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chain, I long into 5 loop, 4 chain, 1 long on D° stitch, 5 chain, repeat from beginning.

24th Row.-Darkest Amber, 7 long, the 1st into the 1st loop beyond the 1st 5 long on the point, 5 chain, 7 long, the 1st into 4th loop, 4 chain, I long on long, 4 chain, 6 long, the 1st on next long, 5 chain, 6 long, the 1st into 6th loop, 4 chain, I long on long, 4 chain, repeat.

25th Row.-Next shade Amber, begin at the point, 9 long, the 1st to come in the 1st loop beyond the 7 long in last row, 5 chain, 9 long, the 1st into 4th loop, 7 chain, D° on the 1st of the 6 long, 7 chain, 7 long, the 1st on the last of the 7 long, 7 chain, D on the last of the 6 long, 7 chain, repeat.

26th Row.-Next shade Amber, 5 long, the 1st on the 2nd of the 7 long in last row, 5 chain, D into 5th loop, 7 chain, 11 long, the 1st into 6th loop from D° stitch in last row, 5 chain, 11 long, the 1st into 4th loop, 7 chain, D into 3rd loop from D stitch in last row, 5 chain, repeat.

27th Row. Next shade Amber, 3 long, the 1st into the 2nd of the 5 long in last row, 5 chain, D° into the 4th loop, 5 chain, D' into 3rd loop from D' stitch in last row, 5 chain, 13 long, the 1st into 4th loop, 5 chain, 13 long, the 1st into 4th loop, 5 chain, D into 4th loop, 5 chain, D into 3rd loop from D° stitch in last row, 5 chain, repeat.

28th Row.-Lightest Amber, D° on the 2nd stitch of the 3 long in last row, 7 chain, miss 1 chain of 5, D° into centre of 5, 7 chain, 14 long, the 1st into the 5th loop, 6 chain, 14 long, the 1st on 1st long, 7 chain, D° into centre loop of the 5 chain, 7 chain, repeat.

29th Row.-Violet Wool, begin on the 1st 14 long stitches, 1 long, 2 chain, 1 long into every 3rd loop, repeat this till the end of the long stitches, 5 chain, D into 4th loop, 5 chain, 3 De stitches under the next 7 chain, 3 chain, 3 D stitches under

the next 7 chain, 5 chain, D° into 4th loop from D stitch in last row, 5 chain, repeat.

30th Row. Cotton, D on 1st long stitch,* 5 chain, D on next long stitch, repeat from,* 10 times more, in all 12 times, 5 chain, D into 3rd loop, 5 chain, De on Do, 5 chain, De into 3rd loop, 5 chain, D on 1st D° 5 chain, D into 4th loop, 5 chain, D into 4th loop, 5 chain, D into 3rd loop, 5 chain, D° on Do, 5 chain, De into 3rd loop, 5 chain, repeat from beginning.

31st Row. Cotton, D° on the centre of the 1st chain of 5 nearest the 1st long stitch in 29th row,* 5 chain, De into centre of 5, repeat from,* 10 times more, then 3 chain, De into centre of 5, repeat this 8 times more, then 5 chain, repeat from beginning.

32nd Row. Cotton, 1 long into the centre loop of the 1st 5 chain, 4 chain, 1 long into centre loop of next 5 chain, repeat this till there are 11 chains of 4, then 2 chain, 1 long into the centre loop of the 3 chain till there are 10 chains of 2, then 4 chain, and repeat from beginning, the 4 chain is included in the 11 chains of 4, therefore in the first commencement there will be only 10 chains of 4, afterwards 11.

33rd Row.-Darkest Green Wool, 3 long under the 1st 4 chain, 3 chain, 3 long under the same chain, 3 chain, D on 2nd long stitch, 3 chain, miss 1 chain of 4, 3 long under next 4 chain, 3 chain, 3 long under the same 3 chain, D° on 2nd long stitch, 3 chain, miss 1 chain of 4, 3 long under next 4 chain, 3 chain, 3 long under the same 3 chain, D under the 2 chain,* 5 chain, miss 1 chain of 2, D° under next 2 chain, repeat from,* 3 times more, then 3 chain, repeat from beginning.

34th Row.--Second shade of Green,* 3 long under the 3 chain between the long stitches, 4 chain, 3 more long under the same, 3 chain, D on D°, 3 chain, repeat from,* 3 times more, (the last time omitting the 3 chain, D on D, 3 chain,)

working instead+ 5 chain, D on D°, repeat from,† 4 times more, 5 chain, repeat from beginning.

35th Row.-Lightest Green, same as last row only making 4 chain, De on D°, 4 chain instead of 3.

36th Row. Third shade of Scarlet reckoning from the lightest shade, *3 long under the 4 chain between the 6 long stitches in last row, 4 chain, 3 more long under the same, 5 chain, 1 long on Do, 5 chain, repeat from,* 3 times more, the last time omitting the 5 chain, D on D, 5 chain, working instead 5 chain D on D°, repeat from,† 4 times more, 5 chain, repeat from beginning.

37th Row. Next shade Scarlet,* 3 long under the 4 chain in last row, 5 chain, 3 more long under the same, 5 chain, 1 long on long, 5 chain, repeat from,* 3 times more, the last time omitting the 5 chain, 1 long on long, working instead† 5 chain, D on D°, repeat from,† twice more, 5 chain, 1 long on next D stitch, 5 chain, repeat from beginning.

38th Row.-Lightest Scarlet, same as last row only making 4 long stitches instead of 3.

39th Row.-Cotton, *1 long on the 1st of the 4 long, 5 chain, 1 long on last of the 4 long, 5 chain, 1 long into 3rd loop, 5 chain, long on 1st long, 5 chain, 1 long on last long, 5 chain, repeat from,* 3 times more, 5 chain, D on long stitch, 5 chain, D on D, 5 chain, D on D, 5 chain, De on D, 5 chain, D on long stitch, 5 chain, repeat from beginning.

40th Row. Cotton, *1 long into the centre loop of the 5 chain over the 1st 4 long stitches, 5 chain, 1 long into the centre loop of next 5 chain, 5 chain, 1 long into same loop, 5 chain, 1 long into centre loop of next 5 chain, 5 chain, 1 long into same loop, 5 chain, 1 long into centre loop of next 5 chain, 5 chain, repeat from,* 3 times more, the last time make 7 chain instead of 5, De on the 2nd De stitch, 5 chain, D on next

Do, 5 chain, D on D°, 5 chain, D° on D°, 5 chain, D° on D, 7 chain, repeat from beginning.

41st Row.-Cotton, I long into the centre loop of the 1st 7 chain, 5 chain,* 1 long into centre loop of the 5 chain, 5 chain, repeat from,* 4 times more (omitting the 5 chain the last time,) 3 chain, De into centre loop of next 5 chain, 3 chain, repeat from the first,* 3 times more, (the last time omitting the 3 chain) making 5 instead, I long into the centre loop of the 7 chain, 7 chain, De on 3rd De stitch, 7 chain, repeat from beginning.

When finished damp it well and lay it between linen folded double, then place a heavy weight upon it to cover the whole surface; let it remain a day and night.

COVERING FOR A DRAWING-ROOM CHAIR.

DESIGNED BY MRS. WARREN.

THE FOURTH OF A SERIES OF EIGHT.

Evans's Drab Boar's Head Cotton-4 reels will be required. 5 shades of Scarlet Wool, 6 skeins of the 4 lightest shades, 12 of the darkest, 16 skeins of light Emerald Green. No. 16, Crochet Hook.

1st Row. With drab Cotton make a chain of 334 stitches, turn back, work 4 long, 2 chain, miss 2 loops, repeat.

2nd Row-1 long on long, 2 chain, repeat.

3rd Row.-Same as last row.

4th Row.-8 long, 1 chain, 1 long on long, 2 chain, I long on long, 2 chain, 1 long on long, 2 chain, repeat.

5th Row.-1 long on the 1st long of the 8, 1 chain, miss I loop, 8 long, 2 chain, 1 long on long, 2 chain, 1 long on long, 2 chain, repeat.

6th Row.-10 long, the 1st on 1st long, 2 chain, 1 long on long, 2 chain, 1 long on long, 2 chain, repeat.

7th Row.-7 long,* 2 chain, 1 long into 3rd loop, 2 chain, 1 long on long, 2 chain, 10 long, the 1st on next long, repeat from.*

8th Row.-1 long, 2 chain, 1 long into 3rd loop, 2 chain, 1 long into 3rd loop, 2 chain, 4 long, the 1st into 3rd loop, 2 chain, I long into 3rd loop, 2 chain, miss 2 loops, repeat.

9th Row.-1 long, 2 chain, 1 long on long, 2 chain, 10 long, the 1st on next long, 2 chain, miss 2 loops, repeat.

10th Row.-1 long, 2 chain, 1 long on long, 2 chain, 1 long on 1st of the 10 long, 2 chain, 4 long, the 1st into 3rd loop, 2 chain, 1 long into 3rd loop, 2 chain, miss 2 loops, repeat.

11th Row.-1 long, 2 chain, 1 long into 3rd loop, 2 chain, miss 2 loops, repeat.

12th Row-1 long on long, 2 chain, repeat.

13th Row.-4 long, 2 chain, miss 2 loops, repeat.

Crochet the ends of the stripe. Work 3 of these stripes in Cotton, then work a row of long stitches in Green Wool down each side of the stripes, working 1 long stitch into every loop.

For the Circles.

1st Row. With the lightest shade of Scarlet, work a chain of 11 stitches, unite the ends and work a row of D, making only 11 stitches, draw the Wool to the back, tie it securely and cut it off, this must be done at every row, then work 11 long stitches, one into every loop, making 2 chain between each.

2nd Row.-2nd shade, D° under the 2 chain, 5 chain, repeat. 3rd Row.-3rd shade, De into the centre stitch of the 5 chain, 6 chain, repeat.

4th Row.-4th shade, D under the centre of the 6 chain, 7 chain, repeat.

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