meet
on either side of the purl); they are divided alternately by 5 chain,
and by a scallop formed of 2 chain, 1 purl, and 2 chain, only in the
chain stitch scallops which join the two treble figures work no double,
but 2 chain, 1 purl, 2 chain.
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_254 to 257.--Wicker Arm Chair, covered with Crochet._
Material: Berlin wool in two colours.
[Illustration: 254.--Wicker Arm Chair, covered with Crochet.]
The seat and back of this arm-chair are covered with two round
couvrettes, worked in crochet with Berlin wool of two colours. They are
fastened on the chair with woollen braid, finishing off with tassels of
the same colour. Begin each couvrette in the centre with a foundation
chain of 6 stitches, with the lightest wool; join them into a circle,
and work the 1st round in the following manner:--12 double.
2nd round: * 3 chain, 1 double, in the next stitch of the 1st round,
inserting the needle in the upper part of the stitch; repeat from * 11
times more; at the end of this round work 1 slip stitch in the 1st chain
of this round. We shall not repeat any more the repetitions from * to
the end of the round.
3rd round: * 4 chain, 1 double, in the next scallop of the preceding
round; at the end of the round 4 chain.
4th round: 4 double in each scallop of the preceding round.
5th round: Begin to work with the darker wool and crochet slip stitch,
inserting the needle in the front chain of the stitches of the 4th
round.
The 6th round is worked once more with light wool, and consists entirely
of double stitch, worked by inserting the needle at the back of the
stitches of the 4th round, so that the slip stitches appear raised on
the right side of the work, and form a round of chain stitches. The
middle part of the couvrette is then finished.
[Illustration: 255.--Pattern for Arm Chair Border.]
[Illustration: 256.--Border for Arm Chair (254).]
Illustration 257 shows it in full size.
7th round: * 2 chain, missing 1 stitch of the preceding round under
them, 1 double.
8th round: * 3 chain, 1 double, in the next scallop of the preceding
round.
9th round: 3 double in each scallop.
10th round, like the 5th;
11th round, like the 6th;
[Illustration: 257.--Couvrette for Arm Chair (254).]
12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, and 16th rounds, like the 7th--11th;
17th--19th rounds like the 7th--9th.
20th round: Alternately 1 treble with the light wool, 1 treble with the
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