Round Medallion Pattern

These medallions make lovely decorations for bed linens, towels, luncheon sets, chair sets, and, if made of very fine thread, for handkerchiefs. For a medium size medallion, for bed linens, etc., use "Silkine" Crochet Cotton in size 30 with a No. 12 hook; for a finer medallion use size 50 with a No. 14 hook. For handkerchiefs use size 100, with a size 14 hook, crocheting very tightly. Gem Crochet Cotton is also lovely. For use with coarse linen, nothing is lovelier than De Luxe or Gem Ready-Shrunk Mercerized Cotton, and with these use a No. 7 hook.

1st row: Ch 6, j for r, ch 5, (1 tr in r, ch 2) 11 times, j in 3rd st of ch-5 with sl st. 2nd row: Ch 6, 1 tr in next tr, * 2 tr in sp, 1 tr in next tr, (ch 3, 1 tr in next tr) twice. Repeat from * around, j in 3rd st with sl st. 3rd row: Ch 7, * 1 tr in each next 4 tr, ch 4, 1 tr in next tr, ch 4, repeat from * around, j in 3rd st of ch-7 with sl st. 4th row: Ch 8, * 1 tr in each next 4 tr, ch 5, 1 tr in next tr, ch 5, repeat from * around, j in 3rd st of ch-8 with sl st. 5th row: Ch 3, 4 tr in same st for p c st, * ch 8, p c st in next tr, ch 2, sk 2 tr, p c st in next tr, ch 8, p c st in next tr, repeat from * around, j to back st of 1st p c st. 6th row: Ch 8, * 1 tr in center of next sp, ch 5, 1 p c st between the 2 p c sts of last row, ch 5, 1 tr in center of next sp, ch 5, 1 tr in back st of next p c st, ch 5. Repeat from * around, j in 3rd st of ch-8 with sl st. 7th row: Ch 10, * 1 p c st in next tr, ch 7, 1 tr in back st of next p c st, ch 7, p c st in next tr, ch 7, 1 tr in next tr, ch 7. Repeat from * around, j in 3rd st of ch-10 with sl st. 8th row: * Ch 8, 1 s st in back st of p c st, ch 8, 1 s st in tr. Repeat from * around. 9th row: 6 s sts, 1 p, 6 s sts in each loop all around.