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Marie Antoinette Bag

Materials required:
3 pieces Coronation cord, No. 15; 1 ball Cordonnet special, No. 30; 1 Star crochet hook, No. 4
Fasten thread in the center of heavy part of Coronation cord (or body), * ch. 3, twist the next section into a loop and around the crossed narrow (or neck) portions of section, make 3 single crochet stitches (3 s. c.) to hold loop in place, ch. 3, 1 s. c. in center of next body and repeat from * eleven times; then ch. 3, twist loop, as usual, make 1 s. c. around thirteenth loop, then make second s. c., catching it through the centers. c. of the eleventh loop from the beginning of work, also; then 1 more s. c. around thirteenth loop, thus turning and joining the row. Work second side of row like first, joining the center s. c. stitch each time, as directed. Cut off Coronation cord, leaving end same length as the one at the beginning of row. After last joining, ch. 5, and turn. * 1 s. c. in the body part, to the right of center of first loop, ch. 4, 1 s. c. on the left of center of same loop, 1 tr. c. (see page 4) in the center of horizontal body part, ch. 5, another tr. c. in same place and repeat from * 10 times. Make * 1 long treble (wrapping the thread 4 times around the needle), catching it on the right of the crossing of next loop, ch. 4 and repeat from * three times, 1 s. c. in center of turning loop, then work second side to match first, finishing with 1 tr. c. in center of horizontal body.
Next row: ch. 5 and turn, * 1 tr. c. in the space of 4 chs., ch. 3, 1 s. C., ch. 3, another tr. c., all in the same space, make another group in same way in center of the space of 5 chs. and repeat from * until the last space of 5 chs., before first group of long trebles at the beginning of turning is reached. In that space, make 1 tr. c., ch. 3, 3 s. c. Make 6 s. c. in each of the next 8 spaces, then finish second half to match first.
Make 9 more pattern stripes in same manner, joining them when making the final row, as illustrated. This is done after finishing each group by making a slip stitch in the corresponding point on next pattern stripe.
Balls: ch. 4 and join, 8 s. c. in the ring. Do not join as the balls are worked around and around, both threads of stitch being taken up.
Second round: 2 s. c. in each stitch of previous round. Make three more rounds of 16 s. c., then skip every other stitch. Before making final round, fill with cotton and draw up, ch. 6. Make 19 more balls and place, as illustrated.
Sew finished bag to frame and line as desired. Cord is made by chain¬ing the Coronation cord.
