_Daisy Chain_
[Illustration: Table Doily]
=MATERIALS=—Lily Frost-Tone Mercerized Crochet Cotton (600-yd.
cones):—2-cones Ecru and a partial cone each Turquoise and Coral
Pink (sufficient for Centerpiece, 4 Place Mats and 4 Glass Doilies).
Crochet hook size 10. CRAZY DAISY WINDER.
=PLACE MAT=—(Size—14″)—=Border Daisies=—Following instructions on
page 2, wind Ecru 3 times around each spoke 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. Make 12. =Edge=—1 sc, 1 hdc and 3 dc thru all 3
lps of one petal, * ch 5, sl st in last dc for a p, 3 dc, 1 hdc and 1
sc in same petal. Repeat in each petal, join, cut 6″ long, thread to
a needle and fasten off on back. (For looser work, make only 2 dc on
each side of ps so that Edge lies flat). Pull and stretch each petal
out so that sts are centered exactly around end of each.
=2d Daisy=—Repeat to *. Ch 2, sl st in a p on 1st Daisy, ch 2, sl st
back in last dc to complete p-joining. Complete petal and join the
next petal on each Daisy in same way. join 12 Daisies into a circle
by 2 petals on each side of each, leaving 3 petals free on each on
inside of circle between joinings.
=Flower=—In Turquoise, (ch 4, 3 dc in 4th ch st from hook, ch 3, sl
st in same st) 6 times, sl st in starting st. Fasten off. Make 6
Turquoise and 6 Coral Pink flowers. Sew one on center of each Daisy,
alternating colors.
=Center=—=Daisy=—Wind Ecru around and around WINDER as in Ill. D,
until there are 2 lps around each pair of spokes. Cut 24″ long and
weave center as in Ill. E, making 37 sts (3 rows around).
[Illustration: Table doily closeup]
=Edge=—Sc thru 1 lp of one petal, (ch 5, sc in next lp) 23 times,
ch 2, dc in 1st sc. =ROW 2=—(Ch 7, sc in next lp) 23 times, ch 3,
dc in next lp. =ROW 3=—* Ch 6, 2 tr in starting st of 6-ch, holding
back the last lp of each tr on hook, thread over and pull thru all
3 lps on hook at once (a Cluster), ch 7, a 2-tr-Cluster in 2d st of
7-ch from last Cluster, ch 1, sc in next lp. Repeat from * around.
End with 1 Cluster, a 3-tr-Cluster in dc at end of last row. =ROW
4=—(Ch 10, sc between Clusters in next lp) 24 times. =ROW 5=—Ch 1,
sc in next lp, * (ch 4, sc) 3 times in same lp, ch 2, sc in next lp.
Repeat from * around, join and fasten off. =ROW 6=—Join to center
4-ch lp on one lp, (ch 12, sc in center of next lp) 24 times. Repeat
Row 5. =ROW 8=—Repeat Row 6 but make 13-ch lps and make 6-ch and a
dtr for final lp. =ROW 9=—Ch 5, dc ⅓d down dtr, ch 2, (dc in center
of remaining part of dtr and dc in 3d st on next lp) worked off tog.
into a Cluster, * ch 2, dc in next 2d ch st. Ch 2, turn, sk last dc
and Cluster, dc in next dc, ch 2, dc in 3d st of end 5-ch, ** ch 2,
sc in wrong side of center petal of one Border Daisy. Ch 2, turn, sk
last dc, dc in next dc, ch 2, dc in next dc, ch 2, sl st in next 2d
st of large lp, ch 5, dc in next 2d st, ch 2, (dc in next 2nd st and
dc in 3d st on next lp) made into a Cluster. Repeat from * to **. Ch
7, sc in wrong side of p on next petal on same Daisy, ch 4, turn, sk
last 4 sts of 7-ch, sl st in 1 lp of next st, ch 9, sl st in joining
of Daisies, ch 9, sl st back in same st of 7-ch, ch 4, sl st in 1st
petal on next Daisy, ch 4, sl st back in same st of 7-ch, (ch 2, dc
in next dc) twice, ch 2, sl st in next 2d st of large lp, ch 5, dc in
next 2d st, ch 2, (dc in next 2d st and dc in 3d st of next lp) made
into a Cluster. Continue around in same way, repeating from *. Fasten
off.
Make 5 Doilies for Centerpiece and 4 Place Mats.
=GLASS DOILIES=—(Size—5¾” x 7¾”)—Make 4 Daisies as for Border with 2
flowers in each color. Join 2 Coral Pink Daisies by 2 petals on each.
Join a Turquoise Daisy on each side by 4 petals (as in illustration).
Make 4 Doilies.
Stretch and pin Doilies right-side-down in true shape. Steam and
press dry thru a cloth.