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Materials Required: AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY “DE LUXE” MERCERIZED CROCHET
AND KNITTING COTTON, ARTICLE 346
9—250 yd. Balls White.
Steel Crochet Hook No. 7.
Doily measures about 25½ x 31 inches without ruffle.
Ch 39, d c in 7th st from hook, * ch 1, skip 1 st of ch, d c in next st,
repeat from * 15 times.
2nd Row. S c into last mesh over the d c just made, * ch 25, s c in same
mesh, repeat from * 6 times, ch 20, 2 s c in each of the next 7 meshes,
ch 20, s c in next mesh, * ch 25, s c in same mesh, repeat from * 3
times, ch 20, 2 s c in each of the next 7 meshes, ch 20, s c in corner
mesh, * ch 25, s c in same mesh, repeat from * 7 times, ch 20 and
working on other side of meshes, work 2 s c in each of the next 7
meshes, ch 20, s c in next mesh, * ch 25, s c in same mesh, repeat from
* 3 times, ch 20, 2 s c in each of the next 7 meshes, ch 20, s c in next
mesh (corner) ch 25, s c in same mesh, break thread.
3rd Row. Attach thread in 1st loop of center group on side, s c in same
space, * ch 7, s c in next loop, repeat from * 4 times, s c in 1st loop
of end group, * ch 7, s c in next loop, repeat from * 8 times, s c in
1st loop of next group at side, * ch 7, s c in next loop, repeat from *
4 times, s c in 1st loop of end group, * ch 7, s c in next loop, repeat
from * 8 times, join to 1st s c.
4th Row. Sl st to center of loop, * ch 10, s c in next loop, repeat from
* all around, then without joining rows work 3 more rows of 10 ch loops.
Next Row. * Ch 30, s c in same loop, repeat from * 5 times, 10 s c in
next loop, s c in next loop and work 6-30 ch loops in same loop, repeat
from * all around, join and break thread. Attach thread in 1st long loop
and work 10 ch loops over long loops and 3 Ch loops between groups of
long loops. Sl st to center of loop and work a 10 ch loop in each 10 ch
loop, without joining rows work 8 more rows of 10 ch loops.
Next Row. Ch 3, work 5 d c in same loop, * ch 5, 5 d c in next loop,
repeat from * all around.
SCALLOP: Sl st into loop, * ch 10, s c in same loop, ch 10, s c in same
loop, ch 10, s c in same loop, ch 10, s c in next loop, repeat from *
all around and continue work without joining rows.
Next Row. * Ch 10, s c in next loop, repeat from * all around and repeat
the last row 12 times, break thread.
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