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Materials Required—AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY "STAR" or "GEM" MERCERIZED CROCHET COTTON, Size 30

1–300 Yd. Ball White or Colors.
Steel Crochet Hook No. 11 or 12.

Each Motif measures about 3½ inches. 7 Motifs are required for doily illustrated which measures about 10 inches through the center.

Motif. Ch 11, join to form a ring and work 24 s c in ring, join.

2nd Row. Ch 4, cluster st in same st. (To make cluster st, counting the ch 4 as 1 tr c, thread over needle twice, insert in st, pull loop through, thread over and pull through 2 loops, thread over and pull through next 2 loops, thread over needle twice, insert in same st, pull through, thread over and pull through 2 loops, thread over and pull through next 2 loops, thread over and pull through all loops on needle.) * Ch 7, skip 1 s c, 3 tr c cluster st in next s c and repeat from * all around, ch 7, join to top of 1st cluster st (12 cluster sts).

3rd Row. Sl st to center of ch 7, * ch 11, s c in center st of next loop and repeat from * all around.

4th Row. Sl st to center st of ch 11, 6 s c over same loop, 6 s c over next loop, * ch 11, 6 s c over next loop, 6 s c over next loop and repeat from * all around, ch 11, join to 1st s c of row.

5th Row. Ch 1, * 1 s c in each of the 1st 5 s c, skip 1 s c, 1 s c in each of the next 6 s c, ch 6, s c in center of ch 11 of previous row, ch 6 and repeat from *, join in 1st s c of row.

6th Row. * 1 s c in each s c omitting the 1st and last s c (9 s c), ch 6, s c in next loop, s c in s c, s c in next loop, ch 6 and repeat from * all around, join.

7th Row. Same as row 6 having 7 s c over the 9 s c of previous row and increasing 1 s c on each side of the 3 s c (5 s c).

8th Row. Same as row 7, work 5 s c over the 7 s c of previous row and increasing 1 s c on each side of the 5 s c (7 s c).

9th Row. Same as row 8, working 3 s c over the 5 s c of previous row and increasing 1 s c on each side of the 7 s c (9 s c).

10th Row. * 1 s c in center of 3 s c of previous row, ch 7, 1 s c over loop, 1 s c in each of the next 4 s c, ch 7, skip 1 s c, 1 s c in each of the next 4 s c, 1 s c in loop, ch 7 and repeat from * all around, break thread.

To join motifs in last row of 2nd motif, work as follows: 1 s c in center of 3 s c of previous row, ch 7, 1 s c in loop, 1 s c in each of the next 4 s c, ch 3, join to corresponding loop of 1st motif, ch 3, skip 1 s c, 1 s c in each of the next 4 s c of 2nd motif, 1 s c in loop, ch 3, join to next loop of 1st motif, ch 3, 1 s c in center of 3 s c of 2nd motif, ch 3, join to next loop of 1st motif, ch 3, s c in next loop of 2nd motif, 1 s c in each of the next 4 s c, ch 3, join to corresponding loop of 1st motif, ch 3, skip 1 s c, 1 s c in each of the next 4 s c of 2nd motif, 1 s c in loop and finish row same as 1st motif. Join all motifs in same manner.

Edge. Attach thread between 2 motifs, ch 5, skip 2 s c, d c in next s c, ch 5, sl st in top of d c just made for picot, ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 5, d c in s c at point, ch 5, sl st in top of d c for picot, ch 5, sl st in next loop, ch 5, skip 2 s c, d c in next s c, picot, ch 5, sl st in next loop and continue all around.