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 6, j for r, ch 7, (2 d tr in r, ch 3, 1 d tr in r, ch 3) 3 times, 2 d tr in r, ch 3, j to 4th st of ch-7 with sl st. 2nd row: Ch 1, (2 s sts, p, 2 s sts) in each sp and 1 s st in each d tr of last row, j with sl st. 3rd row: Ch 11, * 1 s st in 2nd st from hook, 1 s st in each next 5 sts. Cross over to 2nd side of ch, 6 s sts on 2nd side of ch, 2 s sts in end st, 1 s st in each next 4 s sts, p, 1 s st in next 3 s sts, sl st in ch, 1 s st in next 4 s sts on 2nd side of leaf, p, 1 s st in each st to point, sl st in point, ch 3, 1 l tr (thread over hook 5 times) in each next 2 s sts of last row, which are over the 2 d tr of 1st row, ch 9, 1 d tr in s st over next d tr of 1st row, 1 s st in each next 6 sts of ch-9, 6 s sts on 2nd side of the ch, sl st in the d tr, (4 s sts, p, 3 s sts) on 1st side of leaf, sl st across end of leaf, (4 s sts, p, 3 s sts) on 2nd side of leaf, 1 sl st around d tr, ch 9. Repeat from * around, join last leaf to 1st leaf with sl st. Fasten off. 4th row: Join cotton in a 1 tr at corner, ch 5, 1 tr tr in next 1 tr of same corner, * ch 5, 1 d tr in point of leaf, ch 8, 1 tr tr in d tr between the next 2 leaves, ch 8, 1 d tr at point of next leaf, ch 5, 1 tr tr in each 2 l tr at next corner. Repeat from * around, j to 1st tr tr with sl st. 5th row: Ch 1, 1 s st in same st with ch-1, 2 s sts in next tr tr of last row, * 6 s sts in next sp, 1 s st in next d tr, 9 s sts in next sp, 1 s st in next tr tr, 9 s sts in next sp, 1 s st in next d tr, 6 s sts in next sp, 2 s sts in each next 2 tr tr. Repeat from * around.