62. CARD-PURSE.

_Materials--One skein of cerise, one of blue fine crochet-silk, one
skein of gold twist; one hank of gold beads No. 6, one ditto of silver;
a gilt top and tassel will also be required_.


Thread the gold beads on the cerise silk, and the silver on the blue,
and with the cerise make a chain of 7 stitches, unite; make 2 stitches
in each stitch in the 1st round, in every alternate in the 2d, and in
every third in the 3d, passing down a bead in every stitch; work thus,
increasing in each stitch until there are 42 bead-stitches in the round;
now decrease each division of the star, working 6 bead-stitches, 1
plain, increasing in the plain stitch; then decrease 1 bead-stitch in
every round till but one remain, increasing always in the same stitch in
each round; work 2 plain rounds, still increasing as before; work 1
round with gold twist, without increasing; 1 round with cerise, passing
down a bead at every stitch; and 1 round again with twist. Commence with
blue, and work 1 plain round. There ought now to be 64 stitches in the
round; if a greater number should be found, decrease by missing a stitch
as may be found necessary. This must be done in the first round worked
with blue.--_2d round (with blue)_. 10 plain, 3 beads, 1 plain, 2
bead-stitches; repeat all round.--

_2d round_. 8 plain, 8 beads; repeat.--

_3d round_. 12 plain, 4 beads; repeat.--

_4th round_. 4 plain, 4 beads, 5 plain, 3 beads; repeat.--