_7th round_. 1 chain, 1 plain above the centre stitch of chain in 5th
round; repeat.--

_8th round (second shade of pink)_. 9 chain, 1 plain, worked in the
plain of last round; repeat.--

_9th round_. Double crochet.--

_10th round_. 5 chain, 1 plain, miss 3; repeat.--

_11th round_. 4 chain, 1 plain, worked in the centre stitch of chain of
last round; repeat.--

_12th round_. Double crochet, increasing in every ninth stitch. Now
divide the work into three parts, commence with the darkest shade, and
work as follows:--Fasten on the thread three stitches from the centre of
one of these divisions; make a chain of 9 stitches, 1 plain, miss 6.--

_2d row_. Commence one stitch from the first stitch in last row, 1
chain, 1 long in every stitch; repeat, finishing by working a stitch in
advance.--

_3d row_. Commence as in last row, 2 chain, 1 long, miss 1, and
finish as before.--

_4th row_. Commence and finish as before, 1 long, 2 chain, miss 1;
repeat.--

_5th row_. 3 chain, 1 long, miss 2; repeat, beginning and finishing as
before.--