9th row.  Begin in small loop at top of ring; 8 c s, 1 l s into same small loop; * 5 c s, s c into fifth of 8 c s in last row; 5 c s, s c into fourth of next loop of 8 c s; 5 c s, 1 l s into top loop; 5 c s, 1 l s into same loop; repeat from *.—­

10th row.  Begin in small loop at top of former small loop; * 11 c s, s c into next small loop; repeat from *.—­

11th row.  Begin on centre of 11 c s; * 7 c s, 1 t l s into same stitch; 6 c s, 1 s c into last part of t l s; 7 c s, s c into first stitch of the row; 12 c s, s c into centre of next 11 c s *; repeat from * to *.—­

12th row. 9 c s, d into small loop of 6 c s; repeat.—­

13th row. 7 c s, s c into centre of 9 c s; repeat.—­

14th row. 7 c s, s c into centre of 7 c s; repeat.—­

15th row. * 9 c s, 1 l s round 7 c s; 9 c s, 1 l s round same loop of 7; 9 c s, 1 s c into same loop; 10 c s, miss 1 loop of 7 c s, s c round next loop; repeat from *.

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5.  ELIZABETHAN WATCH-HOOK.

Materials—­Half-an-ounce of pink four-thread Berlin wool, half-an-ounce of white ditto, four yards of cord, and a pair of pearl watch-hooks.

With pink work in double crochet over the cord a circle of three inches and a half diameter; there should be 140 stitches round the edge, on which work the border, thus:—­

1st row white.  Work 1 stitch in open crochet, 1 chain, miss 1 of the foundation; repeat.—­

2d row white.  Work two treble long stitches into every space, 1 chain stitch between each.—­

3d row pink.  Work 1 open crochet into every space, 1 chain; repeat.—­

4th row pink. 1 plain crochet, 2 chain, miss 20, 1 plain; repeat.  Tack the loops in the centre, and sew on a pearl watch-hook.

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[Illustration:  No. 3.  INFANT’S BONNET.]

[Illustration:  No. 4.  LACE FOR POCKET-HANDKERCHIEF.]

[Illustration:  No. 5.  ELIZABETHAN WATCH-HOOK.]

[Illustration:  No. 6.]

[Illustration:  No. 7.]

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8.  MUSIC-STOOL COVER.

Materials—­Shaded green Berlin wool, four threads; ivory crochet-hook.

Make a round the size of a shilling, and work thirty-two treble-stitches round it.—­

2d round. 3 treble, 3 chain; repeat.—­

3d round. 1 single into the middle treble-stitch of the 3 in last round, 9 treble in the loop of 3 chain; repeat.—­

4th round. 1 single into the third of the 9 treble, 5 chain, 1 single into the seventh of the 9 treble; repeat.—­

5th round. 2 treble, 5 chain, 2 treble in the chain of five in the last round, 5 chain; repeat.—­