lightest; the third with scarlet
shades; the fourth with peach shades; the roses with the crimsons; the
lilies with the stone-colours, using white for the lightest shade; and
the forget-me-nots with the shades of blue. Work the rose-leaves with
the yellow greens, and the dahlia-leaves with the blue greens; work the
stems with brown. The stamens of the yellow dahlia must be worked with
green, but in all the others with yellow.

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[Illustration: No. 19 CLARET-JUG MAT]

[Illustration: Nos 20. 21 CORNERS FOR HANDKERCHIEF]

[Illustration: NO. 22. COVER FOR EASY-CHAIR]

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CROCHET.

28. CARD-BASKET.

_Materials--Shaded green, shaded amber, shaded geranium-colour, Berlin
wool; two skeins of blue, two of green, Berlin wool, and two yards of
wire, will also be required_.

With shaded green make a chain of nine stitches; unite and work ten
rounds in close double crochet, increasing in every stitch in the first
round, in every alternate in the second, and in the same stitch in each
of the succeeding rounds.--

_11th round_. Work along stitch in each stitch, missing every ninth
stitch.--

_12th round_. 3 long, 3 chain, miss 2.--

_13th round (with amber)_. 3 long worked in the 3 chain of last round, 4
chain; repeat.--

_14th round_. Close double crochet.--

_15th round (with shaded green)_. 3 long worked in one stitch, 1 chain,
miss 3; repeat.--

_16th round_. Close double crochet.--

_17th round (with amber)_. 3 long worked above the one chain of 15th
round, 2 chain; repeat.--

_18th and_ _19th rounds_. Close double crochet. The last of these rounds
is worked over a wire, and a round in close double crochet, with amber,
is also worked over a wire in the 10th round, to form the bottom of
basket. Wrap four pieces of wire, the height of the basket, with green
wool, and attach to the inside at regular distances. Prepare a piece of
wire, in like manner, for the handle. Work the handle as follows:

With shaded green make a chain the length required.--

_2d row (with amber)_. Close double crochet.--

_3d row (with green)_. Close double crochet; sew this to the wire, which
must be placed in the under side.

Prepare the flowers and leaves which ornament the edge of the basket in
the following manner:

_Geranium_.--With geranium-coloured wool make a chain of five stitches,
unite, and work a round in double crochet, increasin