No. 62. Card-Purse

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62CARD-PURSE. (Crochet)

Thread the gold beads on the cerise silk, and the silver on the blue, and with the cerise make a chain of 7 stitches, unite; make 2 stitches in each stitch in the 1st round, in every alternate in the 2d, and in every third in the 3d, passing down a bead in every stitch; work thus, increasing in each stitch until there are 42 bead-stitches in the round; now decrease each division of the star, working 6 bead-stitches, 1 plain, increasing in the plain stitch; then decrease 1 bead-stitch in every round till but one remain, increasing always in the same stitch in each round; work 2 plain rounds, still increasing as before; work 1 round with gold twist, without increasing; 1 round with cerise, passing down a bead at every stitch; and 1 round again with twist. Commence with blue, and work 1 plain round. There ought now to be 64 stitches in the round; if a greater number should be found, decrease by missing a stitch as may be found necessary. This must be done in the first round worked with blue.—2d round (with blue). 10 plain, 3 beads, 1 plain, 2 bead-stitches; repeat all round.—

1. 2d round. 8 plain, 8 beads; repeat.—
2. 3d round. 12 plain, 4 beads; repeat.—
3. 4th round. 4 plain, 4 beads, 5 plain, 3 beads; repeat.—
4. 5th round. 2 plain, 6 beads, 4> plain, 2 beads, 1 plain, 1 bead; repeat.—
5. 6th round. 1 plain, 4 beads, 2 plain, 3 beads, 1 plain, 1 bead, 2 plain, 2 beads; repeat.—
6. 7th round. 2 plain, 2 beads, 2 plain, 5 beads, 3 plain, 1 bead; repeat.—
7. 8th round. 1 plain, 2 beads, 3 plain, 5 beads, 3 plain, 2 beads.—
8. 9th round. 2 plain, 2 beads, 3 plain, 5 beads, 2 plain, 2 beads; repeat.—
9. 10th round. 1 plain, 2 beads, 2 plain, 1 bead, 1 plain, 3 beads, 2 plain, 4 beads; repeat.—
10. 11th round. 2 plain, 1 bead, 1 plain, 2 beads, 4 plain, 6 beads; repeat.—
11. 12th round. 5 plain, 3 beads, 4 plain, 4 beads; repeat.—
12. 13th round. 12 plain, 4 beads; repeat,—14th round. 8 plain, 8 beads; repeat.—
13. 15th round. 10 plain, 2 beads, 1 plain, 3 beads; repeat.—
14. 17th round. Plain, decreasing by missing every 16th stitch. Work 1 round with gold, then divide the purse, and work one-half with cerise; work 8 rows, passing down a bead at every stitch, and decreasing a stitch at the beginning and end of each row; work the other half to correspond; sew on to the top, and finish with tassel in the centre of star.

No. 62. Card PURSE.