Triangular 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 8, j for r, ch 4, 5 tr in r, (ch 3, 6 tr in r) twice, ch 3, j to 1st tr. 2nd row: * Ch 8, sk 4 tr of last row, 1 s st in next tr, ch 3, 2 tr in sp, ch 3, 1 s st in next tr of last row, repeat from * around. Do not j. 3rd row: * 4 s sts, ch 3, 4 s sts all in loop, ch 3, 2 tr in 1st tr of last row, 1 tr in each next 2 tr of last row, 2 tr in next tr, ch 3, repeat from * around. Do not j. 4th row: * Ch 6, (2 tr, ch 3, 2 tr) in sp, ch 6, 2 tr in 1st tr of last row, 1 tr in each next 4 tr of last row, 2 tr in next tr, repeat from * around. Do not j. 5th row: * Ch 6, (3 tr, ch 3, 3 tr) in sp, ch 6, 2 tr in 1st tr of last row, 1 tr in each next 6 tr of last row, 2 tr in next tr, repeat from * around. Do not j. 6th row: * Ch 10, (4 tr, ch 3, 4 tr) in sp, ch 10, 2 tr in next tr of last row, 1 tr in each next 8 tr of last row, 2 tr in next tr, repeat from * around. Do not j. 7th row: * Ch 12, (6 tr, ch 4, 6 tr) in sp, ch 12, sk 1 tr of last row, 1 tr in each next 10 tr of last row, repeat from * around. Do not j. 8th row: Ch 14, * (8 d tr, ch 5, 8 d tr) in sp, ch 6, sl st in center of ch of last row, ch 7, sk 1 tr, 1 tr in each next 8 tr, ch 6, sl st in center of next ch, ch 6, repeat from * around. Do not j. 9th row: Ch 7, sl st in center of ch of last row, * ch 7, (10 d tr, ch 5, 10 d tr) in sp, ch 7, sl st in the sl st of last row, ch 7, sk 1 tr, 1 tr in each next 6 tr, ch 7, sl st in the next sl st, repeat from * around. Do not j. 10th row: Ch 8, sl st in the sl st of last row, ch 8, * (10 d tr, ch 2, 10 d tr) in sp, ch 10, sl st in next sl st of last row, ch 10, sk 1 tr, 1 tr in each next 4 tr, ch 10, sl st in next sl st, ch 10, repeat from * around, j to 1st d tr in sp. Fasten off.