. Godey's lady's book . in, 3 ch, 1 dc underchain, 3 ch, 1 dc under chain, 3 ch, * four times. 6th.—* 3 dc, 3 ch, 3 dc, all under 3 ch atpoint; between point and point work as before,but with one repetition more. This design is extremely prettily done in dou-ble Berlin wool, of two colors, for a couvre-pieds, or babys blanket. < » « » » NEW CROCHET STITCHES. (Especially suitable for Wool-wor7c.) No. I.—Tunis Stitch. This is begun exactly like Princess stitch,and with the same kind of hook. You makea chain of any given number of stitches, andwork back on it, taking up each stitch anddrawing
. Godey's lady's book . in, 3 ch, 1 dc underchain, 3 ch, 1 dc under chain, 3 ch, * four times. 6th.—* 3 dc, 3 ch, 3 dc, all under 3 ch atpoint; between point and point work as before,but with one repetition more. This design is extremely prettily done in dou-ble Berlin wool, of two colors, for a couvre-pieds, or babys blanket. < » « » » NEW CROCHET STITCHES. (Especially suitable for Wool-wor7c.) No. I.—Tunis Stitch. This is begun exactly like Princess stitch,and with the same kind of hook. You makea chain of any given number of stitches, andwork back on it, taking up each stitch anddrawing the wool through, until finally you haveall on the needle. Work back, by drawing thewool first through one loop only, and after thatthrough two, till you have one only on thehook, which is the first of next row. So far thetwo stitches are precisely alike. 3c?. Instead of putting the hook in the uprightstitch, insert it under the top, or upper part,between every two upright threads ; and draw WORK DEPARTMENT. 507. the loop through; so that at the end of therow, working from right to left, you have allthe loops on the needle, the last one being madeof a sort of loose thread at the end. 4th, or returning row, is like the second, butthat you draw three off together at the these two rows alternately till sufficientis done. This stitch is better adapted for makingsquares than stripes, as it works into a diamondor slanting form, but can readily be pulled intoshape. A couvre-pied made of this stitch, in smallsquares of two bright trenchant colors, would bevery handsome, especially if each square wassurrounded by a line of sc, worked in gold ormaize filoselle. No. II.—Velvet Stitch is made by putting the wool twice round thehook (as for tc), and then inserting it in thestitch to be worked. Draw the wool throughthis, and then through all the four loops andtwists of thread together, which requires a
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