With the gold make an Octagon Star, as page 4, and for the

1st round--With white or black wool commence in a pearl loop of the
star, work 5 chain and 1 plain in each of the 8 pearl loops; fasten
off.

2nd round--With blue wool commence in a loop of the last round, work 7
chain, miss 5 and 1 plain in the 5 chain; repeat all round and fasten
off.

Work as many Stars as will be required.

THE JOINING.

1st STRIPE--With the gold take a diamond and commence in a loop of
chain over the centre of one of the ovals of it, + work 4 chain, 1
plain in the next loop of chain, then 1 chain; take a star and join to
the centre of one of the blue loops of it, 1 chain, 1 plain in the
same loop of the diamond as before, 4 chain, 1 plain in the next loop,
1 chain, join to the next loop of the star, 1 chain, 1 plain in the
same loop as before, 4 chain, 1 plain in the next loop; take another
diamond and work 1 plain in one of the loops over an oval of it; 4
chain, 1 plain in the next loop of the 2nd diamond, 1 chain, join to
the next loop of the star, 1 chain, 1 plain in the same loop of the
diamond as before, 4 chain, 1 plain in the next loop, 1 chain, join to
the next loop of the star, 1 chain, 1 plain in the same loop as
before, 4 chain, 1 plain in the next loop, 1 _chain_, 1 plain in the
same loop as before. Repeat from + until the length required is made,
at the end omit the last 1 chain and 1 plain; and to form the

2nd STRIPE--Take another Diamond and work 1 plain in a loop over an
oval of it, then repeat from + in the 1st Stripe, making the first
four joinings to the last blue star, and after the "1 _chain_" in
italics, join to the 1 chain between the 2 plain of the opposite
diamond of the 1st stripe; at the end of the stripe fasten off.

3rd STRIPE--Is worked as the 1st Stripe, commencing in the 6th loop of
the last diamond counting from the last gold stitch, and continuing to
the end of the 2nd Stripe.

THE EDGING.

1st round--With the gold commence in a loop of chain of one of the
diamonds, work 4 chain, miss 6 and 1 plain in the next loop; repeat
all round, but where the diamonds join omit the 4 chain and work
another plain stitch in the next loop.

2nd round, White or Black--Commence in the stitch between the
diamonds, work 5 chain, miss 5, 1 plain in each loop of the 1st round,
but between the diamonds omit the 5 chain, and work another plain in
the next loop as before.

3rd round, Blue--Commence between