Empire Luncheon Set Pattern #794

Materials: Clark's O.N.T. (5 balls) or J. & P. Coats (4 balls) Mercerized Crochet, size 10, White for service for four. Milward's steel crochet hook No. 5. Linen for centers.

Plate Doily: Ch 120, join with sl st to form ring. 1st rnd: Ch 3 (to count as d c), d c in each of next 3 sts, ch 4, * skip 2 sts, d c in each of next 4 sts, ch 4, repeat from * around, join with sl st to 3rd st of ch-3 on this and all subsequent rnds. 2nd rnd: Ch 3, d c in each d c, ch 5, * d c in each d c, ch 5, repeat from * around. 3rd to 12th rnd incl: Same as 2nd, but make 1 ch more between d c groups in each rnd, so that the 12th rnd has ch 15 between groups.

13th rnd: Ch 3 (to count as d c), thread over for a d c and insert hook in next st, then thread over and draw through 2 loops, thread over and insert hook in next st, thread over, draw through 2 loops, thread over and draw through remaining loops (this is a decrease), d c in last d c of group, ch 17. * Decrease 1 d c in next group, ch 17 and repeat from * around. 14th rnd: Ch 3, decrease 1 d c in each group, ch 19, * d c, decrease 1 d c, ch 19 and repeat from * around. 15th rnd: Ch 3, 1 d c, ch 5, sl st in same d c to form picot, ch 21, * decrease 1 d c, 1 p, ch 21, repeat from * around. Fasten off.

Bread and Butter Doily: Ch 96. Work same as for plate doily, starting decreases on the 8th rnd. 8th rnd: Ch 12 between groups. 9th rnd: Ch 14 between groups. 10th rnd: Ch 16 between groups.

Glass Doily: Ch 60, join with sl st to form ring. 1st rnd: Ch 3, d c in each of next 3 sts, ch 4, * skip 1 st, d c in each of next 4 sts, ch 4, repeat from * around. Join with sl st to 3rd st of ch-3. Continue as for other doilies, starting decreases on the 4th rnd. (There will be ch 6 between groups.) 4th rnd: Ch 8 between groups. 5th rnd: Ch 10 between groups. 6th rnd: Ch 12 between groups. Draw circles on linen to fit centers and have the edges hemstitched, or hem with a neat hem, Sew crocheted edge in place.