The Lady's Album of Fancy Work for 1850. Unknown

the crochet-thread make a foundation by netting 33 loops on the large mesh, join and net 6 rounds on mesh No. 9, then on mesh No. 4 net 4 loops in one, missing every alternate loop; net 7 rounds on mesh No. 9, then on the large mesh net 4 loops in one, missing, as before, every alternate loop; net 15 rounds on the small mesh, net 4 loops in every alternate loop on the large mesh, then net 24 rounds on mesh No. 9; (a) net 24 loops, then net back, leaving the last of the 24 loops: continue netting these loops to and fro, decreasing one loop at the end of each row by leaving the last loop, and net until but one loop remains; repeat from (a) all round. This forms the scalloped edge.

      With the cotton embroider the pattern in darning-stitch, as given in illustration.

      3. INFANT'S BONNET. (CROCHET.)

      Materials—Drab crochet-thread and a middle-sized hook

      Make a chain of 9 stitches; unite and work three rounds in double crochet, increasing in every loop in the first round, in every alternate in the second, and in every third in the third round.

      4th round. 1 l, 1 ch worked in every loop of previous round.—

      5th round. 1 l worked in 1 l of last round, 2 ch; repeat.—

      6th round. 1 l in the 1 l, 3 ch; repeat.—

      7th round. Double crochet.—

      8th round. Double crochet, increasing in every eighth stitch.—

      9th round. Double crochet, increasing as before; repeat from fourth round four times, then work 1 l, 2 ch, miss 2 three times, then three rounds of double crochet without increasing; work these last six rounds three more times. This completes the bonnet.

      For the Roll.—Make a chain the width required; work three rows in double crochet; three rows 1 l, 2 ch, miss 2; after which work alternately three rows of double crochet; three rows 1 l, 2 ch, miss 2, increasing a stitch at the beginning and end of each row; these six rows may be repeated five more times, or till the size wished for is worked. Make up the bonnet on a foundation covered with blue silk, form the roll for the edge with wadding, trim with a small plume of blue feathers, or a rosette of blue ribbon.

      The above directions are for a bonnet for an infant of five or six months old, but by increasing the number of rounds and rows for the roll a larger size may be worked.

      4. LACE FOR POCKET-HANDKERCHIEF. (CROCHET.)

      Material—Raworth's crochet-thread No. 70

      Work a chain the required length; d c. into every stitch of this chain.—

      2d row. 1 d l s, * 3 c s, miss 3; 1 d l s into fourth; repeat from *.—

      3d row. 12 c s, s c into d l s; * 12 c s, miss 1 d l s, s c into second d l s; repeat from *.—

      4th row. Begin on centre of loop of 12; * 16 c s, s c round the same loop, close to first stitch; 12 c s, s c round centre of next loop; repeat from *.

      5th row. Commence on centre of 12 c s in last row; * 9 c s, s c into top of 16 c s; 9 c s, s c into centre of 12 c s; repeat from *.—

      6th row. 1 d c, 3 l s, 1 d c round every 9 c s in last row.—

      7th row. Commence on centre of 3 l s; * 13 c s, s c into same stitch to form a ring; d c round this seventeen times; 12 c s, miss 1, scallop, s c into second scallop; repeat from *.—

      8th row. Commence on top stitch of 17 d c, round the ring in last row; * 8 c s, s c into same stitch; 8 c s, d c round centre of next loop of 12 c s; 8 c s, s c into centre stitch of ring; repeat from *.—

      9th row. Begin in small loop at top of ring; 8 c s, 1 l s into same small loop; * 5 c s, s c into fifth of 8 c s in last row; 5 c s, s c into fourth of next loop of 8 c s; 5 c s, 1 l s into top loop; 5 c s, 1 l s into same loop; repeat from *.—

      10th row. Begin in small loop at top of former small loop; * 11 c s, s c into next small loop; repeat from *.—

      11th row. Begin on centre of 11 c s; * 7 c s, 1 t l s into same stitch; 6 c s, 1 s c into last part of t l s; 7 c s, s c into first stitch of the row; 12 c s, s c into centre of next 11 c s *; repeat from * to *.—

      12th row. 9 c s, d into small loop of 6 c s; repeat.—

      13th row. 7 c s, s c into centre of 9 c s; repeat.—

      14th row. 7 c s, s c into centre of 7 c s; repeat.—

      15th row. * 9 c s, 1 l s round 7 c s; 9 c s, 1 l s round same loop of 7; 9 c s, 1 s c into same loop; 10 c s, miss 1 loop of 7 c s, s c round next loop; repeat from *.

      5. ELIZABETHAN WATCH-HOOK. (CROCHET.)

      Materials—Half-an-ounce of pink four-thread Berlin wool, half-an-ounce of white ditto, four yards of cord, and a pair of pearl watch-hooks

      With pink work in double crochet over the cord a circle of three inches and a half diameter; there should be 140 stitches round the edge, on which work the border, thus:—

      1st row white. Work 1 stitch in open crochet, 1 chain, miss 1 of the foundation; repeat.—

      2d row white. Work two treble long stitches into every space, 1 chain stitch between each.—

      3d row pink. Work 1 open crochet into every space, 1 chain; repeat.—

      4th row pink. 1 plain crochet, 2 chain, miss 20, 1 plain; repeat. Tack the loops in the centre, and sew on a pearl watch-hook.

      No. 3. INFANT'S BONNET.

      No.5. ELIZABETHAN WATCH-HOOK.

      8. MUSIC-STOOL COVER. (CROCHET)

      Materials—Shaded green Berlin wool, four threads; ivory crochet-hook

      Make a round the size of a shilling, and work thirty-two treble-stitches round it.—

      2d round. 3 treble, 3 chain; repeat.—

      3d round. 1 single into the middle treble-stitch of the 3 in last round, 9 treble in the loop of 3 chain; repeat.—

      4th round. 1 single into the third of the 9 treble, 5 chain, 1 single into the seventh of the 9 treble; repeat.—

      5th round. 2 treble, 5 chain, 2 treble in the chain of five in the last round, 5 chain; repeat.—

      6th round. 2 treble over the 2 treble, 2 chain, 2 treble in the loop of 5 chain, 2 chain, 2 treble over the second, 2 treble, 3 chain; repeat.—

      7th round. 2 treble over the first 2 treble-stitches, 3 chain, 2 treble, 3 chain, 2 treble, 1 chain; repeat.—

      8th round. 4 treble, commencing on the last 2 treble-stitches in the last round, 5 chain, 2 treble, 5 chain; repeat.—

      9th round. 2 treble over the 2 middle of the 4 treble, 7 chain, 2 treble, 7 chain; repeat.—

      10th round. 1 single into the last chain-stitch in the last round, (a) 5 chain, 1 single into the second of the chain of seven, 7 chain, 1 single into the last but one of the 7 chain; repeat from (a).—

      11th round. 1 single into the centre stitch of the 7 chain, 9 chain; repeat.

      12th round. Treble.—

      13th, 14th, and 15th rounds. Single open.—

      16th, 17th, and 18th rounds. The same, only making 2 treble-stitches together, with 1 chain.—

      19th round. Plain treble.—

      20th round. 1 single, 7 chain into every 3 stitch in the last round.—

      21st round. 1 treble into the centre of the 1 loop of 7 chain, 6 chain, 1 single into second loop of 7 chain, 6 chain; repeat.—

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