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MATERIALS—Lily Mercrochet Cotton:—7-small balls White size 30; 2-large balls Dk. Yellow size 20. 1-ball Lily Pearl Cotton size 5 in Black. Crochet hooks sizes 13 and 5. Size—28 x 30 inches.

DAISY BLOCK—(Size—3")—In Yellow and size 13 hook, ch 8, sl st in 1st ch. Ch 3, 17 dc in ring, sl st in top of ch-3. Petals—* Ch 14, sk last 3 ch, sc in next 2 ch, hdc in 2 ch, (holding back the last lp of each dc on hook, make dc in next 2 ch, thread over and pull thru all 3 lps on hook) twice, 1 dc and 2 hdc on bal. of ch, sk 1 dc on center, sl st in next dc. Repeat from * 8 times. Cut 6" long, thread to a needle and fasten off on back. Make a 2d row and tack on top of 1st row with petals between those of 1st row. Center—With Black Pearl Cotton and size 5 hook, ch 2, 6 sc in 2d ch from hook. ROW 2—2 sc in back lp of each sc. ROW 3—1 sc in back lp of each sc around. Sl st in next sc. Cut 8" long. Stuff lightly with cotton and sew in place. Edge—Join White with size 13 hook to one back petal, * ch 6, (dc, ch 6, dc) all in tip of next (front) petal, ch 6, sc in next (back) petal. Repeat from * around. ROW 2—* Ch 5, dc between next 2 dc, (ch 2, dc) twice in same sp, ** ch 5, dc in same sp, (ch 2, dc) twice in same sp, ch 5, sc in next sc between points. Repeat from * around. Cut 6 long, thread to a needle and fasten off on back.

2d BLOCK—Repeat to ** in Row 2 of Edge. Ch 2, sl st in one point in 1st Block, ch 2, dc back in same sp on 2d Block, (ch 2, dc) twice in same sp, ch 5, sc in next sc between points. Join the next point in same way to next points on 1st Block, then complete 2d Block as for 1st one. Make 4 more Blocks, joining these 6 into a circle by 2 points on each side of each, leaving one point free on each Block on inside of circle. 4 free points on outside of each.

FILL-IN MOTIF—In White, ch 8, sl st in 1st st. Ch 9, tr in ring, (ch 3, tr) 10 times in ring, ch 3, sl st in 6th st of ch-9. ROW 2—Ch 1, sc in same st, * 2 sc in next sp, ch 5, sl st in last sc for a p, 1 sc in same sp, sc in next tr. Repeat from * around. Sl st in 1st sc. ROW 3—Ch 14, tr between next 2 ps, (ch 8, tr between next 2 ps) repeated around, ch 8, sl st in 6th st of ch-14. ROW 4—Ch 1, sc in same st, * (4 sc, a p, 4 sc) all in next sp, sc in tr. Repeat from * around. Sl st in 1st sc. ROW 5—Ch 19, tr between next 2 ps, (ch 13, tr between next 2 ps) repeated around. Join to 6th st of ch-19. Joining Row—8 sc in next sp, sl st in free point on one Block, * 8 sc back in bal. of same sp, 8 sc in next sp, ch 12, sl st in joining of Blocks, ch 12, sl st back in last sc, 8 sc in bal. of same sp, 8 sc in next sp, sl st in free point on next Block. Repeat from * around. Fasten off. Following Chart, make and join 54 Blocks, filling in the 19 openings between Blocks with Fill-in Motifs.

BORDER—Join White to 1st free point on Block marked "A" on Chart. * (Ch 8, sc in 5th st from hook for a p, ch 8, p, ch 10, p, ch 8, p, ch 4, sc in next point) 3 times, (ch 8, p) twice, ch 4, a long tr (thread over 6 times and work off in twos) down in joining of Blocks, (ch 8, p) twice, ch 4, sc in next point. Repeat from * once. ** (Ch 8, p) twice, ch 4, a long tr in next joining of Blocks, ch 30, turn, sk last 2 p-lps, sl st in next long tr, ch 1, turn, 33 sc in lp, sl st in long tr, (ch 8, p) twice, ch 4, sc in next point, ** (ch 8, p, ch 8, p, ch 10, p, ch 8, p, ch 4, sc in next point) 3 times, (ch 8, p) twice, ch 4, a long tr in next joining of Blocks, (ch 8, p) twice, ch 4, sc in next point. Repeat from ** to **. Repeat from * around. Fasten off. ROW 2—Sc in center of next (1st) p-lp, ** (ch 30, sc in next p-lp) twice, ch 10, a long tr in next long tr, (ch 5, a long tr) 5 times in same long tr, ch 10, sc in next large p-lp, * (ch 30, sc in next p-lp) twice, ch 10, a long tr in 8th sc on next sc-lp, (ch 5, sk 2 sc, a long tr in next sc) 6 times, ch 10, sc in next large p-lp. Repeat from * once. Repeat from ** around. ROW 3—In each ch-30 lp around make (6 sc, p) 5 times and 6 sc. In each ch-10 lp around make 6 sc, p and 6 sc. In each ch-5 lp, make 4 sc, p and 3 sc. Fasten off.

Stretch and pin right-side-down in true shape on a large padded board or table. Steam and press dry thru a cloth.