yley. Fill the plain shuttle with Ardern's
crochet cotton No. 8. Pin No. 3._

_1st Circle._ Begin an oval 2 D, L, 7 D, L, 7 D, L, 2 D draw close.
(Begin another oval, 2 D join to the last L of the last oval, 7 D, L, 7
D, L, 2 D draw close. Repeat 4 times.) Begin another oval 2 D, join to
the last L of the last oval, 7 D, L, 7 D join to the first L of the
first oval, 2 D draw close.

_2nd Circle._ Tie to the foundation thread of the first oval of the
first circle. Begin an oval 2 D, L, 10 D, L, 2 D draw close. (Tie to the
foundation thread of the next oval of the first circle. Begin an oval, 2
D join to the last L of the last oval, 10 D, L, 2 D draw close, and
repeat 4 times.) Tie to the foundation thread of the next oval of the
first circle. Begin an oval, 2 D join to the last L of the last oval, 10
D join to the 1st L of the 1st oval of the 2nd circle, 2 D draw close.

_3rd Circle._ Tie to the foundation thread of the first oval of the 2nd
circle. Begin an oval, 2 D, L, 6 D, L, 2 D draw close. (Tie to the
foundation thread of the next oval of the 2nd circle. Begin an oval, 2 D
join to the last L of the last oval, 6 D, L, 2 D draw close and repeat 4
times.) Tie to the foundation thread of the next oval of the 2nd
circle. Begin an oval, 2 D join to the last L of the last oval, 6 D join
to the 1st L of the 1st oval of the 3rd circle, 2 D draw close.

_4th Circle._ Begin an oval at a little distance, 1 D join to the
foundation thread of the 1st, and in succession to the 2nd, 3rd, 4th,
5th, and 6th ovals of the 3rd circle, and work 1 D after each join, draw
close and fasten off.

Work 12 similar Roses for this Doyley.

_For the Centre. Fill the figured shuttle with Evan's Boar's-head No.
18, and Pin No. 2._

_1st Row._ Begin an oval, 3 D, L, 3 D draw close, and work 12 similar
ovals, leaving 1/2 an inch of cotton between each. Tie the threads
together and fasten off.

_2nd Row._ Measure off 1/2 a yard of cotton from the shuttle, twist it
round the little finger, and work 1 D. (Put this 1/2 yard round the
space of cotton between two of the ovals of the 1st Row, 1 D repeat 12
times), fasten off.

_3rd Row._ _Refil the plain shuttle, and tie to the figured._ (Begin a
plain shuttle L, 5 D join to the L of any of the ovals of the 1st Row, 5
D draw close. With the figured shuttle thread on the little finger (L, 2
D 5 times) repeat 12 times) tie to the foundation thread of the 1st
oval.

_4th Row._ With the plain sh