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Title: Godey's lady's book
Year: 1840 (1840s)
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Subjects: Women American literature Costume Arts
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. : L.A. Godey
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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26 CROCHET PINCUSHION.
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This is formed of two rows of stars. There are nine in the upper row, which forms the top ofthe cushion, and twelve in the lower row, which lies as a frill all round. The two rows are joinedtogether with chains of crochet; the top edge is carried over within the circle, which is left openfor either a scent-bottle or vase of flowers. A ribbon is laced in and out between the two rows ofstars, and serves to draw the crochet tight over the cushion, and finishes with a bow. The follow-ing are the instructions for forming the stars : Make a ring of 15 stitches, on this work 24 doublestitches ; chain 11, loop in, leaving 3 stitches between, repeat 6 times ; 2 single, 9 double, 2 singleon each of the 11 chain ; 1 double, 8 chain, loop in to the centre stitch of the 9 double of last row,repeat all round ; 1 double, 3 chain on every other loop all round ; 2 double, 3 chain, 2 double, 3chain between every other double stitch of last row ; 1 row over the last, with 3 double, 3 chain,3 double. A k

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