es).
_3rd Circle._ (L, 1 D, tie to the next L 12 times.)
_4th Circle._ (L, 1 D. Begin a plain shuttle oval; 4 D draw tight; tie
to the next L 12 times.)
_5th Circle._ (L, 1 D, L, 1 D, and tie in the same Ls as the 4th Circle;
12 times.)
_6th & 7th Circles._ (L, 1 D tie to the next L [or Ls made in the 5th
and 6th circles] 48 times.)
_8th Circle._ (1 D, L 5 times); 1 D attach to the 4th L of the 5th
circle. Attach to the 6th L of the 5th circle (1 R D, L 5 times); 1 R D
(attach to the next L but 1, of the 7th circle, twice). Repeat 6 times
from the beginning of the 8th circle, attaching successively to the 8th
and 10th, 12th and 14th, 16th and 18th, 20th and 22nd, 24th and 2nd,
loops of the 5th circle. Tie together and fasten off. Work 6 similar
chrysanthemums.
_For the intermediate Designs._
_Fill the plain shuttle with No. 8 cotton, and without cutting off from
the skein._--Begin a plain oval; 9 D, L, 9 D draw tight. Work 2 more
similar ovals close to each other. With the skein thread round the
little finger work 1 R D (L, 1 R D 14 times). Begin a looped oval (1 D,
L 15 times); 1 D draw tight and tie round the foundation thread of this
oval. With the skein thread round the little finger (L, 1 R D 8 times).
Begin a 2nd looped oval (1 D, L 5 times); 1 D join to the 10th L of last
oval; 1 D (L, 1 D 7 times) draw tight, and tie as before. With the skein
thread round the little finger (L, 1 R D 10 times); 10 single stitches;
tie to the 2nd L, after the join, of last oval; 20 single stitches tie
to the thread above the 3 plain ovals (1 D, L 14 times), 1 D. Begin a
looped oval (1 R D, L 15 times); 1 R D draw tight, and tie as before.
With the skein thread round the little finger (L, 1 D 8 times). Begin a
looped oval, 1 R D (L, 1 R D 5 times) join to the 10th L of last oval; 1
R D, L, 1 R D join to the space between the 10 and 20 single stitches; 1
R D (L, 1 R D 5 times) draw tight, and tie as before. With the skein
thread round the little finger (L, 1 D 9 times) draw 1 thread through
the L before the beginning of the single stitches, and fasten off. Work
6 similar designs.
_To join the Chrysanthemums and the Designs._
_Fill the figured shuttle with Evan's Boar's-head, No. 18; and do not
sever from the reel._--Taking care to hold the design with the right
side up; tie to the 3rd L of the 1st 9. With the reel cotton round the
little finger, 2 D (L, 2 D 8 times). Begin an oval, 10 D join to the L
before
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