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The Ladies’ Complete Guide to Crochet

by Ann S. Stephens

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Net for the Hair. — [Fig. 10.]

Materials.—Three good skeins of scarlet or blue netting silk; elastic ribbon and tassels to correspond; crochet hook, No. 12.

Make 6 chain, and form them into a round.

1st.—1 tc. into every chain, and 1 ch., after every tc., thus making 12 stitches in the round.

2nd.—1 tc. on one chain, 3 ch., miss tc. stitch. Repeat.

3rd.—✕ 1 tc. on the centre of the loop, 5 ch., ✕ repeat.

4th.—✕ 1 tc. on centre of loop, 7 ch. ✕ repeat.

5th to 10th rounds inclusive.—Like the last, increasing two chain at every round, so that 9 ch. are made in the 5th, and 19 in the 10th round.

11th.—3 tc., 3 ch., miss 3. Repeat.

12th.—✕ 3 tc. on 3 ch., 3 ch., miss 3, + repeat.

13th.—✕ 4 tc., 4 ch., miss 4, ✕ repeat.

14th.—+ 4 tc. on 4 ch., 5 ch., miss 4, + repeat.

The elastic ribbon is to be run in the 11th round, and tassels fastened to hang over the ear.

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