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Materials: Clark's O.N.T. Mercerized Crochet, size 30, 16 balls of Ecru and 7 balls of color 43 Dk. Yellow; or J. & P. Coats Mercerized Crochet, 12 balls of Ecru and 5 balls of Dk. Yellow; or if Clark's Big Ball Mercerized Crochet is being used, buy 6 balls of Ecru only. Milward's steel crochet hook No. 8. ½ yd. 54 inch width natural linen for 4 napkins.

Set consists of 4 place mats each about 11 x 21 inches, a center mat about 13 x 28 inches, and 4 napkins each 13 inches square. The center mesh of mat is worked first, then sunset patterns are worked and sewed to each end.

Place Mat. Center Mesh: With Ecru, ch 162, turn. 1st row: D c in 8th ch from hook, d c in each ch across (155 d c). Ch 8, turn. 2nd row: D c in each d c across. Ch 8, turn. 3rd row: D c in each of first 5 d c (thus making a loop on edge), * ch 1, skip 2 d c, d c in next d c, ch 1, skip 2 d c, d c in next d c, ch 2, d c in next d c, repeat from * across, ending row with ch 1, skip 2 d c, d c in each of next 5 d c. Ch 8, turn. 4th row: D c in each first 5 d c (thus making a loop on edge), d c in next single d c, ch 2, d c in same single d c, * ch 1, d c in next ch-2, ch 1, d c in next single d c, ch 2, d c in same single d c, repeat from * across, ending row with d c in last single d c, ch 2, d c in same single d c, d c in each of last 5 d c. Ch 8, turn. 5th row: D c in each of first 5 d c, * ch 1, d c in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, d c in next single d c, ch 2, d c in same single d c, repeat from * across, ending row with d c in last ch-2 sp, ch 1, d c in each of last 5 d c. Ch 8, turn. Repeat 4th and 5th rows alternately, until work measures 11 inches. Then work 2 rows of d c to correspond with the beginning. Do not break off thread but continue for edging along long side as follows:

Edging. 1st row: * Ch 3, 3 d c with ch 3 between each d c in next loop, ch 3, 2 s c in next loop, repeat from * across, ending row with 3 d c with ch 3 between in last loop, ch 3, sl st to base of last d c of 1st row. Ch 3, turn. 2nd row: * S c in ch-3 loop, s c in d c, ch 5, s c in next loop, s c in next loop, ch 5, s c in next d c, s c in next loop, ch 2 (this ch-2 should come directly over 2-s c of previous row), repeat from * across, ending row with s c in last d c, sl st along last ch-3 loop. Turn and break off. 3rd row: Attach Dk. Yellow, make 4 s c in ch-3 loop, * 9 s c in ch-5 loop, 4 s c in next ch-5 loop, ch 5, remove hook, insert hook in 5th s c of ch-5 loop just completed, draw loop through, 9 s c in ch-5 loop, 5 s c in next incompleted loop, 3 s c in ch-2 loop, repeat from * across, ending row to correspond with beginning. Break off. Work edging on opposite side in same way.

Sunset Pattern: With Ecru, ch 6, join with sl st to form ring. 1st row: Ch 6, d c in ring, * ch 3, d c in ring, repeat from * until 4 loops are made. Ch 8, turn. 2nd row: D c in 1st loop, * ch 5, d c in next loop, repeat from * until 4 loops are made, then ch 5, d c in 4th st of turning ch. Ch 8, turn. 3rd row: D c in first loop, * ch 8, d c in next loop, repeat from * until 5 loops are made. Ch 7, turn. 4th row: D c in 4th st of first ch-8 loop, * ch 6, d c in 3rd st of next ch-8 loop, ch 4, skip 2 ch, d c in next ch of same ch-8 loop, repeat from * until 9 loops are made. Ch 6, turn. 5th row: * D c in next d c, ch 6, repeat from * until 8 loops are made, then ch 3, d c in 3rd st of turning ch. Ch 3, turn. 6th row: D c in each ch st and d c in each d c of previous row (57 d c, counting turning ch-3 as 1 d c). Ch 3, turn. 7th row: D c in each of next 3 d c, * ch 2, d c in each of next 7 d c, repeat from * across, ending with ch 2, d c in each of last 4 d c (7 groups of 7-d c and 2 groups of 4-d c). Ch 3, turn. 8th row: D c in each d c and ch 3 (instead of ch 2) between d c-groups. Ch 3, turn. 9th to 15th rows incl: Work d c in each d c, making 1 additional ch st in the ch-loops between the d c-groups. (There will be ch 10 between d c-groups on 15th row.) At end of 15th row, turn and break off. 16th row: Attach Dk. Yellow and make s c in each d c of 4-d c group, ch 18, ** sl st in 2nd d c of next 7-d c group, turn, s c in 1st st of ch-18, 1 half d c in next st, d c in each of next 2 sts, tr in each of next 3 sts, d c in each of next 2 sts, 1 half d c in next st, s c in next st (a petal made), * ch 17, turn, sl st in next d c of same 7-d c group, turn and make another petal in same way, repeat from * until 5 petals are made. Then ch 7, s c in each d c of next 7-d c group, ch 18, repeat from ** across, ending row with ch 7, s c in each of last 4 d c. Turn and break off. 17th row: Attach Ecru, s c in each of first 3 s c, * 10 s c in next ch-loop. In each of next 4 loops (between petals) make 1 s c, 1 half d c, 2 d c, 5 tr, 2 d c, 1 half d c and 1 s c (1 shell made). Then 10 s c in next ch-loop, skip 1st s c of 7-s c group, s c in each of next 5 s c. Repeat from * across, ending row with s c in each of last 3 s c. Ch 7, turn.

18th row: Skip 4 s c of first loop, s c in next s c, ch 3, skip 3 sts of next shell, d c in next st, * ch 5, skip 1 st, d c in next st, repeat from * twice more, holding back on hook the last 2 loops of the last d c; then skip 3 sts of next shell, d c in next st, working off 2 loops, then thread over hook and draw thread through all loops on hook. Repeat from first * across the next 3 shells of this group completing the last d c on 4th shell, then ch 5, s c in center s c of next s c-loop, ch 7, s c in center s c of next s c-loop, ch 5, skip 3 sts of next shell, and continue thus across, ending row with ch 3, tr in last s c. Ch 7, turn. 19th row: Skip first 2 loops, 2 s c in next ch-5 loop, * ch 3, 3 d c with ch 3 between d c's in next loop, ch 3, 2 s c in next loop, ch 1, 2 s c in next loop, repeat from * across the next 3 shells, after the last 2 s c are made in the 3rd loop of 4th shell, ch 3, skip next loop, d c in 3rd st of ch-7, ch 3, skip next loop, 2 s c in next loop, and continue thus across, ending row with 2 s c in 3rd loop from end, then ch 3, tr in 3rd st of turning ch. Ch 5, turn. 20th row: 2 s c in first loop, * ch 5, 2 s c in next loop, repeat from * twice more, then ch 2, skip ch-1 sp, 2 s c in next loop, ch 5, 2 s c in next loop, repeat from first * across the next 3 shells, after the last 2 s c are made in the 4th loop of 4th shell, make 4 s c in next loop, s c in next d c, 4 s c in next loop, 2 s c in next loop, ch 5, and continue thus across, ending row with 3 ch-5 loops after the last ch-2 sp. Turn and break off.

21st row: Attach Dk. Yellow, and * work 9 s c in each of next 2 loops, 5 s c in next loop, ch 5, remove hook, then insert hook in 5th s c of s c-loop just completed and draw loop through, ch 5, remove hook, then insert hook in 5th s c of next s c-loop and draw loop through. Work 9 s c in this loop, 5 s c in next loop, ch 5, remove hook, insert hook in 5th s c of s c-loop to the right and draw loop through, work 9 s c in this loop, 4 s c in next incompleted loop, 4 s c in next incompleted loop, s c in ch-2 sp. Repeat from * across, making 7 s c over group of 9-s c between groups. Break off. This completes sunset pattern for one end. Make another one same as this and sew one to each end of place mat with over and over stitches. Make 3 more place mats.

Center Mat. Start center mesh with ch 190 and work as for place mat until piece measures 14½ inches. Then work 2 rows of d c to correspond with beginning. To make sunset pattern, starting with Ecru ch 6, join with sl st to form ring. 1st row: Ch 6, d c in ring, * ch 3, d c in ring, repeat from * until 5 loops are made. Ch 8, turn. 2nd to 6th rows incl: Work as for 2nd to 5th rows incl of mesh pattern on place mat, excepting that there will be 6 loops in 2nd row; 6 loops in 3rd row; 11 loops in 4th row; 11 loops in 5th row; 71 d c in 6th row. Continue as for mesh pattern on place mat. (There will be 9 groups of 7-d c, and 2 groups of 4-d c.) Make another one same as this and sew one to each end of center mat.

Napkins. Cut linen 13 inches square. Make a ¼ inch hem around edges. 1st row: Attach Yellow to one corner of napkin and make ch-5 loops all around, spacing loops evenly and making an even number of loops on each side. Join and break off. 2nd row: Attach thread to 2nd loop before next corner and make 9 s c in same loop, 9 s c in each of next 2 loops, 5 s c in next loop, * ch 5, remove hook, insert hook in 5th s c of next s c-loop (to the right) and draw loop through, repeat from * 2 more times (3 loops made), make 9 s c in loop just made, 9 s c in next loop, 9 s c in next loop, 4 s c in incompleted loop (this completes corner), ** 9 s c in next loop, 5 s c in next loop, ch 5, remove hook, insert hook in 5th s c of s c-loop (to the right) and draw loop through, 9 s c in this loop, 4 s c in next incompleted loop. Repeat from ** across, making each corner as corner just made.