Five-Sided Wheel 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 14, 1 tr in 4th st from hook, 1 tr in each st on ch) 5 times, j to form r in center. 2nd row: (Ch 14, sl st in center point of spoke, ch 14, sl st between the 2 spokes) 5 times. 3rd row: (Ch 17, sl st in the sl st at point of spoke, ch 17, sl st in the sl st between 2 spokes) 5 times. 4th row: Sl st up ch for 12 sts, ch 1, * 4 s sts over loop, 4 s sts over next loop, 1 s st in 5th st of the same loop, ch 10, 1 s st in 5th st of next ch from sl st at point of spoke. Repeat from * around, j with sl st. 5th row: Ch 1, 1 s st in same st with ch, * 1 s st in each next 8 s sts of last row, 2 s sts in next st, ch 6, sl st in center of ch of last row, ch 6, 2 s sts in next s st of last row, repeat from * around, j with sl st. 6th row: Ch 1, 1 s st in same st with ch-1, * 1 s st in each next 10 s sts of last row, 2 s sts in next s st, ch 7, sl st in the sl st of ch of last row, ch 7, 2 s sts in next s st of last row. Repeat from * around, j with sl st. 7th row: Sl st forward 1 st, ch 1, 1 s st in each next 11 s sts of last row, * ch 10, sl st in sl st of last row, ch 10, sk 1 s st, 1 s st in each next 12 s sts. Repeat from * around, j with sl st. 8th row: Ch 1, * 1 s st in each s st, 6 sts over ch, 1 s st in 4th st of ch from the sl st, ch 3, 1 s st in 4th st of next ch, 6 s sts over ch. Repeat from * around, j with sl st.