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24 inches from point to point

MATERIALS:
J. & P. Coats or Clark's O.N.T. Six Cord Crochet Cotton, Size 30: 2 balls (Small Balls) of No. 65 Beauty Pink and 1 ball of No. 26-B Nile Green.
Milwards Steel Crochet Hook No. 10.

Starting at center with Pink, ch 5. Join with sl st to form ring. 1st rnd: Ch 3, 17 dc in ring. Join with sl st to top of ch-3. 2nd rnd: Ch 6, * skip 1 dc, dc in next dc, ch 3. Repeat from * around. Join with sl st to 3rd ch of ch-6 (9 sps). 3rd rnd: Sl st in next sp, ch 3, 2 dc in same sp, * ch 3, 3 dc in next sp. Repeat from * around. Join. 4th rnd: Ch 3, dc in next 2 dc, * in next sp make dc, ch 3 and dc; dc in next 3 dc. Repeat from * around. Join. 5th, 6th and 7th rnds: Ch 3, dc in each dc across group, * in next sp make dc, ch 3 and dc; dc in each dc across next dc-group. Repeat from * around. Join. 8th rnd: Ch 3, dc in next 5 dc, * ch 5, sc in next sp, ch 5, skip 1 dc, dc in next 9 dc. Repeat from * around. Join. 9th rnd: Ch 3, dc in next 4 dc, * (ch 5, sc in next loop) twice; ch 5, skip 1 dc, dc in next 7 dc. Repeat from * around. Join. 10th rnd: Ch 3, dc in next 3 dc, * (ch 5, sc in next loop) 3 times; ch 5, skip 1 dc, dc in next 5 dc. Repeat from * around. Join. 11th rnd: Ch 3, holding back on hook the last loop of each dc, make dc in next 2 dc, thread over and draw through all loops on hook (cluster made), * (ch 5, sc in next loop) 4 times; ch 5, skip 1 dc, make a dc-cluster over next 3 dc. Repeat from * around. Join to tip of first cluster. 12th and 13th rnds: Sl st to center of next loop, sc in same loop, * ch 5, sc in next loop. Repeat from * around. Join (45 loops). 14th rnd: 4 sc in first loop, 5 sc in each loop around. Join (224 sc). 15th rnd: Ch 6, * skip 1 sc, tr in next sc, ch 2. Repeat from * around. Join to 4th ch of ch-6. 16th rnd: * 3 sc in next sp, 2 sc in next sp. Repeat from * around, increasing 8 sc evenly around. Join (288 sc). 17th rnd: Sc in same place as sl st, * ch 5, skip 2 sc, sc in next sc. Repeat from * around. Join (96 loops).
   18th rnd: Sl st to center of next loop, sc in same loop, * ch 5, sc in next loop, ch 5, in next loop make tr, ch 5 and tr; (ch 5, sc in next loop) twice; (ch 3, make a 3-dc cluster in next loop) 7 times; ch 3, sc in next loop. Repeat from * around. Join. 19th rnd: Sl st to center of next loop, sc in same loop, * ch 5, sc in next sp, ch 6, in next sp make tr, ch 7 and tr; ch 6, sc in next sp, ch 5, sc in next loop, ch 5, sc in next sp, (ch 3, cluster in next sp) 6 times; ch 3, sc in next sp, ch 5, sc in next loop. Repeat from * around. Join. 20th rnd: Sl st to center of next sp, sc in same sp, * ch 7, in next sp make sc, ch 7 and sc; ch 6, in next sp make tr, ch 7 and tr; ch 6, in next sp make sc, ch 7 and sc; ch 7, sc in next loop, ch 5, sc in next loop, ch 5, sc in next sp, (ch 3, cluster in next sp) 5 times; ch 3, sc in next sp, (ch 5, sc in next loop) twice. Repeat from * around. Join. 21st rnd: Sl st to center of next loop, ch 7, sc in next loop, * ch 7, in next loop make sc, ch 7 and sc; ch 7, in next sp make tr, ch 7 and tr; ch 7, in next sp make sc, ch 7 and sc; (ch 7, sc in next loop) 3 times; ch 5, sc in next loop, ch 5, sc in next sp, (ch 3, cluster in next sp) 4 times; ch 3, sc in next loop, (ch 5, sc in next loop) twice; (ch 7, sc in next loop) twice. Repeat from * around. Join. 22nd rnd: Sl st to center of next loop, sc in same loop, (ch 7, sc in next loop) twice; * ch 7, in next loop make sc, ch 7 and sc; ch 7, in next sp make tr, ch 7 and tr; ch 7, in next sp make sc, ch 7 and sc; (ch 7, sc in next loop) 5 times; ch 5, sc in next loop, ch 5, sc in next sp, (ch 3, cluster in next sp) 3 times; ch 3, sc in next sp, (ch 5, sc in next loop) twice; (ch 7, sc in next loop) 4 times. Repeat from * around. Join.
   23rd rnd: Sl st to center of next loop, sc in same loop, (ch 7, sc in next loop) 3 times; * ch 7, in next loop make sc, ch 7 and sc; ch 7, in next sp make tr, ch 7 and tr; ch 7, in next sp make sc, ch 7 and sc; (ch 7, sc in next loop) 7 times; ch 5, sc in next loop, ch 5, sc in next sp, (ch 3, cluster in next sp) twice; ch 3, sc in next sp, (ch 5, sc in next loop) twice; (ch 7, sc in next loop) 6 times. Repeat from * around. Join. 24th rnd: Sl st to center of next loop, sc in same loop, (ch 8, sc in next loop) 4 times; * ch 8, in next loop make sc, ch 8 and sc; ch 8, in next sp make tr, ch 8 and tr; ch 8, in next loop make sc, ch 8 and sc; (ch 8, sc in next loop) 10 times; ch 8, sc in next sp, ch 3, cluster in next sp, ch 3, sc in next sp, (ch 8, sc in next loop) 10 times. Repeat from * around. Join. 25th rnd: Sl st to cen­ter of next loop, sc in same loop, (ch 9, sc in next loop) 5 times; * ch 9, in next loop make sc, ch 9 and sc; ch 9, tr in next sp, (ch 8, tr in last tr made) twice; ch 8, dc in last tr made, ch 8, tr in dc, dc in 2nd tr made, ch 8, tr in last dc made, dc in first tr, tr in same sp as first tr, ch 9, in next sp make sc, ch 9 and sc; (ch 9, sc in next loop) 12 times; ch 9, sc in next sp, ch 3, sc in next sp, (ch 9, sc in next loop) 12 times. Repeat from * around. Join and break off. 26th rnd: Attach Bright Nile Green to any ch-3 sp, * (ch 10, sc in next loop) 17 times; ch 10, in next loop make sc, ch 20 and sc; (ch 10, sc in next loop) 17 times; ch 10, sc in next sp. Repeat from * around. Join and break off.
   Starch heavily and press.