The 34th round is worked in treble stitches like the 20th round.  Then work the outer border.  It consists of chain stitch scallops which are worked alternately with dark and light wool.  Illustration No. 256 shows a part of the border with the treble round in full size.  Work from it with the light wool 1 double on 1 light treble stitch of the preceding round, 5 chain, 1 double, on the next light treble, throw the wool off the needle and let it hang over the right side of the work; crochet with the dark wool 1 double on the treble stitch between the 2 double of this round, leave the wool on the right side of the work; 5 chain, 1 double, on the next dark treble.  Take the needle again out of the loop, draw the wool on to the right side, and work the next chain stitch scallop again with the light wool.

Instead of this border, pattern No. 255 may be worked.  It consists of 3 rounds to be worked after the 34th round of the couvrette.

1st round of the border:  With dark wool, * 1 double in 1 stitch, of the 34th round; 1 double, 3 treble, 1 double, in the next stitch; repeat from *.

2nd round:  With the light wool, * 1 treble, inserting the needle in the next treble stitch of the 34th round, thus working over the double stitch between the spots of the preceding round; 1 chain.

3rd round * 3 double in each chain stitch of the preceding round.  To work the 2nd of these 3 double, insert the needle at the same time in the upper part of the middle treble of the 1st round.

4th round:  Dark wool, * 1 double in each double of the preceding round, miss 1, and work 3 treble in the next stitch but one; the last of these 3 treble is cast off with light wool, miss 1, and continue to work with the light wool 1 double in the next stitch but one, miss 1, 3 treble in the next stitch, cast off the last with the dark wool, miss 1; repeat from *.

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258 to 260.—­Crochet Insertions.

Material:  Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.’s crochet cotton No. 30, 40, or 60.

[Illustration:  258.—­Crochet Insertion.]

These insertions are worked with crochet cotton of sizes which depend upon the use you wish to make of them.  The insertion seen in illustration 258 is worked the long way in 8 rows.  Make a sufficiently long foundation chain, and work the 1st row as follows:—­1 slip stitch in the 1st stitch of the foundation, * 5 chain, miss 3, 1 double in the next stitch but 3, repeat from *.

2nd row:  1 slip stitch in the middle of the 1st 5 chain, * 3 chain, 1 slip stitch in the middle stitch of the next 5 chain, repeat from *.

3rd row:  1 treble in the 1st stitch, * 1 leaf worked as follows:  6 chain, then without noticing the loop left on the needle 1 long treble in the 2nd and 1 in the 1st of the 6 chain; these stitches are not cast off separately, but together with the loop left on the needle.  Then 5 chain, miss 7, 1 treble in the 8th stitch, repeat from *.