4 chain; repeat all round, fasten off.

With No. 22 cotton, and the same hook. * 1 long in 2nd long of 3 long
in last row; "3 chain," 1 long in same as last; 2 chain, miss 1, 2
long, 1 d.c. in last long; miss 3, 1 d.c., 2 long, 2 chain, repeat * 7
times more only in the last point in "3 chain." Join to _a_ in the
following manner: 2 chain draw through the 4th stitch of 7 chain of
_a_, then repeat the same as before, fasten off.

2nd _b_. Make the same as first _b_ till the last row, where join in
precisely the same way; the 1st point to centre _a_ and two more
points to 1st _b_; finish the row same as 1st _a_, and fasten off.

Make 6 more _b_, joining in the same manner. You will see what points
are joined in the engraving.

_c_. With cotton No. 30, and hook 4. 8 chain, 1 s c. in 1st: then in
round loop; * 1 d.c. 5 chain repeat * 5 times more. In 1st 5 chain **
1 d.c., 2 long, 3 chain, join to a, turn, and on 3 chain 1 d.c., 2
long: in same 5 chain, 2 long, 1 d.c. ** repeat 5 times more, joining
each petal as in the engraving, fasten off.

Make 7 more _c_s, joining between _a_ and _b_s in the same manner.

_d_. With cotton No. 22, and hook 3-1/2. 8 chain, make it round, and
in loop work 12 d.c.; * 1 d.c. on 1st d.c., 5 chain, miss 1, repeat 5
times more, * then in each 5 chain; ** 2 d.c., 4 long, 2 d.c., **
fasten off.

With cotton No. 20, and hook 3-1/2. * 1 s.c. in 2nd d.c., 6 chain
turn, miss 1, 1 d.c.; 4 chain repeat * 5 times more; miss 1, ** 5
long, 7 chain 1 long in same as last long; 4 long, miss 2, repeat ** 5
times more, except in the last two points, where in 4th chain stitch
of 7 chain join to point of _b_, fasten off. Make 7 more _d_s, joining
as in the engraving.

_e_. With cotton No. 20, and hook 3-1/2. 10 chain make round; * 2 d.c.
in loop; 7 chain repeat * 3 times more. ** 5 long in 7 chain, 3 chain,
5 long repeat ** 3 times more, joining, as seen in the engraving, to
_b_ and _d_, fasten off. Make 7 more _e_s, joining each between two
_d_s.

_f_. With cotton No. 30, and hook 4. Make 7 chain, make into a loop,
and in loop * 1 d.c., 4 chain join to b, turn, miss 1, 1 d.c., 2 long
repeat * 5 times more; join in the same manner, and placed as in the
engraving, fasten off. Make 7 more, joining them as you make them.

_g_. With cotton No. 28, and hook 4. * 1 d.c. on 1st d.c. of _e_ 5
chain, miss 2, * repeat all round.

Make the tassels with No. 10 cotton, over a card 2 inches wide; wind
it round