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263.—­D’Oyley No. 2.

Material:  Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.’s Boar’s Head cotton No. 20.

Pattern No. 1.—­Make a chain of 4 stitches, and unite it.  Round 1:  2 double crochet into each loop.

Round 2:  2 double crochet into each loop.

Round 3:  1 double crochet, 2 double crochet into the next loop, repeat.

Round 4:  1 double crochet into each loop.

Round 5:  1 double crochet, 5 chain, miss 2 loops, repeat.

Round 6:  9 double crochet into the 5 chain, repeat.

Round 7:  9 double crochet into successive loops, beginning on the 5th of the 9 in last round, 5 chain, 1 single crochet into the last double crochet, and repeat.

Round 8:  1 double crochet into the centre one of the 9 in last round, 11 chain, repeat.  Round 9:  15 double crochet into the 11 chain in last round, repeat.  Round 10:  15 double crochet into successive loops, beginning on the 8th of the 15 in last round, 5 chain, 1 single crochet into the last double crochet, repeat.  Round 11:  1 double crochet into the centre one of the 15 in last round, 17 chain, repeat.  Round 12:  21 double crochet into the 17 chain in last round.

[Illustration:  263.—­D’Oyley No. 2.]

No. 2.—­Make a chain of 7 stitches, and unite it.  Round 1:  *, 7 chain, 1 double crochet into the circle, repeat from * twice more.

Round 2:  12 long into the 7 chain, repeat.

Round 3:  2 long into each loop.

Round 4:  1 long, 2 chain, miss 2 loops, repeat.

Round 5:  2 long into the 2 chain in last round, 1 chain, repeat.

Round 6:  1 double crochet into the 1 chain, 5 chain, repeat.

No. 3.—­Make a chain of 14 stitches, and unite it.

Round 1:  Into the circle 1 double crochet, 7 long, 6 double long, 4 chain, 6 double long, 7 long, 1 double crochet.

Round 2:  1 double crochet into every loop.

Round 3:  2 chain, miss 1 loop, 1 long and repeat, 4 long at the point, finish with a single stitch, 3 chain, and repeat this once more.

No. 4.—­Make a chain of 13 stitches, and unite it, chain of 15 and unite it, chain of 13 and unite it, work 6 double crochet into successive loops, beginning on the 1st of the 1st loop of 13, 3 into the next loop, and 1 into each of the 6 next, 1 double crochet into each of the 1st 7 of the loop of 15, 3 into the next, 1 into each of the next 7, 1 double crochet into each of the 6 1st of the next loop of 13, 3 into the next, 1 into each of the next 6.

2nd row:  1 double crochet, 3 chain, miss 1 loop, repeat.

No. 5.—­Make a chain of 13 stitches, and unite it.

Round 1:  Into the circle 3 double crochet, 3 long, 3 double long, 5 treble long, 3 double long, 3 long, 3 double crochet.