7th: K. 1, k. 3+, k. 1.

8th: Purl.

9th: K. 3+.

20 tulips will be required.

THE LEAVES (10 of which will be necessary).--4 shades of green, 12
rows of each; 2 needles.

Cast on 3 stitches; k. plain, till before the centre stitch; t.f. and
k. the centre stitch; t.f., k. the remainder plain; p. the next row;
repeat these 2 rows, till there are 12 open stitches up the vein of
the leaf; then k. 1, k. 2+, k. plain, till 2 from the centre stitch;
then k. 2+, t.f., k. 1, t.f., k. 2+, k. plain, till 3 from the end;
then k. 2+, k. 1; p. the next row; repeat till there are 8 more open
stitches, that is, 20 from the beginning; then k. 2+ at the beginning
and end of every other row, till the last ends in a point. Now sew the
leaves round the mat by the part where the stem should be; then sew
the tulips on as in engraving, sewing the leaf about 6 rows from the
point on the stem of the tulip.

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[Illustration: A WOVEN PARASOL.]

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CROCHET.