work 2 treble in the same loop as before, ch. 1, and work the same in the next two three chains of last round, ch. 4, and repeat round, plain 1, and fasten off.

19th: 2 treble at the top of the three treble of last round, ch. 2, then work as follows in each of the three chains of last round, 3 treble, ch. 3, work 3 treble all in the first three chain of last round, ch. 2, and work the same in the next two three chains of last round, ch. 2, and repeat round, plain 1, and fasten off.

20th: 1 treble at the top of the two treble of last round, then work as follows in each of the three chains of last round, 3 treble, ch. 3, work 3 treble in the same loop as before, ch. 3, and repeat the same in the next two three chains of last round, repeat round, plain 1, and fasten off, which completes the d’oyley.

Insertions

To be worked in square crochet. The materials, any number of Brooks’ Great Exhibition Prize Goat’s-head Crochet Cotton that will be suitable for the purpose. All these square crochet patterns may be done in beads, if desirable.

Crochet edgings and insertions

The whole of these edgings and insertions are intended to be worked either with or without beads. If to be worked with beads, 1 chain stitch must be reckoned in the foundation, for every square, and the ground must be perfectly solid, with the pattern in beads. If to be worked in square crochet, 3 chains must be allowed for every square. In the scallops the ends of the thread must be neatly run in after they are done. Reckoning from that part where the actual scallop begins, each must be done distinctly from the others.

Lounging cap (pillbox hat with tassel)

LOUNGING CAP.

MATERIALS..—Six skeins of bright scarlet Berlin wool; 5 shades of green ditto, 6 skeins each; 12 skeins of black, and 4 of gray; 4 skeins of white, and 4 of gray floss silk, or filoselle. A handsome shaded tassel, and a ball of crochet cord.

The whole of this cap is worked in s.c., over the cord. Begin with the band round the head, by working 240 stitches with black wool, on the cord, and closing into a round.

2nd round: (Black and gray wool) X 2 black and 2 gray alternately, X all round.

3rd: (Black wool, white silk) X 1 b., 3 w., X all round.

4th: Black all round.

5th: Scarlet all round.

6th: (Scarlet and darkest green) X 2 s., 4 g., 42 s., X 5 times.

7th: (Scarlet, same green, and white) X 2 s., 5 g., 6 s., 3 w., 9 s., 3 g., 16 s., 2 w., 2 s., X 5 times.

8th: (Scarlet, second darkest green, black, and white) X 2 s., 2 g., 1 b., 3 g., 4 s., 5 w., 4 s., 2 g., 1 s., 3 g., 5 s., 4 g., 4 s., 3 w., 1 s., 3 w., 1 s., 3 w., 1 s., X 5 times.

9th: (Same colours) X 2 s., 3 g., 1 b., 2 g., 4 s., 1 w., 4 s., 4 w., 2 s., 2 g., 6 s., 6 g., 2 s., 5 w., 1 s., 2 w., 1 s., X 5 times.

10th: (Scarlet, black, white, and gray silk; third shade of green) X 3 s., 3 g., 1 b., 1 g., 2 s., 2 w., 1 s., 4 gray, 1 s., 4 w., 2 s., 1 g., 5 s., 3 g., 1 b., 3 g., 1 s., 4 w., 2 s., 1 g., 1 s., 2 w., X 5 times.

11th: (Same colours) X 1 w., 3 s., 4 g., 1 s., 2 w., 1 s., 1 g., 1 s., 4 g., 1 s., 3 w., 3 s., 3 g., 2 s., 2 g., 1 b., 4 g., 1 s., 3 w., 2 s., 3 g., 1 s., 1 w., X 5 times.

12th: (Same colours except green, which change to the next lightest) X 2 w., 3 s., 6 g., 1 s., 1 g., 2 s., 3 g., 1 s., 2 w., 3 s., 5 g., 1 s., 1 g., 1 b., 4 g., 2 s., 3 w., 1 s., 2 g., 1 s., 1 g., 1 w., X 5 times.

13th: (Same colours, with the lightest green) X 2 w. (over the two first of last round), 7 s., 3 g.. 2 w., 3 s., 1 g., 1 s., 1 w., 3 s., 4 g., 2 b., 1 g., 1 b., 4 g., 3 s., 5 w., 1 s., 2 g., 1 s., 1 w., X 5 times.

14th: (Same colours, with the lightest green but one) X 1 w., 3 s., 5 g., 2 s., 2 w., 1 s., 3 g., 1 s., 3 w., 2 s., 2 g., 2 b., 4 g., 5 s., 2 g., 1 s., 1 w., 1 s., 2 g., 1 s., 2 g., 1 s., 1 w., X 5 times.

15th: (Same colours, with next darkest green) 3 s., 4 g., 1 b., 1 g., 2 s., 1 w., 1 s., 1 w., 1 s., 2 w., 1 s., 3 w., 2 s., 7 g., 1 s., 5 g., 2 s., 3 w., 1 s., 3 g., 1 s., 1 w., 1 s., X 5 times.

16th: (Scarlet, black, white, and next darkest green) X 6 g., 1 b., 2 g., 2 s., 3 w., 2 s. 5 w., 3 s., 5 g., 1 s., 3 g., 1 b., 2 g., 2 s., 4 w., 3 s., 1 w., 1 s., 1 g., X 5 times.

17th: (Same colours) X 1 s., 1 g., 1 s., 2 g., 1 b., 3 g., 3 s., 9 w., 2 s., 1 g., 6 s., 2 g., 1 b., 3 g., 5 s., 5 w., 2 s., X 5 times.

18th: (Scarlet, white, and darkest green) X 1 g., 2 s., 5 g., 5 s., 4 w., 1 s., 2 w., 2 s., 2 g., 6 s., 5 g., 7 s., 3 w., 3 s., X 5 times.

19th: (Scarlet and darkest green) X 4 s., 3 g. over centre three of 5 g., 15 s., 1 g., 8 s., 3 g., 14 s., X 5 times.

Four rounds of scarlet complete the band round the head.

THE TOP OF THE CAP.—This is a worked from the centre, and gradually increased until of the same dimensions as the band, that is, containing 240 stitches. Begin by working 12 stitches with black wool on the cord, and forming it into a round.

2 round: Increase to 24 stitches.

3rd: Increase to 40.

4th: (Black and gray) X 2 g., 2 b., X 13 times.

5th: (Black and white) X 3 w. over 2 g., 2 b. over 2 b., X 13 times.

6th: (Black and scarlet) X 4 s. over 3 w., 2 b. over b., x 13 times.

7th to 11th: (All scarlet) Increasing sufficiently to keep the work flat, and having 120 stitches in the last round, or 8 times 15.

12th: (White, scarlet, and lightest green) X 3 s., 4 g., 4 s., 2 w., 2 s., 1 w., 2 s., 1 g., X 8 times.

Observe that care must be taken to increase so that the pattern begins always at the same point.

14th: (White, scarlet, and third green) X 2 g., 2 s., 2 g. over second and third of 4 g. in last round, 5 s., 3 w., 2 s., 1 w., 1 s., 2 g., X 8 times.

15th: (Same colours) X 2 s. over 2 g., 2 more s., 1 g., 1 s., 1 g., 3 s. over 2, 1 g., 2 s., 2 w., 2 s., 1 w., 2 s., 2 g., X 8 times.

16th: (Darkest green but one, white, and scarlet) X 1 s., 2 w., 1 s., 1 w., 1 s., 2 g., 1 s., 2 g., 5 s., 2 w., 1 s., 2 g., 1 s., X 8 times.

17th: (Same colours) X 1 s., 4 w., 3 s., 3 g., 5 s., 2 w., 1 s., 2 g., 3 s., X 8 times.

18th: (Darkest green, white, and scarlet) X 2 s., 2 w. (over second and third of 4 white in last round), 5 s., 12 g., the last over the first of 2 green, 5 scarlet, X 8 times.

There will now be 208 stitches, work on two rounds of scarlet, increasing to 240, and then join on the band. This is done by holding the top of the band and the edge of the round together, and working one round, taking up the chain of both. Work on the cord with black wool and white silk, two stitches of each alternately; draw in the end of twine. Take care in placing the two parts of the cap together, to make that part which begins every round at the same place in both, as a small defect in the pattern is inevitable, and must be covered by the tassel. Draw the string of the tassel through the centre of the crown, and fasten it in its place. The cap may be lined with scarlet sarsenet.

Point Collar in Crochet

MATERIALS..—Brooks’ Great Exhibition Prize Goat’s-head Crochet Cotton, No. 48. Penelope Hook.

Each of the rows in this collar, large and small, are done separately, beginning with the circle in the centre, and making the six leaves round it. Each rose is to be joined to the others, where it is indicated in the engraving, and at the point of two of the petals of the largest are three small loops, which serve to connect it with the edge. All the sets of roses required for the length of the collar being done, the barred edge follows, the trefoils being worked on it, where they occur, and the roses being joined to it in their proper places. On this line, another of alternate close and open squares is done, and then a point edging, similar to one already given in this volume. The ground, of chains, worked back in slip-stitch with occasional picots, is to be done when forming the band for the neck. The collars should be worked a little larger than the engraving.

Point collar

POINT COLLAR

MATERIALS..—Brooks’ Great Exhibition Prize Goat’s-head Crochet Cotton, No. 48.

This collar is begun by making the open hem work thus: 2 ch., miss 3, 1 s.d.c., 2 ch., miss 1 s.d.c., X 2 ch., miss 1, 1 d.c., X 3 times, then 2 ch., miss 1, 1 s.t.c., then use the t.c., and finally the long t.c. for the widest parts, and gradually decreasing to s.c. at the end. On the inner side of this, do as many half-circles as the engraving indicates: thus, 1 s.c. 1 s.d.c., 1 d.c., 2 t.c., 1 d.c., 1 s.d.c., 1 s.c.; the roses near the neck may then be worked and joined to these circles in their places. The oblong flowers are then done, beginning in the centre, with a chain, worked in s.c., a round of d.c. on this, and a succession of loops all round. Join these flowers in their places; then make the roses, working from the engraving which is the best guide, joining these to each other, and to the oblong flowers, and finally working the neck with the dotted bars as seen in the engraving.

Raised rose crochet collar

MATERIALS..—Brooks’ Great Exhibition Prize Goat’s-head Crochet Thread, No. 40, and Penelope Crochet Hook, No. 5.

This collar is made in portions, and joined together with needle and thread, or worked together with one plain at the option of the worker.

TO FORM THE ROSE.—Make a chain of 8 loops, plain 1, to form a round, fasten off.

2nd: Work 1 treble, ch. 3, repeat round, plain 1, and fasten off; you should have seven treble in the round.

3rd: Plain 1 at the top of the 1 treble of last round, work 8 treble in the 3 ch. of last round, plain 1 at the top of the next 1 treble of last round, repeat in the same 1 treble all round, fasten off.

4th: Work 1 treble at the top of the 1 plain of last round, chain 6, repeat round, plain 1 at the top of the 1 treble to form the round, fasten off.

5th: Plain 1 at the top of the 1 treble of last round, work 8 treble in the 6 ch. of last round, plain 1 at the top of the next 1 treble of last round, repeat in the same loop as before, repeat round, fasten off.

6th: Work 1 treble at the top of the 1 plain of last round, ch. 9, repeat round, plain 1, fasten off.

7th: Plain 1 at the top of the 1 treble of last round, work 10 treble in the 9 ch. of last round, plain 1 at the top of the next 1 treble of last round, repeat in the same loop as before all round.

8th: Work 1 treble at the top of the 1 plain of last round, ch. 12, repeat round, plain 1, fasten off.

9th: Plain 1 at the top of the 1 treble of last round, work 13 treble in the 12 ch. of last round, plain 1 in the 1 treble of last round, repeat round.

10th: Ch. 5, miss 2, plain 1, repeat round each fold of the rose.

11th: Ch. 5, plain 1 in the centre of the 5 ch. of last round, repeat round; fasten off, which completes the rose; you require 7 of these flowers to form the collar, and 6 of the following:—

LARGE ROUNDS.—Make a round loop, the size of this O, and work 30 treble in the round loop.

2nd round: Ch. 19, miss 5, plain 1, repeat round.

3rd: Work double crochet in each loop all round.

4th: Ch. 5, miss 2, plain 1, repeat round.

5th: Ch. 5, plain 1 in the centre of the 5 ch. of last round, repeat round.

6th: Ch. 4, plain 1 in the centre of the 5 ch. of last round, repeat round.

7th: Ch. 3, plain 1 in the centre of the 4 ch. of last round, repeat round, fasten off, which completes the round; you then work 74 of the following:—

SMALL ROUNDS.—Make a round loop, the size of this O, and work 21 double in the round loop.

2nd round: Ch., 9, miss 2, plain 1; repeat round; you should have 7 lots of the 9 chain in the round.

3rd: d.c. in each loop all round, which completes the round; you now require 14 of the following:—

PATTERN FOR LEAF.—Make a ch. of 12 loops, turn back, and work the 12 loops d.c.

2nd round: Ch. 3, miss 2, work two treble in 1 loop, repeat to the end, and in the end loop ch. 3, work 2 treble, work the other side the same, with the treble opposite, the treble and 3 ch. at the end, plain 1 in the end loop, fasten off.

3rd: Plain 1 in the centre of the first 3 ch. of last round, ch. 3, work 1 treble at the top of the first treble of last round, ch. 2, work 1 treble at the top of the next treble of last round; you repeat all round the leaf with 3 ch., opposite the 3 ch. of last round, and 2 treble at the top of the 2 treble of last round, with 2 ch. between them, working both sides to correspond, turn back.

4th: Ch. 4 and plain 1 in each lot of the chain of last round, fasten off, which completes the leaf; you then work a stalk to each leaf as follows: ch. 5, work 1 treble in the centre of the chain round between the edge and the centre, work 1 treble on the other side, the same turn back, and work the 5 chains plain, fasten off, which completes the stalk; after working the number of each portion required and joining them together, as shown in the illustration, you work a band for the neck-part of the collar as follows:—

Work a few plain at the end, then ch. 10, and work 1 treble where it requires a treble, and a double where it requires a double, and a plain in the centre of the stalks and rounds as you see the stitches in the engraving, so as to make it lie to the shape of the neck.

2nd row: Ch. 2, miss 2, work 1 treble, repeat to the end, turn back.

3rd: Ch. 2, work 1 treble at the top of the treble of last row, repeat to the end, turn back.

4th: D.c., fasten off, which completes the collar.

A crochet collar

MOUSQUETAIRE CROCHET COLLAR.

MATERIALS..—Brooks’ Great Exhibition Prize Goat’s-head Crochet Cotton, No. 40. Penelope Hook, No. 5.

Make a round loop, work 8 double in the loop.

2nd round: Work 2 double at the top of each of the one double of last round, repeat round.

3rd: The same as last, and after you have worked round, plain one to form the round. (You should have 32 loops in the round).

4th: Ch. 3, miss 1, work 1 treble; ch. 5, work 1 treble in the same loop as before; ch. 3 miss 1, work 1 double in the next loop, repeat round, fasten off.

5th: Work 3 treble in the centre of five ch. of last round; ch. 3, work 3 treble in the same loop as before; ch. 2, and repeat round, plain 1 and fasten off with it, complete the round.

Work 4 rounds more, the same for each scollop, or 32 for the collar, then work 18 of the following pattern for the leaf:—

Make a chain of 40 loops, turn back and work them in double crochet, turn back.

2nd round: Work 2 plain and 2 double for the stalk part of the leaf; then ch. 2, miss 2, and work 1 treble, until you come to the end; then ch. 3 and work one treble at the end; work the other side the same, in order to make both sides to correspond; ch. 2, turn back.

3rd: Work 2 plain in the 2 ch. of last round, then ch. 3, miss the 2 ch. of last round, and work 1 treble at the top of the 1 treble of last round; repeat round, and work 2 plain at the end, ch. 2, turn back.

4th: Work 2 plain in the two ch. of last round, ch. 3, miss 2, work 1 treble, then ch. 4 and work 2 treble at the top of the 1 treble of last round, repeat round with the ch. 4, and work 2 treble at the top of the 1 treble of last round, making both sides to correspond, fasten off.

5th: Ch. 12 for the stalk of the leaf, plain 1 in the first four chains of last round, then ch. 4 and plain 1 in the centre of each of the 4 chains all round the leaf; then work the last 8 chains double for the stalk, which completes the leaf; make the number of leaves required, then join the flowers and leaves together, as shown in the illustration, with a needle and crochet thread.

Then work the following band along the neck part of the collar—pass the hook through the two ends of the stalk part of the leaf, and plain 1, chain 40, and repeat to the end, turn back.

2nd row: Ch. 4, miss 2, and plain 1; repeat to the end, turn back. 3rd: Ch. 4, plain 1, in the centre of the 4 chains of last row, repeat to the end, turn back. 4th: Work 3 treble in the centre of 4 chains of last row; ch. 2, and repeat to the end, turn back. 5th: Ch. 3, plain 1, in the centre of the first 2 chain of last row; repeat to the end, turn back. 6th: Ch. 2, plain 1 in the centre of the 3 chain, of last row; repeat to the end, fasten off, which completes the collar.

Another beaded crochet purse

HANDSOME PURSE.

MATERIALS..—1 reel of ombré; crimson silk, in short shades; 1 of grey ditto; 3 skeins of rich brown purse twist, 1 skein of white ditto, 2 hanks of steel beads, No. 5; 12 rows of transparent white seed beads, 2 handsome steel slides, and a few steel bugles. The silk must all be of the finest size, and the work is to be done very tightly.

Begin the purse by threading the steel beads on the brown silk, and the white on the ombré; crimson.

This crimson is used for the rose, and for the three small flowers; the coloured silk seen through the transparent bead has an extremely pretty effect; the leaves are entirely in steel beads, as is also the scroll which ornaments the lower part of the purse. The large flower close to the rose is done in the grey silk.

With the white silk, make a chain of 120 stitches, and do one round in s.c. Join on the brown silk.

1st pattern round: X 1 white, 5 steel, 4 white, 4 steel, 3 white, 4 steel, 4 white, 5 steel, X 4 times.

2nd: X 8 steel, 3 white, 3 steel, 1 white, 1 steel, 1 white, 3 steel, 3 white, 7 steel, X 4 times.

3rd: X 3 steel, 2 brown, 4 steel, 3 white, 2 steel, 1 white, 1 steel, 1 white, 2 steel, 3 white, 4 steel, 2 brown, 2 steel, X 4 times.

4th: X 2 steel, 1 brown, 1 steel, 2 brown, 4 steel, 3 white, 5 steel, 3 white, 4 steel, 2 brown, 1 steel, 1 brown, 1 steel, X 4 times.

5th: X 1 steel, 1 brown, 1 steel, 1 brown, 1 steel, 2 brown, 4 steel, 2 white, 5 steel, 2 white, 4 steel, 2 brown, 1 steel, 1 brown, 1 steel, 1 brown, X 4 times.

6th: X 1 steel, 3 brown, 1 steel, 2 brown, 4 steel, 1 white, 7 steel, 1 white, 4 steel, 2 brown, 1 steel, 3 brown, X 4 times.

7th: X 1 steel, 1 brown, 1 steel, 1 brown, 1 steel, 1 brown, 6 steel, 2 white, 3 steel, 2 white, 6 steel, 1 brown, 1 steel, 1 brown, 1 steel, 1 brown, X 4 times.

8th: x 1 steel, 1 brown, 3 steel, 1 brown, 2 steel, 1 brown, 3 steel, 1 white, 1 steel, 3 white, 1 steel, 1 white, 3 steel, 1 brown, 2 steel, 1 brown, 3 steel, 1 brown, X 4 times.

9th: X 1 steel, 2 brown, 2 steel, 4 brown, 3 steel, 2 white, 3 steel, 2 white, 3 steel, 4 brown, 2 steel, 2 brown, X 4 times.

10th: 1 steel, 2 brown, 2 steel, 1 brown, 1 steel, 1 brown, 4 steel, 2 white, 1 steel, 1 white, 1 steel, 2 white, 4 steel, 1 brown, 1 steel, 1 brown, 2 steel, 2 brown, X 4 times.

11th: X 2 brown, 2 steel, 3 brown, 5 steel, X 1 white, 1 steel, X 3 times, 1 white, 5 steel, 3 brown, 2 steel, 1 brown, X 4 times.

12th: X 2 brown, 2 steel, 2 brown, 3 steel, 1 brown, 2 steel, X 1 white, 1 steel, X 3 times, 1 white, 2 steel, 1 brown, 3 steel, 2 brown, 2 steel, 1 brown, X 4 times.

13th: X 1 brown, 2 steel, 1 brown, 2 steel, 3 brown, 2 steel, 1 white, 2 steel, 3 white, 2 steel, 1 white, 2 steel, 3 brown, 2 steel, 1 brown, 2 steel, X 4 times.

14th: X 2 steel, 4 brown, 1 steel, 1 brown, X 3 steel, 1 white, X 3 times, 3 steel, 1 brown, 1 steel, 4 brown, 1 steel, X 4 times.

15th: X 1 steel, 1 brown, 2 steel, 1 brown, 1 steel, 2 brown, 3 steel, 2 white, 2 steel, 1 white, 2 steel, 2 white, 3 steel, 2 brown, 1 steel, 1 brown, 2 steel, 1 brown, X 4 times.

16th: X 1 steel, 3 brown, 2 steel, 2 brown, 3 steel, 9 white, 3 steel, 2 brown, 2 steel, 3 brown, X 4 times.

17th: X 2 steel, 2 brown, 2 steel, 2 brown, 1 steel, 1 brown, 2 steel, 2 white, 1 steel, 1 white, 1 steel, 2 white, 2 steel, 1 brown, 1 steel, 2 brown, 2 steel, 2 brown, 1 steel, X 4 times.

18th: X 2 steel, 2 brown, 3 steel, 3 brown, 5 steel, 1 white, 5 steel, 3 brown, 3 steel, 2 brown, 1 steel, X 4 times.

19th: X 1 steel, 4 brown, 3 steel, 3 brown, 3 steel, 3 brown, 3 steel, 3 brown, 3 steel, 4 brown, X 4 times.

Fasten off the white silk, and do three plain rounds with the brown. Then join on the crimson silk, at a light part of the shade, if possible. In the future part of the pattern crimson means the shaded silk, white one of the white beads threaded on it.

23rd: X 4 brown, 2 white, 10 brown, 1 steel, 16 brown, 4 steel, 23 brown, X twice.

24th: X 3 brown, 1 white, 1 crimson, 1 white, 10 brown, 5 steel, 11 brown, 1 steel, 2 brown, 3 steel, 1 brown, 3 steel, 18 brown. X twice.

25th: X 3 brown, 1 white, 2 crimson, 3 white, 7 brown, 6 steel, 1 brown, 1 steel, 8 brown, 3 steel, 1 brown, 2 steel, 1 brown, 4 steel, 8 brown, 4 steel, 5 brown, X twice.

26th: X 2 brown, 1 white, 2 crimson, 2 steel, 2 crimson, 1 white, 7 brown, 2 steel, 1 brown, 5 steel, 8 brown, 6 steel, 1 brown, 2 steel, 8 brown, 6 steel, 4 brown, X twice.

27th: X 1 brown, 1 white, 3 crimson, 2 steel, 1 crimson, 2 white, 8 brown, 2 steel, 2 brown, 3 steel, 11 brown, 3 steel, 10 brown, 2 steel, 2 brown, 3 steel, 4 brown, X twice. Join on the gray.

28th: X 1 brown, 1 white, 2 crimson, 1 white, 2 crimson, 1 white, 9 brown, 3 steel, 4 brown, 1 gray, 5 brown, 2 steel, 2 brown, 1 steel, 2 brown, 3 white, 5 brown, 1 steel, 1 brown, 4 steel, 5 brown, X twice.

29th: X 2 brown, 2 white, 1 brown, 1 white, 2 crimson, 1 white, 1 steel, 2 brown, 3 steel, 1 brown, 1 steel, 1 brown, 2 steel, 1 brown, 2 gray, 4 brown, 3 gray, 2 brown, 5 steel, 1 brown, 1 steel, 1 brown, 5 white, 4 brown, 5 steel, 6 brown, X twice.

30th: X 5 brown, 1 white, 2 crimson, 1 white, 9 steel, 2 brown, 5 gray, 2 brown, 3 gray, 1 brown, 7 steel, 1 brown, 6 white, 1 brown, 3 white, 11 brown, X twice.

31st: x 6 brown, 2 white, 1 brown, 9 steel, 2 brown, 5 gray, 2 brown, 3 gray, 2 brown, 5 steel, 2 brown, 11 white, 10 brown, X twice.

32nd: x 2 brown, 2 white, 6 brown, 2 steel, 1 brown, 6 steel, 2 brown, 5 gray, 1 brown, 3 gray, 3 brown, 4 steel, 2 brown, 4 white, 6 crimson, 2 white, 3 brown, 5 steel, 1 brown, X twice.

33rd: X 1 brown, 1 white, 1 crimson, 1 white, 1 crimson, 3 white, 3 brown, 2 steel, 2 brown, 4 steel, 3 brown, 4 gray, 1 brown, 2 gray, 5 brown, 1 steel, 1 brown, 1 steel, 2 brown, 3 white, 1 crimson, 4 white, 1 crimson, 1 white, 1 crimson, 1 white, 2 brown, 2 steel, 2 brown, 3 steel, X twice.

34th: X 1 brown, X 1 white, 2 crimson, X twice; 1 white, 2 brown, 5 steel, 3 brown, 1 steel, 3 brown, 2 gray, 1 steel, 4 gray, 2 brown, 2 gray, 7 brown, 1 white, 1 crimson, 1 white, 1 crimson, 2 white, 1 crimson, 3 white, 3 brown, 1 steel, 1 brown, 4 steel, 1 brown, X twice.

35th: X 2 brown, 1 white, 2 steel, 3 crimson, 1 white, 2 brown, 7 steel, 3 brown, 2 gray, 4 steel, 8 gray, 3 brown, 2 white, 1 crimson, 3 white, 2 crimson, 1 white, 2 crimson, 2 white, 2 brown, 5 steel, 2 brown, X twice.

36th: X 2 white, 1 crimson, 2 steel, 1 crimson, 1 white, 1 crimson, 1 white, 3 brown, 5 steel, 2 brown, 4 gray, 2 steel, 2 gray, 1 steel, 8 gray, 1 brown, 3 white, 1 crimson, 3 white, 1 crimson, 1 white, 2 crimson, 1 white, 1 crimson, 2 white, 8 brown, X twice.

37th: X 3 crimson, 1 white, 1 crimson, 1 white, 1 crimson, 2 white, 1 brown, 2 white, 6 brown, 10 gray, 1 steel, 7 gray, 1 brown, 3 white, 1 crimson, 3 white, 1 crimson, 1 white, 1 crimson, 1 white, 1 crimson, 2 white, 3 brown, 2 steel, 3 brown, 1 white, X twice.

38th: X 2 crimson, 1 white, 3 crimson, 1 white, 2 brown, 1 white, 1 crimson, 1 white, 6 brown, 9 gray, 1 steel, 8 gray, 2 brown, 2 white, 1 crimson, 3 white, 1 crimson, 1 white, 3 crimson, 3 white, 1 brown, 5 steel, 1 brown, 1 white, X twice.

39th: X 2 white, 1 brown, 1 white, 2 crimson, 1 white, 1 brown, 2 white, 2 crimson, 3 white, 4 brown, 8 gray, 1 steel, 7 gray, 2 brown, 3 white, X 1 crimson, 2 white, X 3 times, 1 crimson, 1 white, 1 brown, 1 steel, 3 brown, 4 steel, X twice.

40th: X 4 brown, 2 white, 1 brown, 1 white, 2 crimson, 1 white, 2 steel, 1 crimson, 1 white, 1 brown, 2 steel, 3 brown, 3 gray, 1 brown, 1 gray, 2 steel, 3 gray, 1 brown, 2 gray, 3 brown, 3 white, 1 crimson, 1 white, 1 crimson, 1 white, 1 crimson, 2 white, 2 crimson, 2 white, 1 brown, 7 steel, 1 brown, X twice.

41st: X 6 brown, 1 white, 4 crimson, 2 steel, 2 white, 2 brown, 2 steel, 6 brown, 1 gray, 2 steel, 4 gray, 5 brown, 4 white, 1 crimson, 3 white, 1 crimson, 1 white, 1 brown, 5 steel, 2 brown, X twice.

42nd: X 6 brown, 1 white, X 2 crimson, 1 white, X twice, 2 brown, 2 steel, 2 brown, 2 steel, 1 brown, 1 steel, 2 brown, 8 gray, 5 brown, 2 white, 1 brown, 1 white, 1 crimson, 2 white, 1 crimson, 2 white, 1 crimson, 1 white, 10 brown, X twice.

43rd: X 7 brown, 2 white, 1 brown, 1 white, 2 crimson, 1 white, 4 brown, 2 steel, 1 brown, 2 steel, 2 brown, 4 gray, 1 brown, 4 gray, 7 brown, 2 white, 5 crimson, 1 white, 11 brown, X twice.

44th: X 10 brown, 1 white, 2 crimson, 1 white, 3 brown, 2 steel, 1 brown, 3 steel, 1 brown, 5 gray, 2 brown, 3 gray, 5 brown, 1 steel, 2 brown, 6 white, 12 brown, X twice.

45th: X 10 brown, 1 steel, 2 white, 3 brown, 3 steel, 1 brown, 3 steel, 1 brown, 5 gray, 6 brown, 6 steel, 2 brown, 4 white, 13 brown, X twice.

46th: X 6 brown, 4 steel, 6 brown, 7 steel, 2 brown, 4 gray, 5 brown, 4 steel, 1 brown, 3 steel, 5 brown, 5 steel, 8 brown, X twice.

47th: X 5 brown, 4 steel, 7 brown, 5 steel, 5 brown, 2 gray, 5 brown, 3 steel, 2 brown, 4 steel, 4 brown, 7 steel, 7 brown, X twice.

48th: x 4 brown, 1 steel, 13 brown, 3 steel, 11 brown, 7 steel, 2 brown, 1 steel, 4 brown, 2 steel, 2 brown, 4 steel, 6 brown, X twice.

49th: X 19 brown, 1 steel, 13 brown, 5 steel, 9 brown, 6 steel, 7 brown, X twice.

Do two plain rounds with the brown; then make the other end, and with the crimson silk do about 20 rows of open square crochet; join it to the second end, with the opening at the centre of one side, having, previously slipped on the rings.

TO CLOSE UP THE ENDS OF THE PURSE.—S.c. the two edges together with white silk, on which do X 4 d.c., 4 ch., miss 4 X, end with 4 d.c.

2nd row: 7 d.c. under every chain, and one s.c. between the second and third d.c. of last row.

Turn with a fringe made of steel beads and bugles.

Crochet a beaded purse

LADY’S SHORT PURSE.

MATERIALS..—Purse silk, of any two colours that contrast well, gold beads, and glass ones of one of the colours. Of the silk that matches the beads, two skeins will be required, and of the other, four. For the garniture, a clasp and handsome fringe.

Begin by threading a hank of gold beads on two of the four skeins, leaving two without any.

With regard to the colours to be selected for this purse, we may be allowed to suggest a few good contrasts, leaving the choice to the taste of the worker. A brilliant scarlet looks well with white; brown with blue; lilac with green, or vice versa; and pink with some of the warmer tints of stone or fawn colour. In all these, the first-named colour is to be the predominant one, except in the case of green and lilac, in which either colour may be the principal one. The immense variety of tints in German beads (nearly three hundred), gives such a power of choice, that the most artistic taste may be gratified.

For the sake of accuracy in the description, we will select scarlet and white for this purse. The white beads are to be threaded on the white silk, and dropped on every stitch where white is named.

With a fine crochet-hook make a chain of 120 stitches with the scarlet silk, close it into a round, and do one round of single crochet.

2nd row: X 1 gold bead, 18 silk, 1 gold, 18 silk, 2 gold, X 3 times.

3rd: X 1 silk, 1 gold, 16 silk, 3 gold, 16 silk, 1 gold, 2 silk, X 3 times.

4th: X 1 silk, 4 gold, 11 silk, 2 gold, 1 silk, 1 gold, 1 silk, 2 gold, 11 silk, 4 gold, 2 silk, X 3 times.

5th: X 1 silk, 1 gold, 3 silk, 1 gold, 10 silk, 7 gold, 10 silk, 1 gold, 3 silk, 1 gold, 1 silk, 1 gold, X. This, and every future pattern must, like the preceding ones, be repeated three times. Now join on the white silk, and whenever white occurs, drop on a white bead.

6th: X 1 gold, 4 silk, 1 gold, 8 silk, 2 gold, 2 silk, 1 gold, 1 silk, 1 gold, 2 silk, 2 gold, 8 silk, 1 gold, 4 silk, 1 gold, 1 white, X repeat.

7th: X 1 gold, 4 silk, 1 gold, 5 silk, * 2 gold, 1 silk, * 5 times, 2 gold, 5 silk, 1 gold, 4 silk, 1 gold, 1 white, X repeat.

8th: X 2 gold, 1 silk, 2 gold, 1 silk, 1 gold, 1 silk, 2 gold, 1 silk, 2 gold, 2 silk, 2 gold, 5 silk, 2 gold, 2 silk, 2 gold, 1 silk, 2 gold, 1 silk, 1 gold, 1 silk, 2 gold, 1 silk, 2 gold, 1 white, x repeat.

9th: X 1 white, 2 gold, 2 silk, 2 gold, 1 silk, 2 gold, 2 silk, 3 gold, 9 silk, 3 gold, 2 silk, 2 gold, 1 silk, 2 gold, 2 silk, 2 gold, 2 white, X repeat.

10th: X 2 white, 2 gold, 3 silk, 5 gold, 15 silk, 5 gold, 3 silk, 2 gold, 3 white, X repeat.

11th: X 3 white, 3 gold, 27 silk, 3 gold, 4 white, X repeat.

12th: X 5 white, 4 gold, 21 silk, 4 gold, 6 white, X repeat.

13th: X 4 white, 1 gold, 3 white, 5 gold, 13 silk, 5 gold, 3 white, 1 gold, 5 white, X repeat.

14th: X 3 white, 4 gold, 3 white, 2 gold, 1 white, 2 gold, 9 silk, 2 gold, 1 white, 2 gold, 3 white, 4 gold, 4 white, X repeat.

15th: X 2 gold, 2 white, 4 gold, 3 white, 3 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 7 silk, 1 gold, 1 white, 3 gold, 3 white, 4 gold, 2 white, 3 gold, X repeat.

16th: X 1 gold, 3 white, 2 gold, 5 white, 4 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 5 silk, 1 gold, 1 white, 4 gold, 5 white, 2 gold, 3 white, 2 gold, X repeat.

17th: X 2 gold, 3 white, 2 gold, 3 white, 1 gold, 1 white, 3 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 5 silk, 1 gold, 1 white, 3 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 3 white, 2 gold, 3 white, 3 gold, X repeat.

18th: X 2 gold, 10 white, 4 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 3 silk, 1 gold, 1 white, 4 gold, 10 white, 3 gold, X repeat.

19th: X 1 gold, 11 white, 2 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 3 silk, 1 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 1 white, 2 gold, 11 white, 2 gold, X repeat.

20th: X 6 white, 3 gold, 3 white, 2 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 3 silk, 1 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 1 white, 2 gold, 3 white, 3 gold, 7 white, X repeat.

21st: X 1 gold, 4 white, 3 gold, 3 white, 2 gold, 1 white, 2 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 3 silk, 1 gold, 1 white, 2 gold, 1 white, 2 gold, 3 white, 3 gold, 4 white, 2 gold, X repeat.

22nd: X 5 white, 3 gold, 6 white, 2 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 3 silk, 1 gold, 1 white, 2 gold, 6 white, 3 gold, 6 white, X repeat.

23rd: X 3 white, 1 gold, 1 white, 4 gold, 4 white, 2 gold, 2 white, 1 gold, 3 silk, 1 gold, 2 white, 2 gold, 4 white, 4 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 4 white, X repeat.

24th: X 2 white, 3 gold, 1 white, 9 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 5 silk, 1 gold, 1 white, 9 gold, 1 white, 3 gold, 3 white, X repeat.

25th: X 3 white, 1 gold, 2 white, 3 gold, 2 white, 1 gold, 5 silk, 1 gold, 2 white, 8 gold, 2 white, 1 gold, 4 white, X repeat.

26th: X 1 gold, 7 white, 4 gold, 3 white, 1 gold, 7 silk, 1 gold, 3 white, 4 gold, 7 white, 2 gold, X repeat.

27th: X 1 white, 2 gold, 12 white, 2 gold, 9 silk, 2 gold, 12 white, 2 gold, 2 white, X repeat.

28th: X 3 gold, 6 white, 4 gold, 2 white, 2 gold, 5 silk, 2 gold, 2 white, 4 gold, 6 white, 4 gold, X repeat.

29th: X 1 gold, 6 white, 2 gold, 7 white, 2 gold, 3 silk; 2 gold, 7 white, 2 gold, 6 white, 1 gold, 1 silk, X repeat.

30th: X 3 gold, 3 white, 1 gold, 2 white, 4 gold, 3 white, 1 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 1 silk, 1 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 3 white, 4 gold, 2 white, 1 gold, 3 white, 3 gold, 1 silk, X repeat.

31st: X 2 silk, 2 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 1 white, 7 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 2 white, 1 gold, 1 silk, 1 gold, 2 white, 1 gold, 1 white, 7 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 1 white, 2 gold, 2 silk, 1 gold, X repeat.

32nd: X 3 silk, 1 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 1 white, 7 gold, 3 white, 1 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 3 white, 7 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 3 silk, 1 gold, X repeat.

33rd: X 1 gold, 2 silk, 2 gold, 1 white, 3 gold, 1 white, 4 gold, 2 white, 2 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 1 white, 2 gold, 2 white, 4 gold, 1 white, 3 gold, 1 white, 2 gold, 2 silk, 2 gold, X repeat.

34th: X 2 gold, 2 silk, 1 gold, 1 white, 2 gold, 3 white, 2 gold, 3 white, 2 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 1 white, 2 gold, 3 white, 2 gold, 3 white, 2 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 2 silk, 2 gold, 1 silk, X repeat.

35th: X 1 silk, 1 gold, 2 silk, 1 gold, 1 white, 2 gold, 7 white, 2 gold, 2 white, 1 gold, 2 white, 2 gold, 7 white, 2 gold, 1 white, 1 gold, 2 silk, 1 gold, 2 silk, X repeat.