BRAID
49. WATCH-POCKET.
_Materials--Pink silk or satin, a piece of white silk braid, white silk fringe, and white satin ribbon_.
Draw the pattern on the silk with a white crayon, and hem the braid on; trim with the fringe, and rows of satin ribbon.
[Ill.u.s.tration: No. 45. KNITTING-BAG.]
[Ill.u.s.tration: No. 46.]
[Ill.u.s.tration: No. 47.]
[Ill.u.s.tration: No. 48 VASE-STAND.]
[Ill.u.s.tration: No. 49 WATCH-POCKET.]
CROCHET.
50. MITTEN.
_Materials--Raworth"s crochet-thread Nos_. 120 _and_ 90, _or black c.r.a.pe silk_.
The receipt for the back of mitten is here given, the underpart and the thumb being simply French ground-work, finished at the top and bottom like the back, leaving an opening at the side for the thumb. Make a chain long enough to go round the wrist in thread No. 90, and work one plain row. Fasten on thread No. 120, and work one treble and row of French ground of six st.i.tches to each hole.--
_1st fancy row_. 5 holes of French ground, 6 long close, 10 French ground.--
_2d row_. 5 French ground, 12 long close, 10 French ground.--
_3d row_. 4 French ground, 6 long close, 3 French ground, 12 long close, 1 French ground, 6 long close, 4 French ground.--
_4th row_. 5 French ground, 6 long close, 2 French ground, 6 long close, 2 French ground, 12 long close, 4 French ground.--
_5th row_. 5 French ground, 15 long close, 2 French ground, 5 long close, 1 French ground, 5 long close, 3 French ground.--
_6th row_. 7 French ground, 5 long close, 2 French ground, 18 long close, 4 French ground.--
_7th row_. 4 French ground, 5 long close, 2 French ground, 5 long close, 2 French ground, 5 long close, 1 French ground, 12 long close, 4 French ground.--
_8th row_. 3 French ground, 12 long close, 1 French ground, 5 long close, 3 French ground, 12 long close, 1 French ground, 5 long close, 3 French ground.--
_9th row_. 3 French ground, 5 long close, 1 French ground, 5 long close, 4 French ground, 18 long close, 3 French ground.--
_10th row_. 3 French ground, 5 long close, 1 French ground, 5 long close, 3 French ground, 12 long close, 1 French ground, 12 long close, 3 French ground.--
_11th row_. 3 French ground, 12 long close, 2 French ground, 12 long close, 1 French ground, 12 long close, 1 French ground, 5 long close, 3 French ground.--
_12th row_. 5 French ground, 5 long close, 1 French ground, 5 long close, 1 French ground, 12 long close, 5 French ground, 12 long close, 3 French ground.--
_13th row_. 6 French ground, 5 long close, 1 French ground, 12 long close, 1 French ground, 12 long close, 1 French ground, 5 long close, 3 French ground.--
_14th row_. 5 French ground, 5 long close, 3 French ground, 12 long close, 1 French ground, 12 long close, 4 French ground.--
_15th row_. 4 French ground, 5 long close, 1 French ground, 5 long close, 2 French ground, 5 long close, 1 French ground, 12 long close, 5 French ground.--
_16th row_. 3 French ground, 12 long close, 1 French ground, 18 long close, 9 French ground.--
_17th row_. 4 French ground, 5 long close, 1 French ground, 5 long close, 2 French ground, 5 long close, 1 French ground, 12 long close, 5 French ground.--
_18th row_. 4 French ground, 12 long close, 3 French ground, 12 long close, 1 French ground, 5 long close, 4 French ground.--
_19th row_. 12 French ground, 5 long close, 5 French ground.--
_20th, 21st, and 22d rows_. French ground.--
_23d row_. 1 plain, 5 long close, 1 plain into each loop.
_For the Edging_.--1 treble, 1 French ground.--
_1st fancy row_. 1 hole of French and 6 long close alternately all round.--
_2d row_. Wholes of French ground, 6 long close all round.--
_3d row_. 6 long close, 5 chain, 2 long close, 5 chain all round.--
_4th row_. Same as the 3d.--
_5th row_. 6 long close, 5 chain, 6 chain, 8 chain, 6 chain to be worked into the same loop, 5 chain; repeat all round. The engraving will greatly a.s.sist in working out this.
_Explanation of Terms_.--French ground: six chain st.i.tches united to the centre st.i.tch of former row. Long close: long st.i.tches, without any chain-st.i.tch between.
CROCHET.
51. COLLAR.