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The Lady’s Album of Fancy Work (1850)1 picture
Old words in this patternThis pattern uses the old British crochet terms. Their double crochet is today’s single crochet, their treble is today’s double crochet, and their single crochet is today’s slip stitch.
What you needDrab crochet-thread, two shades of narrow blue satin ribbon, cord and tassels to correspond with the ribbon; a piece of blue and a piece of white silk as a lining
- Make a chain of 130 stitches.—
- 1st row. Double crochet.—
- 2d row. 3 chain, 3 long.—
- 3d row. 3 long worked in the 3 chain, 3 chain; repeat.—
- 4th and two following rows. 1 long, 3 chain.—
7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th rows. Like the 2d and 3d; repeat from the 3d row twice, and finish with 3 rows, 3 long, 3 chain, miss 3. Crochet the sides together, work a row of double-long stitches around the top, in which to insert the cord, and finish with a row of double crochet. Pass the ribbon through the rows of 3 chain, 3 long, placing the lightest in the centre strip, as will be seen by referring to illustration. Make a double lining with the silk; place the white next the reticule, and the blue inside, and finish with cord and tassels.
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