1st Line.-Over one, under two, over two, under two, over two, under two, over one, under two, over two, under two, over two, under two, over

one.

2nd Line.-Over two, under two, over two, under two, over two, under three, over two, under two, over two, under two, over two.

3rd Line.-Under one, over two, under two, over two, under two, over two, under one, over two, under two, over two, under two, over two, under

ore.

4th Line.-Under two, over two, under two, over two, under two, over three, under two, over two, under two, over two, under two.

5th Line.-Over one, under two, over two, under two, over two, under

one.

6th Line.-Over two, under two, over two, under two, over two, under three, over two, under two, over two, under two, over two.

7th Line.-Under one, over two, under two, over two, under two, over two, under one, over two, under two, over two, under two, over two, under

one.

Repeat the same to the end from the first row; continue from pattern. THIRD MAT.-Mat of black; strips for plaiting, of gold paper.

1st Line.-Under two, over two, under three, over two, under two, over one, under two, over two, under three, over two, under two.

2nd Line.-Over one, under two, over two, under one, over two, under two, over three, under two, over two, under one, over two, under two, over

one.

3rd Line.-Over two, under two, over three, under two, over two, under one, over two, under two, over three, under two, over two.

4th Line.-Over one, under two, over two, under one, over two, under two, over three, under two, over two, under one, over two, under two, over

one.

5th Line.-Under two, over two, under three, over two, under two, over one, under two, over two, under three, over two, under two.

6th Line.-Under one, over two, under two, over one, under two, over two, under three, over two, under two, over one, under two, over two, under one.

Begin again with the first line.

PAPER MAT LIKE A WATER LILY.

Cut seventeen large rounds of coloured silver paper, two of the darkest
tint of the colour you choose (a lotus may be either blue
or rose colour), two of the next shade, two still lighter,
and so on till you have seven shades in two circles of both.
Then cut three rounds of the same size in white paper.
Fold each circle in four, and cut it like this pattern:
open it, and you will find it surrounded by points. Take
then the little crimping roller used for making pastry. Lay

your round on a soft cushion, or on a shawl
folded thickly, and run the crimper up each
point: this will curl the points as much as you
please. Then put the rounds inside each other
and fasten them together; fixing them on a
smaller round of

I cardboard with
some strong
gum, your mat
will then resem-

ble this pattern:

ANOTHER PAPER MAT.

Take four sheets of black silver paper and four sheets of rose colour. Cut them out in large rounds; fold two black sheets together in quarters; do the same with the rose coloured, and fasten them all together in a large round with a needle and thread. Then cut the outer part of circle in small shavings, and curl, and rub them up into a border.

BUTTON MATS.

Cut out a large round in paper; fold it in four, and scallop the edges in the manner shown in the engraving then lay the paper down on a piece of American cloth, and cut the mat out. Bind it with blue or pink ribbon, and sew round the edges a row of small white enamel buttons close together, or arranged in any form you please, such as those given in next page.

The buttons for these mats can only be bought at Shoolbred's shop, where they are sold at the price of sixpence for six gross.

Watch-pockets for beds are also made in the same manner. These are cheap and pretty mats for fancy bazaars, and take very little time to make.

A MAT WITH WORSTED ROSES.

Cut a piece of cardboard the size and shape you wish your mat to be; a round form is the prettiest. Cover it on the upper side with silk or velvet, as you like, and line the bottom with dark glazed calico; then sew round it a wreath of roses, moss, and leaves, made of Berlin wool, according to the following directions: Cut a skein of wool twice, i.e., at each end where it rests on the hands for winding. A single thread of this length suffices for a rose leaf. Thread it on a worsted needle; then take the other end, and turn it round and round, in a circle, quite flat, till it is the size of a rose leaf, and pass the needle right through the middle of it, and draw the remainder of the wool through it in this way:

Suppose your rose is to be a red one. Make four of these leaves of the darkest crimson, six of the next shade of that colour, four of a lighter shade, and twenty-four of a brilliant rose colour. Lay them in a heavy book, and press them fiat; then take a thread of black wool, wind it round your fingers into a little

ball for the centre of the rose. With a strong needle and red thread sew your four darkest leaves round this small bunch, or heart; sew the nearest shade over these, and then the following one till the rose is completed. The worsted leaves will bend nicely round the centre and over each other. You must make two deep crimson, two pink, two white, and two yellow roses, as about eight, placed of alternate colours, will go round your mat. But before you fasten them on it, you must put on an edge of wool moss, which is prepared according to given directions, and should be of different shades green, and of a good width. Sew the roses strongly down in this moss, leaving a little space between each for the leaves, which you must make in crochet, according to the following description:

of

See Knitted Moss.

1st Row of Crochet.-Eight foundation stitches.

2nd Row. Three single stitches, two double, three single.

3rd Row.-Turn back, making three single stitches, two double, three single. These three rows form the leaf, through which you pass a small piece of fine green wire, by means of which you can bend it as you like. About three leaves go between each woollen rose.

CASE FOR THE PILLOW.

These cases are generally made of marcella, and are braided in different patterns. As our readers can buy them ready drawn for use, we think it unnecessary to give a pattern. We may say, however, that if our young ladies choose, they may braid grape-vine leaves and bunches of grapes on them with good effect. The leaves and tendrils should be done in green braid; the grapes in mauve colour; and if the braid be twisted and raised on its edge, the grapes will stand in relief on the white ground.

PAPER PILLOW.

Save all your scraps of writing paper, old notes of no use for keeping, old envelopes, old backs of notes, &c, &c. Cut them into strips about inch wide and 2 inches long, curl them well with an old pen-knife. Make a

pillow-case of any materials you have; fill it with your curled paper mixed with a few shreds of flannel. Stuff it quite full, sew the end up, and cover it as you please.

These pillows are invaluable in cases of fever, as they keep continually cool, and are cheap and good substitutes for feather pillows.

PEN-WIPERS.

These are made in various ways. A pretty mode is this: Cut eight rounds of cloth, four scarlet and four black; sew round the edge of each small loops of two or three crystal beads in a loop. When all the edges are finished, fold each round into eight, and sew it tightly at the corner. Cut a round of firm thicker cloth for a foundation, and fasten the others when folded on it.

KNITTING CROCHET-CROCHET À TRICOTER.

Knitting is now a most fashionable and useful occupation. Many ladies of rank knit such articles as money cannot purchase. We have had many inquiries for a good recipe for gentlemen's stockings, for knickerbockers, and the directions given, we know, will be found good and correct also; the knitted sock is our last new pattern.*

The various patterns in crochet and crochet à tricoter are all new and original, and, we trust, will be generally approved of. The pattern in squares, for a carriage wrapper, is very beautiful, and well repays in beauty and utility the time and trouble bestowed on it.

* Mrs. Mee's and Miss Austin's.

HOW TO KNIT A STOCKING.

The stitches should be cast on double yarn, two stitches taken up through each loop. After knitting eight or ten rows round, you should turn directly back, and knit on the wrong side: this makes a little elastic roll at the top. Or you may seam every two stitches if you please. This is done by knitting two stitches and pearling two.

Ladies' stockings should be narrowed seven or eight times, after 4 or 5 inches have been knit from the top. The narrowing should be done on each side the seaming needle, and five or six rows knit between, each time. A long heel makes a better shaped stocking than a short one, especially if gores are knit into the sides. Gores are knit thus: knit round the foot of the stocking once, and narrow at the beginning of one side needle, and the end of the other. The second time of going round, knit through the instep needle; knit two stitches on the side needle, narrow; then turn back and knit the instep needle on the wrong side, just as you did in knitting the heel; knit two stitches in the same way from the side needle, and narrow; slip the stitch you have narrowed back upon the side needle, and knit on the other two, which belong there; then turn back and knit round the stocking after the usual manner. This knitting the instep needle twice, when you knit the others once, will produce a hole each time; but narrowing the last double knit stitch with one from the side needles every time you go round remedies the evil.

The first side you knit, after leaving the instep, knit two stitches, and narrow by slipping one stitch under the other; at the last side needle leave four and take two stitches up together. The heel must contain just half the stitches in the whole stocking. When nearly done, it must be narrowed seven or eight times before it is fastened together, by placing its two halves side by side, and knitting two stitches together with a third needle. Some finish it this way: they take just half the stitches of the heel in the middle of the needle, leaving a quarter on one side and a quarter on the other; they knit the middle only; but each time they take up one stitch from the side, and narrow it with one on the middle until all the side stitches are gone.

The foot is formed by taking up the loops on each side of the heel. Before these are knit, the side needle should be widened, by taking up an additional loop at the end of every three stitches; it should then be narrowed at the corner of the side needles until the foot is small enough.

The toe may be formed by dividing the stitches in such a way that half will be on the instep needle, and a quarter on each of the others. Knit two stitches at the beginning of the instep needle, and then narrow by slipping one of the two next stitches under the other; at the end leave four stitches, and narrow by taking up two stitches at once; slip, and bind in the same way at the beginning of one side needle; and narrow by taking up two at once, at the end of the other.

Another way is to narrow every seven stitches when you begin the toe; knit seven rows, and then narrow every seven stitches again; knit six rows,