Now 1 l., 2 ch., 1 l. into 3rd loop.

Now 1 l. on l., 2 ch., repeat.

2 d.c. under ever 2 ch., worked tightly.  Now sew the crown into the front, gathering it in as it may be required.

BORDER.—­1st row:  Work all round 1 l. into every loop, with 2 ch. between each.

2nd:  5 ch., 1 l. under every 2 ch., all round.

3rd and 4th:  1 l. under the 5 ch., 5 ch., repeat.

5th:  Work an extra row the same as the last, along the front, beginning and ending at the ears, just where the chains of 5, in the centre of the 2 rows of insertion, begin.

6th:  Work all round, * 5 l., with 3 ch. between each, under the 5 ch., 3 ch., d.c. under next 5, 3 ch, d.c. under next 5, 3 ch., d.c. under next 5, 3 ch., repeat from * under next 5.

7th:  3 ch., d.c. under every 3 ch., all round.  Narrow ribbon, or wide white cotton-braid, may be drawn in round the crown and along the front, but it is not actually necessary excepting for ornament.

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SHAVING TIDY.

MATERIALS.—­No. 16 Brooks’ Great Exhibition Prize Goat’s-head Crochet Cotton.  No. 4 Penelope Hook.

1st row:  Make 180 chain, turn back, 1 l. into 9th loop, in the next row this forms 1 sq., by working the 1st l. into the 5th loop of the 8 ch., new 2 ch., 1 l. into 3rd loop till there are 58 sq.

2nd:  1 row all squares.

3rd:  6 sq., 3 l., 51 sq.

4th:  5 sq., 3 l., 3 sq., 15 l., 44 sq.

5th:  5 sq., 3 l., 2 sq., 9 l., 3 sq., 3 l., 43 sq.

6th:  6 sq., 12 l., 4 sq., 3 l., 43 sq.

7th and 8th:  14 sq., 3 l., 43 sq.

9th:  13 sq., 3 l., 24 sq., 3 l., 19 sq.

10th:  8 sq., 15 l., 7 sq., 12 l., 3 sq., 3 l., 5 sq., 9 l., 3 sq., 3 l., 3 sq., 18 l., 9 sq.

11th:  6 sq., 6 l., 1 sq., 3 l., 1 sq., 6 l., 5 sq., 6 l., 2 sq., 15 l., 5 sq., 3 l., 2 sq., 6 l., 2 sq., 3 l., 2 sq., 3 l., 5 sq., 6 l., 8 sq.

12th:  5 sq., 6 l., 2 sq.; 3 l., 1 sq., 6 l., 4 sq., 6 l., 4 sq., 3 l., 3 sq., 3 l., 3 sq., 6 l., 1 sq., 3 l., 1 sq., 9 l., 2 sq., 3 l., 3 sq., 3 l., 3 sq., 6 l., 7 sq.

13th:  5 sq., 6 l., 2 sq., 3 l., 1 sq., 6 l., 4 sq., 6 l., 4 sq., 3 l., 2 sq., 3 l., 4 sq., 6 l., 1 sq., 3 l., 10 sq., 6 l., 2 sq., 6 l., 7 sq.

14th:  5 sq., 6 l., 1 sq., 6 l., 1 sq., 6 l., 1 sq., 3 l., 2 sq., 6 l., 3 sq., 6 l., 1 sq., 6 l., 4 sq., 6 l., 1 sq., 3 l., 10 sq., 6 l., 2 sq., 6 l., 7 sq.

15th:  5 sq., 6 l., 2 sq., 3 l., 1 sq., 9 l., 3 sq., 6 l., 4 sq., 3 l., 1 sq., 9 l.; 3 sq., 6 l., 1 sq., 3 l., 1 sq., 3 l., 8 sq., 6 l., 2 sq., 6 l., 7 sq.

16th:  5 sq., 6 l., 1 sq., 6 l., 1 sq., 6 l., 4 sq., 6 l., 3 sq., 6 l., 1 sq., 6 l., 4 sq., 6 l., 1 sq., 6 l., 9 sq., 6 l., 2 sq., 6 l., 7 sq.

17th:  5 sq., 6 l., 2 sq., 3 l., 1 sq., 6 l., 4 sq., 6 l., 4 sq., 3 l., 1 sq., 6 l., 4 sq., 6 l., 1 sq., 3 l., 10 sq., 6 l., 2 sq., 3 l., 8 sq.