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CHAIN-STITCH.- Make a slip-knot at the end of the cotton, stitch. Suppose there is a long treble stitch, and you wish insert the hook in it; place your hands in the position to increase the edge. Do a treble crochet stitch, inserting already described, and make the requisite number of your hook in the side of the long treble: then a double stitches as directed. crochet on the side of the treble, and a single on the DOUBLE CHAIN-STITCH.-This is a stronger and firmer double. Thus, with one stitch only on the chain, or last chain-stitch than the ordinary one ; and as it resembles row, you would have four at the edge. This is much braid, is sometimes terined braid-stitch. When you have smoother and flatter than working four stitches in one. done two ordinary chain-stitches, besides the one on the TO JOIN A THREAD, Always manage to do this in any needle, insert the hook in the first of those two, draw the but chain-stitches. thread at once through them both : then continue to insert RIBBED CROCHET.-This is always worked backward and the hook in the stitch just finished, as well as the loop on forward; and is produced by inserting the hook in the it already, and draw the thread through both. back of the chain, instead of the front, as is usual. Finish SLIP-STITCH .- Insert the hook in a stitch, (having already a stitch with the new thread, leaving a short end of both, one loop on it,) and draw the thread through both. This ofit and the old one. which hold in as you work. stitch is frequently used to pass from one part to another TO WORK WITH SEVERAL COLORS.-This is always in single crochet. Hold in those threads not in use, at the back of ofa round, as by it there is hardly any depth added. SINGLE CROCHET.- Having one loop on the hook, insert your work, occasionally working over them, so that the the latterin a stitch or chain, and draw the thread through loops may not be too long. When a new color is to be in a loop. You have now two on the hook. Draw the introduced, finish the old stitch with it. Thus, if two thread through both. scarlet three green were ordered, you would work one SHORT DOUBLE CROCHET.- Having one loop on the hook complete scarlet. Begin the next stitch with the same; already, pass the thread round it, and insert it in the stitch but instead of using scarlet to draw through two loops on to be worked. Draw the thread through. You have now your hook, to complete the stitch, you would draw green two loops on the needle, besides the thread passing round through. So if only one stitch of a color is ordered, you it, which we may call another. Draw the thread through do not do the perfect stitch, but you finish one, and begin all three at once. the next with it. Sometimes in working over cord in DOUBLE CROCHET.-Begin as for the last; but when you several colors it is desirable to have the part covering the have the three on the needle, draw the thread through cord in one color, and the upper or chain-like part in antwo only. This leaves one besides the newly-formed one. other. To do this, begin the stitch with one color, and Draw the thread through both. finish with another. The upper half of the stitch is always SHORT TREBLE CROCHET.- Pass the thread twice round of the old color. Thus three and a half green one and a the needle, before inserting it in the stitch. Draw the half white, would be three perfect green; then begin the thread through, which is equivalent to four loops on the fourth stitch white, but finish it in green. The fifth stitch hook. Draw the thread through two ; which leaves two, all white. and the new one. Draw the thread through all three TO WORK OVER CORD.-Frequently done in making mats, together. baskets, etc. Hold the cord along the top of the work, TREBLE CROCHET.-Work as for the last, until you have insert the hook as usual, and bring out the loop of wool, four loops on the hook. Draw the thread, then, through under the cord. Finish the stitch over the cord. two only at a time, so that it will take a treble movement TO WORK IN BOTH SIDES OF A CHAIN.- Along the top of every line of cro et la the appearance of a chain, or sucto get them all off the needle. LONG TREBLE CROCHET.- Pass the thread three times, Cit of tambeers fiches. Usually, the hook is inserted before drawing it through the stitch, thus having fix · 1. The frợ † 6 , on , of these ; but occasionally in both, to be required. loops on the needle. Draw the thread through two at a whom strent is time, until all are taken off. This will require fur noses TOWARUN? & A CRAIN.— The hook is inserted under, ments. vi in a stitch : it will then slip backward and forSQUARE CROCHET.-Square crochet is either open or close { Wo. 1. Close consists of three consecutive donble crochet stitches, y CECCHIET WITH BEADS.- This is so common now, for For an open square, do cue deubio crochet, two cha'n. } jeweled D'Oyleys, mats, and other articles in cotton work, miss two. Thus either takes up three stitches, so that the 3 as well as for those in silk and metal beads, that directions foundation chain for any piece of square erschet may be for these will certainly be acceptable. reckoned by mấtudying by three, and allowing one , fitch ( It must be remembered that beads are dropped on what over. A piece of dy paid would require a hundred is always considered the wrong side of a piece of crochet. In working from an engraving, therefore, work from left and fifty-onardston chain LONG SS Ch.can. -By this method any ordinary to right. square et porn taay be done on an increased scale. Beads may be placed on any kind of stitch. A chainAllow fuel in for the foundation of every square, with stitch will require one ; a single crochet, the same; a double one xtra. 11. a lose square will be four treble crochet crochet, two ; a treble crochet, three ; a long treble, four. stitches : an op sure, one treble crochet stitch, three All are put on after bringing the thread through the stitch. In s c, d c, tc, 1 t c, a bead is put on with each movement. ch ... mis the (. TO INCREASE IN JEWELED D'OYLEYS, ETC.-Do one chainDO CONTRACT AN E -32.-This may be done while working de le croche , trema crochet, or long treble. In any one stitch where an increase is required, instead of two s c in of these, do half t 2 complete stitch, but instead of com- one. Thus you avoid a hole, always produced by the other pleting it, twist the thread ran the needle again, until, method, in s C. In these D'Oyleys, the pattern is made in on bringing in high the nxt stitch, you will have as beads, on a cotton ground. As it is requisite that the beads many as befor iais , the stitch in the ordinary way; by should set very flat, any increase must always be in the this means you have worked two stitches at the bottom, cotton stitches. TO CHOOSE COTTON AND BEADS WHICH WILL WORK WELL and one only at the top 2 stitch is frequently used in TOGETHER -The cotton thould be as thick as it is at all forming flow .s. TO ENLARGE AN EDGE This is also chiefly done when easy to get the beads over. If they run on too easily, the imitating natural flowe s It may occur with a double, work will not look well. TO MAKE THE COMMENCEMENT OF A ROUND IN D'ÖYLEYS, treble, or long treble stitch. In either case work the next shortest stitch to it, on the side instead of on the chain- AND SIMILAR ARTICLES.- Take a bit of colored thread if the
