Geometrical figures can be worked by means of these beads on a ground of plain tricot. It is a useful stitch for quilts, children's afghans, etc.
Another way of ornamenting a plain ground of close crochet, whether tricot or plain double crochet, is an imitation of tatting, and is worked as follows.
Work three chain, then make a loop over left forefinger in such a way that the end connected with the spool or ball will be in front; insert needle over the front and under the back thread, draw up the thread on the needle as a knot; change the arrangement of the loop on the left hand, so that the ball end of the thread will be at the back; pass the hook under the back thread (which will be the first counting from the needle), and over the front or second thread; draw up as a knot. A little difficulty may be experienced at first in making these knots lie smoothly, but practice will render it easy. Work nine double knots, then put the thread round the needle and draw through all the knots; put the thread round the needle, and draw through the last stitch on the needle. This forms an eyelet like those made with a tatting shuttle. In using this stitch in connection with tricot, three worked up stitches take the place of the three chain stitches which are worked between the "tatting" loops.
STAR STITCH.
Make a chain the length required, draw up a loop through each of five successive stitches, draw through all the loops on the needle, close the cluster with one chain, * draw up a loop under the last chain, another through back perpendicular of last stitch, and one through each of the two next stitches, draw through all the loops on the hook together, close with one chain. Repeat from * to the required size. For the edge in the illustration:
1st row: One double into every stitch.
