[Ill.u.s.tration: No. 14 CIGAR-CASE.] [Ill.u.s.tration: No. 15. COLLAR AU FESTON.]
[Ill.u.s.tration: No. 16. CARD-CASE.]
[Ill.u.s.tration: No. 17.]
[Ill.u.s.tration: No. 18.]
SCAGLIOLA WORK
24. SPECTACLE-CASE.
Procure a case made of sycamore wood of proper shape. Upon this draw the design with a pencil, trace over the pencil-marks with Indian ink and a fine crow-quill; then fill in the ground with Indian ink and a camel"s-hair brush. After two or three days, varnish with the best picture-varnish.
CROCHET.
25. TOILET-CUSHION.
_Material--Raworth"s thread No. 90_.
Make a chain of 9 st.i.tches, join and work 3 rounds in double crochet.--
_4th round_. 3 chain, 1 long in every alternate st.i.tch.--
_5th round_. Double crochet.--
_6th round_. 3 chain crochet.--
_7th round_. Two 3 chain crochet-st.i.tches, 3 chain, 7 long in the centre loop of 5th, 3 chain crochet-st.i.tch.--
_8th round_. Three 3 chain crochet-st.i.tches, 7 chain over the 7 long.--
_9th round_. Double crochet.--
_10th round_. 3 chain, 1 long in every alternate st.i.tch.--
_11th round_. Double crochet.--
_12th round_. Two 3 chain crochet-st.i.tches, 6 long in 9th st.i.tch.--
_13th round_. Four 3 chain crochet-st.i.tches, 6 long over the 6 long.--
_14th round_. Three 3 chain crochet-st.i.tches, 8 long.--
_15th round_. Two 3 chain crochet, 10 long.--
_16th round_. 3 chain, 12 long.--
_17th round_. Four 3 chain crochet-st.i.tches over the 12 long, 7 long in the centre loop of 3 chain.--
_13th round_. Five 3 chain crochet-st.i.tches, 9 long over the 7 long.--
_14th round_. Three 3 chain crochet, 11 long.--
_15th round_. Two 3 chain crochet, 13 long.--
_16th round_. 3 chain, 15 long.--
_17th round_. Double crochet.--
_18th round_. 3 chain, 2 long, missing two st.i.tches.--
_19th round_. Double crochet.--
_20th round_. 7 chain, 7 long in centre of 7th st.i.tch.--
_21st round_. 7 chain, 7 long over the 7 long.--
_22d round_. 7 chain, 7 long.--
_23d round_. 9 chain, 5 long.--
_24th round_. 11 chain, 3 long.--
_25th round_. Double crochet.
_Lace_.--_1st round_. 8 chain, 6 long, missing 6 st.i.tches.--
_2d round_. 5 chain, 1 long in centre of 8 chain, 5 chain, 4 long over the 6 long.--
_3d round_. 5 chain crochet to the centre of 5 chain, 5 chain crochet to the centre of 5 chain, 5 chain, 3 long.--
_4th round_. 5 chain. Work this lace round the top of the row of leaves which is to form the side of cushion, commencing at the 17th round.