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MATERIALS—Lily SKYTONE Mercerized Crochet Cotton:—1-ball each Lt. Blue and Yellow; Lily MERCROCHET COTTON size 20:—1-ball each Blue and Dk. Yellow (DAISY Mercerized Crochet Cotton may be substituted for MERCROCHET); Lily Tatting Cotton:—1-ball each Blue, Dk. Yellow and Peach; Lily Six Strand Floss:—2-sks. Scarlet and 1-sk. each Lavender, Purple, Turquoise, Hunter Green, Steel Blue, Electric Blue, Dk. Orange, Dk. Coral Pink and Copper Tan. Crochet hooks Nos. 7, 12 and 14. A Yellow bath towel, hand towel and washcloth.

BATH TOWEL—SKIRT—With Lt. Blue SKYTONE and No. 7 hook, ch 7, sc in 2d ch from hook, sc in each ch across. ROW 2—Ch 3, turn, dc in 1st sc, (ch 1, 2 dc in next sc) 5 times. ROW 3—Ch 3, turn, dc in 1st 2 dc, (ch 1, dc in next dc, 2 dc in next) 5 times. ROW 4—Ch 3, turn, sk 1st dc, dc in next 2 dc, (ch 2, dc in next 3 dc) 5 times. ROW 5—Ch 3, turn, dc in each dc of 1st group, * ch 2, dc in each dc of next group with one increase (to increase make 2 dc in 1 dc). Repeat from * 4 times. Repeat for Row 6. ROW 7—Ch 3, turn, sk 1st dc, dc in each dc of 1st group, (ch 2, dc in each dc of next group) 5 times. ROW 8—Repeat Row 5. ROW 9—Ch 5, turn, sk 1st dc, tr in next 5 dc, ch 2, tr in next 6 dc, (ch 2, dc in next 6 dc) twice, (ch 2, tr in next 6 dc) twice. ROW 10—Ch 5, turn, tr in 1st 6 tr, (ch 2, dc in each st of next group with one increase) 4 times, ch 2, tr in next 2 tr, 2 tr in next tr, tr in remaining 3 sts. ROW 11—Ch 5, turn, 4 tr in 1st tr, sk 2 tr, sc in next tr, (9 tr in next ch-2 sp, sk 3 tr, sc in next tr) 5 times, sk 2 tr, 5 tr in top of end ch-5. Fasten off. BORDER ROW 12—Sc in Yellow SKYTONE in top of ch-5 at start of last row. Picking up back lps only, * hdc in next tr, dc in 2 tr, tr in next tr, sk sc in angle, tr in next tr, dc in 2 tr, hdc in 1 tr, sc in next (center) tr. Repeat from * 5 times. ROW 13—Ch 3, turn and picking up both lps again, dc in 9 sts, 2 dc in next st, (dc in 8 sts, 2 dc in next st) 5 times. ROW 14—Ch 3, turn, dc in each dc. ROW 15—Ch 1, turn, sc in each dc. Fasten off. ROW 16—Turn, join Lt. Blue to 1st sc, (ch 1, sl st in next sc) repeated across. Fasten off.

FLOWER—With Scarlet Six Strand Floss, ch 5, sl st in 5th ch from hook, (ch 4, sl st in same st) 4 times. Cut 7" long, thread to a needle and sew below a point on Yellow border. Make 6 for skirt. Make a Yellow French Knot in Flower centers.

CAPE—With Lt. Blue, ch 5, 2 dc and 1 tr in 5th ch from hook. ROW 2—Ch 6, turn, tr in 1st tr, (ch 1, tr) twice in next dc, (ch 1, tr, ch 1, dc) in next dc, ch 1, dc in top of end ch. Fasten off. ROW 3—Turn, sc in Scarlet Six Strand Floss in 1st ch-1 sp, (ch 4, sc in next sp) 5 times. ROW 4—Ch 5, turn, sc in 1st lp, (ch 3, sc in next lp) 4 times, ch 1, dc down in end Blue dc. ROW 5—Ch 1, turn, sc in 1st ch-1 sp, (ch 3, sc in next lp) 5 times. ROW 6—Ch 6, turn, sc in 1st lp, (ch 4, sc in next lp) 4 times, ch 4, sk next sc, sc down in end lp of row below. Fasten off. Sew 1st 3 lps in last row over top of skirt.

BONNET—Crown—With Lt. Blue, ch 8, sc in 2d ch from hook, hdc, 3 dc, hdc and sc on bal. of ch. ROW 2—Ch 1, turn, sc in 1st 2 sts, (2 sc in next st, sc in next) twice, sc in end st. ROW 3—Ch 1, turn, sk 1st sc, (sc in next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc) twice, * sc in 2 sc. ROW 4—Repeat Row 3 to *. Sc in 3 sc. ROW 5—Ch 1, turn, sk 1st sc, sc in 10 sc. Fasten off. Brim—ROW 6—Turn, sl st in yellow in 1st sc, ch 2, 2 hdc in same sc, hdc in next sc, dc in next 3 sc, 2 dc in next sc, hdc in next sc, 2 hdc in next, sc in 2 sc. ROW 7—Ch 1, turn, sk 1st sc, sc in next 4 sts, hdc in next, 2 hdc in next, (dc in next, 2 dc in next) twice, hdc in next 3 sts. ROW 8—Ch 2, turn, (hdc in 4 sts, 2 hdc in next st) twice, hdc in next 6 sts. ROW 9—Ch 1, turn, sk 1st hdc, sc in each st across. Fasten off. ROW 10—Without turning, sl st in Lt. Blue in 1st sc, (ch 1, sl st in next sc) repeated around. Fasten off. Make 2 Flowers and sew on brim. Bow—With Red Floss, ch 60. Cut and sew around crown with a 3-lp bow at back. Tack bottom edge of brim across top of Cape.

ARM—With Peach Tatting Cotton and No. 14 hook, ch 35, sc in 2d ch from hook, 11 sc, 5 hdc and 17 dc on bal. of ch. ROW 2—Ch 3, turn, dc in 1st 15 dc, hdc in next 6 sts, sc in 3 sts, hdc in next st, dc in 5 sts, hdc in next st, sc in next, sl st in next. Fasten off. Make 2 arms. Tack under front edge of Cape.

BUTTERFLY—With Purple Six Strand Floss and No. 7 hook, ch 4, 4 dc in 4th ch from hook, ch 5, sl st in last dc for a p, dc in same st with last dc, ch 3, sl st in same st. Ch 6, dc in 4th ch from hook, a ch-5 p, 4 dc in same st with last dc, ch 3, sl st in same st, hdc in 2-ch lp between wings. Ch 5, 2 tr, 1 dtr and 2 tr tr in 5th ch from hook, a ch-4 p, ch 8, sl st down in same st, 2 dc in same 2-ch lp between lower wings, ch 9, tr tr in 9th ch from hook, a ch-4 p, tr tr, dtr and 2 tr in same st with last tr tr, ch 4, sl st in same st, sl st at base of 1st lower wing. Fasten off. Body—With Dk. Coral Pink Floss, ch 7, sc in 2d ch from hook, sc, 2 hdc, sc and sl st on bal. of ch. Cut 10 inches long, thread to a needle, sew body across center of butterfly and make one French Knot on each lower wing, two on each upper wing. Make 2d Butterfly of Copper-Tan with Purple body and trim; 3d of Hunter Green with Dk. Orange body and trim; 4th of Turquoise with Dk. Orange; 5th of Dk. Orange with Electric Blue; 6th of Electric Blue with Red; 7th of Lavender with Dk. Coral Pink; 8th of Dk. Coral Pink with Hunter Green; and 9th of Steel Blue with Red.

Sew Girl and Butterflies on towel as illustrated. Make 2 long sts out from head of each Butterfly for antennae.

HAND TOWEL—Make Skirt, Bonnet and Cape top of MERCROCHET m Blue and Yellow with No. 12 hook. For bal. of Cape, Flowers and Bow, split Scarlet Floss, using 4 threads and No. 12 hook, saving other 2 threads for washcloth.

ARMS—With Peach Tatting Cotton and No. 14 hook, ch 35, sk last 5 ch, 15 tr, 5 dc, 3 hdc, 4 dc, hdc, sc and sl st on bal. of ch. Fasten off. Make two. Repeat Butterflies with 4 threads of Floss.

WASHCLOTH—(Use No. 14 hook)—Make Skirt, Cape top and Bonnet of Blue and Yellow Tatting Cotton. For bal. of Cape, Flowers and Bow, use 2 threads of Floss.

ARMS—With Peach Tatting Cotton, ch 24, sk last 4 ch, 12 dc, 3 hdc, 3 dc, hdc and sl st on bal. of ch. Fasten off. Make two. Repeat 3d, 5th, 6th and 7th Butterflies with 2 threads of Floss. Sew on one corner as in illustration. Steam and press dry thru a cloth.