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The ladies' complete guide to crochet, fancy knitting, and needlework

Chapter 12: PUNCH’S ANTI-MACASSAR. [Fig. 6.]
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The manual opens with a brief history of needle arts and proceeds to clear, elementary instruction and a dictionary of technical terms, enabling readers to learn stitches and techniques quickly. It provides step-by-step guidance and patterns across crochet, fancy knitting, tatting, embroidery, Berlin wool and point lace, with designs ranging from simple edgings and collars to intricate doilies, nets, bags, scarves, infant caps, and anti-macassars. Illustrative patterns and explanations cover materials, stitches, insertions, and border treatments, aiming to teach both basic execution and more elaborate decorative motifs for domestic handiwork.

PUNCH’S ANTI-MACASSAR.
[Fig. 6.]

Materials.—Crochet cotton, No. 10; crochet hook, No. 15; eagle card-board gauge; 136 ch.

The first four rows in open square crochet.

5th.—19 o., 1 c., 25 o., 1 dc.

6th.—16 o., 4 c., 7 o., 1 c., 17 o., 1 dc.

7th.—16 o., 4 c., 4 o., 4 c., 17 o., 1 dc.

8th.—17 o., 1 c., 1 o., 1 c., 4 o., 4 c., 17 o., 1 dc.

9th.—18 o., 1 dc., 1 ch., 5 dc., 5 o., 1 dc., 1 ch., 6 dc., 1 ch., 17 o., 1 dc.

10th.—18 o., 3 c., 3 o., 4 c., 17 o., 1 dc.

11th.—13 o., 1 dc., 1 ch., 6 dc., 1 ch., 1 o., 1 dc., 1 ch., 11 dc., 2 ch., 2 ch., 1 dc., 1 dc., 2 ch., 4 c., 17 o., 1 dc.

12th.—13 o., 3 c., 2 o., 3c. 2 o., 4 c., 18 o., 1 dc.

13th.—12 o., 1 dc., 1 ch., 12 dc., 1 ch., 1 dc., 2 ch., 13 dc., 2 ch., 11 dc., 1 ch., 18 o., 1 dc.

14th.—12 o., 1 dc., 1 ch., 41 dc., 2 ch., 18 o., 1 dc.

15th.—As 14th.

16th.—13 o., 43 dc., 2 ch., 17 o., 1 dc.

17th.—14 o., 43 dc., 2 ch., 16 o., 1 dc.

18th.—14 o., 46 dc., 2 ch., 15 o., 1 dc.

19th.—14 o., 1 dc., 1 ch., 47 dc., 2 ch., 14 o., 1 dc.

20th.—15 o., 46 dc., 2 ch., 14 o., 1 dc.

21st.—15 o., 1 dc., 1 ch., 44 dc., 2 ch., 14 o., 1 dc.

22nd.—11 o., 57 dc., 1 ch., 14 o., 1 dc.

23rd.—15 o., 61 dc., 2 ch., 9 o., 1 dc.

24th.—16 o., 46 dc., 2 ch., 13 o., 1 dc.

25th.—16 o., 1 dc., 1 ch., 45 dc., 1 ch., 13 o., 1 dc.

26th.—17 o., 44 dc., 1 ch., 13 o., 1 dc.

27th.—18 o., 41 dc., 1 ch., 13 o., 1 dc.

28th.—16 o., 47 dc., 1 ch., 13 o., 1 o.

29th.—Like 28th.

30th.—16 o., 48 dc., 2 ch., 12 o., 1 dc.

31st.—16 o., 1 dc., 1 ch., 29 dc., 2 ch., 16 o., 2 ch., 12 o., 1 dc.

32nd.—14 o., 35 dc., 1 ch., 1 o., 1 dc., 1 ch., 14 dc., 2 ch., 12 o., 1 dc.

33rd.—14 o., 34 dc., 2 ch., 2 o., 13 dc., 2 ch., 12 o., 1 dc.

34th.—15 o., 31 dc., 2 ch., 2 o., 13 dc., 2 ch., 12 o., 1 dc.

35th.—16 o., 31 dc., 2 ch., 1 o., 13 dc., 2 ch., 12 o., 1 dc.

36th.—15 o., 37 dc., 2 ch., 1 dc., 1 ch., 9 dc., 1 ch., 13 o., 1 dc.

37th.—12 o., 7 dc., 2 ch., 37 dc., 2 ch., 1 dc., 2 ch., 7 dc., 2 ch., 13 o., 1 dc.

38th.—12 o., 34 dc., 2 ch., 1 dc., 2 ch., 5 dc., 1 ch., 2 o., 5 dc., 1 ch., 14 o., 1 dc.

39th.—12 o., 37 dc., 2 ch., 20 o., 1 dc.

40th.—13 o., 34 dc., 2 ch., 20 o., 1 dc.

41st.—14 o., 10 dc., 2 ch., 16 dc., 2 ch., 21 o., 1 dc.

42nd.—14 o., 1 dc., 1 ch., 35 dc., 2 ch., 18 o., 1 dc.

43rd.—15 o., 32 dc., 1 ch., 19 o., 1 dc.

44th.—14 o., 34 dc., 2 ch., 19 o., 1 dc.

45th.—15 o., 28 dc., 2 ch., 20 o., 1 dc.

46th.—16 o., 25 dc., 2 ch., 20 o., 1 dc.

47th.—Like 46th.

48th.—17 o., 22 dc., 2 ch., 20 o., 1 dc.

49th.—18 o., 19 dc., 2 ch., 20 o., 1 dc.

50th.—18 o., 19 dc., 2 ch., 1 dc., 2 ch., 7 dc., 2 ch., 16 o., 1 dc.

51st.—Like 50th.

52nd.—19 o., 16 dc., 2 ch., 1 dc., 2 ch., 4 dc., 2 ch., 17 o., 1 dc.

53rd.—20 o., 19 dc., 2 ch., 18 o., 1 dc.

54th.—21 o., 13 dc., 2 ch., 19 o., 1 dc.

55th to 58th inclusive, in open squares.

Border for the Anti-Macassar, which must have a row of sc. up each side previously done to fasten in the threads.

1st.—1 dc. over dc., of the Anti-Macassar, 2 ch., 7 dc. in next dc., 3 ch., 1 dc. in same stitch. ; repeat all round.

2nd.—Sc. in the centre of the 3 ch. of last round, 9 ch., sc. in centre of the next, ; repeat.

3rd.— Sc. on 1st of 9 ch., 3 ch., miss 2, 1 dc. on 3rd, 4 ch., miss 1, 1 dc. on 2nd. 3 ch., miss 2, 1 sc. on the last of the 9, ; repeat.