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MATERIALS REQUIRED

American Thread Company "Gem" or "Star" Mercerized Crochet Cotton Size 30
5—500 yard balls White, Cream or Ecru.
12—400 yard balls Shaded or Solid Color.
The model illustrated is worked in "Gem" Cream and Shaded Yellows.
Steel Crochet Hook #12 or 13.

Each motif measures about 5 inches.

130 Motifs (10 x 13) are required for cloth measuring about 52 x 68 inches.

With cream, ch 16, join to form a ring, ch 1, 1 s c in each st of ch (16 s c).

2nd Row. Ch 5, d c in next s c, * ch 2, d c in next s c, repeat from * 13 times, ch 2, join in 3rd st of ch 5.

3rd Row. Ch 10, d c in next d c, * ch 2, d c in next d c, ch 7, d c in next d c, repeat from * 6 times, ch 2, join in 3rd st of ch 10.

4th Row. Ch 3, 3 d c over loop, ch 3, 4 d c over same loop, * ch 1, 4 d c over next 7 ch loop, ch 3, 4 d c over same loop, repeat from * all around joining last petal to 1st petal made, break thread.

5th Row. Join color in 3 ch loop, * ch 11, d c in next loop, ch 3, d c in same loop, ch 11, s c in next loop, repeat from * all around.

6th Row. Sl st to 11 ch loop, ch 3, 10 d c over ch 11, 2 d c in 3 ch loop, ch 3, 2 d c in same loop, 11 d c over next loop, * ch 2, 11 d c over next 11 ch loop, 2 d c in 3 ch loop, ch 3, 2 d c in same loop, 11 d c in next loop and repeat from * all around. At end of row ch 2 and join in ch 3.

7th Row. Ch 5, skip 2 d c (ch 3 at beginning of previous row counts as 1 d c), 1 d c in each of the next 10 d c, * 2 d c in loop, ch 3, 2 d c in same loop, 1 d c in each of the next 10 d c, ch 2, skip 2 d c, d c in next d c, ch 2, d c in next d c, ch 2, skip 2 d c, 1 d c in each of the next 10 d c, repeat from * all around joining row in ch 5.

8th Row. Ch 5, d c in next d c, ch 2, skip 2 d c, 1 d c in each of the next 9 d c, ** 2 d c in loop, ch 3, 2 d c in same loop, 1 d c in each of the next 9 d c, ch 2, skip 2 d c, d c in next d c, * ch 2, d c in next d c, repeat from * twice, ch 2, skip 2 d c, 1 d c in each of the next 9 d c and repeat from ** all around ending row in ch 5.

9th Row. Ch 3, * 2 d c in next mesh, 1 d c in d c, ch 2, d c in next d c, ch 2, skip 2 d c, 1 d c in each of the next 8 d c, 2 d c in loop, ch 3, 2 d c in same loop, 1 d c in each of the next 8 d c, ch 2, skip 2 d c, d c in next d c, ch 2, d c in next d c, 2 d c in mesh, d c in d c, ch 2, d c in next d c, repeat from * all around.

10th Row. Ch 3, 1 d c in each of the next 3 d c, * 2 d c in mesh, d c in d c, ch 2, d c in next d c, ch 2, skip 2 d c, 1 d c in each of the next 7 d c, 2 d c in loop, ch 3, 2 d c in same loop, 1 d c in each of the next 7 d c, ch 2, skip 2 d c, d c in next d c, ch 2, d c in next d c, 2 d c in mesh, 1 d c in each of the next 4 d c, ch 2, 1 d c in each of the next 4 d c, repeat from * all around and break thread.

11th Row. Join cream in 1st d c at left of corner, ch 9, skip 6 d c, s c in next d c, ch 9, skip 1 d c and the next 2 meshes, s c in next d c, ch 9, s c in center of next mesh, work 3 more 9 ch loops across other half of motif, ch 9, s c in 1st d c on other side of motif and continue all around.

12th Row. Sl st to 4th st of ch, ch 3, 2 d c over ch, * ch 7, 3 d c over next ch, repeat from * 4 times, ch 4 and in corner loop work 2 groups of 3 d c with ch 7 between, ch 4 and work remaining 3 sides to correspond, ch 4, join row in 1st group of d c and break thread.

13th Row. Join color in 4 ch loop at left of corner, * ch 9, s c in next loop, repeat from * to corner, in corner work s c, ch 9, s c in same loop, ch 9, and continue all around.

14th Row. Sl st into loop, ch 3, 3 d c over loop, ch 4, 4 d c over same loop, * 4 d c over next loop, ch 4, 4 d c over same loop, repeat from * to corner loop, corner loop, work 4 d c ch 6, 4 d c continue all around.

To join motifs, work 14th row across one side to corner, work 4 d c in corner, ch 3, sl st in corner of 1st motif, ch 3, 4 d c over corner loop, 4 d c in next loop, ch 2, sl st into corresponding picot of 1st motif, ch 2, 4 d c over same loop of 2nd motif and continue across row joining at all picots in same manner.