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Attractive mats for a variety of uses in the home are made by crocheting designs around ivory rings, and joining the motifs in different ways. They are pop­ularly used for hot dish mats and are also favored for table scarf ends, luncheon sets or decorative doilies. Choose a thread that is best for the use for which the mat is intended. Clark's O.N.T. or J. & P. Coats Mercerized Crochet in sizes 5, 10 and 20 are very practical, and equally attractive mats are made of J. & P. Coats Knit-Cro-Sheen, or Crochet Cord, Clark's O.N.T. Cronita or Knitting and Crochet Cotton, and Pearl Cotton, size 5.

The most popular size of ivory ring is ⅞ inch or 1 inch in diameter. If rings are not available, wrap the thread around the thumb about 14 times, slip off and use as a ring.

Shell Design      no. 404

Materials: Clark's O.N.T. or J. & P. Coats Mercer­ized Crochet Size 5; or any of the threads suggested above. Milward's steel crochet hook No. 3. 1-inch ivory rings.

Hexagonal Set: 1st rnd: Tie thread over ring and then make 48 s c over ring. Join. 2nd rnd: Ch 5 (to count as 1 d tr), 1 d tr in each of next 3 s c, ch 4, * d tr in each of next 4 s c, ch 4, and repeat from *. Join with sl st to 5th ch of ch 5. 3rd rnd: * S c in center of 4 d tr group, 8 d c in ch-4 loop, and repeat from *. Join and fasten off thread. Cover other 12 rings in same way, then sew two shells of each ring to two shells of the joining ring, as illustrated.

Oblong Set: Materials required and directions arc the same as for the Hexagonal Set, except that d c are made instead of d tr. There should be ch-3 be­tween each group of d c, and 6 d c to form the shell edge.

Diamond Set: Directions and materials required the same as for the Oblong Set, but the rings are joined together to form a diamond.

Cluster Design      no. 405

Materials: Clark's O.N.T. or J. & P. Coats Mer­cerized Crochet Size 30, White or desired color; or any of the threads suggested above. Milward's steel crochet hook No. 5. ⅞-inch ivory rings.

1st rnd: Attach thread over ring and make 51 s c (number must be divisible by 3) over ring. Join. 2nd rnd: Ch 3 (to count as d c), d c in same st from which ch-3 started, * ch 3, skip 2 s c, 2-dc cluster in next s c, and repeat from * around. Ch 3, join to 3rd st of starting ch. 3rd rnd: Sl st to ch-3 loop, ch 3 (to count as d c), 4 d c in ch-3 loop, * ch 2, 5 d c in next loop, and repeat from * around. Ch 2, and join to 3rd ch of ch-3.

4th rnd: Ch 3, d c in each of the next 4 d c, retaining last 2 loops on hook and working all off together, * ch 3, s c in ch-2 loop of preceding rnd, ch 3, d c in each of next 5 d c, working them off as a cluster. Repeat from * around. Ch 3, s c in ch-2 loop. 5th rnd: Ch 3, s c under ch-3 of 1st cluster of previous rnd, * ch 3, s c in ch-3 loop, and repeat from * around. Join with sl st. Sew rings together to form doily or luncheon set.