** 2 ch., miss 2, 1 d.c., *** 3 times, 2 ch., miss 1, 1 d.c., 1
ch., miss 1, *.

32nd: X (begin on the second of 5), 6 d.c., 2 ch., miss 2, 2 d.c., 2
ch., miss 2, 4 d.c., 2 ch., miss 2, 6 d.c., 3 ch., miss 2, 5 open
squares, 1 close, 5 open, 1 d.c., 3 ch., miss 2, X.

33rd: X (begin on second of 6), 7 d.c., ** 2 ch., miss 2, 1 d.c., **
twice; 2 ch., miss 2, 7 d.c., 2 ch., miss 1, 13 open squares, 1 d.c.,
2 ch., miss 1, X.

34th: X (begin on the second of 7), 1 diminished stitch, 16 d.c., 1
diminished, 2 ch., miss 1, ** 3 open squares, 1 close, ** 3 times, 3
open squares, 1 d.c., 2 ch., miss 1, X.

35th: X (begin on the first of 16), 1 diminished, 5 d.c., 2 ch., miss
2, 5 d.c., 1 diminished, 2 ch., miss 1, 1 d.c., 2 ch., miss 1, 2 open
squares, ** 1 close, 1 open, ** 6 times, 1 d.c., 2 ch., miss 2, *** 1
d.c., 2 ch., miss 1, *** twice, X.

36th: * (Begin on the first of 5), 1 diminished, 1 d.c., 2 ch., miss 2,
2 d.c., 2 ch., miss 2, 1 d.c., 1 diminished, ** 2 ch., miss 1,
1 d.c., ** twice, 2 ch., miss 2, 1 d.c., 2 ch., miss 2, *** 1 close
square, 3 open, *** 3 times, 1 close, 2 open, **** 1 d.c., 2 ch., miss
1, **** twice, X.

37th: X (begin on the 1 d.c.), 1 diminished, 1 d.c., 2 ch., miss 2, 1
d.c., 1 diminished, ** 2 ch., miss 1, 1 d.c., ** twice, *** 2 ch.,
miss 2, 1 d.c., *** 3 times, 2 ch., miss 2, **** 1 close, 1 open
square, **** 6 times, 3 more open, 1 d.c., 2 ch., miss 1, 1 d.c., 2
ch., miss 1 X.

38th: X (begin on 1 d.c.), 1 d.c., 1 diminished over the 2 ch, 1 d.c.,
2 ch., miss 1, 1 d.c., 2 ch., miss 1, 6 open squares, ** 1 close, 3
open, * twice, 1 close, 6 open, *** 1 d.c., 2 ch., miss 1, *** twice
X.

Finish this round, like all the preceding, since the direction, with a
slip stitch on the first stitch of the round. Then a round of open
square crochet, the d.c. stitches coming on those of the last round,
and allowing 2 ch. over the one diminished stitch at every point. The
40th round is entirely in d.c.

FOR THE BAND.--Make a chain of 624 stitches, and close in a round, on
which work a round of d.c.

2nd round: Open square crochet.

3rd: X 4 open squares, 2 close, 2 open, X 26 times.

4th:. X 3 open, 2 close, 1 open, 1 close, 1 open, X 26 times.

5th: X 2 open, 1 close, 1 open, 1 close, 1 open, 1 close, 1 open, X 26
times.

6th: X 1 open, 2 close, 1 open 1 close, 3 open, X 26 times.

7th, 8th, and 9th: X 1 open, 2 close, 2 open, 1 close, 2 open, X 26
times.

10th: X 2 open, 3 close, 3