Instructions for Plate No. 7 SIZE OF LUNCH PIECE, 45 INCHES

Medallion Center Piece

MATERIALS—10 balls of Cordonnet Crochet Cotton No. 50, Steel Crochet Needle No. 13.

Chain of 8 st, join.

First Row—32 sc into ch of 8 st, join.

Second Row—2 sc join between 1st and 2d sc, 2 ch 2 sc join between 2 sc, skipping 2 sc, repeating 12 times, 4 ch sl st between 2 sc, skipping 2 sc, repeat 3 times.

Third Row—4 ch, 3 sc join into 1st ch 2, 2 ch, 3 sc join into same, 4 ch, 3 sc, into 2d ch 2, 2 ch, sc 3, into same, repeating 11 times, 4 ch, sl st to middle st of ch 4, repeat 4 times.

Fourth Row—4 ch, 3 sc into ch 2 between sc 6, 2 ch, 3 sc into same, 4 ch 3 sc into 2d ch 2 between sc 6, repeat same 11 times, 4 ch, sl st to middle st of ch 4, repeat 5 times.

Fifth Row—Same as 4th row.

Sixth Row—4 ch 3 sc into ch 2 of 1st sc 6, 3 sc into same, 5 ch, and repeat as in 5th row.

Seventh Row—4 ch sl st into ch 2 of 1st sc 6, 6 ch, 1 sc, catch all 4 lower ch 4, draw loosely, 6 ch sl st into ch 2 of 2d, sc 6, repeating around all the fans, 4 ch, join across as before.

Eighth Row—4 ch, 9 sc into ch 6, going into ch 6, 9 times around to ch 4, repeating across as before.

Ninth Row—4 ch, 3 sc join to top st of 4th, 5th and 6th sc of sc 9, 4 ch and repeat around to ch 4, and repeat ch 4 across.

Tenth Row—4 ch, 3 sc into ch 4, 2 ch, 3 sc into same, repeating around to ch 4, repeat across ch 4 as before.

Eleventh Row—4 ch, 3 sc into ch 2 of sc 6, 5 ch into 2d ch 2 of sc 6, repeating around to ch 4, repeat across ch 4 as before.

Twelfth Row—Same as 11th row.

Thirteenth Row—4 ch, 1 sc into ch 2 of sc 6, 3 ch, sl st back through sc 1, repeating 6 times, 5 ch 1 sc, catching up all 3 ch of 5, draw loosely, 5 ch 1 sc into ch 2 of 2d sc 6, repeat same as before, around to ch 4, repeat ch 4 across as before.

To join Medallions—Catch the point of 3d shell of 2 medallions and sl st together, and fill in between each with ch of 4 back and forth to top, then across ch 4 on top and repeat until all are joined.

Plate No. 7