time
drawing the 5 corner loops together into one.

1st row of the outside border--1 plain on every one of the 7 next
trebles of the row beneath, 5 chain; turn back, join them to the 7th
plain and so on.

2nd row--1 plain on the 4th of the 7 plain, 9 trebles on the 5 chain.

3rd row--1 plain on each of the first 2 trebles of the 2nd row, 1 picot,
2 plain, 1 picot, miss 1 stitch, 2 plain, 1 picot, 2 plain and so on.

[Illustration: FIG. 474. SQUARE WITH COLOURED TUFTS.

MATERIALS: Coton pour crochet D.M.C Nos. 6 to 10, or Coton a tricoter
D.M.C Nos. 6 to 12.[A]

COLOURS. White and Rouge-Turc 321, or ecru and Bleu-Indigo 321,
Rouge-Geranium 353 and Brun-Caroubier 356, Bleu d'Azur 3325 and
Brun-Rouille 3312, Vert-Bouteille 494 and Bleu-Prunelle 489.[A]]

SQUARE WITH COLOURED TUFTS (fig. 474).--The following are different
counterpane patterns which should be worked in coarse cotton; our
engraving represents a single square, worked in two colours, in raised
crochet. By joining a number of such squares together, 4 or 6 colours
can be introduced into one covering with very good effect.

Cast on 13 chain and close the ring.

1st row--1 plain on the 1st of the 13 chain, 5 chain, 1 plain on the 4th
chain, 5 chain, 1 plain on the 7th chain, 5 chain, 1 plain on the 10th
chain, 5 chain, 1 plain on the 13th chain.

2nd row--1 plain on the 1st plain of the 1st row * 1 plain on the 1st of
the 5 chain; 5 chain, 1 plain on the 5th chain. Repeat 3 times from *.

3rd row--5 plain on the 5 chain, 5 chain, 5 plain and so on.

4th and 5th rows--continue to increase, as in the 3rd row.

6th row--after the 3rd plain, 1 tuft in the contrasting colour (see fig.
431).

The contrasting colour is to be introduced into the work at the first
tuft, and cut off when the last is finished.

The ends of the coloured threads must be worked in under the stitches of
the next row. The square may be of any size; it is bordered by small
picot scallops by means of which the different squares are joined
together.

[Illustration: FIG. 475. STRIPES FOR COUNTERPANES.

MATERIALS: Coton pour crochet D.M.C Nos. 6 to 8, or Coton a tricoter
D.M.C Nos. 6 to 12 and Lacets surfins D.M.C No. 4, or Soutache D.M.C No.
21/2.[A]

COLOURS: Gris-Lin 716 and Rouge-Bordeaux 497, Gris-Tilleul 393 and
Bleu-Faience 484 or Brun-Caroubier 356 and Jaune-Rouille 308 etc.[A]]

STRIPES FOR COUNTERPANES (fig. 475).--We recommend the use of Soutache
D.M.C or Lacets super