Checkerboard Set Pattern #S-625

COATS & CLARK'S O.N.T. "SPEED-CRO-SHEEN" MERCERIZED COTTON, Art. C.44: 4 balls each of No. 49-A Killarney and No. 1 White for set.
Milwards Steel Crochet Hooks No. 1 and No. 2/0 (double zero).
¼ yard of material for lining hot plate mat and pot holder … A square wire napkin holder … A bone ring.

With No. 2/0 hook, each motif meas­ures 2¾ inches square. With No. 1 hook, each motif measures 2¼ inches square. Place Mat measures 12 x 17¼ inches; Hot Plate Mat measures 9 inches square.

PLACE MAT—Motif (Make 12 White and 12 Killarney) … Starting at center with No. 2/0 hook, ch 2. 1st rnd: 4 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Hereafter pick up back loop only of each sc. 2nd rnd: Make 3 sc in each sc around. 3rd rnd: Sc in next sc, * 3 sc in next sc (corner), sc in next 2 sc. Repeat from * around. 4th to 7th rnds incl: Sc in each sc around, making 3 sc in center sc at each corner. At end of 7th rnd, sl st in next sc. Break off. Sew 4 rows of 6 motifs neatly together in checkerboard pattern.

BORDER … 1st rnd: Attach Killarney to back loop of center sc at any corner, 3 sc in same place, sc closely around, making 3 sc in center sc of each corner. 2nd and 3rd rnds: Picking up both loops, sc in each sc around, making 3 sc in center sc at each corner. 4th rnd: Sl st in each sc around. Join and break off.

HOT PLATE MAT … With No. 2/0 hook, make 5 White and 4 Killarney Motifs. Sew 3 rows of 3 motifs to­gether as before, having a White Motif at each corner and one at center. Make another piece the same way. Cut a piece of lining slightly smaller than mat and sew to one piece. With wrong sides facing and working through both pieces, sc closely around, making 3 sc in each corner. Next rnd: Sc in each sc around. Join and break off.

POT HOLDER … With No. 2/0 hook, make 2 White and 2 Killarney Motifs. Sew 2 rows of 2 motifs together, alter­nating colors as before. Make another piece the same way. Complete as for Hot Plate Mat. With Killarney, sc closely around bone ring. Sew in place.

NAPKIN HOLDER … With No. 1 hook, make 2 Killarney and 2 White Motifs. Sew 2 rows of 2 motifs together, alter­nating colors.

BORDER … Work as for Place Mat until 2 rnds have been completed. Do not break off. Sl st in next sc. 3rd rnd: Sc in same place as sl st, * ch 5, skip 3 sc, sc in next sc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 2, dc in first sc. 4th rnd: * Ch 5, sc in next loop. Re­peat from * around, ending with ch 5, sl st in top of dc. Break off.
   With Killarney make a chain 20 inches long, draw through last rnd of loops. Slip on napkin holder and tie ends in place. Make another piece the same way for other side.