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MATERIALS:
CLARK'S O.N.T. BEST SIX CORD MERCERIZED CROCHET, Size 50, 3 balls of White or Ecru, or 5 balls of any color.
or
J. & P. COATS BEST SIX CORD MERCERIZED CROCHET, Size 50, 3 balls of White, Ecru or any color.
Milward's Steel Crochet Hook No. 12.

The above materials are sufficient for a set of 6 doilies, each about 5 inches square, and a centerpiece about 7 inches square.

DOILIES (Make 6) … First Ring: Starting at center ch 10; join with sl st. 1st rnd: Ch 3, 2 d c in ring, (ch 3, 3 d c in ring) 7 times, ch 3, sl st to 3rd st of ch-3. Fasten off. Second Ring: Ch 10; join. Ch 3, 2 d c in ring, ch 1, sl st in corresponding ch-3 of first ring, ch 1, 3 d c back into second ring. Complete as for 1st ring.

Make 8 x 8 rings, joining to adjacent rings as 2nd was joined to 1st, leaving one ch-3 loop free between joinings.

EDGINGS … 1st rnd: Attach thread to center ch-3 loop of ring to the right of corner ring. * (Ch 5, s c in 3rd ch from hook—a p made) twice; ch 1, skip 1 loop of corner ring, s c in next loop, ch 2, p, ch 2, p, ch 1, skip 1 loop, s c in next loop of corner ring. (Ch 2, p, ch 2, p, ch 1, s c in center loop of next ring) 6 times. Repeat from * around, ending with s c in same place where thread was joined. 2nd rnd: Sl st to center ch (between p's) of next loop, * ch 2, p, ch 2, p, ch 1, s c in next s c, ch 2, p, ch 2, p, ch 1, s c between next 2 p's of corner loop, ch 2, p, ch 2, p, ch 1, s c in next s c, (ch 2, p, ch 2, p, ch 1, s c in next loop between p's) 7 times. Repeat from * around. Join. Fasten off.

CENTERPIECE … Work as for doilies but make 11 x 11 rings. Finish as for doilies. Block to measurements given.