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The Famous "PURITAN" STAR SPANGLED MERCER­IZED CROCHET COTTON, Article 40
2 balls Gold and Silver Spangle or colors of your choice
Approximate size: 14 inches x 9½ inches; or
The Famous "PURITAN" MERCERIZED CROCHET COT­TON, Article 40
1 ball White or color of your choice
Approximate size: 13 inches x 8½ inches
Steel crochet hook No. 7; or
"GEM" MERCERIZED CROCHET COTTON, Article 35, size 30
1 ball White or color of your choice
Steel crochet hook No. 12
Approximate size: 9½ inches x 6½ inches

Center—1st Motif: Ch 8, join to form a ring, ch 4, 3 tr c in ring keeping last loop of each st on hook, thread over and work off all loops at one time, * ch 5, cluster st in same space (cluster st: 4 tr c in same space keeping last loop of each st on hook, thread over and work off all loops at one time), repeat from * 4 times, ch 5, join in 1st cluster st.
2nd Row—* Ch 16, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in next loop, ch 7, sl st in next cluster st, ch 7, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in next loop, ch 16, sl st in next cluster st, ch 11, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in next loop, ch 11, sl st in next cluster st, repeat from * once, cut thread.
2nd Motif—Work same as 1st motif joining in 2nd row as follows: ch 8, join to 9th st of either ch 16 loop of 1st motif before the 2—ch 7 loops, ch 7, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in next loop of 2nd motif, ch 3, join to center st of next ch 7 loop of 1st motif, ch 3, sl st in next cluster st of 2nd motif, ch 3, join to center st of next ch 7 loop of 1st motif, ch 3, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in next loop of 2nd motif, ch 7, join to 8th st of next ch 16 loop of 1st motif, ch 8, sl st in next cluster st of 2nd motif, ch 11, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in next loop, ch 11, sl st in next cluster st, ch 16, 1 sc, ch 3, 1 sc in next loop, ch 11, sl st in next cluster st, ch 11, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in next loop, ch 16, sl st in next cluster st, ch 11, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in next loop, ch 11, sl st in next cluster st, cut thread.
3rd Motif—Work same as 2nd motif joining to opposite side of 1st motif.
Working across long side of group, attach thread in 2nd ch 11 loop after the corner loop, ch 7, s c over joining in next loop, ch 7, s c in next loop, ch 7, s c in next loop, ch 7, s c over join­ing in next loop, ch 7, s c in next loop, ch 7, s c in next loop, ch 7, s c in next loop, ch 9, s c in next loop, ch 13, tr tr c (4 times over hook) in next sl st, ch 13, tr tr c in same space, ch 13, s c in next loop, ch 9, s c in next loop, * ch 7, s c in next loop, ch 7, s c in next loop, ch 7, s c over joining in next loop, repeat from * once, ch 7, sc in next loop, ch 7, s c in next loop, ch 7, s c in next loop, ch 9, s c in next loop, ch 13, tr tr c in next sl st, ch 13, tr tr c in same space, ch 13, s c in next loop, ch 9, s c in next loop, ch 7, s c in next loop, ch 3, tr c in joining (this brings thread in position for next row).
2nd Row—Ch 3, 1 s c over tr c, * ch 7, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in next loop, repeat from * 7 times, * ch 8, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in next loop, repeat from * 3 times, * ch 7, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in next loop, repeat from * 9 times, * ch 8, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in next loop, repeat from * 3 times, ch 7, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in next loop, ch 3, tr c in tr c.
3rd Row—Ch 3, s c over tr c, * ch 8, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in next loop, repeat from * 7 times, * ch 9, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in next loop, repeat from * 4 times, * ch 8, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in next loop, repeat from * 8 times, * ch 9, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in next loop, repeat from * 4 times, ch 4, tr c in tr c.
4th Row—Ch 3, s c over tr c, * ch 9, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in next loop, repeat from * 8 times, ch 10, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in next loop, ch 10, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in same loop, ch 10, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in next loop, ch 10, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in next loop, ch 10, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in same loop, ch 10, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in next loop, * ch 9, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in next loop, repeat from * 9 times, ch 10, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in next loop, ch 10, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in same loop, ch 10, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in next loop, ch 10, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in next loop, ch 10, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in same loop, ch 10, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in next loop, ch 4, d tr c in tr c.
5th Row—Ch 3, s c over d tr c, * ch 9, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in next loop, repeat from * 8 times, * ch 10, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in next loop, repeat from * 6 times, * ch 9, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in next loop, repeat from * 8 times, * ch 10, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in next loop, repeat from * 5 times, ch 5, d tr c in d tr c.
6th Row—Ch 3, 3—3 tr c cluster sts with ch 5 between each cluster st in next loop, * ch 3, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in next loop, ch 3, 3—3 tr c cluster sts with ch 5 between each cluster st in next loop, repeat from * all around ending with ch 3, s c in d tr c, ch 3, sl st in same space.
7th Row—Sl st in each of the 3 sts of next loop, in next cluster st and in each of the 1st 2 sts of next loop, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in same loop, ch 7, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in next loop, * ch 11, skip 3 loops, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in next loop, ch 7, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in next loop, repeat from * all around ending with ch 3, thread over hook 6 times, insert in 1st s c, thread over and work off all loops 2 at a time.
8th Row—Ch 3, 2 tr c over last st made keeping last loop of each st on hook, thread over and work off all loops at one time, ch 5, 2 tr c cluster sts with ch 5 between over same st, * ch 5, skip 1 loop, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in next loop, ch 5, skip 1 loop, 3 tr c cluster sts with ch 5 between each cluster st in next loop, repeat from * 14 times, ch 5, skip 1 loop, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in next loop, ch 2, d c in 1st cluster st.
9th Row—* Ch 5, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in next loop, ch 5, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in next loop, ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 5, skip 1 loop, s c in next loop, repeat from * all around ending last repeat with ch 1, d c in d c.
10th Row—Ch 4, 2 tr c over d c keeping last loop of each st on hook, thread over and work off all loops at one time, ch 3, sl st in top of cluster st for picot, * ch 4, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in next loop, ch 6, skip 1 loop, cluster st in next loop, ch 3, sl st in top of cluster st for picot, ch 6, skip 1 loop, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in next loop, ch 4, cluster st in next loop, ch 4, sl st in top of cluster st for picot, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, join in top of 1st cluster st, cut thread.