Materials: Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s Boar's Head cotton No. 20; and
1 skein of their fine embroidery cotton.
Pattern No. 1.--Make a chain of 16 stitches and unite it.
1st round: 2 double crochet into each loop.
2nd round: 1 double crochet into each loop.
3rd round: 1 double crochet, 9 chain, miss 3 loops, repeat.
4th round: Into the 9 chain 11 double crochet.
5th round: 1 long, 2 chain, miss 2 loops, repeat.
6th round: Into the 2 chain 1 double crochet, 3 chain, 1 single crochet
into the one double crochet, work another double crochet into the 2
chain, 2 double crochet into the next 2 chain, repeat.
7th round: 1 double crochet into the 1st of the 2 in last round, 13
chain, repeat.
8th round: Into the 13 chain 11 double crochet, repeat.
No. 2.--Make a chain of 13 stitches, work 1 double crochet into each,
make a chain of 15 stitches, work 1 double crochet into each, make a
chain of 13 stitches, 1 double crochet into each.
2nd row: 1 double crochet into the end of each of these points, then
work round _both_ sides of these points in double crochet, working twice
into the end of each point.
3rd row: 3 double crochet over the 3 at the beginning of last row, *, 4
chain, single crochet into the 1st of the 4 chain, miss 1 loop, work a
long stitch into the next, repeat from * all round, at the beginning and
end of the 3rd point miss 2 loops instead of 1, then work a stitch of
double crochet into the 1st of the 3, 6 chain, miss the 1st, work into
successive loops 2 long and 3 double crochet, 1 double crochet into the
last of the 3. This completes the pattern.
No. 3.--Make a chain of 8 stitches, and unite it. 1st round: 2 double
crochet into each loop.
2nd round: 1 double crochet into 1 loop, 2 double crochet into the next,
repeat.
3rd round: 2 double crochet into successive loops, 2 double crochet into
the next, repeat.
4th round: 11 double crochet into successive loops, *, 9 chain, miss 2
loops, 1 double crochet into the next, repeat from *.
5th round: 11 double crochet over the 11 in last round, work into the 9
chain 5 double crochet, 5 chain, 1 single crochet into the 1st of the
chain, 5 more double crochet into the same place, repeat.
6th round: 13 double crochet over the 11 in last round, *, 15 chain, 1
double crochet over the 1st of the 5 in last round, repeat from *.
7th round: 13 double crochet over the 13 in last round, *, work into the
15 chain 8 double crochet, 5 chain, work a stitch of single crochet into
the 1st of the 5, 8 double crochet into the same place, repeat from *.
This completes the pattern. Then work a circle in satin stitch on the
plain part of the pattern with the Fine Embroidery Cotton. Two of these
patterns will be required for this d'oyley.
[Illustration: 268.--D'Oyley No. 7.]
No. 4.--Make a chain of 16 stitches, and unite it. * make a chain of 10
stitches, miss the 1st, and work into successive loops 3 double crochet,
3 long, and 3 double long, unite the last double long to the 4th of the
16 chain in the circle, repeat from * 3 times more, *, work in single
crochet to the top of the point and down 6 stitches of the other side,
then make a chain of 8 stitches, miss the 1st, work into successive
loops 3 stitches of double crochet, 2 long, and 2 double long, unite the
last to the 3rd of the next point, and repeat from * 3 times more. Three
of these patterns will be required for this d'oyley. Work 2 patterns
from No. 2 in the 1st d'oyley, work 2 patterns from No. 3 in the same
d'oyley, work 1 pattern from No. 5, and 1 from No. 6 in 1st d'oyley,
work 2 patterns with 1 leaf from No. 3 in 1st d'oyley, and 1 pattern
with 2 leaves, work 2 patterns from No. 3 in the 5th d'oyley, and 1
pattern from No. 4 in the same d'oyley, and 1 from No. 6, work 6
patterns from No. 3 in the 6th d'oyley, and 1 pattern from No. 4 in the
same d'oyley, work 1 pattern from No. 2 in 6th d'oyley. Join these
pieces as before, and add the same edging.
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