Ogden Daily Standard | 1916-09-09 | Page 21 | Old English Alphabet in Filet Stitch

I 1 Old English Alphabet in Filet Stitch. ; II JiSSSHftftiV, 5 ft Yf ftHh6&fcittfcftft fttXW i.2Ji I 1 WlS'i, .l?gM I iSi'i'S" V:Vu u, ft v , V, Si IMilmsimi ,W u tWM 1 !ft22?iT i f INSTRUCTIONS FOR CRO-' CHET WORK. This Is the first installment of H old English alphabet in filet cro- H chot The rest of tho nlphnbet H will follow in order in three sue- H cccding Sundays. This nlphnbet H should prove invaluable for the H needlewoman who is already be- IH ginning to mnkc her Christmas These letters have many uses '1 ond may find a place wherever an jf initial is needed. They have been IH used for towels, handkerchief 8, pil- low ca.cs, baby's dress, or the ccn- IH trftl dtalga of a yoke. As most nccdleworkcrs know, jH filet is a lnce mado up of open IH squares or meshes, and the design H in crochet is worked out by filling .1 IH the meshes with trebles, two IH trebles in each mesh and ono lf treble over each treble. VH Begin each letter with a chain IH of 45, turn with 0 ch., and divide I Jf the long chain into twenty meaheB. I H In the second row the form of the j letter begins. Tbcsu designs ad- j mit of no errors, each space should j nH be filled exactly as shown. I f If the plan is not perfectly clear, i IH consider each letter a square of j j blocks twenty by twenty. With 1 jH a pencil draw and divide thiB j jH square filling open spaces with ill dark shading outlining the letter - j desired, following the illustration ;H until the drawing is perfect. j jH The crocheting can then bo com- menced intelligently,, and there j will be no errors. I