l. with 1 ch. between each,
3 ch., repeat.

2nd: Under each 3 ch. work 2 l. with 1 ch. between each, 5 ch.,
repeat.

3rd: Under the 5 ch. work 2 l. with 1 ch. between each, 7 ch., repeat.

4th: 7 d.c. under the 7 ch., repeat.

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HONITON SPRIGS IN CROCHET.

The beautiful and expensive lace for which Honiton is famous may be
closely imitated in crochet, with the occasional aid of some
point-lace stitches.

Honiton sprigs and edgings are done in detached pieces, which are
afterwards laid on Brussels net, and run on in any form that fancy may
dictate. Sometimes they are connected together into a solid mass by
means of twisted bars, in a manner termed _guipuring_. Being thus
separate, the directions for each sprig or edging are comparatively
short. Each sprig is usually begun at the end of the stem, which is
formed by a chain, any leaves or flowers that come on the right side
of it being then made as you come to them; generally a flower forms
the point of the spray, and this being made, the stem is finished by
working the chain stitches in s.c., adding the leaves or flowers on
the left side whenever they occur, and working down to the
commencement of the chain. Leave about three inches of thread on
beginning and ending; thread these with a fine needle and run a few
stitches up and down the stem, on the _wrong_ side, to secure them.
They may then be cut off closely, and the sprig is complete.

As these general observations refer to all imitations of Honiton lace
in crochet, we shall beg our readers to refer to them, when directions
for other specimens are given.

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CROCHET WINDOW CURTAIN.

MATERIALS.--Brooks' Great Exhibition Prize Goat's-head Crochet Cotton.
Penelope Hook.

May be worked from the engraving in any thickness of cotton, amounting
to the size of curtain required; the larger the curtain the thicker
the cotton should be. It likewise, in thick cotton, looks remarkably
well for bed curtains.

[Illustration: CROCHET WINDOW CURTAIN]

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WINDOW CURTAIN.

MATERIALS.--Brooks' Great Exhibition Prize Goat's-head Knitting Cord,
No. 70. Penelope Hook.

The extreme elaboration of this pattern demands that the material in
which it is worked should be lighter than it need be when the design
is simpler and less rich. The use of finer materials also diminishes
the size