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The Lady's Album of Fancy Work for 1850 by Unknown
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the work wrong side up. 6 c s, miss 2, s c into third stitch; repeat
this five times more. Turn 1 d c, 5 l s, 1 d c, into every space formed
by 6 c s, d c round the remaining part of the ring six times; fasten
off, leaving one end about three inches long. Turn on the wrong side.
Begin on the third stitch of third scallop of last flower. 12 c s, s c
into fifth stitch of next scallop, forming a loop over the two centre
scallops. Turn. D c round this loop eighteen times. Turn. * 6 c s, miss
2, s c into third stitch; repeat from * five times more. Turn. 1 d c, 5
l s, 1 d c into every space formed by 6 c s; fasten off, leaving one end
as in last flower. Work fifteen of these flowers, thread a fine needle
with the ends left, and make a few stitches on the wrong side to secure
them. The band between the two puffings is to be worked exactly the
same; but there must be eighteen flowers instead of fifteen. Commence
the fulness on the band for the wrist on the first scallop, at the edge,
5 c s (working in the end of the thread), s c into the centre of next
scallop, * 6 c s, s c into the first scallop of next flower. 5 c s, s c
into next scallop; repeat from * to the end of the band.

_2d row_. Commence on the first loop of 5 c s in last row, * 8 c s, d c
round the next loop, 8 c s, d c round the same loop; repeat from * to
the end of the row.--_3d row_. Commence on first loop of 8 c s in last
row, 9 c s, d c into next loop, 9 c s, d c into next loop; repeat to the
end of the row.--_4th row_. Commence on the same loop of 8 c s, as the
last row was begun on 10 c s, d c round the centre of first loop in last
row, * 9 c s, d c round the next loop; repeat from * to the end of the
row. After the d c stitch round the last loop in this row, make 5 c s,
and draw the end of the cotton through. _These 5 c s must be worked at
the end of every alternate row, in order to keep the ends of the fulness
even_. Work four more rows like the two last, making in all six rows,
then seven rows, having 10 c s in each loop, every alternate row of
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