Square 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 5, sl st back in 3rd st from hook for p) 8 times, j to 1st ch st to form r. 2nd row: Ch 3, 2 d tr in sp between 2 p, holding last st of each d tr on hook, working all off at same time, * ch 7, 3 d tr between next 2 p, holding last st of each d tr on hook, working all off at same time, ch 11, 3 d tr-group between same p, ch 7, 3 d tr-group between next 2 p. Repeat from * around, j in top of 1st group of d tr with sl st. 3rd row: Ch 1, (4 s sts, p, 4 s sts) in each sp, and (4 s sts, p) 3 times, 4 s sts in each corner sp, j with sl st. 4th row: Ch 9, 1 tr tr in s st between next 2 scallops, * (ch 3, 1 d tr in corner p) 3 times, (ch 3, 1 tr tr between next 2 scallops) 3 times. Repeat from * around, j in 6th st of ch-9. 5th row: Ch 1, * 5 s sts in sp, (1 s st, p) in next tr tr of last row, 5 s sts in next sp, 1 s st in next d tr of last row, 5 s sts in next sp, (1 s st, p) in next d tr of last row, 5 s sts in next sp, 1 s st in next d tr, 5 s sts in next sp, (1 s st, p) in next tr tr, 5 s sts in next sp, 1 s st in next tr tr. Repeat from * around, j to ch-1 with sl st.