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Center pieces and lunch sets in crochet work

Instructions for Plate No. 1

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Illustrated on Cover Page

MATERIALS—6 balls Cordonnet Crochet Cotton No. 10, Steel Crochet Needle No 8.

SMALL MEDALLION

Ch 6, join, 3 ch, 18 t in ring, join; ch 8, join in 5th t; repeat around until you have 4 loops; 15 d in each loop.

MEDIUM MEDALLION

Ch 6, join, ch 3, 18 t in ring, join; ch 4, t in first t, ch 1, t in next t, ch 1, repeat around, join; ch 4, dt between first t, ch 8, 2 dt in between second t, repeat around until you have 9 scallops, then d around, making 15 d to each scallop.

LARGE MEDALLION

First Row—ch 6, fasten.

Second Row—Fill in 18 trebles.

Third Row—18 t in every stitch, with 2 stitches between, then fasten.

Fourth Row—4 trebles in first space, ch 2, 1 t in next space, ch 2, 4 t until all are filled.

Fifth Row—ch 6 in every space until filled.

Sixth Row—ch 6 in every center of ch 6.

Seventh Row—4 t in every 6 ch and 2 ch, between the 4 t until all are filled.

Eighth Row—4 t, 1 stitch between, 3 ch, take up 2 ch with a short stitch, then ch of 3 again, and 4 double stitches, until all are filled.

Ninth Row—2 dt in every 4, t with 8 ch between.

Tenth Row—15 d stitches in every ch that forms the scallop.

ANNE ORR PUBLICATIONS

Cross-stitch Designs, in black and white, Set A, Published 1914.

Cross-stitch Designs, in color, Set B, Copyrighted January 1915.

Cross-stitch Designs, in color, Set C, Copyrighted June 1915.

A Book of Centerpieces and Lunch Sets, Copyrighted September, 1915.

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A Book of

Center Pieces and Lunch Sets

Arranged and Published by Anne Orr

INSTRUCTIONS

FOR CROCHETING STITCHES

CHAIN: Make a loop, insert hook, throw thread over hook, and draw a loop through first one made. Each loop is a chain stitch.

SINGLE CROCHET: Make chain, insert hook through second last chain, throw thread over hook, draw through, throw thread over hook, draw through both loops at once.

TREBLE CROCHET: Throw thread over hook twice, draw a loop through foundation chain, throw thread over again, draw through the two loops, throw thread over and draw through two, thread over and draw through last two.

DOUBLE CROCHET: Throw thread over hook and draw a loop through foundation chain; throw thread over hook and draw through two loops, thread over hook and draw through last two loops.

PICOT: Chain 4 and make single crochet in fourth chain from hook.

SLIP STITCH: Insert hook in foundation chain, draw a loop through it and the loop on hook.

ABBREVIATIONS

ch—stands for chain sp—stands for space.

sc—stands for single crochet. h tr—stands for half treble.

dc—stands for double crochet. p—stands for picot.

tc—stands for treble crochet. m—stands for mesh.

sl st—stands for slip stitch. f m—stands for fancy mesh.

st—stands for stitch. l m—stands for long mesh.

Copyrighted 1915 by Anne Orr Nashville, Tenn.

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