| | | | | | | |
cottons | No. | No. | No. | No. | No. | No. | No. | No. |
-------------------+--------+--------+-----+------+------+-----+-----+-------+
Coton pour crochet | --- | 6 | 8-10| 12-14| 16-20|24-40| --- | --- |
Coton a tricoter | 6 | 8 |10-12| 14-16| 18-25|25-40| 50 | --- |
Fil a pointer | 10 | 15 |20-30| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Cordonnet 6 fils | 1-11/2 | 2-21/2 | 3-4 | 10-15| 20-30|40-60|70-90|100-150|
Fil d'Alsace | --- | --- | --- | --- | 30 |36-50|60-90|100-150|
Fil a dentelle | --- | --- | --- | --- | 25 |30-50|60-90|100-150|
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EXPLANATION OF THE SIGNS *.--In crochet, as in knitting, you
frequently have to repeat the same series of stitches. Such repetitions
will be indicated, by the signs *, **, ***, etc., as the case may be.

CROCHET STITCHES.--In point of fact, there is only one, because all
crochet work consists of loops made by means of the hook or needle, and
connected together by being drawn the one through the other.

Crochet work may however, be divided into two kinds, German crochet, and
Victoria or Tunisian crochet; the latter is known also under the name of
_tricot-crochet._

In German crochet there are eight different kinds of stitches: (1) chain
stitch, (2) single stitch, (3) plain stitch, (4) treble stitch, (5)
knot stitch, (6) bullion stitch, (7) cluster or scale stitch, (8) double
stitch.

The rows are worked, according to the kind of stitch, either to and fro,
or all from one end. In the former case, the work has to be turned at
the end of each row, and the subsequent row begun with 1, 2 or 3 chain
stitches to prevent the contraction of the outside edge.

When the rows are all worked one way, the thread must be fastened on
afresh each time, which is done by putting the needle into the first
chain stitch of the preceding row, drawing the thread through it so as
to form a loop, and making one or more chain stitches according to the
height required.

At the end of each row, cut the thread and draw the end through the last
loop; in this manner all crochet work is finished off. Some crochet
workers make a few extra chain stitches with the ends of the thread at
the beginning and end of each row, or fasten them off with a few
stitches on the wrong side.

They can a