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Materials: Clark's O.N.T. (8 balls) or J. & P. Coats (6 balls) Mercerized Crochet, size 50, White.
Milward's steel crochet hook No. 10.

This material is sufficient for a set to serve four. Each set consists of a plate doily—10 inches, bread and butter plate doily—8 inches, and a glass doily—7 inches in diameter.

Plate Doily. Ch 7, join with sl st to form ring. 1st rnd: Ch 6, * d c in ring, ch 3, repeat from * until 7 sps are made; then, ch 3, join with sl st (8 sps). Every rnd is joined with a sl st unless otherwise specified. 2nd rnd: Ch 7, 4 d c in next sp, * ch 4, 4 d c in next sp. Repeat from * around, ending rnd with 3 d c in last sp. Join to 3rd st of ch-7 first made. 3rd rnd: In each ch-4 loop make petals as follows: 1 s c, 1 half d c, 3 d c, 1 half d c, 1 s c, making ch-6 between petals. After last petal is made, ch 3, d c at base of 1st petal made. 4th rnd: * Ch 8, 1 s c in next ch-6 loop. Repeat from * around. 5th rnd: In each loop work: 1 s c, 1 half d c, 9 d c, 1 half d c, 1 s c. 6th rnd: Ch 13, * 1 d c between 2 petals of previous row, ch 11. Repeat from * around. Join in 3rd st of ch-13 first made. 7th rnd: In each loop work: 1 s c, 1 half d c, 11 d c, 1 half d c, 1 s c. 8th rnd: Ch 16, * 1 d c between next 2 petals of previous row, ch 13. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-13 with sl st to 3rd ch of ch-16 first made. 9th rnd: In each loop make: 1 s c, 1 half d c, 15 d c, 1 half d c, 1 s c. 10th rnd: Sl st to 1st d c of next petal, * ch 5, skip 2 d c, tr in next d c, ch 5, skip 2 d c, s c in next d c, ch 3, skip 1 d c, s c in next d c, ch 5, skip 2 d c, tr in next d c, ch 5, skip 2 d c, s c in next d c, ch 5, s c in 1st d c of next petal. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3, d c at base of 1st loop made. 11th rnd: Sl st to center of 2nd loop, * ch 5, tr in next loop, ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 3, s c in next loop. Repeat from * around. Skip loops over which sl st is made, s c in next ch-5 loop, ch 3, s c in next loop. 12th to 22nd rnds incl: Repeat from * of 11th rnd and work around and around, making 1 ch more in every large loop in every other rnd. After last tr is made in 22nd rnd, ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 3, s c in same loop. Break off. 23rd rnd: Attach to center of ch-3 loop, ch 4, make a 3-tr cluster in same loop. ** Ch 19, d c in 5th ch from hook, * ch 2, skip 2 ch, d c in next ch. Repeat from * 4 more times. 1 cluster in same place as last cluster, ch 10, make 2 clusters with ch-5 between in next tr, ch 10, make 1 cluster in next ch-3 loop. Repeat from ** around and break off. 24th rnd: Attach thread to ch-5 between clusters, ch 10, * 1 d tr in 3rd d c up from cluster, ch 5, skip 1 d c, tr in next d c, ch 5, s c in turning ch, ch 5, tr in d c opposite last tr, ch 5, d tr opposite last d tr, ch 5, d tr in next ch-5 between clusters, ch 5. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-5 to 5th st of ch-10 first made. 25th rnd: ** Ch 5, 3 s c in next ch-5, * in each of next 2 ch-5's make: 1 s c, 1 half d c, 4 d c, 1 half d c, 1 s c, ch 3; then repeat from * once more. 3 s c in ch-5, ch 5. Repeat from ** around. Join last ch-5 with sl st to 1st s c made. Break off. 26th rnd: Attach to ch-3 at top of any point. Ch 11, * 1 tr tr in ch-5 at base of point, ch 5, sl st in 5th ch from hook, 1 tr tr in same place as tr tr just made, ch 9, turn, 7 tr tr with ch-3 between each tr tr in ch-5 ring just formed. Ch 3, s c in 7th ch of ch 11. Ch 1, turn, and make 1 s c in each ch-3 with ch-5 between s c's (7 loops). Ch 4, 1 s c in ch-3 loop at top of point, ch 12. Repeat from * around and fasten off.

Bread and Butter Plate Doily. Work as for Plate Doily to 11th rnd incl. 12th to 17th rnds incl: Repeat from * of 11th rnd and work around and around. After last tr is made in 17th rnd, ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 3, s c in same loop. Break off. 18th rnd: Attach to center of ch-3 loop, ch 4, make a 3-tr cluster in same loop. ** Ch 18, d c in 4th ch from hook, * ch 2, skip 2 ch, d c in next ch. Repeat from * 4 more times. 1 cluster in same place as last cluster, ch 5, make 2 clusters with ch-4 between in next tr, ch 5, make 1 cluster in next ch-3 loop. Repeat from ** around and break off. 19th rnd: Attach thread to ch-4 between clusters, ch 7, * 1 d tr in 3rd d c up from cluster, ch 5, skip 1 d c, tr in next d c, ch 5, 1 s c in turning ch, ch 5, 1 tr in d c opposite last tr, ch 5, d tr opposite last d tr, ch 2, d tr in next ch-4 between clusters, ch 2. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-2 to 5th st of ch-7 first made. 20th rnd: ** Ch 2, 2 s c in next ch-2, * in each of next 2 ch-5's make: 1 s c, 1 half d c, 4 d c, 1 half d c, 1 s c, ch 3; then, repeat from * once more, 2 s c in ch-2. Repeat from ** around. Join last ch-2 with sl st to 1st s c made. Break off. 21st rnd: Attach to ch-3 at top of any point. Ch 9, * 1 tr tr in ch-3 at base of point, ch 5, sl st in 5th ch from hook, 1 tr tr in same place as tr tr just made, ch 8, turn, 7 d tr with ch-3 between each d tr in ch-5 just formed. Ch 1, s c in 6th ch of ch-9. Ch 1, turn, and make 1 s c under each ch-3 with ch-4 between s c's (7 loops). Ch 3, 1 s c in ch-3 loop at top of point, ch 9. Repeat from * around and join. Break off.

Glass Doily. Work as for Plate Doily to 4th rnd incl. 5th rnd: Same as 7th rnd of Plate Doily. 6th rnd: Sl st to 1st d c of next petal, * ch 5, skip 1 d c, tr in next d c, ch 5, skip 1 d c, s c in next d c, ch 3, skip 1 d c, s c in next d c, ch 5, skip 1 d c, tr in next d c, ch 5, skip 1 d c, s c in next d c, ch 5, 1 s c in 1st d c of next petal. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3, d c at base of first loop made. 7th to 10th rnds incl: Repeat from * of 11th rnd of Plate Doily, and work around and around. After last tr is made in 10th rnd, ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 3, s c in same loop. Break off. 11th rnd: Attach to center of ch-3 loop, ch 4, make a 3-tr cluster in same loop. ** Ch 18, d c in 4th ch from hook, * ch 2, skip 2 ch, 1 d c in next ch. Repeat from * 4 more times. 1 cluster in same place as last cluster, ch 3, make 2 clusters with ch-5 between in next tr, ch 5, make 1 cluster in next ch-3 loop. Repeat from ** around and break off. 12th rnd: Attach thread to ch-5 between clusters, ch 7, * tr in 3rd d c from cluster, ch 5, skip 1 d c, d c in next d c, ch 5, 1 s c in turning ch, ch 5, d c in d c opposite last d c, ch 5, tr opposite last tr, ch 2, tr in next ch-5 between clusters, ch 2. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-2 in 5th st of ch-7 first made. 13th rnd: ** 2 s c in next ch-2, * in each of next 2 ch-5's make: 1 s c, 1 half d c, 4 d c, 1 half d c, 1 s c, ch 3; then repeat from * once more. 2 s c in ch-2, ch 2. Repeat from ** around. Join last ch-2 with sl st to 1st s c made. Break off. 14th rnd: Attach to ch-3 at top of any point. Ch 9, * 1 tr tr in ch-3 at base of point, ch 5, sl st in 5th ch from hook, 1 tr tr in same place as tr tr just made, ch 8, turn, 7 d tr with ch-3 between each d tr in ch-5 just formed. Ch 1, s c in 6th ch of ch-9. Ch 1, turn, and make 1 s c under each ch-3 with ch 4 between s c's (7 loops). Ch 3, 1 s c in ch-3 loop at top of point, ch 9. Repeat from * around. Join and break off.