Pineapple Luncheon Set Pattern #7865

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 5 balls of any color, or Clark's O.N.T.—7 balls of White or Ecru, or 8 balls of any color … Steel Crochet Hook No. 10.

Centerpiece measures 15½ inches in diameter; Place Doily 11½ inches in diameter and Glass Doily 7½ inches in diameter.

CENTERPIECE … Starting at cen­ter, ch 8. Join. 1st rnd: Ch 3, 27 dc in ring. Sl st in 3rd st of ch-3. 2nd rnd: Sc in same place as sl st, * ch 3, skip 1 dc, sc in next dc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3, sl st in first sc. 3rd rnd: Sl st to center of next loop, sc in same loop, * ch 4, sc in next loop. Repeat from * around, end­ing with ch 4, sl st in first sc. 4th to 8th rnds incl: Continue making chain loops, having 1 additional chain on each loop of each rnd (ch-9 loops on 8th rnd). 9th rnd: Repeat 8th rnd. 10th rnd: Sl st in next loop, ch 3, 8 dc in first loop, 9 dc in each loop around. Join. 11th rnd: Sc in same place as sl st, * ch 3, skip 2 dc, sc in next dc. Repeat from * around, ending with sl st in first sc (42 loops). 12th rnd: Sl st in last loop made, ch 3, dc in next loop, ch 3, dc in top of dc (picot), dc in same loop, * dc in next loop, ch 3, dc in top of dc (another picot), dc in same loop. Repeat from * around, end­ing with dc in last loop, picot, sl st in top of ch-3. 13th rnd: Ch 6, dc in 4th ch from hook (picot), dc in next dc, * ch 1, dc in next dc, picot, dc in next dc. Repeat from * around. Join. 14th rnd: Ch 4, * in next ch-1 sp make dc, picot and dc; ch 1. Repeat from * around, ending with picot, sl st in 3rd st of ch-4. 15th rnd: Sl st in next ch, ch 6, dc in 4th ch from hook, dc in base of ch-6, * ch 3, in next ch-1 make dc, picot and dc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3, sl st in 3rd st of ch-6. 16th rnd: Sl st to center ch of next ch-3, ch 6, picot, dc at base of ch-6, * ch 3, in center st of next ch-3 make dc, picot and dc. Repeat from * around. Join as before. Work in this manner in established pattern, having ch 5 (instead of ch-3) for the next 2 rnds, ch 7 for the following 2 rnds and ch 9 on the next rnd, ending each rnd with sl st in 3rd st of ch-6. 22nd rnd: Sl st to center ch of next chain, ch 3, in same place make dc, ch 2 and 2 dc (shell); * ch 5, in center ch of next chain make 2 dc, ch 6 and 2 dc; ch 5, in center ch of next chain make 2 dc, ch 2 and 2 dc (another shell). Repeat from * around. Join. 23rd rnd: Sl st in next dc and in sp of shell, ch 3, in same sp make dc, (ch 2, 2 dc) twice; * ch 1, 10 tr in next ch-6 sp, ch 1, in ch-2 sp of next shell make 2 dc, (ch 2, 2 dc) twice. Repeat from * around. Join. 24th rnd: Sl st in next dc and in ch-2 sp, ch 3 and complete shell in same sp, * ch 1, shell in next sp, ch 1, (tr in next tr, ch 1) 10 times; shell in next ch-2 sp. Repeat from * around. Join. 25th rnd: Sl st in next dc and in sp, ch 3 and complete shell as before, * ch 3, shell in sp of next shell, ch 2, skip next sp, sc in next ch-1 sp between tr's, (ch 3, sc in next sp) 8 times; ch 2, shell in sp of next shell. Repeat from * around. Join.
   Now complete pineapples individ­ually as follows: 1st row: Sl st in next dc and in sp of shell, turn. Ch 5, shell over shell, ch 4, skip ch-2, sc in next ch-3 loop, (ch 3, sc in next loop) 7 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) 6 times; ch 4, shell over shell. Ch 5, turn. Work in this manner until one ch-3 loop remains. Ch 5, turn. Next row: Shell over shell, ch 4, sc in 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, make shell over shell and com­plete pineapple as before. Work all pineapples in this manner.

EDGING … 1st rnd: Attach thread in ch-3 sp at base of 2 pineapples, * ch 3, in next ch-5 loop make dc, picot and dc. Repeat from * to tip of pineapple, ch 3, (in center sp of next shell make dc, picot, dc and ch 3) twice. Continue on other side of pine­apple, ending with ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp between pineapples. Work in this manner all around. Join and break off. 2nd rnd: Skip first picot made on last rnd, attach thread to next ch-3 sp, ch 6, picot, dc in same sp, * (ch 5, in next loop between picots make dc, picot and dc) 9 times; skip first picot of next pineapple, in next sp make dc, picot and dc. Repeat from * around. Join and break off.

PLACE DOILY … Starting at cen­ter, ch 8. Join. 1st to 5th rnds incl: Repeat 1st to 5th rnds incl of Center­piece. 6th rnd: Repeat 5th rnd once more. 7th rnd: Ch 3, 5 dc in first loop, 6 dc in each loop around. 8th and 9th rnds: Repeat 11th and 12th rnds of Centerpiece (28 loops on 8th rnd). 10th and 11th rnds: Repeat 13th and 15th rnds of Centerpiece. 12th to 15th rnds incl: Work in established pattern, having 2 additional sts on chains be­tween dc's on every other rnd. 16th to 19th rnds incl: Repeat 22nd to 25th rnds incl of Centerpiece. Complete pineapples individually and make edging exactly as for Centerpiece.

GLASS DOILY … Starting at cen­ter, ch 8. Join. 1st and 2nd rnds: Repeat 1st and 2nd rnds of Center­piece. 3rd rnd: Repeat 12th rnd of Centerpiece. 4th rnd: Ch 6, picot, dc in next dc, * ch 3, dc in next dc, picot, dc in next dc. Repeat from * around. Join. 5th rnd: Sl st to center of next ch-3, ch 6, picot, dc in base of ch-6, * ch 5, in center st of next ch-3 make dc, picot and dc. Repeat from * around. Join. 6th to 9th rnds incl: Repeat 22nd to 25th rnds incl of Centerpiece. Complete exactly as for Place Doily.