entirely of plain
stitches worked along the long sides of the stripes, which are joined
together afterwards, but not along the short sides until the counterpane
is finished; then the stitches should border all the 4 sides. The second
stripe, which should be of the same width as the first, is worked in
Tunisian crochet; for the edge make one row of plain stitches in blue,
one of cluster stitches in white, and then again a row of plain in blue.

Join the stripes together on the wrong side with plain stitches, taking
up one loop on the right and one on the left, alternately.

When you have joined the stripes, make the outer border, which consists
of 7 straight rows and a scalloped lace edging.

1st row--in blue: 3 chain and 1 plain on each picot, 1 plain, and so on,
down the long sides of the stripes = along the short sides, the side of
the chain stitches or that of the previous row: 1 plain, 3 chain, miss
2, 1 plain.

2nd row--in white or unbleached: 1 cluster stitch, fig. 426, on each
picot formed by the 3 chain stitches of the 1st row; on the corner
picots, you must make 3 cluster stitches.

3rd, 4th, 5th rows--in blue: similar to the first. Increase at the
corners by making: 1 plain, 3 chain, 1 plain on the same stitch.

6th row--in white or unbleached: similar to the 2nd row.

7th row--in blue: 1 treble on each of the stitches of the previous row.

Lace edging.--The scallops extend over 22 stitches of the previous row
and on that account it is better to make the corners first, to count the
stitches both ways so as to distribute the stitches that are left over,
between the scallops.

Corner scallop.--Fasten on the thread to the left of the second of the
stitches that were added to make the turn, make 6 chain, 1 single on the
4th treble to the right = 1 single on the next treble = turn the work =
* 2 chain, 1 treble on the 6th chain, repeat 7 times from *, in all
therefore 8 trebles = after the 8th treble: 2 chain, miss 1 treble, 1
single on the 2 next trebles = turn the work = 2 chain, 1 cluster stitch
between each treble, in all 9 cluster stitches, then 2 chain, miss 2
trebles, 1 single stitch on the next 2 trebles = turn the work = 2
chain, 1 cluster stitch over the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th pairs of chain
stitches in the preceding row, and 2 cluster stitches and 2 chain over
the 5th, 6th and 7th chain stitches; over the other chain stitches
again: 1 cluster stitch; then 2 chain, miss 2 trebles, join to the 3rd