Pineapple Centerpiece Pattern #7768-B

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Centerpiece Pattern #7768-B

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 6 balls of any color, or Clark's O.N.T.—7 balls of White or Ecru, or 9 balls of any color. Big Ball: J. & P. Coats—3 balls of White, Ecru or Cream … Steel Crochet Hook No. 10.

Centerpiece measures 23 inches in diameter

DOILY (Make 7) … Work exactly as for Doily Pattern, No. 7768-A. Join doilies to form centerpiece by sewing together the 2 corresponding loops of adjacent doilies at tip of each pineapple (there should be 5 free loops on each side of each pineapple beyond joining and 6 loops on each side of each free pineapple).

FILL-IN-MOTIF … Starting at center, ch 10. Join with sl st to form ring. 1st rnd: Ch 3, 23 dc in ring. Sl st in top of ch-3. 2nd rnd: Sc in same place as sl st, * ch 5, skip 1 dc, sc in next dc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 2, dc in 1st sc. 3rd rnd: Ch 5, sc in 2nd free loop from base of pineapple, * ch 5, sc in next ch-5 loop of Fill-in-Motif, ch 3, sc in next free loop of same pineapple, ch 3, sc in next loop on Fill-in-Motif, ch 5, sc in next free loop of same pineapple, ch 5, sc in next loop on Fill-in-Motif, ch 13, sc in next free loop of same pineapple, sc in next free loop of next pineapple, ch 13, sc in same loop on Fill-in-Motif as last sc was made, ch 5, sc in next free loop of same pineapple, ch 5, sc in next loop on Fill-in-Motif, ch 3, sc in next free loop of same pineapple, ch 3, sc in next loop on Fill-in-Motif, ch 5, sc in next free loop of same pineapple, ch 5, sc in next loop on Fill-in-Motif, ch 9, sc in next free loop of same pineapple, sc in next free loop of next pineapple, ch 9, sc in same loop on Fill-in-Motif as last sc was made, ch 5, sc in next loop of same pineapple. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 9, sl st at base of first ch-5. Break off. Fill in all spaces between joinings like this.