29th:  X 5 d.c. beginning on the diminished stitch of last round, 2 ch., miss 2, 6 d.c., 2 ch., miss 2, 10 d.c., 2 ch., miss 2, 3 d.c., 3 ch., miss 2, 7 d.c., ** 2 ch., miss 2, 1 d.c., ** twice, 2 ch., miss 2, 7 d.c., 3 ch., miss 2, X.

30th:  X (begin on the second of 5 d.c.), 4 d.c., 2 ch., miss 2, 8 d.c., 2 ch., miss 2, 6 d.c., 2 ch., miss 2, 4 d.c., 2 ch., miss 1, ** 1 d.c., 2 ch., miss 2, ** twice, 7 d.c., 2 ch., miss 2, 7 d.c., *** 2 ch., miss 2, 1 d.c., *** twice; 2 ch., miss 1, X.

31st:  X (begin on the second of 4 d.c.), 5 d.c., 2 ch., miss 2, 6 d.c., 2 ch., miss 2, 4 d.c., 2 ch., miss 2, 5 d.c., 1 ch., miss 1, 1 d.c., 2 ch., miss 1, ** 1 d.c., 2 ch., miss 2, ** three times, 10 d.c., *** 2 ch., miss 2, 1 d.c., *** 3 times, 2 ch., miss 1, 1 d.c., 1 ch., miss 1, *.

32nd:  X (begin on the second of 5), 6 d.c., 2 ch., miss 2, 2 d.c., 2 ch., miss 2, 4 d.c., 2 ch., miss 2, 6 d.c., 3 ch., miss 2, 5 open squares, 1 close, 5 open, 1 d.c., 3 ch., miss 2, X.

33rd:  X (begin on second of 6), 7 d.c., ** 2 ch., miss 2, 1 d.c., ** twice; 2 ch., miss 2, 7 d.c., 2 ch., miss 1, 13 open squares, 1 d.c., 2 ch., miss 1, X.

34th:  X (begin on the second of 7), 1 diminished stitch, 16 d.c., 1 diminished, 2 ch., miss 1, ** 3 open squares, 1 close, ** 3 times, 3 open squares, 1 d.c., 2 ch., miss 1, X.

35th:  X (begin on the first of 16), 1 diminished, 5 d.c., 2 ch., miss 2, 5 d.c., 1 diminished, 2 ch., miss 1, 1 d.c., 2 ch., miss 1, 2 open squares, ** 1 close, 1 open, ** 6 times, 1 d.c., 2 ch., miss 2, *** 1 d.c., 2 ch., miss 1, *** twice, X.

36th:  * (Begin on the first of 5), 1 diminished, 1 d.c., 2 ch., miss 2, 2 d.c., 2 ch., miss 2, 1 d.c., 1 diminished, ** 2 ch., miss 1, 1 d.c., ** twice, 2 ch., miss 2, 1 d.c., 2 ch., miss 2, *** 1 close square, 3 open, *** 3 times, 1 close, 2 open, **** 1 d.c., 2 ch., miss 1, **** twice, X.

37th:  X (begin on the 1 d.c.), 1 diminished, 1 d.c., 2 ch., miss 2, 1 d.c., 1 diminished, ** 2 ch., miss 1, 1 d.c., ** twice, *** 2 ch., miss 2, 1 d.c., *** 3 times, 2 ch., miss 2, **** 1 close, 1 open square, **** 6 times, 3 more open, 1 d.c., 2 ch., miss 1, 1 d.c., 2 ch., miss 1 X.

38th:  X (begin on 1 d.c.), 1 d.c., 1 diminished over the 2 ch, 1 d.c., 2 ch., miss 1, 1 d.c., 2 ch., miss 1, 6 open squares, ** 1 close, 3 open, * twice, 1 close, 6 open, *** 1 d.c., 2 ch., miss 1, *** twice X.

Finish this round, like all the preceding, since the direction, with a slip stitch on the first stitch of the round.  Then a round of open square crochet, the d.c. stitches coming on those of the last round, and allowing 2 ch. over the one diminished stitch at every point.  The 40th round is entirely in d.c.

FOR THE BAND.—­Make a chain of 624 stitches, and close in a round, on which work a round of d.c.

2nd round:  Open square crochet.

3rd:  X 4 open squares, 2 close, 2 open, X 26 times.