Imagination Tickler Motif Pattern #3-57
ROYAL SOCIETY SIX CORD CORDICHET
If made in size 30, motif will measure 4½ inches between opposite points.
Starting at center, ch 10. Join with sl st to form ring. 1st rnd: Ch 1, 24 sc in ring. Sl st in 1st sc. 2nd rnd: Ch 1, sc in same place as sl st, sc in next 2 sc, * ch 8, turn, sl st in last sc made, ch 1, turn, 14 sc in ch-8 loop, sc in next 3 sc. Repeat from * around. Sl st in 1st sc. 3rd rnd: Sl st in next 2 sc and the first 5 sc on loop, ch 7, * sk 4 sc, dc in next sc, ch 4, dc in 5th sc on next loop, ch 4. Repeat from * around. Sl st in 3rd st of ch-7. 4th rnd: Ch 8, * dc in next dc, ch 5. Repeat from * around. Sl st in 3rd st of ch-8. 5th rnd: Ch 9, * dc in next dc, ch 6. Repeat from * around. Join. 6th rnd: Ch 1, sc in same place as sl st, make 7 sc in each sp, and sc in each sc around (128 sc). Join. 7th rnd: Ch 1, sc in same place as sl st and in each sc around. Join. 8th rnd: Ch 1, sc in same place as sl st, * ch 8, turn, sl st in last sc made, ch 1, turn, 14 sc in loop, sc in next 8 sc. Repeat from * around, ending with sc in last 7 sc, sl st in 1st sc made. 9th rnd: Sl st in next 4 sc, * sc in next sc, ch 7, sk 4 sc, sc in next sc, ch 2, tr in center st of sc-group between loops, ch 2, sk 4 sc of next loop. Repeat from * around. Sl st in 1st sc made. 10th rnd: Sl st in loop, ch 6, in same loop make 6 tr with ch-2 between, * tr in next tr, in next ch-7 loop make 7 tr with ch-2 between. Repeat from * around. Join with sl st to 4th st of ch-6. 11th rnd: * Sc in next sp, (ch 4, sc in next sp) 5 times; sk next tr, sc in next tr. Repeat from * around. Sl st in 1st sc. Fasten off.
If you wish to make several of these motifs, join adjacent sides at two corresponding points.