Shell and Space Peasant Banding for Doily Pattern #413

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Shell and Space Peasant Banding for Doily Pattern #413

Materials: Clark's O.N.T. or J. & P. Coats Mercer­ized Crochet, Size 30. Milward's steel crochet hook No. 9. 1 ball each of Color 82 Autumn Glow and 106 Sport Green.

With Color 106, make ch desired length (about 3 inches shorter than width of doily), ch 5 additional to turn. 1st row: 1 d c in 9th ch from hook, * ch 2, skip 2 ch, 1 d c in next, and repeat from * to end of ch, ending with even number of sps. Ch 5, turn. 2nd row: 1 sp over each sp of previous row, fasten thread, and break off. Attach Color 82, ch 3, turn. 3rd row: * Skip 1 sp, 1 d c in next sp, ch 4, 6 d c over d c just made (1 shell), and repeat from * ending with sl st in 3rd ch of ch-5 of previous row. Fasten thread and break off. Then attach same thread to point of 1st shell at beginning of same row, ch 3. 4th row: * 1 d c in point of next shell, ch 4, 6 d c over the d c just made, and repeat from * ending with 1 d c in 4th d c of last shell of previous row. Ch 3, and break off. 5th row: Attach Color 106 to ch-3 just made, ch 5, turn. * 1 s c in point of next shell, ch 5, and repeat from * ending with ch-5 and 1 d c in 3rd st of ch-3 of previous row. Ch 5, turn. 6th row: * Skip 2 ch, 1 d c in next, ch 2, skip 2 ch, 1 d c in s c, ch 2, and repeat from * to end of row. Ch 5, turn. 7th row: 1 sp over each sp of previous row. Fasten thread. Then, with Color 106, make 2 rows of sps on each end. Hem down on place mat as desired.