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Materials: Clark's O.N.T. or J. & P. Coats Mercerized Crochet, size 10, color 58 Dark Red, 80 Dark Linen, and 106 Sport Green. Milward's steel crochet hook No. 6 or 7.

Edging: With Red, make ch desired length. 1st row: S c in 2nd ch from hook, s c in each st of ch. Ch 1, turn. 2nd row: S c in each st across. Attach Linen. 3rd row: Ch 4, * skip 1 st, d c in next, ch 1. Repeat from * across. (Row of sps.) Ch 4, turn. 4th and 5th rows: Sp over sp. Fasten off, and attach Green. 6th row: Ch 3, * skip 2 sps, and into next sp work a cluster of 3 tr's, ch 5, into next sp work a 3-tr cluster. Repeat from * across. Fasten off, and attach Red. 7th row: * Under ch-5 loop work 1 half d c, 2 d c, 5 tr, 2 d c, 1 half d c. S c in tip of joining of clusters. Repeat from *.

Insertion: Make 1 strip same as edging. Make another strip to 7th row, then when making scallops, join to 1st strip as follows: After 3rd tr, join with sl st to 3rd tr of adjacent scallop of 1st strip.