Butterfly Luncheon Set Pattern #15

MATERIALS REQUIRED:
Art. 65 DAISY Mercerized Crochet Cotton size 20 in White, 1¼-skeins for each place setting of Place Mat and Glass Doily
or
Art. 161 Lily MERCROCHET Cotton size 20 in White, 2-balls for each place setting.
Crochet hook No. 12.

BLOCK–(Size–2½ inches)–Ch 7, dc in 7th ch from hook, (ch 3, dc in same st) 4 times, working over starting end to cover it up, ch 3, join with sl st in 3d ch of next ch-6. ROW 2–(Sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 4, 4 tr in same sp, ch 4, sc in same sp) 6 times. Ch 5, remove hook from lp, let ch-5 lie up back of next petal, insert hook in 4th tr of petal, catch lp and draw thru. ROW 3–Ch 11, tr in 1st tr on next petal, (ch 7, sk 2 tr, tr in next tr, ch 6, tr in 1st tr on next petal) repeated around. Join final ch-7 to 5th st of 1st ch-11. ROW 4–Ch 3, * 4 dc in half of next ch-6 lp, ch 8, sl st in last dc for a p, 3 dc in bal. of same sp, dc in next tr, 4 dc in half of next ch-7 lp, ** ch 6, sl st in 5th ch from hook for a p, ch 12, p, ch 2, sl st in last dc (p-lp made), 4 dc in same sp, dc in next tr. Repeat from * around, join to top of ch-3. Fasten off.

2d BLOCK–Repeat to ** in Row 4. Ch 6, p, ch 3, sl st in center st of a p-lp on 1st Block, ch 8, p, ch 2, sl st back in last dc on 2d Block, 4 dc in same sp, dc in next tr, 4 dc in half of next sp, ch 4, sl st in next ch-8 lp on 1st Block, ch 4, sl st back in last dc on 2d Block, 3 dc in bal. of same sp, dc in next tr, 4 dc in half of next sp, ch 6, p, ch 3, sl st in center st of next p-lp on 1st Block, ch 8, p, ch 2, sl st back in last dc on 2d Block, 4 dc in same sp, dc in next tr. Complete row as for 1st Block.
Join a 3d Block on 2 sides to both 1st and 2nd Blocks.

PLACE MAT–(Size–12 x 18 inches)–Make 29 Blocks and join as in Chart. Edge–Join to joined p-lps between Blocks at "A" on Chart, ch 15, dc in next p on corner Block, (ch 12, sc in next p-lp, ch 12, dc in next p) twice, * ch 10, tr in joined p-lps between Blocks, ch 10, dc in 1st p on next Block, ch 12, sc in next p-lp, ch 12, dc in next p. Repeat from * around, making each corner the same as 1st one. Join final ch-10 to 5th st of 1st ch-15. ROW 2–Make (6 sc, ch 5, sl st in last sc for a p, and 6 sc) in each ch-10 lp, (7 sc, p, 7 sc) in each ch-12 lp around. Join and fasten off.

GLASS DOILY–(Size–6 inches)–Join 3 Blocks. Edge–Join to joined p-lps between 2 Blocks, ch 15, dc in next p, * (ch 12, sc in next p-lp, ch 12, dc in next p) 3 times, ch 10, tr in joined p-lps between Blocks, ch 10, dc in next p. Repeat from * around. Join to 5th st of ch-15. Repeat Row 2 of Edge. Stretch and pin Doilies right-side-down in true shape. Steam and press dry thru a cloth.