Luncheon Set Pattern #2207

Materials Required—AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY "DE LUXE" MERCERIZED CROCHET AND KNITTING COTTON
2–400 Yd. Balls White or any Color desired will make a set of 4 Doilies.
Steel Crochet Hook No. 6 or 7.

Each Doily measures about 15 x 17 inches.

Ch 29, work 1 d c in 5th st from hook, then work 1 d c in each remaining st.

2nd Row. Ch 3, turn and work 1 d c in each d c.

3rd Row. Ch 9, s c between rows of d c, ch 9, s c in corner, * ch 9, skip 4 d c, s c in next d c, repeat from * 4 times, ch 9, s c between rows of d c, ch 9, s c in corner, * ch 9, skip 4 d c, s c in next d c, repeat from * 3 times, ch 9, join.

4th Row. Sl st in the 1st 2 sts, ch 5, work 2 tr c in loop, ch 4, 3 tr c in same loop (shell) ** ch 9, shell in next loop, * ch 9, s c in next loop, repeat from *, then repeat from **, ch 9, shell in next loop and finish row to correspond.

5th Row. Always sl st to center of shell, ** shell in shell, ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 5 shell in shell, ch 5, s c in next loop, * ch 9, s c in next loop, repeat from *, ch 5, shell in shell, ch 5, s c in next loop, * ch 9, s c in next loop, repeat from *, ch 5, and repeat from **, join.

6th Row. Shell in shell, ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 9, s c in next loop, ch 5, ** shell in shell, ch 5, s c in next loop, * ch 9, s c in next loop, repeat from * twice, ch 5, repeat from **, then repeat from beginning, join.

7th Row. Shell in shell, ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 5, shell in next loop, ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 5, ** shell in shell, ch 5, s c in next loop, * ch 9, s c in next loop, repeat from * 3 times, ch 5, repeat from then repeat from beginning, join.

8th Row. Shell in shell, ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 9, s c in next loop, ch 5, repeat from beginning, ** shell in shell, ch 5, s c in next loop, * ch 9, s c in next loop, repeat from * 4 times, ch 5, repeat from **, then repeat from beginning, join.

9th and 11th Rows. Shell in shell, ch 5, s c in next loop, * ch 9, s c in next loop, repeat from *, ch 5, repeat from beginning, shell in shell, ch 5, s c in next loop, * ch 9, s c in next loop, repeat from * 5 times, ch 5, repeat from **, then repeat from beginning, join.

10th Row. Shell in shell, ch 5, skip next loop, s c in next loop, ch 9, s c in next loop, ch 5, skip next loop, repeat from beginning, ** shell in shell, ch 5, skip next loop, s c in next loop, * ch 9, s c in next loop, repeat from * 4 times, ch 5, skip next loop, repeat from **, then repeat from beginning, join.

12th Row. Shell in shell, ch 5, s c in next loop, * ch 9, s c in next loop, repeat from * twice, ch 5, repeat from beginning, ** shell in shell, ch 5, s c in next loop, * ch 9, s c in next loop, repeat from * 6 times, ch 5, repeat from **, then repeat from beginning, join.

13th and 15th Rows. Shell in shell, ch 5, s c in next loop, * ch 9, s c in next loop, repeat from * 3 times, ch 5, repeat from beginning, ** shell in shell, ch 5, s c in next loop, * ch 9, s c in next loop, repeat from * 7 times, ch 5, repeat from **, then repeat from beginning, join.

14th Row. Shell in shell, ch 5, skip next loop, s c in next loop, * ch 9, s c in next loop, repeat from * twice, ch 5, skip next loop, repeat from beginning, ** shell in shell, ch 5, skip next loop, s c in next loop, * ch 9, s c in next loop, repeat from * 6 times, ch 5, skip next loop, repeat from **, then repeat from beginning, join.

16th Row. Shell in shell, ch 5, s c in next loop, * ch 9, s c in next loop, repeat from * 4 times, ch 5, repeat from beginning, ** shell in shell, ch 5, s c in next loop, * ch 9, s c in next loop, repeat from * 8 times, ch 5, repeat from **, then repeat from beginning, join.

17th and 18th Rows. Same as 16th row having 1 more 9 ch loop between groups of shells, always work the 5 ch loop before and after shells.

19th Row. Do not slip st to loop, ch 9, tr c in tr c, ch 4, tr c in next tr c, ch 4, tr c in loop, ch 4, tr c in same loop, * ch 4, tr c in next tr c, repeat from * twice, (scallop) ** ch 5, skip one loop, s c in next loop, * ch 9, s c in next loop, repeat from * 5 times, ch 5, skip next loop, * tr c in next tr c and complete scallop same as 1st scallop. Complete row in same manner always skipping loop before and after scallop.

Finishing. Starch lightly, shape in position, (pin if necessary) and iron while still damp.