Scallop Shell Vanity Set Pattern #7573

MATERIALS:
CLARK'S O.N.T. or J. & P. COATS BEST SIX CORD MERCERIZED CROCHET, size 30:
Small Ball: Clark's O.N.T—3 balls,
or
J. & P. Coats—2 balls of White or Ecru, or 3 balls of color.
Big Ball:
J. & P. Coats—1 ball of White or Ecru, or 2 balls of color.
Steel crochet hook No. 10 or 11.

This amount is sufficient for a set consisting of 1 large doily about 11 x 14 inches, and 2 smaller doilies each about 8 inches in diameter.

SMALL DOILIES (Make 2) … Starting at center, ch 12. Join. 1st rnd: Ch 7 (to count as d tr and ch-2), * d tr in ring, ch 2. Repeat from * 16 more times. Join last ch-2 with sl st to 5th st of ch-7 first made. 2nd rnd: Sl st in next ch, sc in sp, * ch 5, sc in next sp. Repeat from * around, ending with ch-2, dc in 1st sc made. 3rd rnd: Sl st in loop (formed by ch-2 and dc), ch 12, * d tr in next loop, ch 7. Repeat from * around. Join to 5th st of ch-12. 4th rnd: Sl st in next 3 ch, sc in sp, * ch 7, sc in next sp. Repeat from * around, ending with ch-7, sl st in 1st sc made. 5th rnd: Sl st in next 2 ch, sl st in loop, ch 8, in same loop make d tr, ch 3 and d tr; * ch 3, in next loop make (d tr, ch 3) twice and d tr. Repeat from * around. Join. 6th rnd: Sl st in next ch, sc in sp, * ch 7, sc in next sp. Repeat from * around. Join. 7th rnd: Sl st in next loop, ch 5 (to count as d tr), holding back on hook the last loop of each d tr, make 2 d tr in same loop, thread over and draw through all loops on hook (cluster made); (ch 5, make a 3-d tr cluster in same loop) twice; * ch 5, skip 1 loop, sc in next loop, (ch 7, sc in next loop) 5 times; ch 5, skip next loop, in next loop make (cluster, ch 5) twice and cluster. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-5 to tip of first cluster made.
   8th rnd: Ch 5, 3 d tr in tip of same cluster, * ch 3, 5 d tr in tip of next cluster, ch 3, 4 d tr in tip of next cluster, ch 5, sc in next ch-7 loop, (ch 7, sc in next loop) 4 times; ch 5, 4 d tr in tip of next cluster. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-5 to 5th st of 1st ch-5. 9th rnd: Ch 6, (d tr in next d tr, ch 1) twice; ** d tr in next d tr, ch 2, * 2 d tr in next d tr with ch 1 between, ch 1, d tr in next d tr, ch 1. Repeat from * once more, 2 d tr in next d tr with ch-1 between, ch 2, (d tr in next d tr, ch 1) 3 times; d tr in next d tr, ch 5, sc in next ch-7 loop, (ch 7, sc in next loop) 3 times; ch 5, (d tr in next d tr, ch 1) 3 times. Repeat from ** around. Join. 10th rnd: Sl st in next sp, ch 5 and complete a cluster (as before) in same sp. (Ch 3, cluster in next sp) twice, ch 3, * skip next sp, (cluster in next sp, ch 3) 7 times; skip next sp (cluster in next sp, ch 3) twice; cluster in next sp, ch 5, sc in next ch-7 loop, (ch 7, sc in next loop) twice; ch 5, (cluster in next ch-1 sp, ch 3) 3 times. Repeat from * around. Join. 11th rnd: Sl st in next ch, sl st in sp, ch 10, (d tr in next sp, ch 5) 11 times; * sc in next ch-7 loop, ch 7, sc in next loop, ch 5, (d tr in next ch-3 sp, ch 5) 12 times. Repeat from * around. Join. 12th rnd: Sl st in next 2 ch, sc in sp, (ch 10, sc in next sp) 11 times; * ch 4, sc in next loop, ch 4, sc in next sp, (ch 10, sc in next sp) 12 times. Repeat from * around. Join and fasten off.

CENTERPIECE … Starting at center, ch 59. 1st row: Make a 3 d tr cluster in 11th ch from hook, * ch 5, skip 5 ch, cluster in next ch. Repeat from * across, ending with ch 5, skip 5 ch, sl st in last ch. Work is now done in rnds. 1st rnd: Sc in sp, (ch 7, sc in same sp) twice, (ch 7, sc in next sp) 8 times; (ch 7, sc in same sp) 4 times; (ch 7, sc in next sp) 8 times; ch 7, sc in same sp, ch 3, tr in 1st sc made. 2nd rnd: * Ch 7, sc in next loop. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 7, sl st in tr below. 3rd rnd: Sl st in next loop, ch 5, holding back on hook the last loop of each d tr, make 2 d tr in same loop and complete cluster, (ch 5, make a 3 d tr cluster in same loop) twice; * ch 5, cluster in next loop. Repeat from * around, making 3 clusters with ch-5 between at other end of oval to correspond, and ending with ch-5, sl st in tip of first cluster made. 4th rnd: Sc in next sp, * ch 7, sc in same sp, ch 7, sc in next sp, ch 7, sc in same sp, (ch 7, sc in next sp) 13 times. Repeat from * around, ending with sl st in 1st sc made. 5th rnd: Sl st in next 3 ch, sc in loop, * ch 7, sc in next loop. Repeat from * around, ending with sl st in 1st sc made. 6th rnd: Sl st in next ch, sl st in loop, ch 8, d tr in same loop, ch 3, d tr in same loop (this marks one end of oval), ch 3, in next loop make 3 d tr with ch-3 between, * ch 3, in next loop make d tr, ch 3 and d tr. Repeat from * once more, (ch 5, d tr in next loop) 10 times; ch 5, in next loop made d tr, ch 3 and d tr, ch 3, in next loop make d tr, ch 3 and d tr, ch 3, in next loop make 3 d tr with ch-3 between and continue along remaining part to correspond, ending with ch 3, sl st in 5th st of ch-8. 7th rnd: Sl st in next ch, sc in sp, * ch 7, sc in next sp. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3, tr in first sc made.
   8th and 9th rnds: * Ch 7, sc in next loop. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3, tr in tr below. 10th rnd: Ch 10, d tr in next loop, (ch 5, in next loop make d tr, ch 5 and d tr) 4 times; * ch 5, d tr in next loop. Repeat from * around, working 2 d tr with ch-5 between in the 4 loops at other end of oval. Join last ch-5 with sl st to 5th st of ch-10. 11th rnd: Sl st in next 2 ch, sc in sp, * ch 7, sc in next sp. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3, tr in 1st sc made. 12th rnd: Sl st in loop, ch 8, d tr in same loop, ch 3, d tr in next loop, (ch 3, in next loop make d tr, ch 3 and d tr) 8 times; * ch 3, d tr in next loop, ch 3, in next loop make d tr, ch 3 and d tr. Repeat from * around, working 2 d tr with ch-3 between in each of 8 loops at other end of oval. Join last ch-3 to 5th st of ch-8. 13th rnd: Same as 6th rnd of Small Doily, eliminating the last loop by ending rnd with sc in last sp, sl st in 1st sc made (90 loops). 14th to 19th rnds: Repeat 6th to 12th rnds incl of Small Doilies. Fasten off. Starch lightly and block pieces to measurements.