| Materials: 18 reels of
Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s Boar's Head cotton No. 10
This pattern can be adapted for a
round couvrette or a square one, and is also pretty done in silk for a
sofa cushion. Make a chain of 4 stitches, and unite it
1st round:
Work into 1 loop a long stitch, make 1 chain stitch, work another long
stitch into the same place, make 1 chain, repeat.
2nd round:
3 long stitches into 1 loop, make 2 chain stitches, miss 1 loop, and
repeat.
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3rd round:
1 double crochet into the 2 chain in last round, make 7 chain, and
repeat.
4th round:
Into the 7 chain 2 double crochet, 5 long stitches, and 2 more double
crochet, and repeat.
5th round:
1 long stitch into the 1st double crochet in last round, make 9 chain,
and repeat.
6th round:
Into the 9 chain 2 double crochet, * make 4 chain, work 2 double
crochet, repeat from * 3 times more, make 5 chain, work a stitch of
single crochet into the 2nd of the 5, make 1 chain stitch, and repeat
from the beginning of the round.
7th round:
1 long stitch into the loop formed with the 5 chain, make 12 chain,
and repeat.
8th round:
Into the 12 chain 2 double crochet into successive loops, make 4
chain, work 1 double crochet into each of the 2 next loops, make 1
chain, work into the 6th loop 1 double crochet, 5 long stitches, and
another double crochet, make 1 chain, miss 1 loop, work 2 double
crochet into successive loops, make 4 chain, work 1 double crochet
into each of the 2 next, make 5 chain, and repeat. This completes the
circle. 120 circles sewn together like the engraving will make a
good-sized couvrette, 12 in the length, and 10 in the width. If a
round couvrette is wished, work 1 circle for the centre larger than
the others; this can be done by repeating the 5th and 6th rounds, then
sew 8 circles round the centre one, and increase the number of circles
in each row till you have made it the size you wish. For the square
one, tassels are required for the end and sides; these are made by
winding the cotton over a cardboard 4 inches deep about 80 times, then
twist 8 threads of the cotton into a cord, cut the cotton wound on the
cardboard at one end, make 2 inches of the cord into a loop and tie it
firmly with the middle of the tassel, then turn it, tie a thread
tightly round, about an inch below the cord, and net over the head; 40
of these tassels will be sufficient.
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