Crochet D’Oyley. — [Fig. 9.]
Materials.—7 shades of Berlin wool; bone hook.
Make a chain of 9, and form it into a round.
1st.—Dc., increasing 3 in the round.
2nd.—6 ch., 1 tc., miss 3. Repeat.
3rd.—Sc. on centre of 6 ch., 9 ch. Repeat.
4th.—Sc. on centre of 9 ch., 12 ch. Repeat.
5th. Sc. on centre of 12 ch., 15 ch., sc. on same stitch, and work 1 sc., 2 dc., 14 tc., 2 dc., 1 sc. in the loop thus formed. Fasten off, and repeat in the centre of every 12 ch.
6th.—Begin on the point of the leaf with a sc. stitch; 15 ch., sc. on point of next leaf, and so on.
7th and 8th.—Dc. all round.
9th.—✕ Sc., 6 ch., miss 2, ✕. Repeat.
10th.—✕ Sc. on centre of 6 ch., 9 ch., ✕; repeat.
11th.—✕ Sc. on centre of 9 ch., 12 ch., ✕; repeat.
12th.—✕ Sc. on centre of 12 ch., 9 ch., ✕; repeat.
13th.—Dc.
14th.—Dc., working two stitches into every one.
15th.—Sc. on the centre of one of the spaces. ✕ 12 ch., sc. in same stitch three times, 12 ch., sc on centre of next space. And repeat from ✕.
16th.—Dc. all round.
17th.—Sc., ✕ 5 ch., miss 2, sc. in 3rd ✕. Repeat all round, and fasten off.