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MATERIALS:
J. & P. COATS or CLARK'S O.N.T. BEST SIX CORD MERCERIZED CRO­CHET, Size 30.
Small Ball:
J. & P. Coats—5 balls of White or Ecru, or 7 balls of or any color,
Clark's O.N.T.—7 balls of White or Ecru, or 8 balls of any color.
Big Ball:
J. & P. Coats—3 balls of White, Ecru or Cream.
Steel Crochet Hook No. 10.

Centerpiece measures about 17 inches in diameter and each place mat about 13 inches in diameter.

CENTERPIECE … Starting at cen­ter, ch 8. Join with sl st to form ring. 1st rnd: Ch 5, * dc in ring, ch 2. Re­peat from * 8 more times. Join last ch-2 with sl st to 3rd st of ch-5 first made (10 sps). 2nd rnd: Ch 17, sl st in 8th ch from hook, make 4 sc in ring just made, * ch 4, 4 sc in ring. Repeat from * 2 more times. Join with sl st to 1st sc made, ch 9, sc in next dc, ** ch 17, sl st in 8th ch from hook, make 4 sc in ring, ch 2, sl st in adjacent ch-4 loop of previous ring, ch 2, 4 sc in 2nd ring (thus joining second ring to first), complete this ring as before, ch 9, sc in next dc. Repeat from ** around. Join last sc ring to previous ring and to first ring made. Join last ch-9 with sl st to base of starting chain (10 sc rings). Break off. 3rd rnd: Attach thread to center of ch-4 loop, sc in same loop, ** ch 14, sl st in 8th ch from hook, 4 sc in ring just made, * ch 4, 4 sc in ring. Repeat from * 2 more times, join with sl st to 1st sc made, ch 6, dc in joining (between rings), ch 14, sl st in 8th ch from hook and com­plete another ring as before, joining to previous ring; ch 6, sc in next ch-4 loop. Repeat from ** around, joining last ring at both sides, and joining last ch-6 with sl st in 1st sc made. Break off. 4th rnd: Attach thread to ch-4 loop, ch 14 (to count as dc and ch-11), * dc in next ch-4 loop, ch 11. Repeat from * around, joining last ch-11 with sl st to 3rd st of ch-14 first made.
   5th rnd: Ch 4, * skip 1 ch, dc in next ch, ch 1. Repeat from * 4 more times, ch 1, skip 1 ch, dc in next dc and continue thus around, joining last ch-1 with sl st to 3rd st of ch-4 first made (120 sps). 6th rnd: Sc in same place as sl st, ch 6 (to count as tr tr), in sc make 3 tr tr, always holding back the last loop of each tr tr; then thread over hook and draw through all loops on hook, ch 1 (thus making a 4-tr tr cluster). Make another 4-tr tr cluster, * skip 6 sps, sc in next dc, make 2 clusters. Repeat from * around, joining last cluster with sl st to 1st sc made. 7th rnd: Ch 12 (to count as tr tr and ch-6), cluster in 6th ch from hook, * d tr between 2 clusters of previous rnd, cluster, tr tr in next sc, cluster. Re­peat from * around. Join with sl st. 8th rnd: Ch 12, cluster in 6th ch from hook, * d tr between 2 clusters of pre­vious rnd, cluster, tr tr in next tr tr, cluster. Repeat from * around. Join with sl st. Break off.

Small Motif … 1st rnd: Ch 6, dc in 6th ch from hook, * ch 3, dc in same ch. Repeat from * 2 more times. Ch 3, join with sl st to 3rd st of ch-6 first made. 2nd rnd: * 6 sc in sp, sc in dc. Repeat from * around. Join with sl st. 3rd rnd: * Ch 5, skip 1 sc, sc in front loop of next sc. Repeat from * around. Join with sl st. 4th rnd: Ch 5, sc in back loop of next sc, tr tr in tr tr of 8th rnd of Centerpiece, then make 2 more ch-5 loops as before, d tr in d tr (be­tween clusters), 2 ch-5 loops, tr tr in next tr tr, and complete rnd (thus join­ing Small Motif to 8th rnd of Center­piece). Break off. Make another Small Motif, joining to 8th rnd of Center­piece as before and also joining to previous Small Motif at one side, hav­ing 2 ch-5 loops between joinings and making a tr tr to join. Continue in this manner around, joining last motif at both sides, thus completing the 9th rnd of Centerpiece. 10th rnd: Attach thread to 5th loop on Small Motif (counting from joining), sc in same loop, sc in next loop, * ch 18, skip 1 loop of same motif, d tr in next loop, ch 14, sl st in 14th ch from hook, d tr in 3rd loop of next motif, ch 18, skip 1 loop, sc in each of next 2 loops. Re­peat from * around, ch 18, join with sl st to 1st sc made. Break off. 11th rnd: Attach thread to ch-14 loop, sc in same loop, * ch 16, sc in next loop, ch 16, sc in next loop, ch 16, sc in next ch-14 loop. Repeat from * around. Join. 12th to 15th rnds incl: Sl st to center of 1st loop, * ch 16, sc in next loop. Repeat from * around. Join. Break off.

PLACE DOILY (Make 4) … Start­ing at center, ch 8. Join with sl st to form ring. 1st and 2nd rnds: Same as 1st and 2nd rnds of Centerpiece. 3rd rnd: Attach thread to ch-4 loop, sc in same loop, * ch 14, sc in next ch-4 loop. Repeat from * around. Ch 14, join with sl st to sc first made. 4th rnd: Ch 4, * skip 1 st, dc in next st, ch 1. Repeat from * around. Join (75 sps). 5th rnd: Same as 6th rnd of Cen­terpiece, but skipping only 5 sps (in­stead of 6 sps). 6th to 13th rnds incl: Same as 7th to 14th rnds incl of Cen­terpiece. Break off. Starch lightly and press.