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These medallions make lovely decorations for bed linens, towels, luncheon sets, chair sets, and, if made of very fine thread, for handkerchiefs. For a medium size medallion, for bed linens, etc., use "Silkine" Crochet Cotton in size 30 with a No. 12 hook; for a finer medallion use size 50 with a No. 14 hook. For handkerchiefs use size 100, with a size 14 hook, crocheting very tightly. Gem Crochet Cotton is also lovely. For use with coarse linen, nothing is lovelier than De Luxe or Gem Ready-Shrunk Mercerized Cotton, and with these use a No. 7 hook.

1st row: Ch 8, j for r, ch 1, 18 s sts in r, j with sl st. 2nd row: Ch 7, 1 d tr in same st with ch-7, (ch 5, sk 2 s sts on r, 1 d tr in next st, ch 2, 1 d tr in same st) 5 times, ch 5, j in 5th st of ch-7 with sl st. 3rd row: Ch 1, * 2 s sts over ch-2, ch 5, catch back in 4th st from hook for p, ch 6, catch back in 4th st from hook for p, (ch 4, catch back in 4th st for p) twice, sl st in the 2 sts between 1st and 2nd p, 1 p opposite 1st p, sl st down 1 st, 2 s sts over same ch-2 of last row, 5 s sts in next sp. Turn work, ch 3, 1 tr in each next 4 s sts, turn work, ch 1, 1 s st in each next 4 tr, sl st down side to next sp. Repeat from * around. 4th row: Sl st back across the 5 s sts, ch 4, (sk 1 s st, 1 d tr in next st) twice, holding last st on hook and working all off at same time, * ch 7, 1 s st in center p of p-group, ch 7, 1 d tr in 1st s st of next bl, (sk 1 s st, 1 d tr in next st) twice, holding last st of each d tr on hook, working all off at same time. Repeat from * around, j with sl st. 5th row: Ch 1, 10 s sts in each sp around, j with sl st. 6th row: Ch 3, 1 tr in same st with ch-3, * 1 tr in each next 9 s sts of last row, 2 tr in next s st of last row. Repeat from * around, j in 3rd st of ch-3. 7th row: Ch 1, 1 s st in next tr of last row, * ch 6, sk 4 tr of last row, 1 d tr in next st, ch 6, sk 4 tr, 1 s st in each next 2 tr. Repeat from * around, j with sl st. 8th row: (4 s sts, p, 4 s sts) in sp, * (1 s st, p) in d tr of last row, (4 s sts, p, 4 s sts) in next sp, sl st between the 2 s sts of last row, 4 s sts in next sp, ch 2, sl st in last p, ch 2, sl st in last s st, 4 s sts in same sp. Repeat from * around.