These are to be done in two colours, say shaded blue or scarlet, with
black stripes between; cast on twelve loops, crochet four rows in
black, increasing one stitch on each side, and one in the middle,
this will form a point on the top of the foot; then two rows of red
wool, increasing; you ought to have three stripes of black, and two of
coloured; leave all the stitches except twelve at the side, continue six
stripes of black, and seven of coloured: will make them large enough for
a lady; join the stripe to twelve stitches on the other side, sew these
to a cork sole, and bind them round the top with ribbon.
ANTI-MACASSAR,
IN SIX SHADES OF WOOL, OR COARSE COTTON, TO IMITATE OLD LACE.
Cast on one hundred and thirty loops, crochet one plain row, then
commence with four stitches in the single open crochet; make four loops,
miss two of the foundation, four long stitches, four chain stitches, and
so on, in the next row; be particular to make the long stitches come
over the chain, and _vice versa_; one row of the double open crochet
quite round, one of the single another of the double open, and then a
pretty Vandyke edge, if in wool, one row of each shade.