Lacy 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.

Center: Ch 7, 1 tr in 4th st from hook, 1 tr in each next 3 sts, ch 5, 1 tr in each st on 2nd side of ch, ch 5, sl st to 1st tr. 1st row around center: Ch 3, 1 tr in each next 4 tr of last row, 6 tr in sp, 1 tr in each next 5 tr, 6 tr in sp, j to 1st tr. 2nd row: Ch 3, 1 tr in same st with ch-3, * 1 tr in each next 4 tr, 2 tr in each next 2 tr, 1 tr in each next 3 tr, 2 tr in next 2 tr. Repeat from * around, j to 1st tr. (30 tr.) 3rd row: Ch 4, 2 d tr in same st with ch-4, * ch 3, sk 2 tr, 3 d tr in next tr, repeat from * around, j to 1st d tr. 4th row: * Ch 12, sl st back in same st with ch-12, ch 5, sk 2 d tr, sl st in next d tr, repeat from * around, j with sl st. 5th row: Sl st to center of loop, * ch 10, 3 tr in 4th st from hook, ch 6, sl st in center of next loop, repeat from * around. 6th row: Sl st to point of scallop, * ch 11, 3 tr in 4th st from hook, ch 8, sl st in point of next scallop, repeat from * around.