7th: 12 l., 5 ch., miss 1 loop, 12 l., * 5 ch., 1 l. into centre loop of 5 ch., 9 ch., 1 l. into 3rd loop of the 7 ch., from d.c. stitch in last row, 5 ch., 3 d.c. on the centre 3 l. of the 9 l., repeat from *.
8th: 14 l., 5 ch., miss 1 loop, 14 l., * 5 d.c. under the 5 ch., 5 l. into the 1st 5 loops of the 9 ch., 5 ch., 1 more l. into same loop, 4 more l. into the remaining loops, 5 d.c. under the 5 ch., 5 ch., repeat from *.
MATERIALS.--Brooks' Great Exhibition Prize Goat's-head Crochet Cotton, Nos. 10, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, and Penelope Crochet Hook, Nos. 3, 3-1/2, 4.
With cotton No. 26, and hook No. 3. For centre star or _a_ work 10 chain, make it round, and in the loop you have formed work 24 d.c.; 1 s.c. in 1st d.c. ** 5 chain, miss 2, 1 s.c. in 3rd, repeat from ** 7 times more; in 1st 5 chain, * 2 long, 7 chain, 2 long in same 5 chain, 5 chain repeat from * in each 5 chain all round, fasten off.
Fasten cotton No. 24, and hook No. 3-1/2. ** In 7 chain 4 long, 4 chain turn and on the 4 chain, miss 1, 1 d.c., 2 long; 4 long in same 7 chain; 2 chain, 1 s.c. in centre of 5 chain; 2 chain repeat ** all round.
* 2 long, 1 chain, miss 1, 2 long, 1 chain, miss 1, 2 long, 7 chain, 1 long in same as last long, 1 long in next chain, 1 chain, miss 1, 2 long, 1 chain, miss 1, 2 long, miss 4. Repeat all round, * fasten off.
_b_. With cotton No. 24, and hook 3-1/2, 10 chain join round; work in round loop; 16 d.c.
3rd row: 1 long, 5 chain, 1 long, 3 chain, repeat all round.
4th: 3 long in the centre of 5 chain; 4 chain, 1 s.c. in the centre of 3 chains; 4 chain; repeat all round, fasten off.
With No. 22 cotton, and the same hook. * 1 long in 2nd long of 3 long in last row; "3 chain," 1 long in same as last; 2 chain, miss 1, 2 long, 1 d.c. in last long; miss 3, 1 d.c., 2 long, 2 chain, repeat * 7 times more only in the last point in "3 chain." Join to _a_ in the following manner: 2 chain draw through the 4th stitch of 7 chain of _a_, then repeat the same as before, fasten off.
2nd _b_. Make the same as first _b_ till the last row, where join in precisely the same way; the 1st point to centre _a_ and two more points to 1st _b_; finish the row same as 1st _a_, and fasten off.
Make 6 more _b_, joining in the same manner. You will see what points are joined in the engraving.