New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-29

One or two references in late numbers to open and
.Iose square crochet have perplexeG some new be-
oinners aud The above cut has, therefore been pre-
,sred 10 serve as text for explaining what is
meant.
Square crochet is almost entirely used for making
6lies. counterpanes, Dncushons and even edg-
ipgs. from the printed designs with which the wool
stores abound. These are copies of animals. flowers
seome;ri-a patterns the like. and usually
ornted on blue ground. the white representing the
close squares and the blue the open ones. TIE work
"a all done treble crochet with fine Gro
chet cotton. Three full treble stitches side by
side form a close square. One treble stitch and
two chain stitches form an open square As an open
square may. and often does, end row. there must
he an extra treble stitch to complete IT, This odd
stitch must always be allowed for in starting. Thus.
lfthe prop sed pattern consists of 8 squares. the
number Of stitches will be Is; if of 20 squares the
number W II be 81.
The pattern is usually begun at the bottom at the
night ald corner. and the cotton is broken off at
the end Of each row. Starting again ri the right
side three chain count for the first treble In work
ing a close square on the top of an open one, the
hook must ne put in the ehlIn-not under n-with
two threads above it and one below.
The pattern above consists OF 81 squares In the
original this was surrounded by row of open
squares and that again by scalloped edge. One
row of open squares and two Of close squares would
however form a simple and effective border II this
border s adopted the little tidy viii consist of 81
squares. Following the diagram closely, however
cast on SO stitches. The three of these form the
first treble. Work the second treble on the fourth loop
and a treble also into the next stitch. These three
trebes form the first close square. Now make an
other treble then 2 ch-tnese form tue second
SQUARE, which is an open one. Miss stitches, and
then work - close squares 81 trebies. The next
square is open: therefore make treble CHI, miss
TWO and work three treble for the last square which
the pattern shows close one Make the odd treble.
Now count the number OF stitches, to see that
there ar. 94three for each Of the 81 squares. ana
for the odd stitch. Break off the cotton and start
the second row. The first two squares Of this row
are OPEN Make 8 en-. for the first treble then ch,
then treble = en-. followed by 3 trebles for the
close spare Next there are % open squares. each
consisting Of treble, en-, then close square, and
finally . omen squares. Finish with the odd treble
stitch Follow every line of the pattern in the same
way. The first FIVE lines may be briefly summarized
as follows:
lst row. l cl. so. op so. q cL So. op. So.
cl 50.
p row op. So, Ct. 81, % oD. So, cl. eq.,
Op. 81.
Sd row: CT. So, 81 op. So, CT. 50.
4th row: l cl. So, o.. So. CT. 50. on. So,
c. Sc. y op. So, cl ST., op. sa q. So, OF.
SO. cl. 81.
5rh row: l cl So. l OPP. 50. 3 G.. So, OF. So,
cl so. ms Is the beginning of the stem Of the
dowerl y op. So. c. So OPP So. cl. 50.
The resi- Of the pattern IS worked III precisely the
same manner Don't forget the odd treble stitch az
Tue emf Of each row.