two gold; one blue; two gold; two white; three blue; two white.—Repeat.
_Eighth row_—two stitches blue; four gold; three blue; one gold; one
blue; two gold; one blue; one gold; two white; two gold; one blue.—Repeat.
_Ninth row_—four stitches blue; one gold; seven blue; one gold; one blue;
three gold; one white; two blue.—Repeat.
_Tenth row_—three stitches white; one gold; eleven blue; three gold; two
white.—Repeat.
_Eleventh row_—three stitches gold; fourteen blue; three gold.—Repeat.
[Illustration: No. 20.]
The above cachemir pattern may be taken for the upper part of the
bag,—being worked in white and gold.
A very Pretty Bag in shades of Silk, with Gold.
The most elegant colouring for this bag will be four shades, from black,
of any pretty _écru_; mixed with either blue, violet, scarlet, or green,
in an equal number of shades.
Commence with a chain of two hundred and forty stitches in fine netting
silk;—work two plain rows of open crochet, and join them together at both
their edges: this will form a pretty finish for the bottom of the bag.
Crochet one plain row of black.
[Illustration: No. 21.]
The above pattern is now to be worked.—Commence with the gold, to form a
half row of diamonds, by crocheting one plain row. In the next row,—three
stitches gold, one black,—alternately;—in the next row,—one stitch gold,
three black,—alternately. The next row is black,—forming the centre row,
of the first perfect row of diamonds.
The next row of diamonds,—formed of the darkest shade of écru, is
commenced as the preceding,—one stitch écru; three black; in the next
row,—three stitches écru; one black.
This finishes the first complete row of diamonds in black. The next
row is plain écru,—forming the centre row of the second perfect row of
diamonds. The third row of diamonds is to be a middle shade of écru; the
fourth—the lightest shade of écru.
Repeat one row of diamonds in gold, and commence another stripe of
diamonds with any of the before-mentioned colours, beginning with black;
then the darkest shade; then the middle; and lastly, the lightest.
Repeat the one row of diamonds in gold, and commence again with the
stripe in shades of écru.
A Chenille Bag.
Commence with a chain of four stitches in blue; having united the ends,
crochet three rows,—increasing on every stitch, in the _first and second
rows_; and on every other stitch in the _third row_, which should count
twenty-four stitches.
_Fourth row_—join on the claret; work one stitch claret, one
blue,—alternately.
_Fifth row_—two stitches claret; one blue—alternately,—increasing on the
claret stitches.
_Sixth row_—two stitches claret; two blue,—increasing on the blue
stitches.
_Seventh row_—two stitches claret; three blue,—increasing on the second
stitch of blue.
_Eighth row_—two stitches claret; four blue,—increasing on the second
stitch of blue.
_Ninth row_—two stitches claret; five blue,—increasing on the second
stitch of blue.
_Tenth row_—two stitches claret; six blue,—increasing on the third stitch
of blue.
_Eleventh and twelfth rows_—two stitches claret; six blue,—without
increasing.
_Thirteenth row_—two stitches claret; seven blue,—increasing on the third
stitch of blue.
_Fourteenth row_—one stitch claret; five blue; five claret,—increasing
on the second stitch; five blue; four claret,—without increasing.—Repeat
from the first five stitches of blue.
_Fifteenth row_—one stitch claret; three blue; seven claret; three blue;
seven claret,—increasing on the third stitch.—Repeat from the first three
blue stitches.
_Sixteenth row_—one stitch claret; one blue; ten claret,—increasing on
the fourth stitch.—Repeat from the first blue stitch.
_Seventeenth and eighteenth rows_—claret,—without increasing.
_Nineteenth row_—claret,—increasing one stitch on every thirty-third.
This row should contain one hundred and thirty-six stitches, when the bag
will have acquired its full size, and the increasing be finished.
The next three rows are worked in four stitches of gold, and four of
claret,—alternately. Then, four plain rows, viz.—one of gold; one of
black; one of white; and one of gold;—followed by one row of blue, and
one row of white, in double open crochet; then, one row of gold, one row
of black, and one row of gold, in plain crochet. Repeat the two rows of
double open crochet,—the first in blue, the second in claret;—also the
one row of gold; the one row of black; and the one row of gold. Commence
again with the rows of blue and white, in double open crochet.
There should be four divisions of double open crochet, the bag being
finished with the black and gold stripe.
An open Crochet Bag in Chenille.
Make a chain of six loops, in fine blue chenille, and unite both ends.
Crochet in rows,—to form a round (increasing a sufficient number of
stitches in each row to keep the work flat), until fourteen rows are
finished. This forms the bottom of the bag.
Commence a _vandyke_ pattern, by making one stitch of gold to every fifth
of the coloured ground, in the first row. In the next row three stitches
of gold, and three of the ground; in the next, five of the gold, and one
of the ground. The two next rows are to be plain—the first of gold, the
second of black.
Work two rows of open crochet,—the one in scarlet, the other in blue.
The two rows of black, with one row of gold between, are then to be
worked in plain crochet; followed by two rows of open crochet,—the first
white, the second blue. Repeat the two rows of black, with the gold
between, and the two rows of open crochet,—alternately, to complete the
bag.
About sixteen skeins of chenille, and twenty-four yards of gold cord,
will be required.
A Greek Cap in Crochet Silk.
Commence at the top with a chain of fourteen stitches, unite the ends,
and crochet one plain row. In the next row, make a raised or dividing
line on every other stitch, as for the bottoms of bags. The increasing
must be continued until the diameter of the circle is about six inches
and a half. Work round this, in plain rows, until the cap be sufficiently
deep; occasional increasing stitches may be made, if it be not large
enough.
The cap should be finished with a double gold braid,—meeting the points
of the increasing lines: a gold band round the bottom, and a handsome
tassel at the top may be added; or in the place of these, silk trimmings
may be substituted. It requires to be very neatly made up in the inside.
A Greek Cap in coarse Chenille.
Commence at the top with a chain of six or eight stitches; unite the
ends, and work in rows round and round, (increasing a sufficient number
of stitches in each row to keep the work flat,) until it be about eight
inches in diameter. The sides may be worked in open crochet, introducing
a few plain lines of black and gold between each two rows of the open
crochet.
The best colours for a cap in chenille are black and gold;—dark blue,
black, and gold;—and claret, black, and gold.
An Essuie-Plume.
Commence with a chain of about six stitches in plain green netting silk;
crochet both ends together; work three plain rows of green, and then one
row of alternate stitches of dark scarlet and green.
The scarlet silk will now form the ground, on which the star pattern of
green is to be worked. Crochet a row with two stitches of green, and two
of scarlet, alternately; in the next row, two of scarlet and three of
green. Crochet, in a similar manner, one row after another, increasing
on each row one stitch in the green pattern, every time that colour is
repeated, until it counts seven stitches in each division; taking care to
keep the two scarlet stitches of the ground exactly over each other.
The pattern is now to be decreased, by working four stitches of scarlet
and five of green; in the next row,—seven of scarlet and three of green;
and in the next,—ten of scarlet and one of green;—increasing one stitch
in each division of the ground.
Work two plain rows of scarlet, increasing a sufficient number of
stitches to keep the work flat, and finish with a kind of fringe, formed
by two rows of open crochet in green.
A Neck Chain.
The chain is made by commencing with five plain stitches, then putting
the needle through the back of the second stitch, and making one plain
stitch. It will be found, by twisting the chain after every stitch, that
one stitch appears to go across,—this is the stitch that is always to be
taken and crocheted.
A Crochet Slipper.
[Illustration]
The light-coloured stripes composing this slipper, are alternately buff
and white: the dark stripe between each is a full blue. Each stripe is
separated by a dividing line of black. The colours of the pattern on each
stripe, are as follow:—
Commence at the toe with the blue stripe,—the colours of the pattern
being claret, gold colour, and scarlet.
The _second stripe_ is buff,—the colours of the pattern being dark blue,
lilac, scarlet, and green.
[Illustration: No. 22.]
Repeat the blue stripe.
The _fourth stripe_ is white,—the colours of the pattern being violet,
lilac, green, and scarlet.
This slipper may be worked in crochet silk, or German wool. The number of
stripes must depend on the required size of the slipper.
Another Crochet Slipper.
[Illustration: No. 23.]
The above pattern is intended for a slipper, in _German wool_, or crochet
silk, in stripes, across the front, continued in the same direction round
the back. The colours of the different stripes,—commencing at the toe,
are as follow:—
_First stripe_—gold colour; with the pattern composed of black, green,
white, bright scarlet, and black.
_Second stripe_—blue; the pattern in scarlet, black, gold colour, white,
and claret.
_Third stripe_—(the centre of the engraving) scarlet; this stripe is
wider than any other on the slipper. The pattern on it is composed of
light green, dark green, black, light blue, and gold colour, dark blue
and claret, black, gold colour and lilac, white and dark lilac, light
green, and dark green.
_Fourth stripe_—white; the pattern in blue, yellow, lilac, green, and
scarlet.
The narrow stripes are repeated round the back of the slipper; they are
gold colour, blue, scarlet, white, and green.
For a moderate-sized gentleman’s slipper in crochet silk, the toe might
be commenced with twenty-four stitches, and increased in the succeeding
rows, until the width across the instep were eighty stitches,—but, as
some persons work so much tighter than others, a positive number cannot
be given. The silk also may vary in size, as well as the dimensions
required for a slipper. The increasing is made by the addition of a
stitch on each side of the work.
The stripes in the front of the slipper are gold colour, blue, scarlet,
and white; the latter crosses the instep. Count the number of stitches on
the white stripe, and, with the gold colour commence a stripe one third
of its length on one side, to form the back. Continue these stripes,
until the back be sufficiently long to be sewn to the front on the other
side. It is advisable, before commencing a slipper, to cut a paper
pattern of the desired size and shape.
The above form _chaussons_ to wear over the shoes, the sole being formed
of coarse crochet in black; or they may be made up in the usual way
for slippers, either for ladies or gentlemen. In crochet silk they are
extremely warm and durable.—The ends of the wool or silk, are to be
threaded with a needle, and run into the work on the inside.
A Purse.
Plain crochet-purses are exceedingly strong, and may be made very
prettily with a moderate sized netting silk. Those, worked in rows the
length of the purse, are the most easily made.
Make a chain in scarlet netting silk of one hundred and forty stitches,
on which crochet three plain rows with the same colour. Then, five plain
rows in shades of green, or stone colour. These two stripes are to be
repeated until the purse is of a sufficient width. When completed, it is
to be neatly sewn up, or joined by crocheting the two sides together. The
ends are then to be drawn up, and the purse trimmed.
A Plain Purse with one Square and one Round End.
Commence with a chain of fourteen stitches, and joining both ends
together, crochet one plain row all round. In the next row, every
alternate stitch is to be made a dividing or seam-stitch; this is done by
passing the needle under both the corresponding loops in the first row,
and making two stitches in the same place. This dividing stitch is to be
repeated in the same place on each row, until ten rows are worked; when
a sufficient number of plain rows are to be crocheted according to the
length of the purse, until the side opening commences.
The opening of the purse is made by crocheting plain rows, alternately,
from right to left, and from left to right. When a sufficient number of
these are done:—
The plain rows are again to be worked, to correspond with the former
part; but, instead of the round end, it is to be left square, and sewn
up, with a tassel at either corner.
A Plain-stitch Open Crochet Purse.
Make a chain of one hundred and sixty, or one hundred and seventy
stitches; to the last stitch of this, crochet a short chain of five
stitches, the last of which is again to be crocheted to the fifth stitch
of _the chain_; repeat this on the whole length of the foundation; and
return along the row in the same way, by attaching every fifth stitch
to the centre stitch of each loop of the last row. The whole of the
purse is to be continued in the same manner, but it may be varied,
according to taste, by using two or more colours. When the purse is
worked to the size desired, cut a piece of stiff cardboard, and sew the
purse firmly to it,—the wrong side outwards; then, damp it with water,
and allow it to remain until dry. This process will stretch the purse,
tighten the stitches, and bring them all into their proper places. Then,
having sewn or crocheted up the sides, draw up the ends and put on the
trimmings.—This purse should only be made with fine silk.
The pattern No. 1 (page 16) represents this stitch.
An Elegant Purse in Silk and Gold.
[Illustration: No. 24.]
Commence with a chain of one hundred and eighty stitches in fine white
netting silk.
_Second row_—gold.
_Third row_—white.
Crochet eleven rows with bright violet silk, with the above pattern in
gold.
_Fifteenth row_—white.
_Sixteenth row_—gold.
_Seventeenth row_—white.
Work three rows of treble open crochet with gold. The above, worked four
times, will complete the purse. It is advisable to omit one of the
circular figures, in the centre of each stripe; and also, to reverse the
direction of the pattern at the opposite end of the purse.
Ponceau, blue, or green, may be substituted for the violet silk.
This pattern may also be effectively worked in any two decided colours,
either with zephyr, or six-thread fleecy, for sofa pillows, tidies, etc.
A Short Purse.
Commence at the bottom with a chain of fourteen stitches; unite both
ends, and work round and round, increasing by means of dividing lines,
until a flat circle of about two inches in diameter be formed. On this,
work plain rows until the purse be about three inches in length. It must
then be exactly divided, and each side worked backwards and forwards, for
about eight rows, or whatever is sufficient for the depth of the snap.
The annexed pine pattern, and the usual _vandyke_, are suitable for short
purses. About one hundred and twenty stitches will form a good-sized
purse.
[Illustration: No. 25.]
A Sprigged Purse in Open and Plain Crochet.
Commence with one row of open crochet, in gold-coloured silk; work a row
of plain crochet, every two stitches alternately blue and gold colour;
then, one row of plain blue.
The next, or _fourth row_—is formed alternately, of two stitches of
scarlet, and five of blue.
_Fifth row_—four blue, five white, alternately.
_Sixth row_—four blue; four stone colour.
_Seventh row_—five stitches blue; two pink.
Repeat the row of plain blue; then, one row, alternately two stitches of
blue and two of gold colour, and commence again with the open crochet.
An Elegant Purse with Gold.
Commence with one row of open crochet, the length of the purse, in
fine white netting silk. Then, one row of plain crochet, in alternate
stitches, of white and full blue, or white and ponceau.
[Illustration: No. 26.]
Work the above pattern in gold, on the blue, or ponceau, ground. Then,
three rows of open crochet in white; and repeat the pattern and open
crochet alternately.
When the purse is finished, it will be found that there are only two
rows of open crochet where it is joined, but this cannot be avoided.
The same pattern may also be worked in gold or steel beads, but it
will then be advisable to omit the pattern in the centre of the purse.
An additional colour may be introduced, with very good effect, on the
ground between the beads. In a moderate-sized purse, the pattern will be
repeated seven times in the length. A few plain stitches at the top and
bottom of the purse will be desirable.
A Short Purse with Beads.
Commence with a chain of one hundred stitches, in dark green netting
silk, and work one plain row; then, crochet five rows with steel beads,
to form the first stripe of the pattern.
Work one plain row of white. Then, on the white ground, crochet the
second stripe of the pattern, with gold beads. Work one plain row of
white.
The third stripe is green,—the lower division of the pattern is in steel
beads, the upper, in gold beads.
[Illustration: No. 27.]
The fourth stripe is white, the pattern in steel beads, with one plain
row of white at top and bottom.
Commence again with the green, and having worked the five rows of the
pattern with gold beads, finish with twenty plain rows of green.
A Purse with Beads in Plain and Open Crochet.
Make a star bottom with steel beads (as directed page 65), and fine
netting silk of a dark emerald green. Work three rows of open crochet in
a light green—then, either of the annexed patterns, in steel beads, on a
ponceau ground.
[Illustration: No. 28.]
[Illustration: No. 29.]
Work two more rows of open crochet in light green. Repeat the pattern
with steel beads, and work two more rows of open crochet. This completes
one end of the purse.
The centre is to be in plain crochet.
Spiral Crochet Purse.
[Illustration: No. 30.]
Make a chain of one hundred and seventy stitches, in reel silk. To the
commencement of this chain, crochet another short chain (as in plain
stitch open crochet), of three stitches, the third stitch of which pass
through the fourth stitch of _the chain_, and work three plain stitches.
Crochet another chain of three stitches, and pass the last stitch, as
before, through the fourth stitch of _the chain_. This is to be repeated
to the end of the row.
All the succeeding rows are the same, except that the plain stitches of
the next row are always one stitch in advance of the preceding.
Spiral crochet may be varied by working five, or seven stitches, instead
of three, as above directed. Most elegant purses and bags may thus be
made, by the introduction of gold, and using the silk in shades.
A Plain and Open Crochet Purse.
[Illustration: No. 31.]
Commence with one row of open crochet, in fine netting silk, of a dead
gold colour. Work one row of plain crochet in black, and five rows in
blue; on the latter, the above sprig pattern may be worked in gold, or
steel beads. One plain row of black completes the stripe.
Work two rows of open crochet in the gold colour. Then,—
Seven rows of black, with the Grecian border in ponceau, on the same, to
form a second stripe.
Repeat the two rows of open crochet in gold colour, and commence again,
with the blue stripe, as before.
The purse should be about nine inches in length. It will take three
skeins of blue silk, two of gold colour, one of black, and one of
ponceau. The silk should be fine.
Another Purse.
[Illustration: No. 32.]
Work one row the length of the purse, in treble open crochet, with fine
white netting silk. Then—two rows of plain crochet, in ponceau.
Crochet thirteen rows in white, with the above pattern in gold passing.
Repeat the two rows of ponceau;—then three rows of treble open
crochet,—the first in white; the second in ponceau; the third in white.
Repeat the pattern, etc., and when the purse is of a sufficient width,
finish with one row of treble open crochet in white.
Crochet up the two sides, with ponceau, to the opening. Then, work one
plain row in ponceau, round the opening, to strengthen the purse, and
give it uniformity.
If intended for ordinary use, the colours may be changed to blue and
claret.
A Round D’Oyley or Mat.
Commence with a chain of six stitches, in black eight-thread fleecy.
Unite both ends. Crochet all round, increasing on every stitch, for the
_first row_.
The pattern may be formed in three shades of scarlet, on a blue ground
of three shades; the darkest shade of the scarlet being on the lightest
shade of the blue.
_Second row_—one stitch of dark scarlet, and two stitches of light blue,
alternately;—forming the commencement of a star of six points.
_Third row_—three stitches of the dark scarlet, and two of the blue.
_Fourth row_—five stitches of a lighter shade of scarlet, and two of the
blue.
_Fifth row_—five stitches of the lighter scarlet, and three of the second
shade of blue.
_Sixth row_—three stitches of the lightest scarlet, and six of the second
blue.
_Seventh row_—one stitch of the lightest scarlet, and eight of the
darkest blue.
_Eighth row_—one plain row of the darkest blue.
Three plain rows of black, will finish the D’Oyley.
In every row, increasing stitches are to be made in the blue; and also,
in the plain rows of black.
A Chancelière.
[Illustration]
Four-thread fleecy with a steel needle.
It is impossible to give the exact number of stitches for the
commencement of a chancelière, as each row varies; it is advisable,
therefore, to cut the shape in stiff paper, as a pattern,—first of the
top, and then of the border. In those parts where it is requisite to
increase the width of the work, it should be done by making an extra
stitch on each side. The stitches of the border are to be worked in
a contrary direction to those of the top, as shown in the preceding
engraving.—The following pattern will be found suitable for a chancelière.
[Illustration: No. 33.]
Commence at the toe, by working two plain rows of ground in scarlet, and
crochet the centre stripe of the annexed pattern in rich green, on the
same coloured ground.
The ground of the next stripe is black, on which the pattern is to be
worked in three shades of gold colour.
Work a plain row of middle blue, which also forms the ground of the small
chain pattern, with the exception of the centre row, which is claret. The
chain is in white.
Work a plain row of claret, and then repeat the second stripe as before,
with the colours reversed.
The above colours, if well chosen, are exceedingly pretty, but they may
be varied according to fancy.
The slipper pattern No. 23, and also the Turkish pattern No. 12, are
equally adapted for a chancelière.
The chancelière should be made up on a very firm foundation, and stuffed
between the lining and the work with wool: the inside should be made
separate, and knitted in the _brioche_ stitch, with six or eight thread
fleecy. The ermine ruff, or trimming, of worsted, may easily be procured,
but if it cannot readily be so, a thick knitted fringe, three or four
times doubled, will be a good substitute. The bottom is formed of leather
or cloth.
A Square Border Pattern.
The annexed pattern is adapted for any square requiring a border, such
as a table cover, mat, quilt, sofa cushion, couvre-pied, etc. To render
it easy, the centre may be worked in the same colours as the border,
introducing any spot, sprig, or other small pattern,—the same colours
being carried through the whole, or slipped at the back. If, however, the
plan of introducing the colour only in the pattern be understood, it may
here be employed with advantage.
[Illustration: No. 34.]