TABLE DOILY(Also pictured on back cover)
(Also pictured on back cover)
(Also pictured on back cover)
“Dinner Date”
MATERIALS—Lily SKYTONE Mercerized Crochet Cotton (250-yd. balls):—4-balls White, Cream or Ecru (sufficient for Centerpiece, 4 place Mats and 4 Coasters). Crochet hook size 10. CRAZY DAISY WINDER.
BLOCK—Daisy—Following instructions on page2, wind thread from left to right around spokes Nos. 1 and 2 as given in Illustration D, across center and from left to right around spokes 3 and 12, across center and repeat 4 times in same way around same spokes. (Cross center and wind from right to left around spoke No. 11, cross center and wind from left to right around spoke No. 10) 3 times. (Cross center and wind from right to left around spokes Nos. 8 and 7, cross center and wind from right to left around spokes Nos. 6 and 9) 5 times. Cross center, holding thread in center with thumb (and wind from right to left around spoke No. 4, cross center and wind from left to right around spoke No. 5, cross center) 3 times. Cut 24” long and weave 3 rows of sts around center, making an 8-petal flower with 5-lp petals alternating with 3-lp petals.Edge—Sc in 1 lp of a 3-lp petal, * (ch 3, sc in next lp of same petal) twice, ch 6, 6 sc thru all 5 lps of next petal, ch 6, sc in 1 lp of next 3-lp petal. Repeat from * around. Join with 6-ch, sl st in 1st sc.ROW 2—* Ch 4, sc thru 2 lps of starting st of 4-ch, ch 1 (a p-lp made), (1 dc, another p-lp and 1 dc) all in next sc, a p-lp, sl st in next sc, 3 sc on half of next 6-ch lp, (a p-lp, tr in next sc) 6 times, a p-lp, 3 sc on left half of next 6-ch lp, sl st in next sc. Repeat from * around. Cut 6” long, thread to a needle and fasten off on back.
2d BLOCK—Join to 1st Block by the 5th and 6th ps on 1st corner shell, by the center p on small shell and by the 2d and 3d ps on next corner shell,—joining to corresponding ps on 1st Block. To join, instead of making a p-lp, ch 3, sl st in p on 1st Block, ch 2, sc back in starting st of 3-ch and ch 1. Repeat for each joining.
CENTERPIECE—(Size—12½”)—Make and join 16 Blocks 4 x 4 into a square.
PLACE MAT—(Size—12½” x 16”)—Make and join 20 Blocks 4 x 5. Make 4.
COASTER—Make 4 of one Block each.
Stretch and pin Doilies right-side-down in true shape. Steam and press dry thru a cloth.