Oblong Center 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 3 very loosely, * ch 3, 2 tr in last loose ch st, ch 2, 2 tr in same ch st, ch 3, sl st in same ch st, ch 3, 2 tr in same loose ch st, sl st in next loose ch st, ch 3, 2 tr in same loose ch st, sl st in end loose ch st. Repeat from * for 2nd side of the loose ch, j with sl st. 2nd row: Sl st up side of scallop to 1st tr, * ch 6, sl st to last tr of same scallop, (ch 3, sl st in point of next scallop) 3 times, repeat from * around. 3rd row: Ch 1, (3 s sts, ch 3, 3 s sts) in each loop around, j with sl st. 4th row: Sl st to ch-3 sp, (ch 3, 1 tr, ch 2, 2 tr) in sp, * ch 4, (2 tr, ch 2, 2 tr in next sp, ch 2) twice, 2 tr, ch 2, 2 tr in next sp, ch 4, 2 tr, ch 2, 2 tr) in next sp, repeat from * around, j with sl st. 5th row: Sl st to end sp, (ch 3, 2 tr, ch 2, 3 tr) in sp, * ch 6, (3 tr, ch 2, 3 tr in next ch-2 sp, ch 3) twice, 3 tr, ch 2, 3 tr in next ch-2 sp, ch 6, (3 tr, ch 2, 3 tr) in next ch-2 sp, repeat from * around, j with sl st. 6th row: Sl st to center of 1st ch-2 sp, ch 9, 1 tr in center of next sp, ch 6, 1 tr in next small sp, * (ch 4, 1 tr in next sp) 4 times, (ch 6, 1 tr in next sp) 4 times. Repeat from * around, j in 3rd st of ch-9 with sl st. 7th row: Ch 6, * 1 tr in center of next sp, ch 3, 1 tr in next tr of last row, ch 3, repeat from * around, j in 3rd st of ch-6 with sl st. 8th row: Ch 7, * 1 tr in next tr, ch 4, repeat from * around, j in 3rd st of ch-7 with sl st. 9th row: Ch 8, * 1 tr in next tr, ch 5, repeat from * around, j in 3rd st of ch-8 with sl st. 10th row: * (Ch 3, 2 tr, ch 2, 2 tr) in sp, ch 3, 1 s st in next tr, repeat from * around.