Deep Lace in Crochet. — [Fig. 9.]
Materials.—Cotton, No. 40. Crochet hook, No. 22.
Make a chain the requisite length.
1st.—+ 7 ch., miss 5, sc. on 6th +. Repeat.
2nd.—Sc. on centre of 7 ch., 7 ch. Repeat.
3rd to 7th rows. Like the 2nd.
They may all be worked backwards and forwards.
8th.—+ sc. on centre of 7 ch., 5 ch., +. Repeat.
9th.—✕ sc. on centre of 5, ✕ 3 ch., miss 2, sc. on 3rd ch., miss 1, sc. on 2nd, ✕. Repeat.
10th.—Sc. on the beginning of the ch., (a.) + 3 ch., miss 2, sc. on 3rd, + twice, 6 ch., slip on same stitch, 6 ch., slip on same stitch, (a.) Repeat.
11th.—Sc. on centre of 6 ch., 6 ch., sc. in centre of next 6 ch., 5 ch., sc. on centre of 3 ch., 5 ch., sc. on centre of next 3 ch. Repeat.
12th.—✕ 3 tc. under 6 ch., 3 tc. under next 6 ch., 12 ch., ✕. Repeat.
13th.—+ 6 dc. on 6 tc., * 3 ch., sc. in 3rd ch., * 4 times, +. Then repeat from the beginning.
14th.—✕ 6 dc. in 6 of last row, * 5 ch., sc. under 3 ch., * 5 times, ✕. Then repeat from the beginning.
15th.—✕ 6 dc. into the last 6, * 6 ch., sc. under 5 ch. of last row, * 4 times, ✕. Repeat to the end, and fasten off.