Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-11-16
November z, 1881.

viii give directions through your columns
ur scrap bag in crochet which think
.rmr of the readers would like. This is
m article which one finds very useful as
veil Us ornamental:
The pattern | have requires one bal
white cotton yarn number eight and one
skoin red yarn.
Using the white first-make a chain Of
xty four stitches, join and crochet anorb.
~ row of white in the following stitch
Put the thread over the hook-put through
a stitch then the thread over again and
irawing it back there will be three stitches
n the hook, put the thread over and draw
hrough two stitches-then again the re.
mining two Use this stitch throughout
u rOw-Join the red and make six red
wo white, six red, two white, repea ing
until around; Sd row-Two white. two
ed. two white, two red, etc 4th row
six red, two white, six red, etc. 9th row
An white; 9th row--AIl red. This forms
nv biut HUN w lltu Wo '" lutu u tOW-
All red. Widen by making two stitches
n one. make ten plain, then widen. and so
N, around; 9Th row-All red. Widen By
making two stitches between the two
widrned in the former row. 9th and 10Th
ows-Plain and all red; l1th row One
wh'Ue, seven red, one white seven red.
&c; II h row-Three white, five red,
three white, five red, etc. 18th row-fve
white, three red, ETC.. 14th row-Seven
white, one red, etc 10Th row-All white;
Is h 17th. 18Th and 1871 rows-Au white
to he made with open work in the follow
ing stitch: Passing over the first three
>tchcs, between the third and fourth
make three stitches, pass over three more,
make three again, etc. In the next ,ow,
make the three stitches in the space lefl
ny passing over the three in the preceding
CIV, 20'h row Same as 18th
A fancy stripe is now made through the
cen er in the following way: Isl row
Two red, eighteen white. etc 81 row
SIX red, fourteen white, ect., being careful
. make The third and fourth red, in the
W. of the last row; 81 row-Six red, two
. white, ten red, two white, six red. two
white, exc 4lh row-Two white, two red
! wO white, two red, ten white, two red
wo white, two red, etc. 9Th row--Six
red, two white, six red, six white, six red,
two white, etc 9th row-Same as Il e
4lh; 7th rows me as the Sd; 9Th row
Same rs the I'd The next row make
| plain white and 50 on, backward from the
Goth. That is-four rows of open. woik in
he white, one plain row of white. then
Join the red. and make one red, sew. n
white, etc. Next row, three red, five
white, etc Next, five red. three white,
etc etc, until the points are completed
Finish the bag with red. narrowing
every other row until near the end, then
harrowing every row. Marrow, by pas
sing over II stitch every seven stitches.
To finish the top of the bag. make
plan row of the white, wi lening every
few stitches so as to make this row stand
uut over the outer but not enough 10 make
i rutllr. Make another row in white. then
one N red. and finish with another row OF
red ii scalops. In this the hook should
he uut between the stitches instead of
through them.
For strap to hang the bag by: Make
u chain Of the red of sixteen stitches. In
this, work - row of the red, differing the
suIch formerly used, by not putting the
thread over the hook before crocheting
For the next row, make three white
stitches in three of the red, then make a
chain OF the white of three stitches and
pass over three of the red. then three Of
he white in three of the red, etc. crochet.
ing this around both edges. Next row
three red stitches in the three white, then
around the chain make four stitches, then
three more red in the white, etc. This
forms a strap for.hanging much prettier
than a cord.
A assel for the bottom OF the bag is
made of The white, six inches in length,
then covering in open-work three inches
in length of the red, finished by short
fringe
| have endea, ored to make these drec-
tions plain and have been careful to get
them correct. If any one tries to make
one and does not understand them I will
try and make it more plain. 1t is think
the prettiest pattern ever saw for scrap.
bag. think Mrs. T. X. M. B., will like
it if she has not one.
win any who try it report whether or
not they met with successP will not sew
eraI of the readers give directions for
making some simple articles suitable for