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Title: Fancy work for pleasure and profit
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Heron, Adelaide E
Subjects: Needlework
Publisher: Chicago, Thompson & Thomas
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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down each side of heel, k. for 24 rounds. 25th round, k. the stitches for top of foot, k. 5 of the sole-stitches, k. 2 together, k. 22, k. 2 together, k. 5, k. 3 rounds without decrease. In the next round decreaseagain at the same places, but therewill be only 20 stitches between the.two decreases this time; continue todecrease 4 times more with 3 plainrows between each decreasing row;then at the top k. i, p. i across (forthe remainder of the boot) reversingthe stitches in each alternate round,but continuing the decreasings atsole for another 4 times, making inall 10 decreasings on each side. Turn the boot inside out, put 2stitches from each side of solestitches to the top stitches, k. to-gether, I stitch from the top, and Istitch from the bottom, then 2 fromthe top, and i from the sole (cast-pjg 2^3 ing off each time) across the whole stitches, until there are left but i top and i bottom, k. these 2 together,and cast them off. For the crochet trimming round the top work with wool:—
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KNITTING AND CROCHETING. 397 1st round, i double into a stitch, i ch., pass over i stitch, 3 tr. eachseparated by I ch. into next stitch, i ch., pass over i stitch and repeat allround. 2nd round, with silk, i double into each stitch. For the line below thescallops, with silk, work i double into each stitch. For the rosette, with silk, make a chain of 14 stitches, turn, work idouble, 3 tr., and i double into each of 3 stitches, i double, 4 tr., and idouble into each of 4 stitches, i double, 5 tr., and i double into each of 5stitches. Roll the work round, with the smallest scallops in the center,sew securely at the back of work, and sew to the toe of boot. The ribbonround the ankle is sewn to the boot at the back, and is tied in front. CROCHET MOP FOR DUSTING PICTURES. The above mop may also be used for washing pictures, and is com-posed of a wooden or cane stick one and a half inches thick, and any lengthdesired, covered with a strip of crochet. One hole ismade at lower end of this sti

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