tion: No. 38. Border for a Baby's Cap.]

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EMBROIDERY IN BRAID

36. SMOKING CAP.

_Materials--Claret-coloured velvet, gold braid, and a gold band and
tassels_.

Six pieces of velvet, three nails in length, and the width given in
diagram will be required, and these must be sloped to a point. Draw the
designs upon the velvet with a white crayon, and sew on the braid;
arrange the patterns in alternate order; neatly join the pieces of
velvet, and edge each joining with braid; line with silk, and finish
with band and tassels.

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CROCHET.

37. BABY'S CAP.

_Materials--Raworth's threads Nos. 90 and 100, and Penelope crochet No.
4_.

With No. 90 make a chain of 3 loops, join and work a round of double
crochet.--

_2d round_. Open crochet all round.--

_3d round_. Double crochet all round.--

_4th round_. 3 chain, 1 long, missing 2 loops of preceding round;
repeat.--

_5th round_. Double crochet all round.--

_6th and 7th rounds_. 3 chain, crochet; repeat.--

_8th round_. Double crochet all round.--

_9th round_. 3 chain, 2 long, missing 3 loops of preceding round;
repeat.--

_10th round_. Double crochet all round.--

_11th and 12th rounds_. 3-chain crochet, increasing as required, to form
the round for crown.--

_13th round_. Three 3-chain crochet, 5 long in centre loop of every
fourth 3-chain crochet-stitch of preceding round; repeat.--

_14th round_. Three 3-chain, 5 chain over the 5 long of preceding round;
repeat.--

_15th, 16th, 17th, and 18th rounds_. Like the 13th and 14th rounds.--

_19th round_. 3-chain crochet all round.--

_20th round_. 3-chain crochet-all round.--

_21st round_. Double crochet. This completes the crown of the cap; leave
one-third to form the neck. The front of the cap must be worked
throughout on one side, commencing at the right hand.

_Front.--1st round_. 3 chain, 2 long, missing 3 loop of preceding round;
repeat.--

_2d round_. Double crochet.--

_3d round_. 3-chain crochet.--

_4th round_. Three 3-chain crochet, 5 long in centre loop of every
fourth 3-chain crochet stitch of preceding row; repeat.--

_5th row_. Three 3-chain double crochet over the long stitches of
preceding row; repeat.--

_6th row_. Three 3-chain crochet, 1 chain, 1 long, 1 chain, 1 long, 1
chain, 1 long, 1 chain, 1 long, missing 1 loop between each long over
the double crochet of precedi