f.  With cotton No. 16 and hook 3.  In 14th d.c. of c from where you joined No. 18 cotton on, * 1 d.c., 4 chain, join to 1st 3 chain of e of 1st section, 4 chain, join to 2nd 3 chain of e of 1st section; 8 chain join to 1st 3 chain of e of 2nd section, 3 chain, join to 2nd 3 chain of e of 2nd section; 8 chain, join to 1st 3 chain of e of 3rd section; 3 chain, join to 2nd 3 chain of e of 3rd section; 4 chain, repeat all round; d.c. all round.

g.  With cotton No. 16 and hook 3, 10 chain, make it round and in loop; 8 d.c. join to the same place, where you began the long chain of f 5 d.c., * 5 chain join to 8th d.c. of f from where you joined the d.c.:  6 chain, turn, 1 d.c., 7 long, 1 d.c., miss 1, 1 s.c. in next d.c., repeat * 4 times more.  Join in the same place only to last petal.  In the last petal work down the chain as follows:  1 d.c.; 4 long, join to 8th d.c. from where you joined the 1st d.c.; 3 long, 1 d.c., fasten off.  Make 7 more.  Joining each as you make them.

h.  With cotton No. 16 and hook 3, 15 chain, 1 s.c. in 1st stitch:  then in loop; 24 d.c., * 1 d.c. on d.c., 7 chain, miss 2, repeat * 7 times more, then in each 7 chain, 9 d.c., except the last, which work as follows:  5 d.c. join to 3rd point of g, 4 d.c. in same 7 chain.

The next h, join in the same manner to point of f make sufficient to go round, joining alternately to g’s and fs.

i.  With cotton No. 14 and hook 3, ** 1 s.c. on 5th d.c. of 1st division of h, * 5 chain, 1 s.c. in next division, repeat * 5 times more, 9 chain join to next point of g “9 chain,” 1 s.c. in next point of g, 9 chain, repeat ** from all round; d.c. all round, and when you have come to the end of “9 chain” 4th d.c. join to the 9th d.c.; * 7 chain, miss 2, 1 d.c. in next, * repeat 9 times the 10 and 11, join to the other side and fasten off.

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TOILET COVER IN SQUARE CROCHET.

MATERIALS.—­Brooks’ Great Exhibition Prize Goat’s-head Crochet Cotton, No. 36, with a fine hook.

The pattern for this toilet cover being so elaborate, it must be worked in cotton not coarser than that we have indicated, if intended for an ordinary toilet cover.  Worked in a coarser material, No. 8 or 12, of Brooks’ Great Exhibition Prize Goat’s-head Crochet Cotton, it would make a beautiful quilt for a small bed; and in some of the coarser sizes of the knitting cord, a large counterpane might be worked, and from the clear appearance this material presents, would look very rich and handsome.

Like all square crochet, this design must be worked from the engraving.  The number of foundation chain for working it is 529, reckoning the length, or 346 for the width, if that mode of working be preferred as less cumbersome.  It will not, however, answer so well for a toilet cover, as the stitches would go the wrong way.  For a counterpane, on the contrary, it would be preferable.