Star-pattern d'oyley

STAR-PATTERN D'OYLEY.

STAR-PATTERN D'OYLEY.

MATERIALS..—Brooks' Great Exhibition Prize Goat's-head Crochet Cotton, Nos. 10, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, and Penelope Crochet Hook, Nos. 3, 3-1/2, 4.

With cotton No. 26, and hook No. 3. For centre star or a work 10 chain, make it round, and in the loop you have formed work 24 d.c.; 1 s.c. in 1st d.c. ** 5 chain, miss 2, 1 s.c. in 3rd, repeat from ** 7 times more; in 1st 5 chain, * 2 long, 7 chain, 2 long in same 5 chain, 5 chain repeat from * in each 5 chain all round, fasten off.

Fasten cotton No. 24, and hook No. 3-1/2. ** In 7 chain 4 long, 4 chain turn and on the 4 chain, miss 1, 1 d.c., 2 long; 4 long in same 7 chain; 2 chain, 1 s.c. in centre of 5 chain; 2 chain repeat ** all round.

* 2 long, 1 chain, miss 1, 2 long, 1 chain, miss 1, 2 long, 7 chain, 1 long in same as last long, 1 long in next chain, 1 chain, miss 1, 2 long, 1 chain, miss 1, 2 long, miss 4. Repeat all round, * fasten off.

b. With cotton No. 24, and hook 3-1/2, 10 chain join round; work in round loop; 16 d.c.

3rd row: 1 long, 5 chain, 1 long, 3 chain, repeat all round.

4th: 3 long in the centre of 5 chain; 4 chain, 1 s.c. in the centre of 3 chains; 4 chain; repeat all round, fasten off.

With No. 22 cotton, and the same hook. * 1 long in 2nd long of 3 long in last row; "3 chain," 1 long in same as last; 2 chain, miss 1, 2 long, 1 d.c. in last long; miss 3, 1 d.c., 2 long, 2 chain, repeat * 7 times more only in the last point in "3 chain." Join to a in the following manner: 2 chain draw through the 4th stitch of 7 chain of a, then repeat the same as before, fasten off.

2nd b. Make the same as first b till the last row, where join in precisely the same way; the 1st point to centre a and two more points to 1st b; finish the row same as 1st a, and fasten off.

Make 6 more b, joining in the same manner. You will see what points are joined in the engraving.

c. With cotton No. 30, and hook 4. 8 chain, 1 s c. in 1st: then in round loop; * 1 d.c. 5 chain repeat * 5 times more. In 1st 5 chain ** 1 d.c., 2 long, 3 chain, join to a, turn, and on 3 chain 1 d.c., 2 long: in same 5 chain, 2 long, 1 d.c. ** repeat 5 times more, joining each petal as in the engraving, fasten off.

Make 7 more cs, joining between a and bs in the same manner.

d. With cotton No. 22, and hook 3-1/2. 8 chain, make it round, and in loop work 12 d.c.; * 1 d.c. on 1st d.c., 5 chain, miss 1, repeat 5 times more, * then in each 5 chain; ** 2 d.c., 4 long, 2 d.c., ** fasten off.

With cotton No. 20, and hook 3-1/2. * 1 s.c. in 2nd d.c., 6 chain turn, miss 1, 1 d.c.; 4 chain repeat * 5 times more; miss 1, ** 5 long, 7 chain 1 long in same as last long; 4 long, miss 2, repeat ** 5 times more, except in the last two points, where in 4th chain stitch of 7 chain join to point of b, fasten off. Make 7 more ds, joining as in the engraving.

e. With cotton No. 20, and hook 3-1/2. 10 chain make round; * 2 d.c. in loop; 7 chain repeat * 3 times more. ** 5 long in 7 chain, 3 chain, 5 long repeat ** 3 times more, joining, as seen in the engraving, to b and d, fasten off. Make 7 more es, joining each between two ds.

f. With cotton No. 30, and hook 4. Make 7 chain, make into a loop, and in loop * 1 d.c., 4 chain join to b, turn, miss 1, 1 d.c., 2 long repeat * 5 times more; join in the same manner, and placed as in the engraving, fasten off. Make 7 more, joining them as you make them.

g. With cotton No. 28, and hook 4. * 1 d.c. on 1st d.c. of e 5 chain, miss 2, * repeat all round.

Make the tassels with No. 10 cotton, over a card 2 inches wide; wind it round the card 10 times, tie it round about half an inch down, draw the cotton tight and bring the ends to the top again, fasten to the d'oyley, as in the engraving.

Make a sufficient number to go round.