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Materials Required—AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY "STAR" PEARL COTTON, Size 5, or "PURITAN" MERCERIZED CROCHET COTTON

5–60 Yd. Balls Pearl Cotton or 1–400 Yd. Ball Puritan.
Steel Crochet Hook No. 8.

Doily measures about 10 x 16 inches.

Ch 6, join to form a ring, ch 5, d c in ring, * ch 2, d c in ring, repeat from * 5 times, ch 2, join.

2nd Row. Ch 1, * s c in next space, ch 3, s c in same space, s c in d c, repeat from * all around.

3rd Row. Ch 11, * tr c between next 2 picots, ch 6, repeat from * all around, join in 5th st of ch.

4th Row. Ch 1, * 10 s c over next loop, ch 1, turn, skip 1 s c, 1 s c in each of the next 8 s c, ch 1, turn, skip 1 s c, 1 s c in each of the next 7 s c, ch 1, turn, skip 1 s c, 1 s c in each of the next 6 s c, continue back and forth in same manner decreasing 1 st each row until 1 st remains, sl st down side of petal and repeat from * 7 times, do not sl st down last petal.

5th Row. * Ch 7, thread over needle 4 times, insert in 4th row on side of petal and work off 2 loops twice, thread over needle twice, insert in 4th row on side of next petal and work off all loops on needle two at a time, ch 7, s c in point of next petal, repeat from * all around.

6th Row. Ch 1, s c in same space, * 11 s c over next loop, s c in tr tr c, 11 s c over next loop, s c in top of petal, repeat from * all around, join.

7th Row. Sl st in each of the next 12 sts, ch 7, turn, * skip 6 sts, s c in next st, ch 7, skip 7 sts, s c in next st, repeat from * 3 times, (8 loops) ch 1, turn and work 11 s c over each of the next 7 loops, 5 s c over next loop, ch 7, turn, ** sl st in center of next scallop, * ch 7, sl st in center of next scallop, repeat from * 5 times, ch 1, turn and work 11 s c over each of the next 6 loops, 5 s c over next loop, ch 7, turn, repeat from ** having 1 less loop in each row until 1 loop remains, ch 1, turn and work 11 s c over last loop and 6 s c over remainder of ch in each row, break thread.

With wrong side of work toward you, skip 3 free scallops at top of work, attach thread in next st and work same as other side.

Next Row. Ch 6, skip 2 sts, d c in next st, * ch 2, skip 2 sts, d c in next st, repeat from * 9 times, ch 2, skip 2 sts, tr c in next st, * ch 2, d c in center of next scallop, ch 2, d c between scallops, ch 2, skip 1 st, d c in next st of next scallop, ch 2, skip 2 sts, d c in next st of same scallop, ch 2, d c between scallops, repeat from * twice, ch 2, d c in center st of next scallop, ch 2, d c between scallops, ch 2, skip 2 sts at end of scallop, d c in next st, ch 2, skip 2 sts, d c in next st, ch 2, d c in same space, ch 2, skip 2 sts, d c in next st, ch 2, d c between scallops, work remainder of row to correspond. (102 meshes.)

Next Row. Ch 1, * s c in next mesh, ch 3, s c in same mesh, repeat from * all around, join.

Next Row. Ch 1, s c in 3 ch loop, ch 2, s c in same space, * s c in next 3 ch loop, ch 3, s c in same space, repeat from * to center 3 ch loop at point, in same loop work s c, ch 3, s c, ch 3, s c, repeat from * all around working other point to correspond. Work 3 more rows same as last row omitting the increases at each end in each row.

Next Row. Work same as last row increasing in center mesh at each end and work 1 row even.

Next Row. Sl st into 3 ch loop, ch 8, turn, skip next 3 ch loop, sl st in next 3 ch loop, ch 1, turn and work 5 s c over half of 8 ch loop just made, * ch 8, turn, skip next 3 ch loop, sl st in next 3 ch loop, ch 1, turn and work 5 s c over half of 8 ch loop just made, repeat from * all around working in each of the 7 center loops at each end without skipping a loop between and ending row by working the s c over a double ch.

Next Row. 6 s c over remainder of each loop.

Next Row. Ch 6, skip 1 st, d c in next st, ch 2, skip 1 st, d c in next st, ch 2, * tr c between scallops, ch 2, skip 1 st, d c in next st, ch 2, skip 1 st, d c in next st, ch 2, repeat from * all around, join in 4th st of ch.

Next Row. 2 s c in each mesh working 3 s c in center 3 meshes at each end (360 s c).

Next Row. * Ch 7, skip 5 s c, s c in next s c, repeat from * all around.

Next Row. 9 s c over next 2 loops, 5 s c over next loop, ch 7, turn, sl st in center of next scallop, ch 7, sl st in center of next scallop, ch 1, turn, 9 s c over next loop, 5 s c over next loop, ch 7, turn, sl st in center of next scallop, ch 1, turn and work 5 s c, picot, 5 s c over loop just made, 4 s c over each remaining loop of previous scallops, repeat from beginning all around.