The household (of the Detroit free press)

Tam O'Shanter Bonnets — Materials : Two skeins of four-threaded fleecy wool ; bone-hook, No. 10. Make three chains, and unite. Work in rounds of treble crochet, increasing by working two stitches in one whenever necessary, so as to keep the work flat until your round piece measures eleven inches. Now begin the under part. Mark the last stitch of the last circle by a bit of white thread. First and second rounds, plain treble crochet ; third round, three treble (decrease, which means miss one) ; fourth round, five treble (decrease) ; fifth round, nine treble (decrease) ; sixth round, six treble ; decrease seventh ; decrease every twentieth stitch, and then do three rounds plain. Finish with a round of one double crochet and two single, just to steady the edge. KNITTED BALLS. Cast on thirty stitches ; knit one plain row, turn back, knit twentythree stitches, cast the thread over and knit back, leaving seven stitches at the end on the needle ; knit back, leaving six at each end, then five, then four, then three, then two, then one. This makes one quarter. This size takes nine quarters. Use three colors, red, white and blue, and it will be very pretty. Sew it up at the side and one end, and fill. COUNTERPANES. The materials required are No. 8 or io knitting cotton and two knitting needles of proper size. It is knit in " shells " and then sewed together. » Cast on forty stitches, first row, knit plain. Second. Take off first stitch, narrow, make a stitch by putting the thread over the needle, narrow, make one, and so on across the needle. Third. Knit across plain. Fourth. Knit four plain, seam except the last four, which knit plain. Fifth. Four plain, narrow twice, make one, narrow one, make one, till only six remain, then narrow once and knit four plain. Sixth. Four plain, seam all but the last four ; knit those plain. Seventh. Four plain, narrow, the rest plain till the last six, narrow and knit four plain. Eighth. Like the seventh. Ninth. Four plain, seam to the last four, which knit plain. Tenth. Four plain, narrow ; plain to the last six, narrow, knit four plain. Eleventh. Four plain, seam to the last four, which knit plain. Twelfth. Like the eleventh. Thirteenth. Four plain, narrow, plain till six are left, narrow, and knit the rest plain. Fourteenth. Four plain, seam all but last four, knit plain. Fifteenth. Four plain, narrow, knit plain till six are left, narrow, knit plain. Sixteenth. Like the fifteenth. Seventeenth. Four plain, seam all but last four. Eighteenth. Four plain, narrow, plain, etc. Nineteenth. Four plain, seam, etc. Twentieth. Like nineteenth. When one has gone so far it is easy and plain to go on. The shell begins with two rows of holes ; the other two sides have a border four stitches deep ; the center is ridged in three stripes across by alternate seaming and plaining. The outline is in graceful curves, and when sewed together it forms a beautiful spread. CHILDREN'S KNIT DRESSES.