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Materials Required: AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY
The Famous "PURITAN" MERCERIZED CROCHET COT­TON, Article 40
1 Ball White; and
The Famous "PURITAN" STAR SPANGLED MERCER­IZED CROCHET COTTON, Article 40
1 Ball each Pink Spangle and Chartreuse Spangle or colors of your choice
If desired "Puritan" Mercerized Crochet Cotton or "Puritan" Star Spangled may be used throughout.
Steel crochet hook No. 7

Approximate size: 13 inches in diameter

With White ch 6, join to form a ring, ch 3 and work 15 d c in ring, join in 3rd st of ch.
2nd Round. Ch 7, tr c in next st, * ch 3, tr c in next st, repeat from * 13 times, ch 3, join in 4th st of ch.
3rd Round. Sl st into loop, ch 3, 2 d c in same loop, * ch 3, 3 d c in next loop, repeat from * all around, ch 3, join in 3rd st of ch.
4th Round. Sl st to 1st st of next loop, s c in same loop, * ch 5, s c in next loop, repeat from * all around, ending with ch 1, tr c in 1st s c (this brings thread in position for next round).
5th Round. Ch 3, 2 dc, ch 3, 3 d c over tr c, * ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 3, 3 d c, ch 3, 3 d c in next loop, repeat from * 6 times, ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 3, join in 3rd st of ch, cut thread.
6th Round. With Chartreuse ch 4, 2 d c in 4th st from hook keeping last loop of each st on hook, thread over and work off all loops at one time (rice st), sl st in loop between any d c group of last round, * ch 4, rice st in 4th st from hook, ch 5, rice st in 4th st from hook, sl st in next loop, ch 2, sl st in next loop, ch 4, rice st in 4th st from hook, ch 5, rice st in 4th st from hook, sl st in next loop between d c groups, repeat from * 6 times, ch 4, rice st in 4th st from hook, ch 5, rice st in 4th st from hook, sl st in next loop, ch 2, sl st in next loop, ch 4, rice st in 4th st from hook, ch 1, join in 1st rice st, cut thread.
7th Round. With Pink ch 4, rice st in 4th st from hook, sl st in any ch 1 space between rice sts of previous round, * ch 4, rice st in 4th st from hook, ch 5, rice st in 4th st from hook, sl st in ch 1 space between next 2 rice sts, repeat from * to last ch 1 space between rice sts, ch 4, rice st in 4th st from hook, ch 1, join in 1st rice st, cut thread.
8th Round. Attach White in ch 1 space between any 2 rice sts, s c in same space * ch 9, s c in next ch 1 space, repeat from * all around, join in 1st s c.
9th Round. Sl st to 2nd st of next loop, ch 3, 2 d c, ch 3, 3 d c, ch 3, 3 d c in same loop, * ch 3, 3 d c, ch 3, 3 d c in next loop, ch 3, 3 d c, ch 3, 3 d c, ch 3, 3 d c in next loop, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, join in 3rd st of ch.
10th Round. Sl st in next loop, s c in same space, * ch 5, s c in next loop, repeat from * all around ending with ch 2, d c in 1st s c.
11th Round. ** Ch 2, 3 d c, ch 3, 3 d c in next loop, ch 2, s c in next loop, * ch 5, s c in next loop, repeat from * twice, repeat from ** all around ending last repeat with ch 2, d c in d c.
12th Round. * Ch 7, skip 1 loop, 3 d c, ch 3, 3 d c in next loop, ch 7, skip 1 loop, s c in next loop, ch 2, 3 d c, ch 3, 3 d c in next loop, ch 2, s c in next loop, repeat from * all around, join in d c.
13th Round. Sl st to center of next loop, * ch 7, s c in next loop, ch 7, s c in next loop, ch 5, skip 1 loop, 3 d c, ch 3, 3 d c in next loop, ch 5, skip 1 loop, s c in next loop, repeat from * all around ending last repeat with ch 2, d c in last sl st.
14th Round. * Ch 7, s c in next loop, repeat from * all around ending with ch 3, d c in d c.
15th Round. * Ch 8, s c in next loop, ch 2, 3 d c, ch 3, 3 d c in next loop, ch 2, s c in next loop, ch 8, s c in next loop, ch 8, s c in next loop, repeat from * all around ending with sl st in d c.
16th Round. Sl st to 4th st of next loop, * ch 7, skip 1 loop, 3 d c, ch 3, 3 d c in next loop, ch 7, skip 1 loop, s c in next loop, ch 4, 3 d c, ch 3, 3 d c in next loop, ch 4, s c in next loop, repeat from * all around, join in last sl st.
17th Round. Sl st to center st of next loop, * ch 8, s c in next loop, ch 8, s c in next loop, ch 8, skip 1 loop, 3 d c, ch 3, 3 d c in next loop, ch 8, skip 1 loop, s c in next loop, repeat from * all around, join in last sl st.
18th Round. Sl st to center st of next loop, * ch 8, s c in next loop, repeat from * all around, join in last sl st, cut thread.
19th Round. With Chartreuse ch 4, rice st in 4th st from hook, s c in next loop after joining, * ch 4, rice st in 4th st from hook, ch 5, rice st in 4th st from hook, s c in next loop, repeat from * to last loop before end of round, ch 4, rice st in 4th st from hook, ch 1, join in top of 1st rice st, cut thread.
20th Round. Work in same manner as 7th round attaching Pink in ch 1 space between next 2 rice sts after joining.
21st Round. Attach White in ch 1 space between next 2 rice sts after joining, * ch 9, s c in next ch 1 space, repeat from * all around, ending with sl st in joining.
22nd Round. Sl st to 4th st of next loop, ch 3, 2 d c in same loop, ch 7, * 3 d c in next loop, ch 7, repeat from * all around, join in 3rd st of ch, cut thread.
23rd Round. Same as 19th round.
24th Round. With Pink ch 4, rice st in 4th st from hook, sl st in any ch 1 space between rice sts of previous round, * ch 4, rice st in 4th st from hook, tr c in next s c between rice sts, ch 3, sl st in top of tr c for picot, ch 4, rice st in 4th st from hook, tr c in same s c, ch 3, sl st in top of tr c for picot, ch 4, rice st in 4th st from hook, sl st in next ch 1 space, ch 4, rice st in 4th st from hook, ch 4, sl st in 4th st from hook for picot, ch 4, rice st in 4th st from hook, sl st in next ch 1 space, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, join in 1st rice st, cut thread.