Wrap; draw up a loop and continue to draw up loops until there are 7 loops on the needle. Wrap, and draw a loose loop through the seven loops. Make 1 loose chain stitch.
Make another cluster of stitches to form another bead.
After the third cluster is made, make 3 chain stitches, and slip 1 bead down the thread until it meets the chain. Put the hook through the hole in the bead, and catch the last chain stitch. Pull the bead down over the chain stitches.
Draw up the last loop of the chain about ½ inch, and make a cluster of stitches as in beginning the work.
Make 2 more clusters, and add one more bead.
Continue to make clusters until the chain is nearly as long as desired. Then add the beads as explained above and make 3 more clusters. Cut off thread about 5 inches from the end of the work, and make one chain stitch to fasten end, drawing it all the way through.
Thread the end of cotton left on the chain into a long-eyed needle and sew with several stitches to the top of the ball, running the end well down into the ball to fasten it securely before cutting it off.
Material: Fine mercerized blue, or lavender, or pink, or ecru, or gray, crochet cotton. Steel crochet needle No. 9. One bone ring, about 1⅛ inch across.
1. Chain 8; that is, make 8 chain stitches. Join in ring with slip stitch.
2. First row: Chain 3. Put 2 double crochets in each stitch of chains.
4. Third row: Chain 3. Make 1 double crochet in the first stitch of row below. Make 2 double crochets in the next; 1 double crochet in the next; 2 double crochets in the next; and so on to the end of row. Join.
Make 1 double crochet in each of the first 2 stitches; 2 double crochets in the third stitch; and so on to the end of the row.
6. Fifth and sixth rows: Chain 3. Put 1 double crochet in each stitch with 1 chain between.
7. Make another side like the one just finished.
Use a piece of rather heavy cord to practice making picot (pēkō) edge.
2. Turn and make 14 single crochets. Make 1 chain stitch.
3. Turn, and putting hook under two threads, make 2 single crochets.
5. Now, pointing the hook toward the left thumb, put it through the top loop of the single crochet _last_ made (where the chain was started), and then put it through the _lower front_ loop of the single crochet _last_ made. (See picture, page 256.)