Medallion Yoke Pattern #16

MATERIALS—For Butterfly, one ball No. 20; and for Medallions, two balls No. 80; all of Coats Six Cord Mercerized Crochet Cotton.

There are 10 Medallions, 11 wheels each. Place butterfly in. front, and fasten all together with needle and thread.

For wheel, ch 8, join. In this ring make * 4 groups of 4 dc, with p between, groups. Ch 12, join last 8 of these in a ring, leaving 4 of the ch for a link between wheels. Repeat from star until you have 7 half wheels with 4 ch between. For the 8th wheel, you fill the ring with 8 groups, with 7 p; join into middle of ch of 4. Fill the other side of wheels in same way back to 1st. In this wheel make two groups of 4 dc, and at the 2nd p * ch 16, sl st into central p of next wheel, ch 8, sl st into center of 16 ch, ch 8, sl st into p of next wheel, * repeat until the 8 wheels have 8 spokes of double chains. Then fill in the 8th group of dc, and join. Make three more wheels, as you made the 8 in joining the wheel at the lower point of the Medallion, leave 6 p for the bottom, and only one between the joining of the other wheels.

BUTTERFLY—Ch 4, sk 1, 3 sc, turn. 4 sc (2 sc into first, 2 sc into next 2 sts), turn. 5 sc, turn. 6 sc, turn. 2 more rows of 6 sc, turn. 1 row of 5 sc, turn. 4 sc, turn, 3 sc, turn. 2 sc, turn. 3 sc, turn. 4 sc, turn. 5 sc, turn. 6 sc, turn. 7 sc, turn. 8 sc, turn. 9 sc, turn. 10 sc, turn. 11 sc, turn. 4 more rows of 11 sc, turn. Decrease one st in each row until 2 sc are left, turn. Increase one st in each row until 9 sc. 2 more rows 9 sc, turn. Decrease until 1 sc. Work around body to center of head, * 1 sc into each st. Ch 17, sk 1, * cotton over hook, insert into st and repeat from * three times more, then pull through all loops. 25 sc around the chain of ch 17, this makes 1 feeler, repeat, and 1 sc into each st around other side of body.

DAISY—Ch 8, join, 12 sc into ring, join, * into first st, 1 sc, 1 h dc, 1 dc, 1 tc, 1 dtc, ch 5, form p, 1 dtc, 1 dc, 1 h dc, 1 sc, sk 1, and repeat from * 5 times. Make 1 more daisy for other wing.

RINGS—Ch 4, join with sl st. Ch 5, 1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc, in ring, repeat with 1 dc, 2 ch until there are 6 dc, ch 2, join. 6 sc over ch 2, p, repeat around, join. Make 3 more rings.

SMALL WING—Sc at curve between body and tail, 1 sc ch 5, 1 sc into p of ring, ch 5, 1 sc into next p, ch 6, 1 dc into next p, ch 6, 1 dc into same, ch 6, 1 sc into following p, ch 5, 1 sc into next p, ch 10, 1 sc into next p, ch 5, 1 sc into same st of body where the wing commenced, turn. 8 sc around last ch 5, 8 sc around ch 10, ch 5, sk 8 sts of body, 1 sc, ch 5, 1 sc into center between 2 bars, 8 sc around ch 5, 1 sl st into body, 7 sc into each hole around ring, 2 sc into sts of body, turn, 7 sc, 1 p, 5 sc, 1 p, 5 sc, 1 p, 5 sc, 1 p, 3 sc, 1 p, 3 sc, 1 p, 5 sc, 1 p, 5 sc, 1 p, 19 sc, 1 sc into body, finish off.

LARGE WING—Start at left side of body between head and body, ch 7, sk 3, 1 sc, ch 7, sk 4, 1 sc, ch 4, 1 sc into 4th st of small wing, turn, 6 sc around ch 4, 4 sc around other ch, join into p of ring, 4 sc around same ch, 4 sc around next ch, join to next p of ring, ch 8, 1 sc into next p, turn, 5 sc around ch 8, turn, ch 10, 1 sc into same p, ch 4, 1 sc into next p, join to point of daisy petal, ch 6, 1 sc into next point of petal, turn, 8 sc into loop, 5 sc into next loop, 8 sc into following loop, turn, ch 5, 1 sc into same point, ch 6, 1 sc into next point, ch 10, 1 sc into following point, turn. 6 sc around ch, turn. Ch 10, 1 sc into same p, turn. 6 sc around ch, turn. Ch 6, 1 sc into next point, ch 6, 1 sc into following point, ch 7, 1 sc into joining between daisy and ring, ch 4, 1 sc into next p, ch 12. turn. 1 sc into the outside point of daisy, 8 sc around ch leading to joining of daisy and ring, 1 sl st into sp, 6 sc around ch, 1 sl st into next sp, 8 sc around next ch, turn. Ch 10, 1 sc into same p, turn. 6 sc around ch, ch 3, 1 sc into 7th st of small wing, ch 3, 1 sc into next p of ring, ch 3, 1 sc in beginning of large wing, turn, 4 sc around ch 3, 4 sc around next ch 3, 4 sc around next ch 3, join to p of small wing, 8 sc into each loop around big wing. Into last 2 loops, 5 sc, 2 sl st into body, turn, 1 sc into each st around wing at end, 1 sc into same p, turn. 5 sc, 1 p, 5 sc, repeat around. At end join with sl st to body, Make 8 more wings for other side of body.