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MATERIALS: J. & P. Coats or Clark's O.N.T. Best Six Cord Mer­cerized Crochet, Size 30: Small Ball: J. & P. Coats—7 balls of White, Ecru or any color, or Clark's O.N.T.—11 balls of White or Ecru, or 13 balls of any color … Steel Crochet Hook No. 10.

Centerpiece measures 23 inches square (from point to point)

Starting at center, ch 8. Join. 1st rnd: Ch 3, in ring make dc, ch 2 and 2 dc (shell made); * ch 3; in ring make 2 dc, ch 2 and 2 dc (another shell made). Repeat from * 2 more times; ch 3, sl st in top of starting chain. 2nd rnd: Sl st in next dc and in sp, ch 3 and complete shell as before (shell made over shell), * ch 1, in next ch-3 sp make 2 dc, ch 3 and 2 dc (corner shell made), ch 1, shell over next shell. Repeat from * around. Join. 3rd rnd: * Shell over shell, ch 3, corner shell over corner shell, ch 3. Repeat from * around. Join. 4th rnd: Make shell over shell and ch 4 alter­nately around, working corner shells as before. Join. 5th rnd: Same as last rnd, making ch 6 (instead of ch-4) between shells. Join. 6th rnd: * Shell over shell, ch 6, in next shell make shell, ch 3 and shell, ch 6. Repeat from * around. Join. 7th rnd: * Shell over shell, ch 6, shell in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, corner shell in next sp, ch 2, shell in next sp, ch 6. Repeat from * around. Join. 8th rnd: * Shell over shell, ch 6, shell over shell, ch 2, shell in next sp, ch 2, corner shell over cor­ner shell, ch 2, shell in next sp, ch 2, shell over shell, ch 6. Repeat from * around. Join. 9th rnd: * Shell over shell, ch 6, (shell over shell, ch 3) twice; corner shell over corner shell, (ch 3, shell over shell) twice; ch 6. Repeat from * around. Join. 10th and 11th rnds: Same as last rnd, making ch 4 for 10th rnd and ch 5 for 11th rnd between 5 corner shells. Join. 12th rnd: * (Shell over shell, ch 6) twice; in sp of next shell make 2 dc, ch 7 and 2 dc; ch 6, shell over shell, ch 6, in sp of next shell make 2 dc, ch 7 and 2 dc; ch 6, shell over shell, ch 6. Repeat from * around. Join. 13th rnd: * Shell over shell, ch 6, shell over shell, ch 2, 20 tr in ch-7 loop (this is base of pineapple), ch 2, shell over shell, ch 2, 20 tr in next ch-7 loop, ch 2, shell over shell, ch 6. Repeat from * around. Join. 14th rnd: * Shell over shell, ch 6, dc in sp of next shell, (ch 1, tr in next tr) 20 times; ch 1, shell over shell, (ch 1, tr in next tr) 20 times; ch 1, dc in sp of next shell, ch 6. Repeat from * around. Join.
   15th rnd: * Shell over shell, ch 5, sc in next ch-1 sp between tr's, (ch 3, sc in next sp) 18 times; ch 1, shell over shell, ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp between tr's, (ch 3, sc in next sp) 18 times; ch 5. Repeat from * around. Join. 16th rnd: * Shell over shell, ch 4, sc in next ch-3 loop, (ch 3, sc in next loop) 17 times; ch 1, shell over shell, ch 1, sc in next ch-3 loop, (ch 3, sc in next loop) 17 times; ch 4. Repeat from * around. Join. 17th rnd: * Shell over shell, ch 4, sc in next ch-3 loop, (ch 3, sc in next loop) 16 times; ch 1, shell over shell, ch 1, sc in next ch-3 loop, (ch 3, sc in next loop) 16 times; ch 4. Repeat from * around. Join. 18th and 19th rnds: Same as last rnd, having 15 (instead of 16) loops on each pineapple for 18th rnd, and 14 loops for 19th rnd. Join. 20th rnd: Ch 3, dc in sp of shell, in same sp make ch 2, 2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2 and 2 dc; * ch 4, sc in next ch-3 loop, make 13 loops across pine­apple, ch 2, in sp of next shell make shell, ch 3 and shell; ch 2, sc in next loop, 13 loops across pineapple, ch 4, in sp of next shell make shell, ch 3 and shell. Repeat from * around. Join. 21st rnd: * Shell in next sp, (ch 2, shell in next sp) twice; ch 4, sc in next loop, make 12 loops across pine­apple, ch 3, skip next ch-2, (shell in next sp, ch 2) twice; shell in next sp, ch 3, sc in next loop, make 12 loops across pineapple, ch 4, skip next ch-4. Repeat from * around. Join. 22nd rnd: * (Shell over shell, ch 1) twice; shell over shell, ch 4, sc in next ch-3 loop, make 11 loops across pineapple, ch 4, shell over shell, shell in next sp, corner shell over corner shell, shell in next sp, shell over shell, ch 4, sc in next ch-3 loop, make 11 loops across pineapple, ch 4. Repeat from * around. Join. 23rd rnd: * (Shell over shell, ch 2) twice; shell over shell, ch 4, sc in next ch-3 loop, make 10 loops across pineapple, ch 4, (shell over shell, ch 2) twice; corner shell over corner shell, (ch 2, shell over shell) twice; ch 4, sc in next loop, make 10 loops across pineapple, ch 4. Re­peat from * around. Join. 24th rnd: Same as last rnd, making ch 3 (in­stead of ch-2) between shells and 9 loops on pineapples. 25th rnd: Same as last rnd, making ch 4 (instead of ch-3) between shells and 8 loops on pineapples.
   26th rnd: * Shell over shell, ch 5, in next shell make 2 dc, ch 7 and 2 dc; ch 5, shell over shell, ch 4, 7 loops across pineapple, ch 4, shell over shell, ch 5, in next shell make 2 dc, ch 7 and 2 dc; ch 5, shell over shell, ch 5, in next shell make 2 dc, ch 7 and 2 dc; ch 5, shell over shell, ch 4, make 7 loops across pineapple, ch 4. Repeat from * around. Join. 27th rnd: * Shell over shell, ch 4, 20 tr in ch-7 loop, ch 4, shell over shell, ch 4, make 6 loops across pine­apple, ch 4, shell over shell, ch 4, 20 tr in ch-7 loop, ch 2, shell over shell, ch 2, 20 tr in ch-7 loop, ch 4, shell over shell, ch 4, make 6 loops across pineapple, ch 4. Repeat from * around. Join. 28th rnd: * Shell over shell, ch 4, (tr in next tr, ch 1) 19 times; tr in next tr, ch 4, shell over shell, ch 4, make 5 loops across pine­apple, ch 4, shell over shell, ch 4, (tr in next tr, ch 1) 19 times; tr in next tr, ch 1, shell over shell, ch 1, (tr in next tr, ch 1) 19 times; tr in next tr, ch 4, shell over shell, ch 4, make 5 loops across pineapple, ch 4. Repeat from * around. Join. 29th rnd: Work as before, having 18 loops in pine­apples on 2nd pineapple rnd and 4 loops in pineapples on 1st pineapple rnd. 30th, 31st and 32nd rnds: Work as before, having 1 loop less on each pineapple (on 32nd rnd, 1 loop re­mains in pineapples on 1st pineapple rnd). Join. 33rd rnd: * Shell over shell, ch 4, 14 loops across pineapple, ch 4, shell over shell, ch 4, sc in ch-3 loop, ch 4, shell over shell, ch 4, 14 loops, ch 1, shell over shell, ch 1, 14 loops, ch 4, shell over shell, ch 4, sc in ch-3 loop, ch 4. Repeat from * around. Join.
   34th rnd: * Shell over shell, ch 4, 13 loops across pineapple, ch 4, shell over shell, ch 1, shell over shell, ch 4, 13 loops across pineapple, ch 2, in sp of shell make shell, ch 3 and shell; ch 2, 13 loops across pineapple, ch 4, shell over shell, ch 1. Repeat from * around. Join. 35th rnd: * Shell over shell, ch 4, 12 loops across pineapple, ch 4, shell over shell, ch 1, shell in next sp, ch 1. Repeat from * around. Join. 36th rnd: * Shell over shell, ch 4, 11 loops across pineapple, ch 4, (shell over shell, ch 2) twice; shell over shell, ch 4, 11 loops across pine­apple, ch 4, shell over shell, shell in next sp, corner shell over corner shell, shell in next sp, shell over shell, ch 4, 11 loops across pineapple, ch 4, (shell over shell, ch 2) twice. Repeat from * around. Join. 37th, 38th and 39th rnds: Make shell over shell, ch 4 and work in pattern as before, making 1 loop less on each pineapple on each rnd. Join. 40th rnd: * Shell over shell, ch 4, 7 loops across pineapple, ch 4, shell over shell, ch 5, in next shell make 2 dc, ch 7 and 2 dc; ch 5, shell over shell, ch 4, 7 loops across pine­apple, ch 4, shell over shell, ch 5, in next shell make 2 dc, ch 7 and 2 dc; ch 5, corner shell over corner shell, ch 5, in next shell make 2 dc, ch 7 and 2 dc, ch 5, shell over shell, ch 4, 7 loops across pineapple, ch 4, shell over shell, ch 5, in next shell make 2 dc, ch 7 and 2 dc; ch 5. Repeat from * around. Join. 41st to 47th rnds incl: Work in pattern around. Join. 48th rnd: Shell over shell, ch 1, shell over shell, ch 4, 13 loops across pineapple, ch 4, shell over shell, ch 1, shell over shell and work in pattern around. Join.

FIRST PINEAPPLE … Sl st across to sp of 2nd shell and work points as follows: 1st row: Shell over shell, ch 4, work across loops of pineapple, ch 4, shell over shell. Ch 5, turn. Re­peat last row until 1 loop remains on pineapple. Ch 5, turn. Next row: Shell over shell, tr in loop, shell over next shell, ch 5, turn, sc in sp of last shell made. Break off. Attach thread to sp of shell on next pineapple and com­plete as before. Work all pineapples to correspond.

EDGING ... 1st rnd: Attach thread to ch-1 sp at base of points, sc in same sp, (ch 2, shell in next ch-5 loop) 13 times; ch 2, sc in next ch-1 sp (be­tween shells), ch 2, shell in next ch-5 loop of next point and continue thus around. Join last ch-2 to 1st sc. 2nd rnd: Sl st to sp of next shell, ch 6, * (sc in next ch-2 sp between shells, ch 3, in sp of next shell make dc, ch 5, sc in dc—picot—and dc; ch 3) 11 times; sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 3, dc in sp of next shell, picot, dc in sp of next shell, ch 3. Repeat from * around. Join and break off.