chain and 1 plain in each of the 8 pearl loops; fasten off.

2nd round—With blue wool commence in a loop of the last round, work 7 chain, miss 5 and 1 plain in the 5 chain; repeat all round and fasten off.

Work as many Stars as will be required.

THE JOINING.

1st Stripe—With the gold take a diamond and commence in a loop of chain over the centre of one of the ovals of it, + work 4 chain, 1 plain in the next loop of chain, then 1 chain; take a star and join to the centre of one of the blue loops of it, 1 chain, 1 plain in the same loop of the diamond as before, 4 chain, 1 plain in the next loop, 1 chain, join to the next loop of the star, 1 chain, 1 plain in the same loop as before, 4 chain, 1 plain in the next loop; take another diamond and work 1 plain in one of the loops over an oval of it; 4 chain, 1 plain in the next loop of the 2nd diamond, 1 chain, join to the next loop of the star, 1 chain, 1 plain in the same loop of the diamond as before, 4 chain, 1 plain in the next loop, 1 chain, join to the next loop of the star, 1 chain, 1 plain in the same loop as before, 4 chain, 1 plain in the next loop, 1 chain, 1 plain in the same loop as before. Repeat from + until the length required is made, at the end omit the last 1 chain and 1 plain; and to form the

2nd Stripe—Take another Diamond and work 1 plain in a loop over an oval of it, then repeat from + in the 1st Stripe, making the first four joinings to the last blue star, and after the "1 chain" in italics, join to the 1 chain between the 2 plain of the opposite diamond of the 1st stripe; at the end of the stripe fasten off.

3rd Stripe—Is worked as the 1st Stripe, commencing in the 6th loop of the last diamond counting from the last gold stitch, and continuing to the end of the 2nd Stripe.

THE EDGING.

1st round—With the gold commence in a loop of chain of one of the diamonds, work 4 chain, miss 6 and 1 plain in the next loop; repeat all round, but where the diamonds join omit the 4 chain and work another plain stitch in the next loop.

2nd round, White or Black—Commence in the stitch between the diamonds, work 5 chain, miss 5, 1 plain in each loop of the 1st round, but between the diamonds omit the 5 chain, and work another plain in the next loop as before.

3rd round, Blue—Commence between the diamonds, 6 chain, miss 5 and 1 plain in the next loop, 6 chain, 1 plain in the same loop as the last; repeat all round, omitting the chain between the diamonds as before. Fasten off.

VANDYKE SLEEVE.

DESIGN No. 6.

Materials—2 skeins each of Blue and Gold-color Netting Silk; Walker's Penelope Crochet Needle No. 3 ½. For the Tatting, a Shuttle, and Ring and Pin No. 3.

The foundation of the Sleeve is composed of Brussels net.

THE STARS.

With the gold make 19 Stars as page 4.

The Wristband—With the blue silk work the same as the Wristband in Sleeve No. 1.

The Large Stars—With the blue silk make 4 chain. Take a gold star and work 1 plain in a pearl loop of it, then 7 chain and 1 plain in each of the 7 pearl loops, 3 chain, 1 single in the 1st stitch of the 4 chain, then (10 chain, miss 7 and 1 plain in the 7 chain, 6 times), 5 chain; take the Band and join to the 1st loop of the 6th star of it, 5 chain, 1 plain as before, 5 chain, join to the next loop of the 5th star, 5 chain, 1 plain; fasten off.

2nd Large Star—Work as the last, joining it to the 2nd and 1st loops of the 4th star.

3rd Large Star—As the last, joining it to the 1st loop of the 3rd star of the Band, and then to the next loop of the 2nd star.

4th Large Star—As the last,