[Illustration:  237.—­Purl Stitch.]

ILLUSTRATION 237 (Purl Stitch turned upwards).—­Work 1 treble, then 7 chain stitch.  Insert the needle into the 2nd of the 7 chain stitch downwards, so that the chain stitches form a scallop upwards (see illustration), wind the cotton round the needle and draw the cotton through; work 1 chain stitch and 1 treble in the next stitch but 3, missing 3 stitches under it.

[Illustration:  238.—­Purl Stitch.]

ILLUSTRATION 238 (Purl Stitch turned downwards).—­The chain stitches form a scallop turned downwards.  After having worked the 7 chain stitches take the needle out of the loop, insert it underneath the upper chain of the 2nd chain stitch, from right to left, and draw it through the loop in the direction of the arrow.  Wind the cotton round the needle and cast all the loops off together.  It is evident that the purl stitches may be worked at larger or smaller distances.

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CROCHET PATTERNS.

239.—­Small Crochet Basket.

Materials:  2 balls of closely-covered white and silver, and 1 ball of pink and silver twine; a crochet needle.

[Illustration:  239.—­Small Crochet Basket.]

For the bottom:  Make a chain of 4 stitches and unite it, work 3 long, 3 chain, and repeat three times more.

2nd round:  Work 3 long into the 1st 3 chain, make 3 chain, work 3 long into the next 3 chain, make 3 chain, work 3 long into the same place, make 3 chain, and repeat.

3rd round:  3 long, 3 chain, working twice into the 3 chain of last round.

4th round:  3 long, 3 chain, increasing in every other 3rd chain by working twice into it.

5th round:  Increasing in every 3rd chain, repeat.

For the leaves:  Make a chain of 32 stitches, then work a row of 1 long stitch and 1 chain stitch with the silver twine.

2nd round:  Work 1 long stitch into each chain stitch in 1st row, make 1 chain stitch, repeat. (At the point, make 4 long, with a chain stitch between each), repeat on the other side of the chain, 1 long stitch and 1 chain stitch alternately.

3rd round:  With pink:  Work over a wire in double crochet 1 stitch into each loop, work 15 more leaves in the same way, join each leaf half way, then sew it to the centre, work a row of double crochet 1 yard in length, and twist it for the handle.  This should also be crocheted over wire.

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240 to 243.—­Couvrette in Crochet.

Materials:  Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.’s Boar’s Head cotton No. 10, and steel crochet needle.

This very pretty pattern is composed of separate circles representing dahlias in raised work upon an open centre.  No. 242 shows one of these large circles in full size, No. 241 one of the small circles placed in the spaces between the larger ones, No. 243 part of the border, and No. 240 the couvrette when completed, but in reduced size.