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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—4 balls of White or Ecru, or Clark's O.N.T.—5 balls of White or Ecru.

Oval Doily measures 10½ x 15 inches; each Round Doily 9 inches in diameter.

OVAL DOILY—First 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: Ch 4, * dc in next dc, ch 1. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-1 to 3rd st of ch-4. 3rd rnd: * Sc in next sp, ch 5. Repeat from * around, ending with sl st in first sc. Break off.

SECOND MOTIF … Work as for First Motif until 2nd rnd is completed. 3rd rnd: * Sc in next sp, ch 5. Repeat from * until 6 loops are made, sc in next sp (7 loops), ch 2, sl st in a loop of First Motif, ch 2, sc in next sp on Second Motif, ch 2, sl st in next loop on First Motif, ch 2, sc in next sp on Second Motif, and complete as for First Motif (no more joinings).
   Make 3 more motifs same as this, joining 2 loops of each motif to 2 loops of previous motif, having 10 loops free on each side of joining.
   Now work all around motifs as fol­lows: 1st rnd: Attach thread in 5th loop following joining on end motif, ch 4, tr in same loop, ch 5, skip 1 loop, (2 tr in next loop, ch 5) 10 times; skip next loop, 2 tr in next loop, ch 5, skip next loop, d tr in next loop, * d tr in 3rd free loop on next motif, ch 5, skip next loop, (2 tr in next loop, ch 5) twice; skip 1 loop, d tr in next loop. Repeat from * around, working over other end motif as before and joining last ch-5 to 4th ch of ch-4. 2nd rnd: Sl st in next tr and in next 2 ch, sc in same loop, * ch 7, sc in next loop. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 7, sl st in first sc. 3rd rnd: Sl st in next 2 ch, sl st in loop, ch 4, holding back on hook the last loop of each tr make 2 tr in same loop, thread over and draw through all loops on hook (cluster); * ch 5, make a 3-tr cluster in next loop. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-5 with sl st to tip of first cluster. 4th rnd: Sl st in next 2 ch, sc in loop, ch 5, in next loop make 2 dc, ch 2 and 2 dc (shell); * ch 5, shell in next loop. Repeat from * 5 more times; (ch 5, sc in next loop, ch 5, shell in next loop) 8 times; (ch 5, shell in next loop) 6 times; and complete rnd to correspond, ending with shell in last loop, ch 5. Sl st in first sc. Turn. 5th rnd: Sl st in next 5 ch, in the next 2 dc and in sp of shell, turn, ch 3, in same sp make dc, ch 2 and 2 dc (shell over shell); * ch 5, in sp of next shell make 2 dc, ch 7 and 2 dc; ch 5, in sp of next shell make 2 dc, ch 2 and 2 dc (another shell over shell). Repeat from * around. Join. 6th rnd: Sl st in next dc and in sp, * make shell over shell, 14 tr in next ch-7 loop. Repeat from * around. Join. 7th rnd: * Shell over shell, (tr in next tr, ch 1) 13 times; tr in next tr. Repeat from * around. Join. 8th rnd: Sl st in next dc and in sp, ch 3, in same sp make dc, (ch 2, 2 dc) twice; * ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp, (ch 3, sc in next ch-1 sp) 12 times; ch 1, in sp of next shell make 2 dc, (ch 2, 2 dc) twice. Repeat from * around. Join. 9th rnd: Sl st in next dc and in next sp, ch 3 and complete shell in same sp as before, * shell in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, sc in next ch-3 loop, (ch 3, sc in next loop) 11 times; ch 2, shell in next ch-2 sp. Repeat from * around. Join. 10th rnd: * Shell over shell, ch 3, shell over shell, ch 4, sc in next ch-3 loop, (ch 3, sc in next loop) 10 times; ch 4. Repeat from * around. Join.
   Now work pineapples individually as follows: 1st row: Sl st to sp of 2nd shell, ch 3 and complete shell in same sp as before, ch 4, sc in next ch-3 loop, (ch 3, sc in next loop) 9 times; ch 4, shell over shell. Ch 5, turn. 2nd row: Shell over shell, ch 4, sc in next ch-3 loop, (ch 3, sc in next loop) 8 times; ch 4, shell over shell. Ch 5, turn. Con­tinue in this manner, having one ch-3 loop less on each row until one loop remains. Next row: Shell over shell, ch 4, sc in next ch-3 loop, ch 4, shell over shell. Ch 5, turn, (shell over shell) twice. Break off.
   Attach thread to sp of next free shell on 10th rnd and work next pine­apple as before. Work all pineapples in this manner.

ROUND DOILY (Make 2)—Center Motif … Starting at center, ch 12. Join with sl st to form ring. 1st rnd: Ch 3, 27 dc in ring. Join. 2nd and 3rd rnds: Repeat 2nd and 3rd rnds of Motifs of Oval Doily. 4th rnd: Sl st in next ch, sl st in loop, ch 4, tr in same loop, * ch 5, skip next loop, 2 tr in next loop. Repeat from * around. Join. 5th rnd: Repeat 2nd rnd of Oval Doily. 6th rnd: Repeat 3rd rnd of Oval Doily, making ch 8 (instead of ch-5) between clusters. 7th rnd: Sl st in next ch and in loop, ch 3, in same loop make dc, ch 2 and 2 dc (shell); * ch 5, shell in next loop. Repeat from * around. Join. 8th rnd: * Make shell over shell, ch 6, in sp of next shell make 2 dc, ch 7 and 2 dc; ch 6. Repeat from * around. Join. 9th to 13th rnds incl: Repeat 6th to 10th rnds incl of Oval Doily.
   Complete pineapples individually as for Oval Doily.