_Daisy
Vanity
Set_
[Illustration: Vanity cover]
=MATERIALS=—DAISY Mercerized Crotchet Cotton size 30 (400-yd.
balls)—2-balls White, Cream or Ecru. Crochet hook size 13. CRAZY
DAISY WINDER.
=BLOCK=—(Size—4¾″)—=Daisy=—Following instructions on page 2, wind 3
times around each spoke of Winder as in Illustration C. Cut 14″ long
and weave center as in Ill. E, making a 12-petal flower with 3 lps
in each petal. =Edge=—Sc thru all 3 lps of one petal, (ch 13, sc in
next petal) 11 times, ch 13, sl st in 1st sc. =ROW 2=—* Ch 5, (dc,
ch 7, dc) in 7th (center) st of next lp, ch 5, sc in next sc. Repeat
from * 11 times. =ROW 3=—Ch 3, 4 dc in next 5-ch sp, * 1 dc in dc, 3
dc in next 7-ch lp, 5 dc in one lp of center st of same lp, 3 dc in
bal. of lp, 1 dc in dc, 3 dc in next 5-ch sp, (2 dc in same sp and
2 dc in next sp) holding back the last lp of each of these 4 dc on
hook, thread over and pull thru all 5 lps on hook at once (a Cluster
made), 3 dc in bal. of same 5-ch sp. Repeat from * around. End with a
2-dc-Cluster, sl st in 1st dc. =ROW 4=—Ch 14, dtr in same st, * ch 6,
a 3-tr-Cluster in starting st of 6-ch, ch 1, sc in tip of next point,
ch 6, sc thru 2 lps of 5th ch st from hook for a p, ch 2, a long tr
(thread over 5 times and work off in twos) in 1 lp of center st on
next point, (ch 6, a p, ch 2, a tr tr) 4 times in same st, ch 6, a
3-tr-Cluster in starting st of 6-ch, ch 5, sl st in top of Cluster
for a p, ch 6, sl st at base of Cluster, sl st in side-top of last tr
tr, (ch 6, a p, ch 2, tr tr in same st on point) 3 times, ch 6, a p,
ch 2, a long tr in same st, ch 6, p, ch 2, sc in next point, ch 6, a
3-tr-Cluster in starting st of 6-ch, ch 1, (dtr, ch 6, dtr) down in
Cluster in angle between points. Repeat from * around. End with ch 6,
a Cluster, ch 1, sl st in 8th st of 1st 14-ch. Cut 6″ long, thread to
a needle and fasten off on back.
=LARGE DOILY=—(11½″ x 15″)—Make 6 Blocks and tack tog. 2 x 3 with
neat over-and-over sts on back. Tack tog. by the corner Clusters, by
the 6-ch lp on center of each side, and by the 3 center ps on sides
of corner shells. =Edge=—join to one corner, * (ch 17, sc in next 2d
p) twice, ch 17, sc in 6-ch lp between next 2 Clusters, (ch 17, sc in
next 2d p) twice, ch 17, sc in joining of Blocks. Repeat from * to
corner. Ch 20, sc in same corner Cluster. Repeat from * around. =ROW
2=—18 sc in next lp, * 9 sc in half of next lp, ch 17, sl st back in
9th sc up side of previous lp, ch 1, 19 sc and 1 sl st in 17-ch lp,
** 9 sc in bal. of next lp. Repeat from * to center of corner lp,
ending at **, 3 sc in same corner lp, ch 17, sl st back in 3d sc, ch
1, 19 sc and l sl st in 17-ch lp, 9 sc in bal. of corner lp. Repeat
from * around. Fasten off.
=SMALL DOILY=—(11½″ square)—Make and join 4 Blocks into a square and
repeat Edge. Make a 2d Doily.
Stretch and pin Doilies right-side-down in true shape, pinning out
each lp on edge. Steam and press dry thru a cloth.
NO. 4 _Chair Set_ “DAISIES FOR DECORATION”
[Illustration:
CHART FOR
JOINING BLOCKS
=MATERIALS=—Lily Frost-Tone Mercerized Crochet Cotton (600-yd.
cones):—1⅓-cones White, Cream or Ecru. Crochet hook size 9. CRAZY
DAISY WINDER.
=BLOCK=—=Daisy=—Following instructions on page 2, Illustration C,
wind 4 times around spokes 1 and 2, twice around spokes 3 and 4, 4
times around spokes 5 and 6, twice around spokes 7 and 8, 4 times
around spokes 9 and 10 and twice around spokes 11 and 12, cut about
24″ long and weave center as in Ill. E, making 38 sts (3 rows)
around, forming a 12-petal flower with 4-lp petals alternating with
2-lp petals.
=Edge=—Make 1 sc thru all lps of a 4-lp petal, * ch 6, sc in 1 lp of
next 2-lp petal, ch 6, sc in 2d lp of same petal, ch 6, sc in next
4-lp petal. Repeat from * around. End with 3-ch, 6 dc in back lp of
1st sc, sc in next 6-ch lp, (5 dc in back lp of next sc, sc in next
6-ch lp) repeated around. =ROW 3=—Ch 1, turn, sl st in last 3 dc,
* ch 8, sc in center of next shell, ch 3, tr in center dc of next
shell, (ch 1, tr) 5 times in same dc, ch 3, sc in next shell. Repeat
from * around. =ROW 4=—Ch 1, turn, * 4 sc in 3-ch sp, (2 sc, ch 4, sl
st in last sc for a p, and 1 sc) all in each of next 5 sps, 4 sc in
next 3-ch sp, (5 sc, a p and 5 sc) in next lp. Repeat from * around.
Cut 6″ long, thread to a needle and fasten off on back.
=LARGE DOILY=—Make and join 19 Blocks as in Chart. Join by corner
ps and by the 5 ps on each side:—To join, in place of 4-ch ps, make
2-ch, sl st in corresponding p on another Block, ch 2, sl st back in
last sc to complete joining p.
=ARM REST DOILY=—Make 10 Blocks and join as in Chart. Make 2 Doilies.
Stretch and pin Doilies right-side-down in true shape. Steam and
press dry thru a cloth.
NO. 5 _Afghan_ “ACCENT ON DAISIES”
=MATERIALS=—Jack Frost Knitting Worsted (4-fold Germantown) in 4-oz.
sks:—5-sks. Navy, 3-sks. Harding Blue, 8-sks. Silver Gray and 3-sks.
Variegated Java. Crochet hook size 0. CRAZY DAISY WINDER.
Size—47″ x 67″.
=BLOCK=—=Daisy=—Following instructions on page 2, Illustration C,
wind Variegated Java twice around each spoke of Winder, cut about 14″
long and weave center as in Ill. E, making a 12-petal flower with 2
loops in each petal. Three dark petals will alternate with 3 light
petals around Daisy.
=Base=—In Gray, ch 6, sl st in 1st st. Ch 4, hdc in ring, (ch 2, hdc
in ring) 6 times, ch 2, sl st in 2d st of 1st 4-ch. =ROW 2=—Ch 3,
turn, (dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next 2-ch sp, * ch 1, (dc, ch 1, dc) in
next sp, ch 1, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next sp. Repeat from * twice. Ch
1, (dc, ch 1, dc) in next sp, ch 1, sl st in 1st 3-ch. =ROW 3=—Sl st
in next dc, * (sc, ch 3, sc) in corner 2-ch, ch 1 and with a Daisy
held on top of work, sc thru back lp of 1st of 3 dark petals into
next 1-ch sp, (ch 1, sc thru back lp of next dark petal into next
1-ch sp) twice, ch 1 and repeat from * around, joining 3 light petals
next, then 3 dark petals and finally, 3 light petals. End with ch 1,
sl st in 1st sc at corner. =ROW 4=—* (Sc, ch 3, sc) in corner sp,
(ch 1, sc in next 1-ch sp) 4 times, ch 1 and repeat from * around.
End with ch 1, sl st in 1st sc at corner. Cut 3″ long. =ROW 5=—Turn,
(sc, ch 3, sc) in Harding Blue in one corner, * (ch 1, sc in next sp)
5 times, ch 1, (sc, ch 3, sc) in corner sp. Repeat from * around,
working over end left from last row. End with ch 1, sl st in 1st sc
at corner. Cut 3″ long. =ROW 6=—Repeat Row 5 in Navy with 1 more ch 1
and sc on each side. Cut 6″ long, thread to a needle and fasten off
on back.
[Illustration: ILLUSTRATING NO. 4 AND NO. 5]
=2d BLOCK=—Repeat as far as 3d corner in Row 6. In place of corner
3-ch, make 1 ch, sl st in 2d st of a corner 3-ch on 1st Block, being
careful to have the dark petals of one Daisy opposite to those in
other. Ch 1, sc back in corner sp of 2d Block, (ch 1, sl st across
in next sp on 1st Block, ch 1, sc back in next sp on 2d Block)
repeated across to corner, ch 1, sl st in 2d st of corner 3-ch on 1st
Block, ch 1, sc back in same corner sp on 2d Block, then complete
row and fasten off. Continue to make and join Blocks,—14 wide by 21
long,—alternating direction of dark petals in Daisies.
=BORDER=—In Navy, (sc, ch 3, sc) in one corner, (ch 1, sc in next
1-ch sp) repeated around, with corners like 1st one. End with ch 1,
sl st in 1st sc. =ROW 2=—Sc in corner 3-ch, ch 3, 3 dc and 1 sc in
same sp, * ch 3, 3 dc in next sc, sc in next 2d sc, ch 3, 3 dc in
next 1-ch sp, sc in next 2d 1-ch sp. Repeat from * around, with (sc,
ch 3, 3 dc and 1 sc) all in corner 3-ch sp. End with sl st in 1st sc
and fasten off. =ROW 3=—Turn, (sc, ch 3, 3 dc and sc) in Variegated
Java in 3-ch of a corner shell, (ch 3, 3 dc in same place, sc in 3-ch
of next shell) repeated around with each corner like 1st one. Join
and fasten off. Repeat Row 3 in Navy, Harding Blue and Navy.
Stretch and pin afghan right-side-down on a large, padded table or
board, or on quilting or curtain frames. Steam and press dry thru a
cloth (see Blocking Instructions on page 31).