crimson; after which, work one round with each shade to the
darkest; cut and comb the fringe, and line the mat with green silk.

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CROCHET APPLIQUE

61. BORDER FOR A LACE SCARF OR VEIL.

_Materials--If for a black veil, fine black crochet-silk; if white,
Raworth's crochet-thread No_. 70.

The illustration represents the corner of the border.

_The Rose.--1st row_. 39 c s, 1 l s into eighth stitch, * 3 c s, miss 2,
1 l s into third; repeat from * to end of chain, except the last three
stitches, then 6 c s, 1 s c into last stitch.--

_2d row_. 5 c s, 1 l s over 1 s in last row (this row is worked on the
other side of chain, where the two stitches were missed), * 2 c s, 1 l s
over next 1 s; repeat from * to end of row. Turn. 4 c s, 1 l s round the
2 c s of last row, * 1 c s, 1 l s round the 2 c s of next space; repeat
from * to end of row. Turn. 4 c s, miss one space, 1 l s into second
space, * 1 c s, miss one space, 1 l s into second space; repeat from *
to end of row. After the last l s one space is left. 1 c s, 1 l s into
this. Turn. 4 c s, 1 l s into second space, 1 c s, miss one space, 1 l s
into second, 1 c s, 1 l s into next, 4 c s, 1 s c into last space.
Fasten off. Commence again on last s c stitch of first row. 3 l s, d l s
into first space towards the top, 4 d l s into next space, 3 l s, 1 d c
into third space, 3 l s, 2 d l s into next space, 3 t l s into top
space, 2 d l s, 3 l s into next, 1 d c, 3 l s into next, 4 d l s into
next, 4 d l s, 3 l s into next space. Continue all round thus: 6 d l s
into next or corner space, 4 d l s into next and every other space
except the end, into which 5 d l s, 1 l s. Turn. 4 c s, miss 2, s c into
third, 4 c s, miss 2, d c into third, * 4 c s, miss 2, 1 l s into third.
Continue from * thirteen times, then 4 c s, d c into third stitch, 4 c
s, miss 2, s c into third. Turn. 4 d c round every 4 c s all along the
last row, 9 c s, s c into middle stitch of the first of three scallops
at the top of the rose, 9 c s, s c into second stitch of top scallop, 9
c s, s c into middle of top scallop, 9 c s, s c into last stitch but one
of same scallop, 9 c s, s c into middle of next scallop, 9 c s, s c into
first of 4 d c stitches round the space of last row * 9 c s, miss 6, s c
into seventh; repeat from * until these chains meet where they were
begun; then * 1 l c s, s c into s c stitch on the other side of first
chain; repeat from *