With the gold work a Diamond as page 4.
1st round--With the magenta wool and crochet needle commence in one of
the pearl loops of the diamond, work 3 chain and 1 plain in each of
the twelve pearl loops; fasten off.
2nd round--With white wool commence in one of the three chains between
the ovals of the diamond, work 4 chain, 1 plain in the same 3 chain; 2
chain, miss 1, 1 plain in the next 3 chain; 4 chain, miss 1, 1 plain
in the next 3 chain; 2 chain, miss 1, 1 plain in the next 3 chain;
repeat 3 times more, and fasten off.
With the gold work 16 Sexagon Stars as page 4.
1st WHITE STAR--Commence in a pearl loop of one of the gold stars,
work (5 chain and 1 plain in the next pearl loops 5 times), 3 chain,
take the diamond and join to the centre of the 4 chain over one of the
ovals of it, 2 chain, 1 plain in the 1st pearl; fasten off.
Work 3 Stars more the same, always joining over the ovals of the
diamond.
1st MAGENTA STAR--Commence in a pearl loop of a gold star, work (5
chain and 1 plain in the next pearls 3 times), 3 chain, join to the
1st loop of chain of a white star, 2 chain, 1 plain in the next pearl,
3 chain, join to the next 4 chain of the diamond, 2 chain, 1 plain in
the pearl, 3 chain, join to the next loop of the 2nd white star, 2
chain, 1 plain in the pearl; fasten off.
2nd MAGENTA STAR--Commence in a pearl of a star, work (5 chain and 1
plain as before 4 times), 3 chain, join to the 2nd loop of chain of
the 1st white star, which is to the left of the magenta star, 2 chain,
1 plain as before, 3 chain, join to the next loop of the magenta star,
2 chain, 1 plain; fasten off.
3rd MAGENTA STAR--Work as the last star, making the first joining to
the 1st loop of the 1st magenta star, and the second joining to the
next white star.
Repeat these 3 Magenta Stars 3 times more, that is, between each of
the white stars.
Then with the gold, work 8 Octagon Stars, as page 4.
1st LARGE MAGENTA STAR--Commence in a pearl loop of one of the stars,
work (6 chain and 1 plain in a pearl loop 5 times), 3 chain; take the
3rd magenta star, which is to the left of a white one, and join to the
1st loop of it, 3 chain, 1 plain as before, 3 chain, join to the loop
of the white star, 3 chain, 1 plain, 3 chain, join to the 4th loop of
the next magenta star, 3 chain, 1 plain; fasten off.
Work 3 Stars more the same.
1st GOLD CIRCLE--Commence in the centre loop of the 1st Sexagon Star,
work 3 chain, 1 plain in the next loop of the next Sexagon Star, then
(5 chain and 1 plain in the next loops of the stars 10 times); 3
chain, 1 plain in the centre loop of the 1st star; repeat from
commencement and fasten off.
LARGE WHITE STAR--Commence in a gold star, work (6 chain and 1 plain 4
times), 3 chain, join to the centre of the 2nd 5 chain of the last
circle, 3 chain, 1 plain in the next pearl, 3 chain, join to the next
5 chain, 3 chain, 1 plain, 3 chain, join to the next 5 chain, missing
the two loops between the stars; 3 chain, 1 plain, 3 chain, join to
the next 5 chain, 3 chain, 1 plain; fasten off.
Work 3 stars more the same, leaving 6 loops of the gold between them.
2nd GOLD CIRCLE--Take the last loop of a white star and commence in
the gold loop to which it was joined, work (5 chain, miss 5 and 1
plain in a white loop 4 times), 5 chain, 1 plain in the gold loop to
which the next white loop was joined, (5 chain, miss 5 and 1 plain in
a gold loop 7 times); repeat from the commencement of the circle.
WHITE CIRCLE--Commence in the 1st loop of gold, (5 chain, miss 5 and 1
plain in the next gold loops 4 times), (2 chain, miss 5, 1 plain in
the next gold loops twice); repeat all round.
MAGENTA CIRCLE--Commence in the 1st 2 chain of last round, 1 chain, 1
plain in the next 2 chain, then (6 chain, miss 5 and 1 plain in the
next white loops 5 times); repeat and fasten off.