, * 5 chain, 1 treble. Repeat 3 times from *;
5 trebles in all, including the chain stitches.

2nd row--* 1 chain, 1 half treble, 1 treble, 1 treble 11/2 treble long, 1
double treble, 1 triple treble **. Repeat from ** to *, and the whole
series 4 times.

3rd row--* 1 chain, 3 plain, 1 picot, 2 plain, 2 chain, 1 picot, 4 chain
= coming back, 4 plain on the 4 chain, 1 picot, 2 chain = on the
stitches of the 2nd row: 2 plain, 1 picot, 2 plain, 3 chain, 1 picot, 5
chain, miss 1, 4 plain = coming back: 1 picot, 3 plain. Repeat 4 times
from *, fasten off.

4th row--fasten on at the point of one of the bars and make from one bar
to the other: 9 chain, 1 plain on each bar.

5th row--1 plain on each stitch of the last row.

6th row--1 plain on each stitch of the last row and join the 4 last
stitches to the 4 that are under the 11th treble of the 1st star, taking
care to put the trebles one above the other.

The 3rd star also begins with 4 chain formed into a ring.

1st row--8 chain, 1 treble, 5 chain, 1 treble, 5 chain, 1 treble, 5
chain, join them to the 4th of the 8 chain.

2nd row--2 chain, * 1 half treble, 1 treble, 1 treble, 11/2 treble long, 1
double treble **. Repeat from ** to * and then, 3 times from * to **.

3rd row--1 plain on each stitch of the 2nd row.

4th row--1 chain, 2 plain, * 1 picot, 3 chain, 1 picot, 5 chain. Repeat
3 times from *; after the 8th picot: 3 chain.

5th row--15 chain, 1 triple treble on the 5th and on the 2nd plain
stitch between 2 picots, 9 chain, 1 triple treble and so on. Altogether,
including the chain stitches, 8 trebles and 8 times 9 chain; join to the
7th chain.

6th and 7th row--1 plain on each stitch of the previous row; join the 4
last stitches again to the 4th stitch of the 2nd star and fasten off.

The open work border is made from the 1st large star, beginning near the
9th treble at the point where the picots leave off. After fastening on
the thread: 5 chain, miss 2 plain, 1 plain on the 3rd = at the point
where the circles meet, miss 3 or 4 stitches on each side and carry the
treble over the indent of the scallop.

After finishing the picots of chain stitches on the two sides and as far
as the 3rd treble of the large star, fasten off; fasten on again on the
right of the large star: 4 chain, 1 plain on the 3rd chain; put the
needle only through the 2 upper loops of the chain stitch; in the
indent, connect 3 picots by 1 chain stitch; 2 chain and 1 plain between
the