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

Chapter 14: FOR ANTI-MACASSARS, ETC.
By Ann S. Stephens
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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.

DEEP LACE IN CROCHET.
[Fig. 7.]

FOR ANTI-MACASSARS, ETC.

Materials.—Crochet cotton, No. 12; crochet hook, No. 14 or 15.

Make a chain the required length.

1st Row in sc.

2nd.—1 tc., 1 ch., miss 1, repeat.

3rd.—1 dc., 7 ch., miss 3, dc. in 4th; repeat.

4th.—✕ Sc. in centre of 7 ch., 7 ch., ✕; repeat.

5th, 6th, and 7th.—Like 4th.

8th.—† Sc. in centre of 7 ch., ✕; 9 ch., sc. in same stitch, ✕ twice 3 ch., miss 3, dc. on 4th. 3 ch., miss 3, †; repeat.

9th.—Sc., miss every sc. stitch of last row.

10th.—✕ sc. on point of the next loop, 3 ch., sc. on point of the next loop, 7 ch., ✕ repeat.

11th.—† Sc. on centre of 7 ch., ✕ 9 ch., sc. in same stitch, + twice 9 ch., †; repeat.

12.—† 9 sc. on 9 ch.; then, on the first loop of 9, work 1 sc., 2 dc., 6 tc., 2 dc., 1 sc.: then make the flower thus: 12 ch., slip in 6th for a loop, ✕ 5 ch., 1 sc. under loop, ✕ 4 times; work these 4 loops in sc., missing all the previous sc. stitches, then the 5 ch. that were left of the 12; 1 sc., 2 dc., 6 tc., 1 sc. on 2nd loop of 9, †; repeat.