Luncheon Set Edging Pattern #G-137

MATERIALS: J. & P. Coats Knit-Cro-Sheen, 2 balls each of Red, Green, Yellow and Skipper Blue … Steel Crochet Hook No. 9 … 1 yard of natural linen, 36 inches wide.

Completed Center Mat measures about 14 x 36 inches; Place Mats measure about 12 x 18 inches

CENTER MAT … Cut material 12 x 34 inches. Make a narrow hem all around. 1st rnd: With Red, sc closely around edges, making 3 sc in each corner. Break off. 2nd rnd: With Skipper Blue, sc in each sc around, making 3 sc in center sc of each corner. Break off. 3rd rnd: With Yellow, * sc in next 3 sc, skip 1 sc, insert hook at base of next sc on previous rnd and complete as for an sc (long sc); insert hook at base of sc skipped on previous rnd and make a long sc; skip 2 sc behind the 2 long sc just made. Repeat from * around, increas­ing at corners. Break off. 4th rnd: At­tach Skipper Blue and sc in each sc, increasing at corners. Break off. 5th rnd: Attach Red and work as for 3rd rnd, making long sc's directly above long sc's on previous rnd. 6th, 7th and 8th rnds: Attach Green and repeat 4th rnd. 9th rnd: With Yellow ** sc in next 3 sc, insert hook at base of next sc 3 rnds below, * draw loop through, thread over, insert hook in same place. Repeat from * once more, draw loop through, thread over and draw through all loops on hook (long sc cluster made), skip sc behind this last st made. Repeat from ** around, increasing at corners. Join. 10th rnd: With Yellow, repeat 4th rnd. 11th rnd: With Red, sc in next sc, * make a long sc cluster, skip sc behind long sc cluster, sc in next 3 sc. Repeat from * around, increasing at corners. Join. 12th rnd: With Red, repeat 4th rnd. 13th and 14th rnds: With Green, repeat 9th and 10th rnds. Break off. 15th and 16th rnds: With Skipper Blue, repeat 11th and 12th rnds. Break off at end of 16th rnd.

PLACE MAT (Make 2) … Cut material 10 x 16 inches. Complete as for Center Mat.