picot, 3 plain and finish
with 9 single to carry the thread to the top of the point.

9th row--1 chain, 1 plain, * 15 chain, 1 plain at the top of the point
and repeat 15 times from *.

10th row--3 chain; 1 treble on each stitch of the 9th row; 256 trebles
in all, including the 3 chain.

11th row--The star is bordered by small and large scallops, surmounted
by points similar to those inside.

You begin by the small scallop and make on the 10th row: 5 single, * 8
chain, bring them back and join them to the 1st of the 5 single; 1
plain, 8 chain, miss 4 trebles, join them to the 5th; 14 plain on the 8
chain, 6 plain on the first 8 chain = turn the work = 5 chain, 1 treble
on the plain stitch between two scallops; 5 chain, 1 plain on the 7th
plain of the 1st scallop; 2 plain in the 5th chain, 2 chain, 1 picot, 10
chain, miss 1, and make on the following ones: 1 single, 1 plain, 1 half
treble, 2 trebles, 1 treble 11/2 treble long, 1 picot, 2 chain, 2 plain on
the 5 chain; 8 plain on the 8 chain.

To pass to the large scallop make: 16 single, 8 chain, bring them back,
1 plain on the 5th single, 8 chain, bring them back again to the 5th =
turn the work = on the second set of 8 chain: 6 plain, 1 picot, 9 plain
= on the first 8: 6 plain, then 8 chain, bring them back and join them
to the 4th plain behind the picot of the finished scallop = on the 8
chain: 5 plain, 1 picot, 5 plain, 1 picot, 5 plain = on the remaining
chain below: 3 plain, 1 picot, 6 plain; add 4 single on the trebles and
pass to the outer scallop = 18 chain, 1 plain on the 3rd of the 5 plain
of the small upper scallop; 18 chain, 1 plain on the 4th of the 16
single = turn the work = 25 plain on the last chain stitches, and 25 on
the first; 1 single on the 3rd single = turn the work = 1 plain on each
of the preceding 50 plain stitches; join the last to the under row with
a single stitch = turn the work = 10 plain, 1 picot, 3 plain, 1 picot, 3
plain, 1 picot, 4 plain, 2 chain, 1 picot, 10 chain, miss 1, 1 single, 1
plain, 1 half treble, 2 trebles, 1 treble 11/2 treble long, 1 double
treble, 1 treble 21/2 trebles long, 1 triple treble, 1 picot, 2 chain and
join them to the 6th plain stitch, counting from the middle.

Then 4 plain, 1 picot, 3 plain, 1 picot, 3 plain, 1 picot, 10 plain, 11
single on the trebles. Repeat 7 times from *.

STAR WITH LITTLE SQUARES (fig. 483).--Begin with 4 chain stitches,
close the ring.

1st row--5 chain, * 1 treble, 2 chain. R