close and open squares is
done, and then a point edging, similar to one already given in this
volume. The ground, of chains, worked back in slip-stitch with
occasional picots, is to be done when forming the band for the neck.
The collars should be worked a little larger than the engraving.

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LOUNGING CAP.

MATERIALS.--Six skeins of bright scarlet Berlin wool; 5 shades of
green ditto, 6 skeins each; 12 skeins of black, and 4 of gray; 4
skeins of white, and 4 of gray floss silk, or filoselle. A handsome
shaded tassel, and a ball of crochet cord.

The whole of this cap is worked in s.c., over the cord. Begin with the
band round the head, by working 240 stitches with black wool, on the
cord, and closing into a round.

2nd round: (Black and gray wool) X 2 black and 2 gray alternately, X
all round.

3rd: (Black wool, white silk) X 1 b., 3 w., X all round.

4th: Black all round.

5th: Scarlet all round.

6th: (Scarlet and darkest green) X 2 s., 4 g., 42 s., X 5 times.

[Illustration: POINT COLLAR, IN CROCHET.]

7th: (Scarlet, same green, and white) X 2 s., 5 g., 6 s., 3 w., 9 s.,
3 g., 16 s., 2 w., 2 s., X 5 times.

8th: (Scarlet, second darkest green, black, and white) X 2 s., 2 g., 1
b., 3 g., 4 s., 5 w., 4 s., 2 g., 1 s., 3 g., 5 s., 4 g., 4 s., 3 w.,
1 s., 3 w., 1 s., 3 w., 1 s., X 5 times.

9th: (Same colours) X 2 s., 3 g., 1 b., 2 g., 4 s., 1 w., 4 s., 4 w.,
2 s., 2 g., 6 s., 6 g., 2 s., 5 w., 1 s., 2 w., 1 s., X 5 times.

10th: (Scarlet, black, white, and gray silk; third shade of green) X 3
s., 3 g., 1 b., 1 g., 2 s., 2 w., 1 s., 4 gray, 1 s., 4 w., 2 s., 1
g., 5 s., 3 g., 1 b., 3 g., 1 s., 4 w., 2 s., 1 g., 1 s., 2 w., X 5
times.

11th: (Same colours) X 1 w., 3 s., 4 g., 1 s., 2 w., 1 s., 1 g., 1 s.,
4 g., 1 s., 3 w., 3 s., 3 g., 2 s., 2 g., 1 b., 4 g., 1 s., 3 w., 2
s., 3 g., 1 s., 1 w., X 5 times.

12th: (Same colours except green, which change to the next lightest) X
2 w., 3 s., 6 g., 1 s., 1 g., 2 s., 3 g., 1 s., 2 w., 3 s., 5 g., 1
s., 1 g., 1 b., 4 g., 2 s., 3 w., 1 s., 2 g., 1 s., 1 g., 1 w., X 5
times.

13th: (Same colours, with the lightest green) X 2 w. (over the two
first of last round), 7 s., 3 g.. 2 w., 3 s., 1 g., 1 s., 1 w., 3 s.,
4 g., 2 b., 1 g., 1 b., 4 g., 3 s., 5 w., 1 s., 2 g., 1 s., 1 w., X 5
times.

[Illustration: LOUNGING CAP, IN CROCHET.]

14th: (Same colours, with the lightest green but one) X 1 w., 3 s., 5
g., 2 s., 2