No. 7001
These mats may be made with any of the American Thread Company products listed below:
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Material
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Quantity
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Size of Needle
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"DE LUXE" Crochet Cotton Article 346
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4 Balls Red
5 Balls White |
Steel 5
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or
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“PURITAN” Crochet Cotton Article 40
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4 Balls Red
5 Balls White |
Steel 5
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or
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| "STAR" Pearl Cotton Article 90, Size 5 | 14 Balls Red 25 Balls White |
Steel 5
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and
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| "STAR" Six Strand Embroidery Cotton Article 50 | 7 Skeins White |
Approximate Size of Mats:
Large – 12 ½ x 9 ½ inches
Small – 11 ¼ x 9 ½ inches
Will make 2 mats.
Mats are worked with a double strand of thread throughout.
LARGE MAT—With White ch 73, s c in 2nd st from hook, * d c in next st of ch, s c in next st of ch, repeat from * to end of row, ending row with d c in last st of ch, ch 1, turn.
2nd Row—* S c in d c, d c in next s c, repeat from * across row, ch 1, turn.
Repeat 2nd row until mat measures 5 ½ inches, always ending row with a d c and ch 1 to turn.
Work a row of s c around entire mat, working 3 s c in each corner, having 70 s c on each long side and 47 s c on each short side, join, break thread.
Attach Red in center st of corner, s c in same space, ch 3, s c in same place, 1 s c in each s c, working all corners same as 1st corner, join.
2nd Row—Sl st into loop, ch 1, s c in same space, ch 3, s c in same space, * 1 s c in each s c to corner loop, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in loop, repeat from * all around ending row to correspond, join.
Repeat 2nd row 14 times.
With White "STAR" Six Strand Embroidery Cotton embroider designs in cross stitch according to chart. Each block of chart equals 2 rows in width and 2 s c in length.
SMALL MAT—With White ch 63 and work in same manner as large mat for 5 ½ inches. Work a row of s c around entire mat, working 3 s c in each corner and 59 s c on each long side and 48 s c on each short side. Attach Red and work same as large mat. Embroider in same manner omitting one design in each long side.
