Large Round Medallion Pattern

These medallions make lovely decorations for bed linens, towels, luncheon sets, chair sets, and, if made of very fine thread, for handkerchiefs. For a medium size medallion, for bed linens, etc., use "Silkine" Crochet Cotton in size 30 with a No. 12 hook; for a finer medallion use size 50 with a No. 14 hook. For handkerchiefs use size 100, with a size 14 hook, crocheting very tightly. Gem Crochet Cotton is also lovely. For use with coarse linen, nothing is lovelier than De Luxe or Gem Ready-Shrunk Mercerized Cotton, and with these use a No. 7 hook.

1st row: Ch 6, j for r, ch 5, (1 tr in r, ch 2) 9 times, j in 3rd st of ch-6. 2nd row: Ch 7, * 1 tr in next tr of last row, ch 4, repeat from * around, j in 3rd st of ch-7 with sl st. 3rd row: Ch 9, * 1 tr in next tr, ch 6, repeat from * around, j in 3rd st of ch-9 with sl st. 4th row: Ch 6, * 1 tr in center of sp, ch 3, 1 tr in next tr, ch 3, repeat from * around, j in 3rd st of ch-6. 5th row: Ch 7, * 1 tr in next tr, ch 4, repeat from * around, j in 3rd st of ch-7 with sl st. 6th row: Ch, 8, * 1 tr in next tr, ch 11, sl st in tr just made, ch 5, repeat from * around, j in 3rd st of ch-8 with sl st, ch 11, sl st in same st where j. 7th row: Ch 5, sl st at base of loop, * 13 s sts over loop, sl st at base of loop, ch 5, sl st at base of next loop, repeat from * around. 8th row: Sl st to center of loop, * ch 9, sl st in center of next loop, repeat from * around, j with sl st. 9th row: Ch 6, * sk 2 sts, 1 tr in next st, ch 3, repeat from * around, j in 3rd st of ch-6 with sl st. 10th row: Ch 7, * 1 tr in next tr, ch 4, repeat from * around, j in 3rd st of ch-7 with sl st.