For the crochet edge, which is worked round the neck and sleeves:—
1st row: One double into each stitch at the edge.
2nd row: One treble into a stitch, one chain, pass over one stitch, and repeat from the beginning of the row.
3rd row: One double under one chain, four chain, one double under same chain, three chain, pass over three stitches, and repeat from the beginning of the row.
4th row: One treble under four chain, three chain, two trebles under four chain, three chain, two trebles under four chain, three chain, one treble under four chain, one double under three chain. Repeat from the beginning of the row.
A ribbon is run through the second row of the neck, and is tied in front in a bow.
BIRD NEST MATS.
Cut a circular piece of cardboard of the size desired for the mat; cover it with silk, silesia, or any appropriate material of a color harmonizing with the worsted used for the border. Shaded green is the prettiest color for these mats. Cast on sufficient stitches to make five or six inches in knitting, and cut a number of pieces of wool into eight inch lengths. Knit as directed for Smyrna rug (page 250) until you have a strip sufficiently long to go round the cardboard foundation. Cast off and comb out the knit in pieces until they are soft and fluffy. Sew one edge on to the foundation, letting the other edge stand up. Turn this inside and catch to the back of the knitting at a depth of two inches.
FICELLE LACE FOR MANTEL.
This is merely lace knit or crocheted from cord or twine. It is much used in the place of Macramé, being much more expeditiously made. In the chapter on crochet, some patterns are given for this work, but as
