Mdlle. Riego's Crochet Book

First Small Leaf—Make a chain of 10 stitches, turn, miss 4, and work 1 single in the 5th stitch to form a round loop, turn back; leaving the chain for the stem, work in the round loop 7 chain, 1 plain, 9 chain, 1 plain, 7 chain, 1 plain, turn back; miss 1, (4 chain, and 1 plain 7 times in the 7 chain), miss 1, 1 plain in the 9 chain, (4 chain, and 1 plain 7 times in the 9 chain), miss 1, 1 plain in the 7 chain, (4 chain and 1 plain in the 7 chain 7 times); this finishes the Leaf; work 5 single stitches down the stem, and for the

Second Small Leaf—10 chain, turn; miss 4, 1 single in the 5th stitch, turn back, and work in the round loop 7 chain, 1 plain, 9 chain, 1 plain, 7 chain, 1 plain, turn back; (4 chain, and 1 plain 3 times in the 7 chain, 2 chain, join it to the centre stitch of the 18th 4 chain of 1st leaf, 2 chain, and in the same 7 chain work 1 plain, then 4 chain, and 1 plain 3 times in the same 7 chain), miss 1, 1 plain in the 9 chain, (4 chain, and 1 plain 7 times in the 9 chain), miss 1, 1 plain in the 7 chain, (4 chain and 1 plain 7 times in the 7 chain); this finishes the leaf; then 5 single stitches down the stem; and for the centre stem 5 chain, join it to the 20th 4 chain of the 2d leaf, 5 chain, join it to the 17th 4 chain of the 2d leaf, 10 chain, join it to the centre or 11th 4 chain of the 2d leaf, 6 chain, join it to the 6th 4 chain of the 2d leaf; and for the

First Large Leaf—29 chain, turn, miss 2, 3 plain, (2 chain, miss 2, and 1 treble 4 times), 2 chain, miss 2, 1 plain, turn, leaving the chain stitches for the stem, work 1 chain to cross it; then on the other side of the foundation, 7 chain, miss 1, 1 plain in the 2 chain of foundation, miss 1, 1 plain in the next 2 chain, turn back, and missing the 2 plain, work 5 treble and 1 plain in the 7 chain, turn back; 9 chain, 1 plain in the same


 2 chain of the foundation as before, miss 1, 1 plain in the next 2 chain, turn back, and missing the 2 plain, work 7 treble and 1 plain in the 9 chain, turn back; join it to the 12th 4 chain of the 1st small leaf, then 7 chain, 1 plain in the 2 chain as before, miss 1, 1 plain, turn back; 5 treble and 1 plain in the 7 chain, turn back; 5 chain, 1 plain in the 2 chain, miss 1, 1 plain, turn back; 3 treble and 1 plain in the 5 chain, turn back; 2 chain, miss 1, 3 treble on the 3 plain, and in the 2 chain at the point of the leaf, (work 1 plain, 2 chain, and 1 plain), turn, and work the other side to correspond, thus—3 treble, 5 chain, 1 plain in the 2 chain, miss 1, 1 plain, turn back, and missing the 2 plain, work 3 treble and 1 plain in the 5 chain, turn back; 7 chain, 1 plain, miss 1, 1 plain, turn back, work 5 treble and 1 plain in the 7 chain, turn back; 9 chain, 1 plain, miss 1, 1 plain, turn back; 7 treble, and 1 plain in the 9 chain, turn back; 7 chain, 1 plain, miss 1, 1 plain, turn back; 5 treble and 1 plain in the 7 chain, turn back, 7 chain, 1 plain; this finishes the leaf; work 6 plain down the stem; and for the

Calyx and First Flower—14 chain, turn, miss 1, 8 plain, turn, work 1 chain to cross the stem, and on the other side work 2 plain, 5 treble, 1 plain, 7 chain, 1 single stitch at the point, turn back, and work 16 plain in the 7 chain, turn back; (7 chain, miss 1, and 1 plain on the 16 plain 8 times), turn back; 4 chain, miss 4, 1 plain in the 7 chain, (4 chain, miss 7, and 1 plain in the 7 chain 7 times), 4 chain, miss 4, 1 plain on the 1st stitch of the calyx, turn back; miss 1, (1 plain, and 3 treble in the 4 chain, join it to the 3d division or open space of the large leaf, always counting from the point; then 3 treble 1 plain, these 8 stitches are all worked in the same 4 chain), miss 1, (1 plain, 6 treble and


 1 plain in the next 4 chain), and before finishing the flower, work the spray of 3 leaves, thus—