Apron Pattern #3105

Materials Required—
AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY "STAR" MERCERIZED CROCHET COTTON, SIZE 30
6 125-yd. Balls Green or any Color desired.
5  yds. ½-inch Ribbon and 1 yd. 1 inch Ribbon.
Steel Crochet Hook No. 10 or 11.

BAND. Ch 299, d c in 8th st from hook, * ch 2, skip 2 chs, d c in next ch, repeat from * across row, ch 5, turn.
2nd Row—D c in next d c, * ch 2, d c in next d c, repeat from * across row, ch 3, turn.
3rd Row—2 d c in mesh, d c in d c, * 2 d c in next mesh, d c in next d c, repeat from * across row, ch 3, turn.
4th Row—1 d c in each d c, break thread.
Attach thread in 30th st from end of band, ch 3, 2 d c in same space, ch 2, 3 d c in same space, * ch 9, skip 6 d c, s c in next d c, ch 4, s c in same space for picot, ch 9, skip 4 d c, s c in next d c, ch 4, s c in same space for picot, ch 9, skip 6 d c, 3 d c, ch 2, 3 d c (shell) in next d c, ch 9, skip 6 d c, 3 d c, ch 2, 3 d c in next d c, repeat from * 7 times, ch 9, skip 6 d c, s c in next d c, ch 4, s c in same space, ch 9, skip 4 d c, s c in next d c, ch 4, s c in same space, ch 9, skip 6 d c, 3 d c, ch 2, 3 d c in next d c, ch 3, turn.
2nd Row—3 d c, ch 2, 3 d c in center of shell, * ch 11, skip 1 loop, s c in center st of next loop, ch 4, s c in same space, (for picot) ch 11, 3 d c, ch 2, 3 d c in center of next shell, ch 9, 3 d c, ch 2, 3 d c in center of next shell, repeat from * 7 times, ch 11, skip 1 loop, s c in center st of next loop, ch 4, s c in same space for picot, ch 11, 3 d c, ch 2, 3 d c in center of next shell, ch 3, turn.
3rd Row—3 d c, ch 2, 3 d c in center of shell, * ch 9, s c in center st of next loop, ch 4, s c in same space for picot, ch 9, s c in center st of next loop, ch 4, s c in same space for picot, ch 9, 3 d c, ch 2, 3 d c in center of next shell, ch 4, s c over the 2 loops of previous rows, ch 4, 3 d c, ch 2, 3 d c in center of next shell, repeat from * across row, ch 3, turn.
4th Row—Same as 2nd row, ch 3, turn.
5th Row—Shell in shell, * ch 9, s c in center st of next loop, ch 4, s c in same space for picot, ch 9, s c in center st of next loop, ch 4, s c in same space for picot, ch 9, shell in next shell, ch 9, shell in next shell, repeat from * across row, ch 3, turn.
6th Row—Shell in shell, * ch 11, skip 1 loop, s c in center st of next loop, ch 4, s c in same space for picot, ch 11, shell in next shell, ch 4, s c over the 2 loops of previous rows, ch 4, shell in next shell, repeat from * across row, ch 3, turn.
7th Row—Same as 5th row.
Repeat from the 2nd row until there are 49 rows, then ch 5, turn.
Next Row—D c in center of shell, ch 2, skip 1 d c, d c in next d c, * ch 2, skip 2 chs, d c in next ch, repeat from * twice, ch 2, skip the picot, d c in 1st ch of next loop, * ch 2, skip 2 chs, d c in next ch, repeat from * twice, ch 2, skip picot, d c in 2nd st of ch of next loop, * ch 2, skip 2 chs, d c in next ch, repeat from *, ch 2, d c in center of next shell, ch 2, skip 1 d c, d c in next d c, ch 2, d c in 2nd st of ch of next loop, * ch 2, skip 2 chs, d c in next st of ch, repeat from *, ch 2, skip 1 d c of next shell, d c in next d c, ch 2, repeat from beginning across row, ch 5, turn. (143 meshes across bottom)
Next Row—1 d c in next d c, * ch 2, d c in next d c, repeat from * across row, ch 1, turn.
Next Row—3 s c in each of the next 4 meshes, * ch 5, skip 1 mesh, 1 d c, ch 3, 1 d c in next mesh, ch 5, skip 1 mesh, 3 s c in each of the next 9 meshes repeat from * across row ending row with 3 s c in each of the last 4 meshes, ch 1, turn.
Next Row—1 s c in each of the next 9 s c, * ch 5, skip 3 s c, 5 c in next loop, ch 5, 1 d c, ch 3, 1 d c in next loop, ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 5, skip 3 s c, 1 s c in each of the next 21 s c, repeat from * across row ending with 1 s c in each of the last 9 s c, ch 1, turn.
Next Row—1 s c in each of the next 6 s c, * ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 5, 1 d c, ch 3, 1 d c in next loop, ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 5, skip 3 s c, 1 s c in each of the next 15 s c, repeat from * across row ending row with 1 s c in each of the last 6 s c, ch 1, turn.
Next Row—1 s c in each of the next 3 s c, ** ch 5, s c in next loop, * ch 5, s c in next loop, repeat from *, ch 5, 1 d c, ch 3, 1 d c in next loop, * ch 5, s c in next loop, repeat from * twice, ch 5, skip 3 s c, 1 s c in each of the next 9 s c, repeat from ** across row, ch 5, turn.
Next Row—S c in next loop, * ch 5, s c in next loop, repeat from * twice, ch 5, 1 d c, ch 3, 1 d c in next loop, * ch 5, s c in next loop, repeat from * 3 times, ch 5, 1 s c in each of the 3 center s c of group, ch 5, repeat from beginning across row, ch 7, turn.
Next Row—D c in next s c at base of loop, * ch 4, d c in next s c, repeat from * 3 times, ch 3, d c in loop, ch 3, d c in same space, ch 3, d c in next d c, * ch 4, d c in next s c, repeat from * 3 times, ch 4, d c in center s c of group, ch 4, repeat from beginning across row, ch 1, turn.
Next Row—Work 4 s c in each mesh and one picot over each d c.