6th round:  The same as the 5th.

7th round:  1 treble in 1 chain, 1 trefoil in the top of the treble, 6 chain.  Repeat the same all round, which completes the couvrette.

[Illustration:  243.—­Border for Couvrette.]

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244.—­Star in Crochet.

Materials:  Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.’s crochet cotton No. 80, or with
No. 8 or 10 for couvrettes.

A number of these stars joined together will make very pretty strips of insertion.  For this purpose they should be worked with fine cotton.  They may also be used for trimming collars, cuffs, and cravats, the material being cut away underneath.  If worked with crochet cotton No. 8 or 10, they will make nice couvrettes, bed-quilts, &c.

[Illustration:  244.—­Star in Crochet.]

The star is begun by the outer circle.  Make a chain of 70 stitches, and join it into a circle. * Make 10 chain, miss 3, work 1 extra long treble, 1 treble, and 1 double, inserting the needle under the chain, then 1 double worked as usual, 1 long double, 2 extra long double, miss 4, and work 1 double, inserting the needle under the 5th.  Repeat 13 times from * Fasten off, and for the centre of the star work as follows:—­

1st round:  * 10 chain, turn, miss 1 and work 1 double in the next 7 chain, 1 double in the 1st of the 10 chain, thus forming 1 loop.  Repeat from * 5 times more.

2nd round:  12 double on the first loop of chain of the first branch, 1 double in the centre of the branch, 2 chain; slip the stitch which is upon the needle in one of the stitches of the foundation chain of the outer circle, work 1 double in the first of the 2 chain last made, then 12 double in the remaining loop of chain of the branch, and 1 double at the bottom of the branch.  Repeat 5 times more from *.  The centre star must be joined on to the outer circle at regular distances.

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245.—­Crochet Silk Bag over Rings.

Materials:  2 skeins each of black, blue, rose, and drab coarse purse twist; 8 skeins of the spangled silk for the top part of the bag and strings; the tassel for the bottom is made of the silks that are left; rings.

Work over a ring in double crochet, with black, 48 stitches and fasten off; this is for the centre ring.  Then with the rose colour take a ring and work 24 stitches in double crochet as before, take a second ring, and work 24 double crochet over it without cutting off the silk, work over 4 more rings in the same manner, then work on the other side of the rings to correspond, join the first and last ring together, and sew in the centre ring; this completes the 1st circle.  Work 12 more rounds in the same way, 3 rose colour, with drab centre, 3 blue with black, 3 drab with rose centre, 3 black with blue, join 6 circles of the alternate colours to the 1st circle, 1 to each ring, then sew the second ring to the corresponding one of the next circle, till the 6 are united; join the other 6 circles in the following manner:  join one ring to the second from the one that was sewed to the 1st circle, join the next ring to the corresponding one of the next circle (which will be the one opposite to the one sewed in the 1st circle), and repeat, joining the other 5 in the same way.