The English Daisy Luncheon Set Pattern #747

Materials: Clark's O.N.T. Knitting and Crochet Cotton, 5 balls, Ecru; or J. & P. Coats Crochet Cord, 14 balls, Ecru. Milward's steel crochet hook No. 6 or 7.

Center Doily: Ch 7, join with sl st to form ring. Ch 3. 1st rnd: 23 d c in ring. Join with sl st to 3rd st of ch-3. Ch 7. 2nd rnd: * Skip 2 sts, d c in next, ch 4, repeat from * 6 more times. Join with sl st to 3rd st of ch-7. Ch 3. 3rd rnd: D c over ch, ch 5, * d c over same ch, d c in next d c, d c over ch, ch 5, repeat from * around, ending with 1 d c over ch. Join with sl st to 3rd st of ch-3. Ch 3. 4th rnd: D c over next d c, d c over ch, ch 5, * d c over same ch, d c over each of next 3 d c, d c over ch, ch 5, repeat from * around, ending with d c over ch and d c over d c. Join with sl st to 3rd st of ch-3.

5th to 13th rnds incl: Continue in pattern, adding d c over ch before and after each petal, and working d c over d c, each rnd. 14th rnd: D c over d c, to within last d c of petal, * ch 5, s c over ch-5 loop, ch 5, skip 1 d c, d c across next petal, to within last d c, repeat from * around, ending with d c up to beginning ch of rnd. Ch 3. 15th to 23rd rnds incl: Continue in pattern, decreasing 1 d c on each side of petals, making s c, ch 5, over additional ch-5 loops, every rnd. 24th rnd: Ch 8. * S c over next loop, ch 5, repeat from * around, making d c, ch 5, in center d c at points of each petal. At end of row join with sl st to 3rd st of ch-8. 25th to 30th rnds incl: S c over ch-5 loops, ch 5, around. 31st rnd: * Ch 5, ch-5 picot in 3rd st of ch-5 loop, repeat from * around.

Place Doilies: (4) Make same as center doily up to 11th rnd incl. Then decrease as in 14th rnd. After last decreas­ing rnd, make same as 25th to 31st rnds incl.

Glass Doilies: (4) Ch 5, join with sl st to form ring. 1st rnd: Ch 3, 11 d c in ring. Join with sl st to 3rd st of ch-3. Ch 3. 2nd rnd: D c in next st, ch 5, * skip 1 st and make 2 d c in next, ch 5. Repeat from * around, joining with sl st to 3rd st of ch-3. Ch 3. 3rd rnd: D c over ch, ch 5, * d c over ch, d c over each of next 2 d c, d c over ch, ch 5, repeat from * around, ending with d c over ch. Join with sl st to 3rd st of ch-3. Ch 3. 4th and 5th rnds: Continue in pattern, making d c over ch before and after each petal. 6th rnd: Decrease 1 d c on each side of petal, as in 14th rnd of center doily. Between petals ch 5, s c over ch, ch 5, s c over ch, ch 5. Ch 3. 7th and 8th rnds: Same as 15th of center doily. 9th, 10th, and 11th rnds: Same as 25th. 12th rnd: Same as 31st.