LIOLA WORK

55. CHESS-BOARD.

SEE directions in page 22.

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CROCHET.

56. D'OYLEY.

_Materials--Shaded scarlet and green double Berlin wool; Raworth's
crochet-thread No_. 16; _Penelope crochet No_. 1.

With green make a chain of 5 stitches, unite the ends; then make 7
chain, 1 single into each loop of the preceding chain.--

_1st round_. 5 chain, 1 single in the centre loop of the 7 chain; repeat
four times.--

_2d, 3d, and 4th rounds_. 1 treble, 2 chain, miss 1; repeat, uniting the
ends of each round, and taking the loops at the back of the chain.--

_5th round (crochet-thread_.) 4 treble, 2 chain, miss 1, 1 treble, 2
chain, 1 treble twice, 2 chain, miss 1; repeat.--

_6th round (green wool)_. 4 treble over the 4 in the last row, 1 double,
5 chain, 1 single through the loop in the last round twice, 5 chain, 1
single; repeat.--

_7th round (crochet-thread)_. 4 treble over the 4 in the last round, 1
double, 5 chain, 1 single over the 1 in the last round.--

_8th round (scarlet)_. 4 treble, 1 double, 3 chain, 1 double through the
loop, 5 chain, 1 double twice, 3 chain, 1 double; repeat.

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[Illustration: No. 55. CHESS-BOARD.]

[Illustration: No. 56. D'OYLEY.]

[Illustration: No. 57. GAUNTLET CUFF.]

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CROCHET.

57. GAUNTLET CUFF.

_Materials--White and scarlet Berlin wool, three shades, and shaded
green wool; Penelope crochet No_. 2.

With white make a chain of 40 loops, and work from the directions given
for collar, page 38. Finish, to correspond with, collar, placing a
rosette in the centre of the cuff, and fastening with a hook and eye.

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EMBROIDERY

58. LIQUEUR-STAND MAT.

_Materials--White silk or cashmere; three shades of crimson, three ditto
of green, two ditto of brown chenille; five shades of scarlet Berlin
wool, four skeins of each shade; and four skeins of white Berlin wool_.

Draw the pattern on the material, and work in embroidery-stitch; the
roses with the shades of crimson; the leaves with green, shading
according to taste; and the stems with brown. In working the designs for
the corners, it is an improvement to introduce brown leaves occasionally.
Work a shaded fringe round the edge with the wools on a mesh an inch
and a half in width. Work the first round with white; the second, the
lightest