Illustration: FIG. 432. RAISED DOTS IN SLANTING LINES.]

CLOSE SHELL STITCH (fig. 433).--This pretty stitch which can only be
worked in rows, all one way, is more especially suitable for children's
jackets and petticoats; it is easy, and has the merit of being quickly
done. On a foundation of chain, or other stitches, make: 2 chain, 7
trebles on the 4th stitch, * 1 chain, 7 trebles on the 5th stitch of the
last row and repeat from *.

[Illustration: FIG. 433. CLOSE SHELL STITCH.]

2nd row--** 7 trebles on the chain stitch of the last row which
connects 7 bars, 1 plain stitch on the 4th of the 7 trebles of the first
row and repeat from **.

PICOTS.--The edges of most crochet work are ornamented with picots, or
small points of different shapes, called severally close picots, chain
picots and lace picots.

Close picots may be subdivided into, large and small, pointed, and
rounded, picots with rounded leaves and picots with pointed leaves.

SMALL ROUNDED PICOTS.--These may either be made separately and then
sewn on, or made at once, on to a crochet border. In the first case,
begin with 3 chain, then coming back, make 1 plain stitch on the second
and on the first chain stitch. In the second case make: 1 chain, take
the needle out of the stitch and put it in from the right side, under
both edges of the last stitch, take up the dropped stitch, bring it to
the right side, * 3 chain; then returning: 1 plain stitch on each chain,
draw the needle out, put it in from the right side into the second
stitch of the row beneath, take up the loop, bring it back to the right
side, and repeat from *.

LARGE ROUNDED PICOTS.--5 chain, miss 3, 1 treble on the 2nd and 1
treble on the 1st chain stitch.

When you want to attach these picots at once to an existing piece of
work, drop the last loop and bring it back again with the needle from
the wrong side to the right and miss 2 stitches, instead of one, as in
the case of the small picots.

POINTED PICOTS.--Cast on 6 chain, then returning, and missing the 6th
stitch: 1 single stitch, 1 plain stitch, 1 half treble, 1 treble, 1
double treble.

PICOTS WITH ROUNDED LEAVES.--* 4 chain, and 3 trebles on the first
stitch, and 1 single on the same stitch on which the trebles were, **,
or 6 chain and repeat from * to **.

When these picots serve as a finish to a straight edge, make 2 single
stitches in the preceding row instead of 2 chain.

PICOTS WITH POINTED LEAVES.--6 chain, on the firs