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There are slight variations to materials and instructions between versions of the same pattern in different publications. Materials and colors for versions are below.

Star #45, Treasure Chest of Crochet

Materials Required – AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY
"STAR" SIX CORD QUALITY MERCERIZED CROCHET
COTTON, ARTICLE 77
51—250 Yd. Balls, White, Ivory, Cream or Medium Ecru.
Steel Crochet Hook No. 10.

Each Motif measures about 4½ inches. 252 Motifs 18 x 14 are required for cloth measuring about 63 x 81 inches.

Ch 8, join, ch 3 and work 19 d c into ring, join each row.

2nd Row. Ch 7, skip 1 d c, d c in next d c, * ch 4, skip 1 d c, d c in next d c, repeat from * 7 times, ch 4, sl st in 3rd st of ch to join.

3rd Row. Ch 1, * 2 s c in next mesh, ch 3, 2 s c in same mesh, repeat from * all around.

4th Row. * 7 d c in ch 3 of previous row, s c over d c of 2nd row, repeat from * all around.

5th Row. Slip st to center of shell, * ch 7, sl st in center of next shell, repeat from * all around.

6th Row. Ch 5, d c in 2nd st of 7 ch loop, * ch 2, skip 1 st, d c in next st, repeat from * all around. (40 meshes.)

7th Row. Ch 5, 2 tr c cluster st in first mesh, (cluster st * thread over twice, insert in st and work off 2 loops twice, repeat from *, thread over and work off all loops at one time) ch 5, skip 1 mesh, * s c in next mesh, ch 5, 2 tr c cluster in same mesh, ch 5, skip 1 mesh, repeat from * all around. (20 cluster sts.)

8th Row. Sl st to top of cluster, * ch 7, sl st in top of next cluster, repeat from * all around.

9th Row. Ch 4, skip 1 st of ch, d c in next st, * ch 1, skip 1 st, d c in next st, repeat from * all around, ch 1, join in 3rd st of ch. (80 meshes.)

10th Row. Ch 3, 1 d c in each of the next 10 meshes and 10 d c, ** ch 5, skip 2 meshes, s c in next d c, * ch 4, skip 2 meshes, s c in next d c, repeat from * twice, ch 5, skip 2 meshes, 1 d c in each of the next 11 d c and 10 meshes, repeat from ** twice, ch 5, skip 2 meshes, s c in next d c, * ch 4, skip 2 meshes, s c in next d c, repeat from * twice, ch 5, join.

11th Row. 1 s c in each d c and 2 s c over each 5 ch loop, ch 6, 5 d c popcorn st in next mesh, (popcorn st: 5 d c in mesh, drop loop from hook, insert in 1st d c made and pull loop through) ch 3, work a popcorn st in next 2 meshes with ch 3 between, ch 6, 2 s c over next ch, 1 s c in each d c, 2 s c over next ch, repeat all around ending row with 2 s c over 5 ch loop.

12th Row. 1 s c in each s c, 2 s c over 6 ch loop, ch 7, 5 d c popcorn st in next 2 loops with ch 3 between, ch 7, 2 s c over 6 ch loop, repeat all around.

13th Row. 1 s c in each s c, 2 s c over 7 ch loop, ch 8, popcorn st in next loop, ch 8, 2 s c over 7 ch loop, repeat all around.

14th Row. 1 s c in each s c, 2 s c over 8 ch loop, ch 7, d c in top of popcorn st, ch 2, d c in same space, ch 7, 2 s c over ch, repeat all around. Sew or crochet Motifs together at the single crochet sts.

Joining Motif. Ch 4, join to form a ring, ch 1, 8 s c in ring, join.

2nd Row. Ch 4, join to corner of 1 large Motif, ch 4, skip 1 st of ring, s c in next st, ch 4, join to corner of 2nd Motif, ch 4, skip 1 st of ring, s c in next st, continue until all Motifs are joined.

Edge. Join thread in 3rd st from corner of Motif, ch 5, skip 1 st, d c in next st, * ch 2, skip 1 st, d c in next st, repeat across Motif to corner, 2 d c with ch 2 between in corner of Motif, 2 d c with ch 2 between in corner of next Motif, repeat from * all around.

2nd Row. Ch 5, 2 tr c cluster in same mesh, * ch 5, skip 1 mesh, sl st in next mesh, ch 5, 2 tr c cluster in same mesh, repeat from * all around.

Star #208, You Asked For These

Materials Required:
AMERICAN THREAD
The Famous "PURITAN" MERCERIZED
CROCHET COTTON
46 – 250 yd. balls White, Cream or Ecru
Steel Crochet Hook No. 8

Each motif measures about 5 inches 180 motifs 12 x 15 are required for cloth measuring about 61 x 76 inches

Ch 8, join to form a ring, ch 3, work 19 d c in ring, join in 3rd st of ch. 2nd ROW: Ch 7, skip 1 d c, d c in next d c, * ch 4, skip 1 d c, d c in next d c, repeat from * 7 times, ch 4, sl st in 3rd st of ch. 3rd ROW: Ch 1, s c in same space, * 2 s c, ch 3, 2 s c in next mesh, s c in next d c, repeat from * all around. 4th ROW: Ch 1, s c in same space, * 7 d c (shell) in next ch 3 loop, skip 2 s c, s c in next s c, repeat from * all around ending with 7 d c in last ch 3 loop, join in 1st s c. 5th ROW: Sl st to center st of shell, * ch 7, sl st in center st of next shell, repeat from * all around. 6th ROW: Ch 5, d c in 2nd st of ch 7 loop, * ch 2, skip 1 st, d c in next st, repeat from * all around, ch 2, join in 3rd st of ch (40 meshes). 7th ROW: Sl st into 1st mesh, ch 5, 2 tr c cluster st in same space (2 tr c cluster st: keeping last loop of each tr c on hook, 2 tr c in same space, thread over and work off all loops at one time), * ch 5, skip 1 mesh, s c in next mesh, ch 5, 2 tr c cluster st in same mesh, repeat from * all around ending with ch 5, skip 1 mesh, join (20 cluster sts). 8th ROW: Sl st to top of 1st cluster st, * ch 7, sl st in top of next cluster st, repeat from * all around. 9th ROW: Ch 4, skip 1 st of ch, d c in next st, * ch 1, skip 1 st, d c in next st, repeat from * all around, ch 1, join in 3rd st of ch (80 meshes). 10th ROW: Ch 3 (counts as 1 d c), 1 d c in each of the next 10 meshes and in each of the 10 d c, ** ch 5, skip 2 meshes, s c in next d c, * ch 4, skip 2 meshes, s c in next d c, repeat from * twice, ch 5, skip 2 meshes, 1 d c in each of the next 11 d c and in each of the 10 meshes, repeat from ** twice, ch 5, skip 2 meshes, s c in next d c, * ch 4, skip 2 meshes, s c in next d c, repeat from * twice, ch 5, join. 11th ROW: Ch 1, s c in same space, 1 s c in each of the next 20 d c, 2 s c over next loop, * ch 6, 5 d c popcorn st in next loop (popcorn st: 5 d c in same space, drop loop from hook, insert in 1st d c, pick up loop and pull through), ch 3, popcorn st in next loop, ch 3, popcorn st in next loop, ch 6, 2 s c over next loop, 1 s c in each of the next 21 d c, 2 s c over next loop, repeat from * twice ending with ch 6, popcorn st in next loop, ch 3, popcorn st in next loop, ch 3, popcorn st in next loop, ch 6, 2 s c over next loop, do not join. 12th ROW: 1 s c in each of the next 23 s c, * 2 s c over next loop, ch 7, popcorn st in next loop, ch 3, popcorn st in next loop, ch 7, 2 s c over next loop, 1 s c in each of the next 25 s c, repeat from * twice, 2 s c over next loop, ch 7, popcorn st in next loop, ch 3, popcorn st in next loop, ch 7, 2 s c over next loop, 1 s c in each of the next 2 s c. 13th ROW: 1 s c in each of the next 25 s c, * 2 s c over next loop, ch 8, popcorn st in next loop, ch 8, 2 s c over next loop, 1 s c in each of the next 29 s c, repeat from * twice, 2 s c over next loop, ch 8, popcorn st in next loop, ch 8, 2 s c over next loop, 1 s c in each of next 4 s c. 14th ROW: 1 s c in each of the next 27 s c, * 2 s c over next loop, ch 7, d c in top of next popcorn st, ch 3, d c in same space, ch 7, 2 s c over next loop, 1 s c in each of the next 33 s c, repeat from * twice, 2 s c over next loop, ch 7, d c in top of next popcorn st, ch 3, d c in same space, ch 7, 2 s c over next loop, 1 s c in each of the next 6 s c, sl st in next s c, cut thread. Sew motifs tog through top of s c.

JOINING MOTIF: Ch 4, join to form a ring, ch 1, 8 s c in ring, join. 2nd ROW: Ch 3, join to corner of 1 large motif, ch 3, skip 1 s c of joining motif, s c in next s c, * ch 3, join to corner of next large motif, ch 3, skip 1 s c of joining motif, s c in next st, repeat from * twice, join, cut thread.

EDGE: Join thread in corner loop of corner motif, ch 5, d c in same space, * ch 2, skip 1 st, d c in next st, repeat from * across motif to next corner of same motif, ch 2, 2 d c with ch 2 bet in corner loop, 2 d c with ch 2 bet in corner loop of next motif, repeat from 1st * all around always working 1 d c, ch 2, 1 d c in corner loop at each of the corner motifs, ch 2, join in 3rd st of ch. 2nd ROW: Sl st into corner mesh, ch 5, 2 tr c cluster st in same space, * ch 5, skip 1 mesh, sl st in next mesh, ch 5, 2 tr c cluster st in same space, repeat from * all around, ch 5, join, cut thread.