MATERIALS REQUIRED:
DAISY Mercerized Crochet Cotton, Art. 97, size 50, in White:—
6-balls for 4 Place Mats;
or
DAISY Mercerized Crochet Cotton, Art 97, size 50, in White :—
5-balls for 4 Place Mats;
or
Lily MERCROCHET Cotton, Art. 161, size 50, in White:—
7-balls for 4 Place Mats.
Steel Crochet hook No. 14.
GAUGE—6 sps - 1 inch, 5 rows - 1 inch.
SIZE—17 x 18 inches.
Ch 24 and starting at A on Chart, tr in 16th ch from hook, tr in next 8 ch, ch 7, dtr in same place with last tr. ROW 2—Ch 8, turn, tr in dtr, 7 tr in next ch-7 sp, tr in next tr (2 blks made), (ch 3, sk 3 tr, tr in next tr) twice (2 sps made), 8 tr in half of end ch-15, ch 3, tr in same place. ROW 3—Ch 15, turn, tr in 1st tr, 3 tr in next sp, tr in next tr (1 blk made), (ch 3, sk 3 tr, tr in next tr) twice, (ch 3, tr in next tr) twice, (ch 3, sk 3 tr, tr in next tr) twice, 4 tr in half of end sp, ch 7, dtr in same sp. Continue, following Chart, starting and ending rows as in Rows 2 and 3 alternately. ROW 14—Ch 8, turn, tr in 1st tr, 2 blks, 11 sps, 3 blks, (ch 1, sk 1 tr, tr in next tr) twice (2 half-sps made), 1 sp, (ch 1, sk 1 tr, tr in next tr) 4 times (4 half-sps made), 2 sps, 2 blks, 2 half-sps, 1 blk, 4 half-sps, 1 sp, 4 blks, 7 sps, 2 blks, ch 3, tr in same place with last blk. Continue thru Row 33. ROW 34—Ch 7, turn, tr in 1st tr, 1 blk, follow Chart across and end with 1 blk in end sp, ch 2, tr in same place. ROW 35—Start and end as in Row 2. Continue thru Row 58, making the black spot in center of each flower of ch 5, sk 5 tr, tr in next tr (long sp made). ROW 59—Start row with ch-7, turn, 1 blk over blk. End row with blk over blk, ch 2, tr in end sp. ROW 60—Start row with ch 4, turn, blk over blk. End row with blk over blk, tr in end sp. ROW 61—Start row with ch 8, turn, sk 5 tr, tr in next tr, 1 blk. End row with ch 3, sk 3 tr, tr in next tr. In the center of Row 76, make ch 4, sk 3-tr, sc in next tr, ch 4, sk 3 tr, tr in next tr. Now work out one side of top of Heart. ROW 82—Ch 7, turn, sk dtr and 8 tr, tr in next tr, 2 blks, 22 sps, 2 blks, sk 7 tr, dtr in next tr. Continue thru Row 86. Fasten off. Then work out top of other side. Fasten off.
EDGE—Join to bottom point, ch 3 and work dc around heart, keeping work flat. At center angle at top, make 5 dc around angle, holding back the last lp of each dc on hook, thread over and draw thru all 6 lps on hook (Cluster made). Complete row, join to ch-3. 2d rnd—Make 1 sc in each dc around. Join and fasten off.
PISTIL—Ch 15, sk 3 ch, dc in next 12 ch. ROW 2—Ch 3, turn, dc in 12 dc. Repeat Row 2 thru Row 10. ROW 11—Ch 1, turn, (sk 1 dc, sc in next dc) 6 times. ROW 12—Ch 1, turn, (sk 1 sc, sc in next sc) 3 times. ROW 13—Ch 1, turn, sk 2 sc, sc in last sc. Fasten off. Roll lengthwise and sew edges tog. down back. Tuck end down thru the long sp in center of one Lily and tack pistil up across throat of flowers. Repeat in each Lily.
Stretch and pin Doily right-side-down in true shape. Steam and press dry thru a cloth.
