[Illustration:  267.—­D’Oyley No. 6.]

No. 3.—­Make a chain of 8 stitches, and unite it.

Round 1:  1 double crochet, 11 chain, miss 1 loop, repeat 3 times more.

Round 2:  Into the 11 chain, *, 3 double crochet, 5 chain, 1 single crochet into the 1st chain, repeat from * twice more, 3 more double crochet, repeat from the beginning of the row.

No. 4.—­Make a chain of 6, and unite it.

Round 1:  1 long, 4 chain, repeat 5 times more.

Round 2:  Into the 4 chain in last row 1 long, 4 chain, work another long into the same place, 2 chain, repeat.

Round 3:  Into the 2 chain 3 double crochet, into the 4 chain 1 double crochet, 11 chain, work another double crochet into the same place, repeat.

Round 4:  Into the 11 chain 3 double crochet, 5 chain, 1 single crochet into the 1st of the 5 chain, 3 double crochet, 7 chain, 1 single crochet into the 1st of the 7, 3 double crochet, 5 chain, 1 single crochet into the 1st of the 5 chain, 3 double crochet, 2 chain, 1 double crochet into the centre one of the 3 in last round, 2 chain, repeat; then work 2 patterns from No. 2 in 1st d’oyley, 1 pattern from No. 3, 2 patterns from No. 4, 3 from No. 6, and 1 each from Nos. 11, 13, and 14 in 1st d’oyley, 1 pattern from each of Nos. 3 and 4 in 2nd d’oyley, 2 patterns from No. 2 in 5th d’oyley, and 1 pattern each from Nos. 4 and 6 in the 5th d’oyley.  Sew these pieces firmly together as shown in the engraving, and add the edging as before.

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268.—­D’Oyley No. 7.

Materials:  Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.’s Boar’s Head cotton No. 20; and 1 skein of their fine embroidery cotton.

Pattern No. 1.—­Make a chain of 16 stitches and unite it.

1st round:  2 double crochet into each loop.

2nd round:  1 double crochet into each loop.

3rd round:  1 double crochet, 9 chain, miss 3 loops, repeat.

4th round:  Into the 9 chain 11 double crochet.

5th round:  1 long, 2 chain, miss 2 loops, repeat.

6th round:  Into the 2 chain 1 double crochet, 3 chain, 1 single crochet into the one double crochet, work another double crochet into the 2 chain, 2 double crochet into the next 2 chain, repeat.

7th round:  1 double crochet into the 1st of the 2 in last round, 13 chain, repeat.

8th round:  Into the 13 chain 11 double crochet, repeat.

No. 2.—­Make a chain of 13 stitches, work 1 double crochet into each, make a chain of 15 stitches, work 1 double crochet into each, make a chain of 13 stitches, 1 double crochet into each.

2nd row:  1 double crochet into the end of each of these points, then work round both sides of these points in double crochet, working twice into the end of each point.

3rd row:  3 double crochet over the 3 at the beginning of last row, *, 4 chain, single crochet into the 1st of the 4 chain, miss 1 loop, work a long stitch into the next, repeat from * all round, at the beginning and end of the 3rd point miss 2 loops instead of 1, then work a stitch of double crochet into the 1st of the 3, 6 chain, miss the 1st, work into successive loops 2 long and 3 double crochet, 1 double crochet into the last of the 3.  This completes the pattern.