Crocheted Medallion Pattern #44

Remember that you need a crochet thread of a size, texture, lustre, and color or shaded color right for the purpose. The thread should be of a quality to wear so that it will not break and make your work valueless. The color must be Boilfast so that innumerable washings will not fade it. These necessities to good work are found in both Clark's O.N.T. and J. & P. Coats Threads.

Mercerized Crochet is made in sizes 1 to 100 in white, and 1 to 70 in ecru; Boilfast colors in sizes 30 and 50. Size 1 is the coarsest, 100 the finest.

Ch 10, join in ring, * in ring work 1 s c, 5 d c, 1 s c, repeat 3 more times from *. 2d rnd: Ch 6, s c in 3d d c, ch 6, s c between petals, repeat around. Join with sl st. 8 loops in rnd. 3d rnd: In each loop make 1 s c, 7 d c, 1 s c. 4th rnd: Sl st to 2d d c and in it make 1 s c. * Ch 10, s c in 5th d c of same petal, ch 10, s c in center d c of next petal. Ch 10, s c in 2d d c of next petal. Repeat from * around, 12 loops in rnd. 5th rnd: Sl st to center of 1st loop. * Ch 8, s c in next loop, turn, 10 s c over ch-8, turn, s c in each s c, turn, ch 6, s c in 3d s c, ch 6, skip 3 s c, 1 s c in next, ch 6, 1 s c in last s c. Turn, in each ch-6 loop make 1 s c, 7 d c, 1 s c. Ch 10, s c in next loop of preceding rnd, ch 10, s c in next loop. Repeat from * around. Fasten last ch-10 to 1st s c of rnd. Turn and sl st back to center of ch-10 last made. 6th rnd: Turn, s c in center of loop (where sl st ends), ch 10, s c in center of 1st petal, ch 10, s c in 2d d c of 2d petal, ch 10, s c in 6th d c of same petal, ch 10, s c in center next petal, ch 10, s c in next loop, ch 10, s c in next loop. Repeat around. 7th rnd: 5 s c, p, 5 s c in each loop.