Forget-Me-Not Motif Pattern #P-310

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Forget-Me-Not Motif Pattern

MATERIALS:
J. & P. Coats or Clark's O.N.T. Best Six Cord Mercerized Crochet (Small Ball), Size 30, 1 ball of No. 37 Dark Lavender.
J. & P. Coats or Clark's O.N.T. Pearl Cotton, Size 5, 1 ball of No. 11 Orange.
J. & P. Coats Big Ball Best Six Cord Mercerized Crochet, Size 30, 1 ball of No. 48 Hunter's Green.
Steel Crochet Hook No. 10.
A pair of pink pillow cases.

MOTIFFirst Flower … Starting at center with Dark Lavender, ch 6. Join with sl st to form ring. 1st rnd: Sc in ring, * ch 4, holding back on hook the last loop of each tr make 2 tr in ring, thread over and draw through all loops on hook (cluster made), ch 4, sc in tip of cluster (picot made), ch 4, sc in ring. Repeat from * 3 more times. Join last ch-4 to first sc. Break off.

SECOND FLOWER … Starting at center, ch 6. Join with sl st to form ring. 1st rnd: Sc in ring, ch 4, cluster in ring, ch 2, sl st in any picot on First Flower, ch 2, sc in tip of cluster on Second Flower, ch 4, sc in ring, ch 4, cluster in ring, ch 2, sl st in next picot on First Flower, ch 2, sc in tip of cluster on Second Flower, ch 4, sc in ring. Complete rnd as before (no more joinings).
   Make 2 more flowers in this manner, joining adjacent sides as Second Flower was joined to First Flower. Where 4 corners meet, join 3rd and 4th corners to joining of previous 2 corners.

BORDER1st rnd: Attach Green to any corner picot, in same picot make sc, ch 5 and sc; * ch 10, sc in next joining, ch 10, in next picot make sc, ch 5 and sc. Repeat from * around. Join. 2nd rnd: * In next loop make 3 sc, ch 5 and 3 sc; (in next sp make 5 sc, ch 5 and 5 sc) twice. Repeat from * around. Join. 3rd rnd: Sl st in next 3 sc, sl st in loop, ch 3, in same loop make 2 dc, ch 5 and 3 dc; * (in next loop make 3 dc, ch 3 and 3 dc) twice; in next loop make 3 dc, ch 5 and 3 dc. Repeat from * around. Join and break off.
   Make 11 more motifs.

JOINING … Arrange motifs in groups of four. Make a flower as be­fore, joining a picot to corner loop on each of 4 motifs. Make 2 flowers as before. Join between groups of motifs as illustrated. Sew motifs to pillow case. Embroider center of flowers with Orange Pearl Cotton. Starch motifs lightly and press.