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

Chapter 19: NET FOR THE HAIR. [Fig. 10.]
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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.

NET FOR THE HAIR.
[Fig. 10.]

Materials.—Three good skeins of scarlet or blue netting silk; elastic ribbon and tassels to correspond; crochet hook, No. 12.

Make 6 chain, and form them into a round.

1st.—1 tc. into every chain, and 1 ch., after every tc., thus making 12 stitches in the round.

2nd.—1 tc. on one chain, 3 ch., miss tc. stitch. Repeat.

3rd.— 1 tc. on the centre of the loop, 5 ch., repeat.

4th.— 1 tc. on centre of loop, 7 ch. repeat.

5th to 10th rounds inclusive.—Like the last, increasing two chain at every round, so that 9 ch. are made in the 5th, and 19 in the 10th round.

11th.—3 tc., 3 ch., miss 3. Repeat.

12th.— 3 tc. on 3 ch., 3 ch., miss 3, + repeat.

13th.— 4 tc., 4 ch., miss 4, repeat.

14th.—+ 4 tc. on 4 ch., 5 ch., miss 4, + repeat.

The elastic ribbon is to be run in the 11th round, and tassels fastened to hang over the ear.