hrink from undertaking a large piece of work
because it becomes inconvenient to handle and carry about. The
counterpane here represented has the advantage of being made up of a
number of quite little pieces, which are worked separately and joined
together afterwards.

Two colours, which can be clearly distinguished from each other in the
engraving, should be chosen from among the various combinations
suggested; one of them should be very light, say, cream or white for the
olive shaped figures and squares, and the other of some soft shade only
darker, for the connecting rows and the knotted fringe, described in the
chapter on Macrame.

The olive shaped figures begin with 9 chain stitches, on which you make
8 plain stitches and on the 9th: 3 plain for the corner.

On the second side of the chain: 8 plain and 3 besides on the corner
stitch, and so on for 3 rows; in the last row there should be 28
stitches.

These 3 rows are to be considered as one only.

2nd row--3 chain, 1 treble on the plain stitch that follows * 1 chain, 1
treble and repeat 11 times from *; 1 chain, 3 trebles with 1 chain
between them on the corner stitch, ** 1 chain, 1 treble, repeat 12 times
from **.

On the last stitch at the corner, again 3 trebles with 1 chain; close
the round with 1 single stitch.

3rd row--1 chain, 1 single on the chain stitch that follows the 1st
treble of the last row; 3 chain, 1 double treble between the lower
trebles, 1 chain and so on, until you have 35 trebles, counting the two
sets of 3 trebles at the corner.

4th row--here you can change the colour: 1 plain on each of the stitches
of the last row; 3 plain at the corners.

5th row--similar to the 4th.

[Illustration: FIG. 480. COUNTERPANE COMPOSED OF SQUARES AND OLIVE
SHAPED FIGURES. MATERIALS: Coton pour crochet D.M.C Nos. 6 to 10, or
Coton a tricoter D.M.C Nos. 6 to 10. COLOURS: White and Rouge-Turc 321,
or Ecru and Rouge-Cerise 3318, Gris-Coutil 323 and Bleu-Gentiane
478.[A]]

6th row--2 plain, 1 cluster of 2 double trebles on the same stitch of
the 4th row as the 5th stitch of the last row is on; miss 1 plain.

Continue in this manner along the whole row, taking care that the 9th
and 22nd cluster come just at the corner.

7th and 8th rows--these two last rows should be worked in the same
colour as the inside of the figure.

Be careful always to make the increase at the point; a 9th row in the
dark colour may further be added, to connect the figures,