With a mesh three times the size of that used for the square do one
entire round, with three stitches in one at the corners.

2nd round: With the small mesh. Miss the first stitch, net the second,
then the missed one, repeat all round.

3rd: X Net a stitch of each of seven stitches, miss one stitch of the
last round, X repeat all round.

Observe, before doing this round, count the number of stitches; if
they cannot be divided by eight, add at the corners as many as may be
required. Supposing there are so many eights and five over, then three
more will be wanted, and one must be added (by doing two in one) in
each of the three corners.

4th: X 6 over seven, miss the long stitch, X repeat.

5th: X 5 over six, missing as before, X repeat.

6th: X 4 over five, as before, X repeat.

7th: X 3 over four, as before, X repeat.

8th: X 2 over three, as before, X repeat.

Before darning netting, wash it perfectly clean, stiffen it by dipping
it into a little gum-water, and pin it out on a pillow, in the proper
form, to dry. Then darn it with embroidery cotton, every square of the
pattern being closely filled up.