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So new, so different! Different, too, the trick of placing doily or mat to hang over table's edge. Belastraw—lovely, too, for bureau scarves.

MATERIALS REQUIRED:
DRITZ Luxury Belastraw Art. 110 or DRITZ Sparkle Belastraw Art. 146, 5 tubes
DRITZ Metallic Yarn Art. 114, 2 tubes
DRITZ Metal Crochet Hook No. 2

The above amount of material is sufficient to make 4 place mats about 19½" in diameter.

With Belastraw, ch 10. Join with sl st to form ring.
1st rnd: Ch 3 (to count as 1 dc), 23 dc in ring. Join with sl st in 3rd st of starting chain.
2nd rnd:Ch 4 (to count as 1 tr), holding back the last loop of each tr on hook make 2 tr in same place as sl st, yo and draw through all 3 loops on hook (cluster made), * ch 5, skip next dc, holding back the last loop of each tr on hook make 3 tr in next dc, yo and draw through all 4 loops on hook (cluster). Repeat from * around joining last ch 5 with sl st in top of 1st cluster (12 clusters). Drop Belastraw, pick up Metallic.
3rd rnd: Sl st in next sp, in each sp make 3 sc, ch 5 and 3 sc. Join with sl st in 1st sc. End off Metallic.
4th rnd: Bring Belastraw to top of next ch-5 loop, sl st in loop, ch 8, tr in same loop, * ch 4, in next loop make tr, ch 4 and tr. Repeat from * around joining last ch-4 with sl st in 4th st of starting ch-8.
5th rnd: Sl st in next sp, ch 4, 4 tr in same sp, 5 tr in each sp around, Join.
6th rnd: Ch 4, cluster in same place as sl st, * ch 6, skip 4 tr, cluster in next tr. Repeat from * around. Join (24 clusters). Drop Bela­straw, pick up Metallic.
7th rnd: Sl st in next sp, in each sp make 4 sc, ch 5 and 4 sc. Join and end off Metallic.
8th rnd: Repeat 4th rnd.
9th rnd: Sl st in next sp, ch 4, 4 tr in same sp, * 4 tr in next sp, 5 tr in next sp. Repeat from * around. Join.
10th rnd: Repeat 6th rnd (43 clusters).
11th rnd: Repeat 7th rnd.
12th rnd: Repeat 4th rnd.
13th rnd: Sl st in next sp, ch 4, 3 tr in same sp, 4 tr in each sp around. Join.
14th rnd: Repeat 6th rnd (69 clusters).
15th rnd: Sl st in next sp, in each sp make 3 sc, ch 3 and 3 sc. Join and end off.
Pin out to measurement given and press through damp cloth.