No. 8.—­1st row:  Make a chain of 14 stitches, miss the 1st, and work into successive loops 5 double crochet, 5 long, 3 double long, turn. 2nd row:  2 double long into each of the 3, 9 long into successive loops, 5 long into the double crochet at the point of the leaf, 9 long into successive loops, 6 double long into the next 2 loops, 9 double long into the end of the 1st row, unite the last to the first double long in 2nd row. 3rd row:  1 double crochet, 3 chain, miss 1 loop, repeat.  No loop to be missed at the point, then work with the embroidery cotton a smaller leaf on it in satin stitch, raising it first with the cotton.

No. 9.—­Make a chain of 10 stitches, and unite it.

Round 1:  20 long into the circle.

Round 2:  1 double crochet, taking both sides of the loop, 9 chain, miss 1 loop, repeat.

Round 3:  Double crochet into the centre of the 9 chain, 7 chain, repeat.

Round 4:  Into the 7 chain of last row 1 double crochet, 1 long, 3 double long, 1 long, 1 double crochet, repeat, then work 2 patterns from No. 2 in 1st d’oyley, 1 pattern from No. 3, 2 patterns with 3 leaves from No. 3 in 1st d’oyley, 2 patterns with 2 leaves, and 1 pattern with 1 leaf, work 3 patterns from No. 6 in 1st d’oyley.

When all these patterns are done join them as shown in the engraving, and work the edging as directed in the former d’oyleys.

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267.—­D’Oyley No. 6.

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

Pattern No. 1.—­Make a chain of 7 stitches, and unite it.

Round 1:  2 double crochet into each loop.

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

Round 3:  Increase to 30 double crochet.

Round 4:  4 chain, 1 single crochet into the 1st chain, 5 double crochet, and repeat 5 times more.

Round 5:  1 double crochet into the centre one of the 5 in last round, 11 chain, repeat.

Round 6:  1 double crochet into every loop.

Round 7:  5 chain, 1 single crochet into the 1st, 12 double crochet, and repeat.

Round 8:  1 double crochet into the 6th of the 12, 15 chain, repeat.

Round 9:  1 double crochet into every loop.

Round 10:  7 chain, miss the 1st, and work into successive loops 1 double crochet, 2 long, and 3 double long, miss 5 loops of the last round, work 1 double crochet, repeat.

Round 11:  1 double crochet over the 1 in last round, miss 1 loop, 1 double crochet into the next, *, 3 chain, miss 1 loop, repeat from * 4 times more, repeat from the beginning of the row.

No. 2.—­Make a chain of 20 stitches, and unite it.

Round 1:  30 double crochet into the circle.

Round 2:  1 double crochet, 13 chain, miss 5 loops, repeat.

Round 3:  17 double crochet into the 13 chain, repeat.

Round 4:  1 long, 5 chain, 1 single crochet into the 2nd of the 5 chain, miss 1 loop, repeat.  Four patterns of this number will be required for this d’oyley.