DESIGN No. 4.

Materials—Two shades of Green, one of light Mauve, and the Gold, &c., according to the following directions:—

For a Doyley 7 inches square, use Single Berlin Wool and Gold Twine or Gold-Colored Crochet Silk; Penelope Needle No. 2; Tatting Pin No. 3, and a small Shuttle.

For Cushions, Antimacassars, and Couvre-Pieds, use Double Berlin Wool; Gold-Colored Wool or Filoselle; Steel Penelope Needle No. 0, or Ivory No. 10 Bell Guage; Tatting Pin or Mesh which measures No. 9, Bell Guage.

For Dress and Mantle Trimmings, Headdresses, &c., use Andalusian Wool or Netting Silk; and Gold Twine or Tatting Silk No. 2; Penelope Needle No. 3; Tatting Pin, No. 2.

FIRST STRIPE OF DIAMONDS.

1st Diamond—With the gold twine or silk work a diamond as page 4; and for the 1st round—With the light green wool and crochet needle commence in one of the pearl loops of the diamond, work 4 chain and 1 plain in the next pearl; repeat 11 times more, and fasten off, always knotting the ends together.

2nd round—With the dark green commence in a loop of the light green, which is between the 2nd and 3rd pearls of one of the ovals, work 6 chain, miss 4 and 1 plain in the next 4 chain; repeat all round; fasten off.

2nd Diamond—Work as the 1st, but in the 2nd round make only 11 loops of chain, and for the 12th, work 3 chain, take the 1st diamond and join to the centre of the 6th loop of 3 chain, 1 plain; fasten off.

Work as the last diamond until the length required is made.

The Stars.—With the gold work an Octagon Star as page 4, then with the mauve wool and crochet needle commence in one of the pearl loops of the star, work (6 chain and 1 plain in each pearl, 4 times), and for the 5th loop, 3 chain; take the last diamond and join to the centre of the 2nd loop of it, 3 chain, 1 plain in the next pearl; work 3 loops more as the last, joining first to the 1st loop of the diamond, and then to the next two loops of the next diamond; fasten off.

Repeat this Star between the Diamonds.

SECOND STRIPE OF DIAMONDS.

1st Diamond.—Work a Diamond as in the 1st Stripe, but in the 2nd round make only 8 loops of chain, and for the 9th loop, 3 chain, join to the 3rd loop of the last diamond, 3 chain, 1 plain in the next loop of the 1st round; then work 2 loops more the same, joining to the next two loops of the star; and for the 12th loop, 6 chain, 1 plain, fasten off.

2nd Diamond.—As the 1st, but in the 2nd round, make only 5 loops of chain, and for the 6th loop, 3 chain, join to the 12th loop of the last diamond, 3 chain, 1 plain as before; work 5 loops more as the last, joining them to the next 2 loops of the star, then to the next loop of the diamond of the 1st stripe, and then to the next 2 loops of the 2nd star; 6 chain, 1 plain; fasten off.

Repeat the last diamond to the end of the Stripe. Then work the Stars and the 2nd Stripe of Diamonds until the width is made.

The Edge, (Tatting).—Fill the shuttle with gold, keep the work on the wrong side and commence in a loop of one of the diamonds to the left of the one already joined, and for a + Small Œillet, commence a loop, work 5 double stitches, draw it close; then join to the next loop of the next diamond, and for the large Œillet commence a loop, work 2 double, then (1 pearl and 2 double 5 times), draw it nearly close, and join to the next loop of the diamond. Work 3 large oeillets more the same, joining after each; then repeat from + all round. At the corners it will require 7 large oeillets.