Materials Required: AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY
The Famous "PURITAN" MERCERIZED CROCHET COTTON, Article 40
1 ball each White and Shaded Pinks or colors of your choice
Steel crochet hook No. 7
Approximate size: 19 inches in diameter; or
"GEM" MERCERIZED CROCHET COTTON, Article 35, size 20
1 ball each White and Shaded Pinks or colors of your choice
Steel crochet hook No. 12
Approximate size: 13¼ inches in diameter
With White ch 6, join to form a ring, ch 6, d c in ring, * ch 3, d c in ring, repeat from * 5 times, ch 3, join in 3rd st of ch.
2nd Round. Ch 1, * 4 s c in next loop, repeat from * all around, join.
3rd Round. Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 1 d c in same space, * ch 4, skip 3 s c, 2 d c in next s c, repeat from * all around, ch 4, join in 3rd st of ch.
4th Round. Ch 3, 1 d c in same space, 2 d c in next d c, * ch 4, 2 d c in each of the next 2 d c, repeat from * all around, ch 4, join in 3rd st of ch.
5th Round. Ch 3, 1 d c in each of the next 3 d c keeping last loop of each d c on hook, thread over and work off all loops at one time, * ch 4, d c in next loop, ch 2, d c in same loop, ch 4, 1 d c in each of next 4 d c keeping last loop of each d c on hook, thread over and work off all loops at one time (cluster), repeat from * 6 times ending with ch 4, d c in next loop, ch 2, d c in same loop, ch 4, join in top of 1st cluster.
6th Round. * Ch 5, skip 1 loop, 4 d c in next loop, ch 5, skip 1 loop, s c in top of next cluster, repeat from * all around, join.
7th Round. Sl st to center of loop, ch 5, * cluster over next 4 d c group, ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 5, repeat from * all around ending with s c in same space as last sl st.
8th Round. Sl st to center of loop, ch 3, 1 d c in same space, * ch 5, 2 d c in next loop, repeat from * all around ending with ch 5, join in 3rd st of ch.
9th Round. Ch 3, d c in same space, ch 3, 2 d c in next d c, ch 2, * 2 d c in next d c, ch 3, 2 d c in next d c (shell), ch 2, repeat from * all around, join in 3rd st of ch.
10th Round. Sl st to center of shell, ch 3, 2 d c in same space, ch 2, 3 d c in same space, s c in next loop, * 3 d c, ch 2, 3 d c (shell) in center of next shell, s c in next loop, repeat from * all around, join in 3rd st of ch.
11th Round. Sl st to center of shell, ch 1, s c in same space, * ch 4, 2 d c in next s c between shells, ch 4, s c in center of next shell, repeat from * all around ending with ch 4, 2 d c in next s c, ch 4, join in 1st s c.
12th and 13th Rounds. Sl st to center of loop, ch 3, 1 d c in same space, * ch 4, 2 d c in next loop, repeat from * all around ending with ch 4, join in 3rd st of ch.
14th Round. Ch 3, d c in same space, 2 d c in next d c, * ch 4, s c in next d c group, ch 4, 2 d c in each of the next 2 d c, repeat from * all around ending with ch 4, s c in next d c group, ch 4, join in 3rd st of ch.
15th Round. Ch 3, * cluster over next 4 d c group of previous round, ch 4, d c in next s c, ch 3, d c in same space, ch 4, repeat from * all around, join in top of 1st cluster.
16th Round. Same as 6th round.
17th Round. Same as 7th round.
18th and 19th Rounds. Same as 8th round.
20th Round. Ch 3, 1 d c in same space, 2 d c in next d c, * ch 5, s c in next 2 d c group, ch 5, 2 d c in each of the next 2 d c, repeat from * all around ending with ch 5, s c in next d c group, ch 5, join in 3rd st of ch.
21st Round. Same as 15th round but working ch 5 before and after each cluster.
22nd Round. Same as 6th round.
23rd Round. * Ch 6, cluster over next 4 d c group, ch 6, s c in next s c, repeat from * all around ending with ch 6, join.
24th and 25th Rounds. Same as 8th round but work ch 6 between each d c group.
26th Round. Ch 3, d c in same space, ch 2, 2 d c in next d c, * ch 3, 2 d c in next d c, ch 2, 2 d c in next d c (shell), repeat from * all around, ch 3, join in 3rd st of ch.
27th Round. Sl st to center of shell, ch 3, 1 d c, 1 tr c in same space, ch 3, 1 tr c, 2 d c in same space, * s c in next loop, 2 d c, 1 tr c, ch 3, 1 tr c, 2 d c in center of next shell, repeat from * all around, join in 3rd st of ch, cut thread.
FLOWERS: With Shaded Pinks ch 7, join to form a ring, ch 1, and work 14 s c in ring, join.
2nd Round. Ch 3, 3 d c in same space keeping last loop of each d c on hook, thread over and work off all loops at one time, * ch 3, skip 1 s c, 4 d c in next s c keeping last loop of each d c on hook, thread over and work off all loops at one time (cluster st), repeat from * all around, ending with ch 3, join to top of 1st cluster st (7 cluster sts).
3rd Round. Sl st to next loop, ch 3, 3 d c in same space keeping last loop of each d c on hook, thread over and work off all loops at one time, join to center of any shell on doily, ch 3, sl st in same space on flower, s c in next cluster st on flower, ch 3, s c in same space, sl st in next loop on flower, ch 3, 3 d c in same space keeping last loop of each d c on hook, thread over and work off all loops at one time, join to center of next shell on doily, ch 3, sl st in same loop on flower, s c in next cluster st on flower, ch 3, s c in same space, * sl st in next loop on flower, ch 3, 3 d c in same space keeping last loop of each d c on hook, thread over and work off all loops at one time, ch 3, sl st in same space (petal), s c in next cluster st on flower, ch 3, s c in same space, repeat from * 4 times, join, cut thread (7 petals on flower).
2nd FLOWER: Work 1st and 2nd rounds same as 1st flower.
3rd Round. Sl st in next loop, ch 3, 3 d c in same space keeping last loop of each d c on hook, thread over and work off all loops at one time, join to 1st free petal on right hand side of 1st flower, ch 3, sl st in same space, * s c in top of next cluster, ch 3, s c in same space, sl st in next loop, ch 3, 3 d c in same space keeping last loop of each d c on hook, thread over and work off all loops at one time, join to center of next shell on doily, ch 3, sl st in same space on flower, repeat from * once, finish 2nd flower same as first flower, cut thread. Work 34 more flowers same as 2nd flower joining in same manner. Join last flower to 1st flower to correspond.