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So authentically American … starry-white pineapple medallions silhouetted against the dark burnished glow of your table top! Easy to do … lovely to look at.

MATERIALS:
CLARK'S BIG BALL MERCERIZED CROCHET, Size 20: 4 balls of White or Ecru.
Steel Crochet Hook No. 8 or 9.

This amount of material is sufficient for a set consisting of a centerpiece about 17½ inches in diameter, 4 place doilies about 14½ inches in diameter, and 4 glass doilies about 6½ inches in diameter.

CENTERPIECE ... Starting at center, ch 10. Join with sl st to form ring. 1st rnd: 21 sc in ring. Do not join. 2nd and 3rd rnds: Sc in each sc around. Sl st in next sc. 4th rnd: Ch 5, * dc in next sc, ch 2. Repeat from * around, joining last ch-2 with sl st in 3rd st of starting chain (21 sps). 5th rnd: Sl st in next sp, ch 3, 2 dc in same sp, 3 dc in each sp around. Join with sl st in top st of starting chain. 6th rnd: Ch 7, * skip 2 dc, dc in next dc, ch 4. Repeat from * around. Join. 7th rnd: Sl st in next sp, ch 3, 3 dc in same sp, 4 dc in each sp around. Join. 8th rnd: Ch 8, * skip 3 dc, dc in next dc, ch 5. Repeat from * around. Join. 9th rnd: Sl st in next sp, ch 3, in same sp make 2 dc, ch 3 and 3 dc (shell made); in each sp around make a shell of 3 dc, ch 3 and 3 dc. Join.
     10th rnd: Sl st in next 2 dc and in sp, ch 3 and complete shell as before (shell over shell made); make shell over shell around. Join. 11th rnd: Sl st in next 2 dc and in sp, ch 3 and complete shell as before, * ch 1, shell over next shell. Repeat from * around. Join. 12th rnd: Make shell over shell, having ch 2 (instead of ch-1) between shells. Join. 13th to 17th rnds incl: Work shell over shell, having 1 ch more between shells on each following rnd (ch 7 on 17th rnd). 18th rnd: * (Work shell over shell, ch 7) twice; in next shell make 3 dc, ch 5 and 3 dc, ch 7. Repeat from * around. Join. 19th rnd: * (Shell over shell, ch 7) twice; 21 tr in ch-5 sp of next shell (this is base of pineapple), ch 7. Repeat from * around. Join. 20th rnd: * (Shell over shell, ch 7) twice; sc in each tr, ch 7. Repeat from * around. Join. 21st rnd: * (Shell over shell, ch 7) twice; sc in next sc, (ch 1, sc in next sc) 20 times; ch 7. Repeat from * around. Join. 22nd rnd: * (Shell over shell, ch 7) twice; (sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) 19 times; ch 7. Repeat from * around. Join. 23rd and 24th rnds: Same as 22nd rnd, having one ch-1 sp less on each row (17 ch-1 sps on each pineapple). Join.
     Now finish each pineapple individually as follows: 1st row: Sl st in next 2 dc, the following 3 ch and in the next 3 dc, ch 5, turn; work shell over shell, ch 7, make 16 ch-1 sps, ch 7, shell over shell. Ch 5, turn. 2nd row: Shell over shell, ch 7, make 15 ch-1 sps, ch 7, shell over shell. Ch 5, turn. Now work as for 2nd row, making 1 sp less on each row until 1 sp remains. Ch 5, turn. Last row: Shell over shell, ch 7, sc in sp, ch 7, shell over shell, ch 5, turn, sc in sp of last shell, sc in sp of next shell. Fasten off. Attach thread to next free shell and work next pineapple in same way. Complete remaining pineapples. Fasten off. Now work around outer edge of Centerpiece as follows: Attach thread to any ch-5 loop of a point, ch 1, sc in same loop, * in next loop make sc (ch 3, sc in 3rd ch from hook, sc) 3 times; ch 1. Repeat from * to next ch-7 loop, in ch-7 loop make sc, (ch 3, sc in 3rd ch from hook, sc) 5 times; ch 1, sc in next ch-5 loop. Continue thus around. Join and fasten off.

PLACE DOILY (Make 4) … Starting at center, ch 8. Join with sl st to form ring. 1st rnd: 18 sc in ring. Do not join. 2nd, 3rd and 4th rnds: Same as 2nd, 3rd and 4th rnds of Centerpiece (18 sps). 5th and 6th rnds: Same as 5th and 6th rnds of Centerpiece. 7th, 8th and 9th rnds: Same as 9th, 11th and 12th rnds of Centerpiece. 10th to 13th rnds incl: Work shell over shell, having 1 ch more between shells on each following rnd (ch 6 on 13th rnd). 14th rnd: * (Work shell over shell, ch 6) twice; in next shell make 3 dc, ch 5 and 3 dc, ch 6. Repeat from * around. Join. 15th rnd: * (Shell over shell, ch 6) twice; 18 tr in ch-5 sp of next shell (base of pineapple), ch 6. Repeat from * around. Join. 16th to 19th rnds incl: Work as for Centerpiece (20th to 23rd rnds incl), having ch 6 (instead of ch-7) between shells and pineapples, also having ch-1 sps correspond with number of tr at base of pineapple. Now finish each pineapple individually as on Centerpiece. Then work around outer edge same as on Centerpiece. Fasten off.

GLASS DOILY (Make 4) … Starting at center, ch 6. Join with sl st to form ring. 1st rnd: 15 sc in ring. Do not join. 2nd, 3rd and 4th rnds: Same as 2nd, 3rd and 4th rnds of Centerpiece (15 sps). 5th rnd: Sl st in next sp, ch 3, in same sp make dc, ch 3 and 2 dc (shell made); in each sp around make a shell of 2 dc, ch 3 and 2 dc (make all shells like this). Join. 6th rnd: Sl st in next dc and in sp, ch 3 and complete a shell as before, * ch 1, shell over next shell. Repeat from * around. Join. 7th rnd: Make shell over shell, having ch 2 (instead of ch-1) between shells. Join. 8th rnd: * (Shell over shell, ch 3) twice; 9 tr in sp of next shell (base of pineapple), ch 3. Repeat from * around. Join. 9th rnd: * (Shell over shell, ch 3) twice; sc in each tr, ch 3. Repeat from * around. Join. 10th rnd: * (Shell over shell, ch 3) twice; sc in next sc, (ch 1, sc in next sc) 8 times; ch 3. Repeat from * around. Join.
     Now finish each pineapple individually as on Centerpiece. Then work around outer edge to correspond with other doilies, having 1 p between pineapples. Starch lightly and block all pieces to measurements given.