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.

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KNITTING

26.  BONNET-PRESERVER.

Materials—­Raworths thread No. 34, or fine knitting-cotton; pins No 16.

Cast on 92 stitches.—­

1st row.  Plain.—­

2d row.  Knit 1, (a) thread forward, knit 2 together; repeat from (a).—­

3d row.  Pearl.—­

4th row.  Cast off 13 stitches at the beginning and end of the row, knit the remaining stitches.—­

5th row.  Pearl.—­

6th row.  Knit 3, (a) thread forward, knit 5, thread forward, knit 3 together; repeat from (a), and finish with knit 3.—­

7th row.  Pearl.—­

8th row.  Knit 1, knit 2 together, (a) thread forward, knit 2 together, knit 3, knit 2 together, thread forward, knit 1; repeat from (a), and finish with knit 2 together, knit 1.—­

9th row.  Pearl.—­

10th row.  Knit 2, (a) thread forward, knit 3, thread forward, knit 2 together, knit 1, knit 2 together; repeat from (a), and finish with knit 2.—­

11th row.  Pearl.

Commence again at 6th row, beginning each row with knit 2, and knit until five diamonds are worked; knit two plain rows, then thread forward, knit 2 together, after which a pearl row, and cast off loosely in knitting the two last diamonds, and the remaining rows increase by making a stitch at the beginning and end of each row; join the piece behind, and pass a narrow ribbon through the open loops and down the front, leaving sufficient for strings.

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EMBROIDERY

27.  SMALL OTTOMAN.

Materials—­Black satin; four shades of scarlet, four ditto of crimson, four ditto of amber, four ditto of peach, three ditto of stone-colours, three ditto of blue, three ditto of blue greens, three ditto of yellow greens, and one skein of white embroidery silk or of Berlin wools.

Draw the pattern upon the satin, and work in embroidery stitch.  Commence the first dahlia with shades of amber; the second with the shades of stone-colour, using white for the lightest; the third with scarlet shades; the fourth with peach shades; the roses with the crimsons; the lilies with the stone-colours, using white for the lightest shade; and the forget-me-nots with the shades of blue.  Work the rose-leaves with the yellow greens, and the dahlia-leaves with the blue greens; work the stems with brown.  The stamens of the yellow dahlia must be worked with green, but in all the others with yellow.