Knot Stitch Reticule

Materials required:

4 balls "Solitaire Knitting"; 1 bone crochet hook, No. 1.
CHAIN 10 and join.
Chain 3, make 23 d. c. stitches in the ring, join to top of 3 chain, making 24 stitches in all, the ch. 3 counting as 1 d. c.
Second round: chain 8, turn, skip first ch. and make 1 s. c. in each of the 7 remaining chs., * turn, ch. 1, 1 s. c. in each of the 7 s. c. of preced¬ing row, taking up the back thread only, to form a rib. Repeat from until there are 4 rows in all, thus forming one block, slip stitch back over last row. * Chain 8, skip 3 stitches on the ring, 1 s. c. in the next, turn and make another block on the chain 8, as before. Omit the row of slip stitches and repeat from * until there are six blocks around the center ring. Join last block to corner of first block made and make a row of slip stitches to upper point.
Third round: * chain 8, 1 treble crochet (see page 4) between the 2 blocks, chain 8, I s. c. in upper corner of next block and repeat from all around. Join.
Fourth round: ch. 3 to form 1 d. c., then 1 d. c. in each stitch of round, join and turn.
Fifth round: 1 s. c. in each stitch of fourth round. Repeat fourth and fifth rounds, widening only if necessary to keep the work perfectly flat until bottom of bag is the desired size. There are 2 rounds of each stitch, in the model bag.
Knot Stitch: * draw up the loop on hook about 12 inch, thread over and through loop this time very short since it is really the first loop of an s. c. Take up 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 forefinger and repeat the directions from *. Skip 2 chains on the bottom of bag and make 1 s. c. in each of the next 2 stitches and repeat from beginning all around the bag.
Second round: * make 2 loops and 2 knots as before, then catch down in the first knot of preceding round, putting t s. c. through the double thread on the right side of knot and another s. c. on the left side of knot. Repeat from * all around.
Repeat the second round until there are 16 rounds of knot stitches, in all.
Seventeenth round: * ch. 4, 1 s. c. on each side of knot and repeat from * all around.
Eighteenth round: 7 s. c. in each ch. of four.
Nineteenth round: 1 s. c. in each stitch of preceding round.

Beading. First round: 1 s. c., * ch. 7, skip 3 s. c. on preceding round, 1 s. c. in the next stitch, ch. 3, thread over, as for d. c., pick up a loop in same space as last s. c., thread over and through 2 loops, thread over and pick up another loop in same space, over and through 2, over and through 2, over and through 2, thus forming one long double crochet stitch (1 ldc.). Skip 3 s. c. on row and make 1 ldc. in the next stitch, ch. 3, 1 s. c. in same stitch and repeat from * all around. Fasten off.
Second round: 1 s. c. in center of 7 ch., * ch. 3, 1 l. d. c. in space be¬tween the 1. d. c. of preceding round, ch. 3, fasten with 1 s. c. in same space, ch. 3, another l. d. c. in same space, ch. 3, 1 s. c. in center of 7 ch. Repeat from * all around.
Third round: ch. 3, 1 s. c. on top of l. d. c., ch. 3, 1 s. c. on top of next l. d. c. and repeat all around.
Fourth round: 2 s. c. over 3 ch. of preceding round, ch. 3, 2 more s. c. in same space and repeat in each space all around.
Fifth round: chain 7, 1 s. c. caught in fourth round just over the s. c. of third round and repeat all around.
Sixth round: 2 s. c., ch. 3, 2 s. c., ch. 3, 2 s. c. all in the first chain 7 space and repeat all around.
Cord: chain 6 and join. On the chain make 5 s. c. Work around and around, picking up the outside thread only, thus having the wrong side of the stitch show. Make two cords, each one yard long. Cut two pieces of cardboard the size of bottom of bag, cover with lining material. Take a strip about seven inches deep and the width of top of bag, gather one edge and sew to one of the round pieces. Put the other round piece over this to cover the scam and sew top of lining to bag just below the beading.