n of the star, working 6 bead-stitches, 1
plain, increasing in the plain stitch; then decrease 1 bead-stitch in
every round till but one remain, increasing always in the same stitch in
each round; work 2 plain rounds, still increasing as before; work 1
round with gold twist, without increasing; 1 round with cerise, passing
down a bead at every stitch; and 1 round again with twist. Commence with
blue, and work 1 plain round. There ought now to be 64 stitches in the
round; if a greater number should be found, decrease by missing a stitch
as may be found necessary. This must be done in the first round worked
with blue.--_2d round (with blue)_. 10 plain, 3 beads, 1 plain, 2
bead-stitches; repeat all round.--

_2d round_. 8 plain, 8 beads; repeat.--

_3d round_. 12 plain, 4 beads; repeat.--

_4th round_. 4 plain, 4 beads, 5 plain, 3 beads; repeat.--

_5th round_. 2 plain, 6 beads, _4_ plain, 2 beads, 1 plain, 1 bead;
repeat.--

_6th round_. 1 plain, 4 beads, 2 plain, 3 beads, 1 plain, 1 bead, 2
plain, 2 beads; repeat.--

_7th round_. 2 plain, 2 beads, 2 plain, 5 beads, 3 plain, 1 bead;
repeat.--

_8th round_. 1 plain, 2 beads, 3 plain, 5 beads, 3 plain, 2 beads.--

_9th round_. 2 plain, 2 beads, 3 plain, 5 beads, 2 plain, 2 beads;
repeat.--

_10th round_. 1 plain, 2 beads, 2 plain, 1 bead, 1 plain, 3 beads, 2
plain, 4 beads; repeat.--

_11th round_. 2 plain, 1 bead, 1 plain, 2 beads, 4 plain, 6 beads;
repeat.--

_12th round_. 5 plain, 3 beads, 4 plain, 4 beads; repeat.--

_13th round_. 12 plain, 4 beads; repeat,--_14th round_. 8 plain, 8
beads; repeat.--

_15th round_. 10 plain, 2 beads, 1 plain, 3 beads; repeat.--

_17th round_. Plain, decreasing by missing every 16th stitch. Work 1
round with gold, then divide the purse, and work one-half with cerise;
work 8 rows, passing down a bead at every stitch, and decreasing a
stitch at the beginning and end of each row; work the other half to
correspond; sew on to the top, and finish with tassel in the centre of
star.

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CROCHET.

63. ROUND COLLAR.

_Materials--White, and three shades of scarlet and shaded green Berlin
wool;_ _Penelope crochet No. 2_.

With white make a chain of 84 stitches; work a row of single open
crochet.--

_2d row (lightest scarlet)_. 3 chain, 3 long, miss 2; repeat to the
end.--

_3d row (second shade of scarlet)_. 1 long worked in the centre long
stitch of previous row, 5 chain;