“ON THE SQUARE”
[Illustration: Daisy Scarf]
=MATERIALS=—Jack Frost Fleecy Zephyr (2-fold yarn):—a 1-oz. skein
each of White and a color. Crochet hook size 3. CRAZY DAISY WINDER.
Size—30-inches square.
=DAISY=—Following instructions on page 2, Illustration D, wind color
around Winder, cut 1” long and weave center with White as in Ill. E,
making 25 sts (2 rows) around. This forms a 12-petal flower with one
lp in each petal. Make 73 Daisies.
=BLOCK=—In color, sc in one petal, * (ch 7, sc in next petal) 3
times, ch 9, sl st in last sc to form a p. Repeat from * 3 times. Cut
6” long, thread to a needle and fasten off on back.
=2d BLOCK=—Repeat as far as 2d corner. In place of corner 9-ch p, ch
4, sl st in 1 lp of center st of a corner p on 1st Block, ch 4, sl st
back in last sc to complete joining p. * Ch 3, sl st in next 7-ch lp
on 1st Block, ch 3, sc back in next petal on 2d Block. Repeat from
* twice. Then join corner ps as at last corner, complete Block and
fasten off as before.
=CENTER=—Join 9 Blocks into a square (3 on each side).
=BORDER ROW 1=—Sc in White in p at one corner of square, * (ch 7, sc
in next lp) 3 times, ch 7, sc between ps at joining of Blocks. Repeat
from * to next corner. In corner p, make (sc, ch 9, sc). Repeat from
* around, ending with corner 9-ch lp. =ROW 2=—Sl st to center st of
next lp. Cut a card 2⅜” long. Draw out lp on hook to the length of
card, thread over and pull thru lp, * ch 7, yarn over, insert hook in
1 lp of center st of next 7-ch lp, catch yarn, pull thru and up to
length of card, (yarn over and thru 2 lps on hook) twice (a long dc
completed). Repeat from * around. At corners, make (ch 7, a long dc)
8 times in corner lp. Repeat from * around, ch 7, sc in 1st long dc
and fasten off.
=DAISY ROW=—Join a Block by one corner p to center 7-ch lp at one
corner of Scarf. Join a 2d Block to 1st Block and to the same corner
7-ch lp, and to the next 4 lps between long dc of last row. Continue
to make and join Blocks around square (24 Blocks in row). Repeat
Border Rows 1 and 2, then repeat Daisy Row (40 Daisies in row).
Repeat Border Row 1 again. =Edge=—Join White to a 9-ch corner lp, ch
9, dtr in same lp, (ch 2, dtr) 4 times in same corner lp, * dtr in 1
lp of center st of next 7-ch lp, (ch 2, dtr in same st) twice. Repeat
from * to next corner lp, (ch 2, dtr) 5 times in same lp. Repeat
from * around and join to 7th st of 1st 9-ch. Fasten off. Join color
between 1st 2 dtr at one corner, * (ch 5, sl st in 1 lp of 4th ch st
from hook for a p, ch 2, sc between next 2 dtr) 4 times around corner
shell, (ch 2, sk 2 dtr, sc in next 2-ch sp, ch 5, p, ch 2, sc in next
sp) repeated across to corner shell. Repeat from * around and fasten
off.
Stretch and pin Scarf right-side-down in a true 30-inch square. Steam
and press dry thru a cloth.