Six pieces of velvet, three nails in length, and the width given in diagram will be required, and these must be sloped to a point.  Draw the designs upon the velvet with a white crayon, and sew on the braid; arrange the patterns in alternate order; neatly join the pieces of velvet, and edge each joining with braid; line with silk, and finish with band and tassels.

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CROCHET.

37.  BABY’S CAP.

Materials—­Raworth’s threads Nos. 90 and 100, and Penelope crochet No. 4.

With No. 90 make a chain of 3 loops, join and work a round of double crochet.—­

2d round.  Open crochet all round.—­

3d round.  Double crochet all round.—­

4th round. 3 chain, 1 long, missing 2 loops of preceding round; repeat.—­

5th round.  Double crochet all round.—­

6th and 7th rounds. 3 chain, crochet; repeat.—­

8th round.  Double crochet all round.—­

9th round. 3 chain, 2 long, missing 3 loops of preceding round; repeat.—­

10th round.  Double crochet all round.—­

11th and 12th rounds. 3-chain crochet, increasing as required, to form the round for crown.—­

13th round.  Three 3-chain crochet, 5 long in centre loop of every fourth 3-chain crochet-stitch of preceding round; repeat.—­

14th round.  Three 3-chain, 5 chain over the 5 long of preceding round; repeat.—­

15th, 16th, 17th, and 18th rounds.  Like the 13th and 14th rounds.—­

19th round. 3-chain crochet all round.—­

20th round. 3-chain crochet-all round.—­

21st round.  Double crochet.  This completes the crown of the cap; leave one-third to form the neck.  The front of the cap must be worked throughout on one side, commencing at the right hand.

Front.—­1st round. 3 chain, 2 long, missing 3 loop of preceding round; repeat.—­

2d round.  Double crochet.—­

3d round. 3-chain crochet.—­

4th round.  Three 3-chain crochet, 5 long in centre loop of every fourth 3-chain crochet stitch of preceding row; repeat.—­

5th row.  Three 3-chain double crochet over the long stitches of preceding row; repeat.—­

6th row.  Three 3-chain crochet, 1 chain, 1 long, 1 chain, 1 long, 1 chain, 1 long, 1 chain, 1 long, missing 1 loop between each long over the double crochet of preceding row; repeat.—­

7th row.  Three 3-chain crochet, double crochet over the long stitches of preceding row; repeat.—­

8th row. 3-chain crochet; repeat.

9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th rows, like the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th rows.—­

14th row. 3-chain crochet.—­