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Materials Required: AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY "STAR" MERCERIZED CROCHET COTTON, ARTICLE 30 Size 50
5-100 yd. Balls White will make either the oval or round doily.
Steel Crochet Hook No. 13 or No. 14.

Hemstitch or turn under a very narrow hem on oval linen center measuring about 10¾ by 5 inches.

Crochet a row of s c all around, join.
2nd Row. * Ch 6, skip 3 s c, s c in next s c, repeat from * all around.
3rd Row. Sl st into loop, * ch 8, s c in same loop, ch 8, s c in same loop, ch 8, s c in next loop, repeat from * all around ending row with ch 4, tr c in sl st (this brings thread in position for next row).
4th Row. * Ch 8, s c in next loop, repeat from * all around ending row with ch 4, tr c in tr c.
5th Row. Ch 6, cluster st in next loop (cluster st: thread over needle, insert in loop, pull through and work off 2 loops, * thread over needle, insert in same loop, pull through and work off 2 loops, repeat from * once, thread over and work off all loops at one time), ch 4, cluster st in same space, * ch 3, d c in next loop, ch 3, 2 cluster sts with ch 4 between in next loop, repeat from * all around ending row with ch 3, join in 3rd st of ch 6.
6th Row. * Ch 8, s c between next 2 cluster sts, ch 8, s c in next d c, repeat from * all around ending row with ch 4, tr c in same st as beginning.
7th Row. * Ch 8, s c in next loop, repeat from * all around.
8th Row. Sl st to center of loop and then work in same manner as 5th row.
9th Row. Ch 6, * 2 cluster sts with ch 4 between in loop between next 2 cluster sts, ch 3, d c in next d c, ch 3, repeat from * all around, join in 3rd st of ch 6.
10th Row. Ch 4, * 4 cluster sts with ch 4 between each cluster st in loop between next 2 cluster sts, ch 1, d c in next d c, ch 1, repeat from * all around ending row with 4 cluster sts with ch 4 between each cluster st in loop between next 2 cluster sts, ch 1, join in 3rd st of ch 4.
11th Row. Ch 1, s c in same space, s c in next ch 1 loop, * 2 s c in next ch 4 loop between cluster sts, ch 3, sl st in top of last s c for picot, 2 s c in same loop, 2 s c, picot, 2 s c in each of the next 2 loops, s c in next ch 1 loop, s c in next d c, s c in next ch 1 loop, repeat from * all around ending row to correspond, join, break thread.

FOR A ROUND DOILY
Cut a linen circle 7½ inches in diameter. Hemstitch or turn under a very narrow hem. Work same as Oval Doily with Linen Center.