Mayfair Dinner Set Pattern #742

Materials: Clark's O.N.T. Mercerized Crochet, Size 50, White, 13 balls; or J. & P. Coats 8 balls 1⅓ yards of 36 or 39 inch pastel linen. Milward's steel crochet hook No. 10.

Fan Medallion: * Ch 5, d c in 1st st of ch, working off only 2 loops, d c in same st, working off only 2 loops, thread over and draw through remaining loops on hook. Repeat from * making 45 scallops. Break thread but do not fasten off. 2nd row: Attach thread between 22nd and 23rd scallops, counting from start of row, ch 8, d tr between 2nd and 3rd scallops to left, ch 8, s c between next 2nd and 3rd scallops. Fasten off.

3rd row: Attach thread between next 3rd and 4th scallops from start of last row. * Ch 6, Clones knot. (To make Clones knot, make ch as directed, thread over, then pass hook downward under ch and catch up a loop, bring it forward and up and thread over again as if for a d c. Continue to catch up loops from over and under the ch for 8 times. The number of times to ''thread over" will have double that number, or 16, loops over hook. Draw thread through all loops on needle at once, thread over and draw through loop on needle, and make an s c around ch at base of knot, draw­ing tight. Make knot evenly and rather loosely. In the fol­lowing directions the word "knot" always means to make a Clones knot.) Ch 3, skip 2 sts of ch of last row and tr tr in next st. Repeat from * 4 more times. Ch 6, knot, ch 3, s c between 3rd and 4th scallops. Fasten off.

4th row: Attach thread between next 3rd and 4th scallops from start of last row. * Ch 8, knot, ch 5, tr tr over tr tr of row below. Repeat from * 4 more times. Ch 8, knot, ch 5, s c between 3rd and 4th scallops. Fasten off. 5th, 6th, 7th rows: Continue working same way, with longer chs between knots. For 5th row, ch 10, knot, ch 7; 6th row, ch 12, knot, ch 9; 7th row, ch 14, knot, ch 11. 8th row: Attach thread close to last scallop made, * tr tr over next tr tr of previous row, 5 scallops (same as for 1st row), repeat 5 more times, joining last scallop with sl st to 1st scallop of 1st row. 9th row: Ch 11, d c in 1st st of ch, * ch 4, d c between next 2 scallops. Repeat from * along both sides of fan, making ch 7, d c in same st at point. Around curve of fan, ch 5, d c between next 2 scallops, joining last ch 5 to 3rd st of 1st ch 11. Fasten off.

Make 4 fan medallions for each plate doily and center runner. Pin medallions into shape and press with a damp cloth. Cut colored linen 12 by 18 inches for plate doilies and 12 by 30 inches for runner. Sew a fan medallion in place in each corner, making allowance that after linen is hemmed between medallions, the beading row of ch 5 and d c around curve of fan will extend out beyond edge of hemmed linen. Cut out corners of linen allowing ⅛ inch to turn back. Slash at inside corners. Work over edge of medallion and linen closely with Six Strand Floss, using 2 strands doubled. Then hem edges of linen between medal­lions and work a beading row across linen edges, joining the beading rows around curve of fans. Make beading rows ch 4, d c. When complete, work around doily with 4 s c over each ch and s c over s c.

Edge: Ch 4, 2 d c in top of last s c, working off only 2 loops of each d c, thread over and draw thread through remaining loops, * ch 11, knot, ch 7, 3 d c in 10th s c on edge, working off d c's as before. Repeat from * around.

Circular Medallion for Runner: Make a row of 40 scallops as for 1st row of fan. Fasten off. Make another row of 20 scallops, sl st between 20th and 21st scallops of 1st row, then make 20 more scallops. Fasten off. Attach thread between 2nd and 3rd scallops of 1 row, counting from center crossing, * ch 8, d tr in center crossing, ch 8, 1 sl st between 2nd and 3rd scallops of next row. Repeat from * around and join with sl st to start of row and fasten off. 3rd row: Attach thread between next 3rd and 4th scallops and make same as 3rd row of fan, crossing over each of the 4 rows of scallops working around complete circle. 4th to 7th rows incl: Same as corresponding rows of fan. 8th row: Attach thread to end of 1 row of scallops, make * 5 scallops, tr tr over next tr tr of previous row and repeat from * 5 more times, joining to end of next row of scallops with 1 s c. Continue on around. 9th row: Ch 9, 1 d c between next 2 scallops, * ch 5, 1 d c between next 2 scal­lops and repeat from * around. Fasten off. Set circular medallion into linen runner and finish with an edging the same as for the fan medallions.