Snowdrift Luncheon Set Pattern #7266

MATERIALS:
For best results use—
Clark's O.N.T. or J. & P. Coats Best Six Cord Mercerized Crochet, Size 50:
Small Ball:
Clark's O.N.T.— 14 balls of White or Ecru, or 19 balls of any color.
or
J. & P. Coats—10 balls of White or Ecru, or 14 balls of any color.
Big Ball:
Clark's O.N.T. or J. & P. Coats—6 balls of White or Ecru.
Milward's steel crochet hook No. 12 or 13.

Completed runner measures about 13½ x 31½ inches; each place mat measures about 12¼ x 12¼ inches across center.

Gauge: Each motif measures 1¾ inches in diameter.

PLACE MATS (Make 6) … First Motif … Ch 10, join with sl st. 1st rnd: Ch 3, 23 d c in ring. Join to 3rd st of ch-3. 2nd rnd: Ch 4, * d c in next d c, ch 1. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-1 to 1st sp. 3rd rnd: Ch 10, * skip 1 sp, tr in next sp, ch 6. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-6 to 4th st of ch-10. 4th rnd: * Ch 2, skip 2 ch, d c in next ch, ch 2, d c in next ch, ch 2, s c in next tr. Repeat from * around; join. 5th rnd: * Ch 2, d c in next d c, ch 2, d c in ch-2 sp, ch 2, d c in next d c, ch 2, s c in next s c. Repeat from * around. Fasten off.

Second Motif … Work 4 rnds as for 1st motif. 5th rnd: Ch 2, d c in next d c, * ch 1, sl st in corresponding sp on 1st motif, ch 1, d c in next sp on second motif, ch 1, sl st in next sp on first motif, ch 1, d c in next d c on second motif, ch 2, s c in next s c, ch 2, d c in next d c. Repeat from * once more; complete rnd as for 1st motif.

   Make 2 more motifs, joining as 2nd was joined to 1st. This completes one strip. Make another strip of 5 motifs, joining 2 points of each motif to 2 points of adjacent motifs as before (motifs fall between those of previous strip). Continue thus, making 1 strip of 6 motifs, 1 strip of 7 motifs, then 1 strip of 6 motifs, 1 strip of 5 motifs, and 1 strip of 4 motifs. This completes 1 place mat.

RUNNER …  Make 1st strip of 14 motifs, then 1 strip of 15 motifs, 1 strip of 16 motifs, 1 strip of 17 motifs, 1 strip of 18 motifs, 1 strip of 17 motifs, 1 strip of 16 motifs, 1 strip of 15 motifs, and last strip of 14 motifs.