DESIGN No. 10.

Materials—Blue and White Single Berlin Wool; Penelope Needle No. 2. For the Stars, Gold Twine or a skein of Crochet Silk, Tatting Pin No. 3, and a small Shuttle.

With the gold work 9 Octagon Stars as page 4.

White Circle—With the wool and crochet needle commence in one of the pearl loops of a gold star, work 5 chain and 1 plain in each of the 8 pearl loops; fasten off. Repeat the same round the other 8 stars.

CENTRE STAR.

Blue Circle—Commence in a white loop of one of the stars, work 7 chain, miss 5 and 1 plain in the next white loop; repeat all round, and fasten off.

1st Gold Circle—Commence in one of the blue loops, and to form a Point, work 5 chain, turn, and on these 5 chain, miss 2, 1 plain, 1 treble, 1 long; then miss 7, 1 plain in the next blue loop; repeat all round and fasten off.

CIRCLE OF STARS.

1st Blue Circle—Take one of the white and gold stars and commence in a loop of it, work (7 chain, miss 5 and 1 plain in the next loop 7 times), 4 chain; take the centre star and join to one of the gold points of it, 3 chain, 1 plain in the next loop; fasten off.

2nd Blue Circle—Take another star and commence in a loop of it (7 chain, miss 5 and 1 plain 5 times), 4 chain, take the centre star and join to the next gold point to the left of the last star, 3 chain, 1 plain in the next loop, 4 chain, join to the next blue loop of the star, 3 chain, 1 plain as before, 4 chain, join to the next blue loop, 3 chain, 1 plain; fasten off. Repeat as the 2nd circle 6 times more, but in working the 8th Circle, the 7 chain and 1 plain must be made only 3 times, and the two loops joined to the 1st star to make it round.

2nd Gold Circle—Commence in the 1st unattached blue loop of one of the stars, work (4 chain and 1 treble 4 times, all in the centre loop of the blue star), then 4 chain, miss 5, 1 plain in the next blue loop; and to form a Point, work 5 chain, turn, miss 2, 1 plain, 1 treble, 1 long; then 1 plain in the next blue loop; repeat all round and fasten off.

White Circle—Commence in one of the gold points, work 5 chain, 1 plain in the 4 gold chain, 5 chain, miss 4, 1 plain in the next 4 chain; 5 chain, miss 4, 1 treble in the next 4 chain then 5 chain, 1 treble in the same 4 chain as before, (5 chain, miss 4 and 1 plain in the 4 chain twice), 5 chain, 1 plain in the next point. Repeat and fasten off.

Blue Circle—Commence in the 1st 5 chain, work (5 chain, miss 5 and 1 plain in the 5 chain 6 times), then 2 chain, miss 5, 1 plain in the next 5 chain. Repeat and fasten off.