Ring and Mesh Bag

Materials required:

4 cards of Klondyke Crochet Gold; 88 Brass curtain rings, inch; 4 yards silk cord, No. 160; 1 Star crochet hook, No. 3 1/2.

Cover 25 rings and connect them, as follows: 14 s. c. in first ring, then * without breaking thread, make 14 s. C. in another ring and repeat from * until all have been worked over. Put 14 more s. c. in the twenty-fifth ring to cover it completely, then work back, putting 14 s. c. on the other side of each ring and 1 s. c. over the connecting thread between each ring.
Cover 14 rings, in the same manner, but join first ring to last to form a circle.
Commence the bag in the center, as follows: cover one ring with 28 s. c. and join, 1 s. c. in the joining stitch, * draw up the loop on hook about 1/2 inch, thread over and through loop this time very short since it is really the first loop of an s. c. Take tip the second loop of the s. c. through the new long loop. Pull thread through the 2 loops on needle and the s. c. (or knot, as it is called) is finished. The present loop on the needle should be pulled up long and corresponds to the first loop made. When it is pulled up, hold the knot just made between the thumb and fore¬finger and repeat the directions from *, thus forming one set of knots. Make 1 s. c. in each of the next two stitches on the ring and repeat from the beginning all around, ending with 1 s. c. Fourteen knot stitch loops, in all.
Third round: ch. 3, then catch in the top of first knot of preceding round, putting 1 s. c. through the double thread on the right side of knot and another s. c. on the left side of knot, * make one long loop and one knot, then 1 s. c. in the center of one ring, of the circle of 14 rings, a long loop and knot caught, as directed, in the next knot of second round and repeat from * all around. Join to each ring of circle, in turn. Fasten off.
Fourth round: 1 s. c. in the fifth stitch of ring, 1 set of knots, 1 s. c. in the tenth stitch of same ring, 1 set of knots and repeat from * in each ring all around. 28 sets of knots.
Fifth round: commence as for third round, then make 28 sets of knots catching as directed in each knot of preceding round.
Sixth round: make one set of knots, 1 s. c. in the third ring of the 25 covered rings, starting the left side of bag, then continue as third round was made up to the third ring on the opposite side. Work back and forth in knot stitch, to form the top of the bag, catching in the rings on each side when reached, as before, until the last ring has been caught into. Fasten off. This completes one side of the bag. Make second side like first and join them, as follows: * 1 s. c. over joining thread between first 2 rings, working from the back, 1 set of knots and repeat from * to the other end.
Second row : turn, making 3 loops and 3 knots, catch in last knot of first row, then finish row as usual. Make two more rows of knot stitch on the last one joining on the second side to correspond to first one. Hold two rings together and make 28 s. c. over them and fasten between first and second rings. Do this for each corner. Use a piece of klondyke Gold cord or crochet a chain of two yards and twenty-one inches after it has been stretched. Fold in half, then divide into three parts of six strands. Twist into a cord, then pull same through top ring, through knot loops, through ring on the other end, then through other side, in same way. Fasten ends together. Take 21 inches of silk cord and twist around gold cord, as illustrated.
Make two handles of remaining silk cord and sew to bag.