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Materials Required: AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY
"GEM" CROCHET COTTON, Article 35, size 30 or
"STAR" CROCHET COTTON, Article 20, size 30
1 ball White.
Steel crochet hook No. 12.

Ch 18, d c in 8th st from hook, ch 2, skip 2 sts of ch, 2 d c in next st, ch 2, 2 d c in next st, ch 2, skip 2 sts of ch, d c in next st, ch 2, skip 2 sts of ch, d c in last st, ch 5, turn.

2nd Row. D c in next d c, ch 2, skip 1 mesh, 2 d c, ch 2, 2 d c (shell) in next loop, ch 2, skip 1 mesh, d c in next d c, ch 2, d c in 3rd st of end ch, ch 8, turn.

3rd Row. D c in 1st d c, ch 2, d c in next d c, ch 2, shell in shell, ch 2, d c in next d c, ch 2, d c in 3rd st of ch, ch 5, turn.

4th Row. D c in next d c, ch 2, shell in shell, ch 2, d c in next d c, ch 2, d c in next d c, 6 d c in the ch 8 loop, ch 4, 7 d c in same loop, ch 3, turn.

5th Row. 1 d c in each of the next 6 d c, 7 d c in the ch 4 loop, 1 d c in each of the next 7 d c, ch 2, d c in next d c, ch 2, shell in shell, ch 2, d c in next d c, ch 2, d c in 3rd st of ch, ch 5, turn.

6th Row. D c in next d c, ch 2, shell in shell, ch 2, d c in next d c, ch 2, d c in next d c, * ch 2, skip 1 d c of scallop, d c in next d c, repeat from * 4 times, ch 2, d c in same space, * ch 2, skip 1 d c, d c in next st, repeat from * 4 times, ch 1, turn.

7th Row. 2 s c in 1st mesh, ch 2, sl st in top of last s c for picot, s c in same mesh, * 2 s c in next mesh, ch 2, sl st in top of last s c for picot, s c in same mesh, repeat from * 9 times, sl st in next d c, ch 5, d c in next d c, ch 2, shell in shell, ch 2, d c in next d c, ch 2, d c in 3rd st of ch, ch 5, turn.

8th Row. D c in next d c, ch 2, shell in shell, ch 2, d c in next d c, ch 2, d c in 3rd st of ch, ch 8, turn. Repeat the 3rd, 4th, and 5th rows once.

12th Row. D c in next d c, ch 2, shell in shell, ch 2, d c in next d c, ch 2, d c in next d c, * ch 2, skip 1 d c, d c in next d c, repeat from * 4 times, ch 2, d c in same space, * ch 2, skip 1 d c, d c in next st, repeat from * 4 times, join in 3rd free picot from top of previous scallop, ch 1, turn.

13th Row. Same as 7th row. Repeat from 8th row until edge is long enough to fit around lower edge of pillow­case. Sew in position.