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Materials: Clark's O.N.T. Mercerized Crochet, Size 30, White, 15 balls; or J. & P. Coats, 9 balls. 1⅓ yards linen. Milward's steel crochet hook No. 10.

Medallions: Ch 7, join with sl st to form ring. 1st rnd: 12 sc into ring, sl st into 1st s c. 2nd rnd: Ch 6, * d c into next s c, ch 3, repeat from * around, join with sl st to 3rd st of ch 6 (12 d c counting ch). 3rd rnd: * Over next ch loop, 1 half d c, 3 d c, 1 half d c, repeat from * around. 4th rnd: Ch 9, d c between next 2 scallops, * ch 6, d c between next 2 scallops and repeat from * around, ch 6, join with sl st to 3rd st of ch 9. 5th rnd: Ch 3, * 6 d c over next ch, d c over d c, repeat from * around, join with sl st to 3rd st of ch 3. Sl st over next d c. 6th rnd: Ch 3, d c in each of next 5 d c, * ch 5, 1 s c in 1st st to make p, ch 1, skip next d c. D c in each of next 6 d c and repeat from * around, joining last p loop with sl st to 3rd st of ch 3. 7th rnd: Ch 3, d c over d c then ch 1, 5-ch p, ch 2 and d c over d c as in previous rnd.

8th, 9th and 10th rnds: Same as 7th except for p loops between. (8th) Ch 2, 5-ch p, ch 3. (9th) Ch 3, 5-ch p, ch 4. (10th) Ch 4, 5-ch p, ch 5. 11th rnd: Ch 3, * d c in next st, d c in next, but work off only 2 loops, then d c in next and work off 2 loops, thread over and draw through the 3 loops remaining on hook, d c in each of next 2 sts, ch 13, d c in next st and repeat from * around, joining last ch 13 to 3rd st of ch 3. 12th rnd: * Ch 3, d c in each of next 3 sts, working off only 2 loops of each, thread over and draw through 2 loops, thread over and draw through remaining loops on hook. Make a 5 ch p in top of d c, ch 4, sl st in next st, ch 1. Over ch 13 make 8 s c, a 5 ch p, 8 s c over remainder of ch, 1 sl st in 1st st of next group. Repeat from * around. Sl st to tip of 1st point.

13th rnd: Ch 15, * a 5 ch p, ch 7, d tr in next p, ch 7, repeat from * around, ch 7, and join to 8th st of ch 15. * Ch 11, make a 5 ch p, ch 7, 1 d tr in next d tr, ch 7, a 5 ch p, ch 7, 1 d tr in same st, ch 7, a 5 ch p, ch 11, s c into next d tr. Fasten off. Skip 3 d tr, join to next d tr, and repeat from * 3 more times, to form the 4 corners.

Heading rnd: ** Join to the p of 1 corner loop, ch 25, tr tr in next d tr, ch 17, skip next p, d tr in 4th st of ch beyond, ch 15, skip next p loop, d tr in next d tr, * ch 12, d tr in next d tr, repeat from * once, ch 15, skip next d tr, 1 d tr in 7th st of next ch, ch 17, 1 tr tr in next d tr, ch 12, 1 tr tr in next corner p, ch 12, 1 tr tr in next d tr. Repeat from ** around, fastening 12 ch at end of row to 13th st of 1st 25 ch.

Beading rnd: Ch 8, d c in same st, * ch 2, skip next 2 sts, d c in next and repeat from * around, making 1 d c, ch 5, 1 d c in same st in each corner. End rnd with sl st in 3rd st of 1st ch 8. Make 24 more medallions. Stretch and pin in perfect squares and press with a damp cloth.

Cut squares of linen slightly larger than medallions (to allow for hem), and hem to measure the same as the bead­ing row along one edge of medallion.

On 12 of the linen squares whip a beading row on one side. To make beading, ch 125, d c in 8th ch from hook, * ch 2, skip 2 sts, d c in next, and repeat from * along ch. Whip medallions to linen squares in checkerboard style, using the 12 squares with beading for the outside edge. For the first row use 4 medallions and 3 linen squares, so that the completed cloth has a medallion in each corner.

Edge: Make a solid row of d c around, with 2 d c over each ch 2 and d c over d c, and 5 d c in each corner. 2nd row: Starting at 1 corner, ch 16, * a 5 ch p, ch 7, skip 13 sts and d tr in next, ch 6, and repeat from * around. At each corner make 1 d tr, ch 6, a 5 ch p, ch 6, a 5 ch p, ch 6 and 1 d tr in same d c. End row with sl st in 9th st of 1st loop. 3rd, 4th and 5th rows: Make the same p loops as in 2nd row, making the d tr's over the d tr's of pre­vious row. Add a 2 p loop at each cor­ner. 6th row: Ch 23, d tr in next d tr, ch 14, d tr in next d tr around. At each corner make 1 d tr, ch 20, 1 d tr in same st. Finish row with sl st in 9th st of 1st loop. 7th row: 14 s c over each ch 14 loop and 21 s c over each corner loop. Fasten off. 8th row: Join to 5th s c of a 14 s c loop, ch 3, 1 d c in each of next 5 s c, * ch 3, a 5 ch p, ch 4, skip 4 s c of next loop, d c in each of next 6 s c, and repeat from * around. At corner loops, skip 4 s c, 1 d c in each of next 6 s c, ch 3, a 5 ch p, ch 4, skip 1 s c, 1 d c in each of next 6 s c. Finish row with sl st in ch 3 at start of row. 9th row: Ch 3, 1 d c in next d c, 1 d c in each of next 2 d c, working off only 2 loops of each, thread over and draw through remaining loops of hook, d c in each of next 2 d c, ch 10, 6 d c in next group (working off the 3rd and 4th together), repeat around. At corners make ch 15 between groups of d c. End row with sl st in ch 3 at start of row.

10th row: * Ch 3, d c in each of next 3 d c, work­ing off only 2 loops of each, thread over and draw through 2 loops, thread over and draw through remain­ing loops on hook. A ch 5 p in top of d c, ch 4, sl st in next d c, ch 1, 5 s c, a ch 5 p, 5 s c over next ch 10, sl st in 1st d c of next group. Repeat from * around. At cor­ners make 5 s c, p, 5 s c, p, 5 s c, p, 5 s c over ch 15. Break thread and fasten off.

Napkins: Join to a corner of hemmed edge, ch 8, 1 d c in same place, ch 2, 1 d c in edge about ⅛ inch away. Repeat around. Make 2 d c with ch 5 between at each corner. End row with sl st in 3rd st of 1st ch 8. 2nd row: Make a solid row of d c around, making 2 d c over each ch 2 and d c in each d c, with 5 d c in the 3rd st of each ch 5 at corners. Fasten off. 3rd row: Join to 1 corner, ch 29, 1 d tr in same place, ch 14, 1 d tr in about 14th or 15th d c along edge. Repeat around, adjusting spacing of d tr so that ch 14's are stretched nearly straight and taut. At each corner make ch 20 between d tr. End row with sl st in 9th st of 1st loop. 4th row: 14 s c over each ch 14, and 25 s c over each corner loop. Fasten off. 5th row: Follow directions for 8th row of edge on cloth, except that in corner loops, leave 3 s c between 2 groups of d c. Complete by following directions for 9th and 10th rows of the edging for the cloth.