| Materials: Messrs.
Walter Evans and Co.'s crochet cotton, and a needle to match.
This pattern, as can be seen in
illustration, is an imitation of old guipure lace; it is worked all in
one piece for the bosom and sleeves, and is part of one of the
shoulder-pieces in full size. Both strips of rosettes join at that
place, and one is continued for the part round the bosom and the other
for the sleeve. In the pattern there are 42 rosettes round the bosom,
and 14 round each sleeve. These rosettes are fastened one to another
in the course of the work. They are made in the following
manner:--Make a chain of 6 stitches, and join it into a ring.
1st round:
8 chain, 1 slip stitch in the 4th chain, which forms a purl (the 3
first chain are reckoned as 1 treble), 1 chain, 1 treble in the ring,
* 5 chain, 1 slip stitch in the 1st to form a purl, 1 chain, 1 treble
in the ring. Repeat 6 times from *. Instead of the last treble, work a
slip stitch to fasten the end of the round to the 3 chain of the
beginning, which thus form 1 treble.
2nd round:
9 chain (the 3 first to be reckoned as 1 treble), * 1 treble on the
1st treble of last round, 6 chain. Repeat 6 times from *. 1 slip
stitch in the treble at the beginning.
3rd round:
On each scallop of preceding round work 2 double, 1 purl, 2 double, 1
purl, 2 double, 1 purl, 2 double. This completes the rosette. Each
rosette is fastened to the last by joining the 2 middle purl of both.
In the illustration, which is full-size, the purl that are to be
joined to those of another rosette are marked by a cross. The joining
between the part round the bosom and the sleeve is made in the same
manner. The space left between 4 rosettes is filled up with a star
formed of chain stitches, marked in our illustration with an asterisk.
For this star make a chain of 5 stitches, the 1st of which forms the
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centre; slip the loop you have on the needle through one of the 8 purl
that are free, make 5 chain, 1 double in the centre stitch. Repeat 7
times from *; then tie the two ends tightly, or sew them together 3 of
these stars are required for each shoulder.
For the Border.--It is worked at the
same time both round the bosom and sleeves.
1st round: * 1 double in the
centre purl of the 1st scallop of the rosette, which we will call the
first rosette; 5 chain, 1 double in the centre purl of the
2nd scallop of the same rosette, 4 chain; then work the kind of cross
which comes between each rosette (see illustration). To make this
cross throw the cotton 3 times round the needle, work 1 double treble
in the last purl left free of the 1st rosette, keep the last loop on
the needle, throw the cotton twice round it, and work a double treble
in the 1st purl left free in the 2nd rosette, throw the thread twice
round the needle, work 1 treble with the loop left on the needle, make
2 chain, and work 1 treble in the last double treble, which completes
the cross; make 4 chain. Repeat from * at each slit on the shoulders;
after the last cross make 6 chain, 1 slip stitch in the 2 purl at the
end of the slit, 6 chain to come to the next space, where a cross is
to be made.
2nd round: Work alternately 1
treble, 2 chain, miss 2; at the slit on the shoulders work 6 double
over the 6 chain. The two rounds just explained are also worked round
the upper edge, and finished round the sleeves by the following
round:--1 double in one of the spaces in last round, * 6 chain, 1
double in the 2nd of the 6 chain, which forms a purl, 1 chain, 1
double on the next but one of the last round, 6 chain, 1 double in the
2nd of the 6 chain, 1 chain, 1 double in the next space. Repeat from
*. On the upper edge of the bosom, between the 1st and 2nd rounds of
the border, work 1 round of crosses, but throwing the cotton twice
only round the needle, so that the treble stitches are not double;
make 3 chain between each cross.
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