res formed by the chain stitches should always begin and end
with a treble.

When, therefore, a solid square comes between empty or foundation
squares, count 4 trebles for the solid square, because the last treble
of the last empty square touches the third treble of the solid one.

Thus for 2 solid squares, side by side, count 7 trebles, and for 3
squares, 10. Embroidery patterns worked in several colours can be
reproduced in crochet either by trebles and rows worked one way only,
cutting off the thread at the end of each row, or by plain stitches,
worked in rows to and fro.

When only three colours are used, pass two threads under the stitches;
when more than two, leave those which are not in use, at the back of the
work and only bring them to the front as they are wanted. The thread,
you lay aside, takes at the back the place of the one in use. Of course,
the threads not in use can only can be disposed of in this way when the
work has a wrong side, otherwise they must be passed underneath the
stitches. The colours should alternate in the order the pattern
prescribes; moreover, the last stitch before you take another colour
cannot be finished with the same thread, you must pass the new thread
through the last loop and draw it up with that.

[Illustration: FIG. 439. CROCHET WITH SOUTACHE OR LACET (BRAID).]

[Illustration: FIG. 440. CROCHET WITH SOUTACHE OR LACET (BRAID).
MATERIALS: Coton a tricoter D.M.C Nos. 6 to 12 or Cordonnet 6 fil D.M.C
Nos. 3 to 10. Soutache D.M.C No. 2 or 3 or Lacets superfins D.M.C Nos. 2
to 5. COLOURS: The cotton, white or ecru. The Soutache or Lacet:
Rouge-Cardinal 347, or Rouge-Grenat 326, or Bleu-Indigo 312.[A]]

CROCHET WITH SOUTACHE OR LACET (BRAID) (figs. 439 and 440).--These are
two patterns of crochet, worked with the ordinary crochet cottons and
with Soutache or Lacet D.M.C, a material which has not been used for
crochet work before.

Both patterns are worked entirely with trebles; in fig. 439, the red
braid passes over and under 2 trebles; in fig. 440, it is brought, it
will be observed, from the wrong side to the right after every 2
trebles, and passed between them, in such a manner as to form a slanting
stitch between the rows of stitches.

CROCHET SQUARE (fig. 441).--Begin with 4 chain stitches, and work 1
single on the 1st chain, to make a round. Work, 1 chain and 2 plain on
the next chain, 3 plain on each of the next 3 chain, 1 plain on the
stitch on which the two first