Oblong Medallion with Leaves 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, j for r, ch 8, (1 l tr with thread over hook 4 times, ch 4, 1 d tr, ch 4, 1 tr, ch 4, 1 d tr, ch 4, 1 l tr, ch 4, 1 d tr, ch 4, 1 tr, ch 4) in r, j to 5th st of ch-8. 2nd row: Ch 1, * (3 s sts, p, 3 s sts) in next sp, 1 s st in 1 tr of last row. (3 s sts, p, 3 s sts) in next sp, 1 s st in next d tr, 4 s sts in next sp, 1 s st in next tr, 4 s sts in next sp, 1 s st in next d tr. Repeat from * around, j in ch-1 with sl st. 3rd row: Ch 11, * 1 s st in 2nd st from hook, 1 h tr in next st, 1 tr in next st, 1 h tr in next st, 1 s st in next st, sl st 2 sts, ch 9. Repeat from * for 2 more leaves, ch 12, 1 l tr in center s st between 2 p of last row, ch 12, 1 tr in 4th st beyond the next p of last row, ch 9. Repeat from first * for another group of leaves, then turn and cover ch 12 with 12 s sts, p, 4 s sts in sp, 1 s st in 1 tr, make another group of leaves, then 4 s sts, p, 12 s sts in next sp. Fasten off. Join cotton in the s st over d tr on 2nd end, ch 11, and repeat from first *, j the tip of the 2 center leaves with sl st. 4th row: Join cotton in point of center leaf at end, * ch 9, 1 s st in point of next leaf, ch 12, 1 s st in point of next leaf, (ch 9, 1 s st in point of next leaf) 3 times, ch 12, 1 s st in point of next leaf, ch 9, 1 s st in point of next leaf. Repeat from * around, j with sl st. 5th row: Ch 5, catch back in 4th st from hook for p, 11 s sts in sp, * (1 s st, p) in s st of last row, 16 s sts in next sp, (1 s st, p in next s st of last row, 11 s sts in next sp) 3 times, (1 s st, p) in next s st, 16 s sts in next sp, (1 s st, p in next s st, 11 s sts in next sp) twice. Repeat from * around. Join with sl st.