28. CARD-BASKET. (CROCHET.)
Materials—Shaded green, shaded amber, shaded geranium-colour, Berlin
wool; two skeins of blue, two of green, Berlin wool, and two yards of
wire, will also be required.
With shaded green make a chain of nine stitches; unite and work ten
rounds in close double crochet, increasing in every stitch in the first
round, in every alternate in the second, and in the same stitch in each
of the succeeding rounds.—
11th round. Work along stitch in each stitch, missing every ninth
stitch.—
12th round. 3 long, 3 chain, miss 2.—
13th round (with amber). 3 long worked in the 3 chain of last round, 4
chain; repeat.—
14th round. Close double crochet.—
15th round (with shaded green). 3 long worked in one stitch, 1 chain,
miss 3; repeat.—
16th round. Close double crochet.—
17th round (with amber). 3 long worked above the one chain of 15th
round, 2 chain; repeat.—
18th and 19th rounds. Close double crochet. The last of these rounds
is worked over a wire, and a round in close double crochet, with amber,
is also worked over a wire in the 10th round, to form the bottom of
basket. Wrap four pieces of wire, the height of the basket, with green
wool, and attach to the inside at regular distances. Prepare a piece of
wire, in like manner, for the handle. Work the handle as follows:
With shaded green make a chain the length required.—
2d row (with amber). Close double crochet.—
3d row (with green). Close double crochet; sew this to the wire, which
must be placed in the under side.
Prepare the flowers and leaves which ornament the edge of the basket in
the following manner:
Geranium.—With geranium-coloured wool make a chain of five stitches,
unite, and work a round in double crochet, increasing in every stitch;
work a round without increasing, then work 1 single crochet, 2 chain, 3
long, 2 chain, 1 single crochet, in one stitch, miss 1, and repeat in
every alternate stitch.
For the Cup of the Flower.—With green make a chain of five stitches,
unite, and work 1 single, 2 long, 1 single in every stitch. Make the
stamens with amber wool, and sew the stamens and flower to the cup.
For Geranium-bud.—With geranium-colour make a chain of three
stitches, unite, increase in the second round by working two in each
alternate stitch; work 2 rounds without increasing; then work two rounds
decreasing in every stitch. With green make a chain of four stitches,
unite, and work 1 single, 3 long, 1 single; repeat three times, and draw
the bud through this, leaving a piece for the stem, which must be
wrapped with green wool. Forget-me-not.—With blue make a chain of
five, unite, and into this ring work 1 single, 2 long, 1 single; repeat
four times.
For the Cup of the Flower.—With green make a chain of four stitches,
work 1 single, 1 long in every loop; make stamens with pieces of amber
wool; place the flower within the cup, draw the stamens through, and sew
at the end, leaving a piece of wool for the stem, which is wrapped with
green.
For the Leaves.—With green make a chain of 18 stitches; work down one
side of these for 11 stitches in single crochet; turn to the other side,
work 1 single, 2 long, in the first two stitches; (a) 1 single, 1
long, in third stitch; 2 double long in the fourth; 1 long, 2 chain, in
the fifth stitch; repeat from (a) once, and work 1 long, 2 double
long, in the ninth and tenth stitches, and in the last stitch work two
treble long. Work the other side of leaf to correspond. Work down the
chain to the fifteenth stitch; from this work a chain of 11 stitches,
and work a leaf from the directions already given. Work a third leaf on
the reverse side of stem. Seven geraniums and three buds will be
required, and fifteen forget-me-nots and seven sprays of leaves will
also be needed.
Arrange the flowers and leaves on the basket as seen in illustration,
and sew on the handle.
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