No. 7010
This mat may be made with any of the American Thread Company products listed below:
Material
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Quantity
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Approx. Size of Mat
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Size of Needle
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“STAR” Cotton Yarn Article 75
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1 Skein Red
1 Skein White |
7 ¼ x 8 ¼ inches
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Steel 00
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or
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“STAR” Rug Yarn Article 44
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2 Skeins Red
1 Skein White |
9 ¼ x 8 ¾ inches
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Steel 00
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or
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“AUNT LYDIA” Heavy Rug Yarn Article 235 |
2 Skeins Red
1 Skein White |
10 ½ x 12 inches
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Bone 6
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and
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“STAR” Pearl Cotton Article 90, Size 5 |
1 Ball Green
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Steel 3
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With Red ch 12, 2 s c in 2nd st from hook, 1 s c in each of the next 9 sts of ch, 2 s c in next st, ch 1 to turn each row.
2nd, 3rd and 4th Rows1 s c in each s c.
5th, 6th and 7th Rows2 s c in 1 st s c, 1 s c in each remaining s c.
8th Row2 s c in each of the 1st 2 s c, 1 s c in each remaining s c.
9th RowWorking in s c increase 1 s c at beginning of row.
10th RowRepeat 8th row, then work 3 rows even.
14th and 15th RowsRepeat 9th row.
16th RowIncrease 2 s c at beginning and end of row.
17th RowIncrease 1 s c at end of row, then work 3 rows even.
21st RowIncrease 1 s c at beginning and end of row, then work 4 rows even.
26th RowRepeat 8th row.
27th RowDecrease 1 s c at beginning of row (to de-crease: insert hook in st, pull loop through, insert hook in next st, pull through, yarn over and pull through all loops at one time).
28th RowDecrease 1 s c at end of row, then work 2 rows even.
31st and 32nd RowsRepeat 28th row, then work 1 row even.
34th and 35th RowsDecrease 1 s c at beginning and end of each row.
36th RowDecrease 1 s c, 1 s c in each of the next 8 s c, sl st in each of the next 6 sts, 1 s c in each of the next 8 s c.
37th RowDecrease 1 s c, 1 s c in each of the next 4 s c, sl st in each of the next 8 sts, 1 s c in each remaining st decreasing 1 s c at end of row. Without breaking yarn work a row of s c all around increasing as necessary to keep work flat, working a sl st in each of the 8 sl sts at top, break yarn.
HULLWind half of a ball of Green “Star" Pearl Cotton into another ball and using 2 strands, ch 25, sl st in 2nd st from hook, sl st in next st of ch, 1 s c in each of the next 3 sts, 1 d c in each of the next 4 sts, 1 tr c in each of the next 5 sts, 1 d c in each of the next 4 sts, 1 s c in each of the next 4 sts, sl st in next st, 4 s c in next st, working on other side of ch, 1 s c in each of the next 5 sts, 1 d c in each of the next 3 sts, 1 tr c in each of the next 4 sts, 1 d c in each of the next 2 sts, 1 s c in each of the next 2 sts, sl st in each remaining st, break thread. Work 2 more hull sections in same manner and sew to mat at illustrated.
STEMUsing 2 strands, ch 9, s c in 2nd st from hook, 1 s c in each remaining st of ch, ch 1, turn.
2nd Row1 s c in each of the next 4 s c, sl st in each of the next 4 s c, break thread. Sew to mat as illustrated. With White embroider seeds using a running st.
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