CARD BASKET IN CROCHET[Fig. 3.]
Materials.—Rich blue Berlin wool, two ounces; gold colour and scarlet filoselle, three-quarters of an ounce each; fine window cord; Bone crochet hook.
Form with the cord as small a round as you can for the commencement of the stand, and continue to work in it, round and round, until all the flat part of the basket is done, all in sc.
1st round.—12 stitches, blue.
2nd.—18 ditto.
3rd.—24 ditto.
4th.—36 ditto.
5th.—1 gold, 3 blue, 2 gold, 3 blue, 1 gold. 4 times.
6th.—1 gold, 4 blue, 2 gold, 4 blue, 1 gold,. 4 times.
7th.—2 gold, 5 blue, 3 gold, 5 blue, 1 gold,. 4 times.
8th.—4 gold (the 1st on the 1st of last row,) 1 blue, 7 gold, 1 blue, 3 gold. 4 times.
9th.—2 gold, 2 scarlet on 1 gold, 3 gold (the centre on the single blue,) 2 scarlet on 1 gold, 3 gold on 3 gold, 2 scarlet on 1 gold, 3 gold, 2 scarlet on 1 gold, 1 gold. 4 times.
10th.—1 gold on 1st gold of last row, 3 scarlet on two stitches, 5 gold, 3 scarlet on 2, 1 gold on centre of 3 gold, 3 scarlet as before, 5 gold, 3 scarlet. 4 times.
11th.—2 gold on 1, 4 scarlet, 4 gold on 3, 4 scarlet, 2 gold on 1, 4 scarlet, 4 gold on 3, 4 scarlet. 4 times.
12th.—3 gold on 2, 4 scarlet, 3 gold on 2, 4 scarlet, 6 gold, 4 scarlet, 3 gold on 2, 4 scarlet, 3 gold on 2. 4 times.
Thus it will be perceived, the written instructions are for one exact quarter of each round.After having done the last round, do one entirely of scarlet; cut off the cord at the end of the round, and work a few stitches to conceal the termination of it.
For the Sides of the Basket.—The rounds alternately blue and gold.
1st Round.—1 dc., 3 ch., miss 1; repeat.
2nd.—1 dc. on centre of 3 ch., 3 ch., miss 3.
3rd.—As last, with 4 ch. between.
4th.—Repeat, with 5 ch. between.
5th.—As 4th.
6th.—5 dc. on 5 ch., 1 ch., miss 1; repeat.
7th.—Sc. all round, with cord in as in the first part.
8th.—3 sc. on 3 centre of 5, 9 ch., miss 3, repeat.
9th.—To be worked on the same row as the last, 3 sc. on the 3 missed, 9 ch., miss 3; repeat. Work these two rows in different colours, and form a band of wire, covered with ribbon or crochet, to correspond; conceal the fastening with bows.