BALLERINANo. 674
BALLERINA No. 674
MATERIALS:
CLARK’S O.N.T. or J. & P. COATS BEST SIX CORD MERCERIZED CROCHET,size 20.See thread information on page22.
Milward’s Steel Crochet HookNo. 10.
GAUGE: Using the materials recommended, each motif measures 5″ in diameter and requires approximately 46 yds. of thread. Fill-in requires about 2½ yds.
RECOMMENDED USES: Tablecloths, bedspreads, luncheon sets, runners.
MOTIF...Starting at center, ch 8, join with sl st.1st rnd: Ch 5, * dc in ring, ch 2. Repeat from * 6 more times. Join to 3rd st of ch-5 (8 sps).2nd rnd: Sl st in next sp, ch 5, 4 d tr in same sp, holding back the last loop of each d tr on hook; thread over and draw through all loops on hook (a cluster); * ch 8, 5 d tr in next sp, holding back the last loop of each d tr on hook; thread over and draw through all loops on hook (cluster). Repeat from * around, ending with ch 8, sl st at tip of 1st cluster made.3rd rnd: 10 sc in each sp (80 sc in rnd).4th to 7th rnds incl: Sc in each sc, ending 7th rnd with sl st in next st.8th rnd: * Ch 5, skip 1 st, sc in next st, ch 5, skip 2 sts, sc in next st. Repeat from * around (32 loops).9th rnd: Sl st to center of next loop, 2 sc in loop, * ch 5, sc in next loop. Repeat from * 2 more times, ch 5, 2 sc in next loop, and continue thus around, ending with sl st in 1st sc made.10th rnd: Ch 1, sc in next 2 sc, * 2 sc in next loop; (ch 5, sc in next loop) twice, ch 5, 2 sc in next loop, sc in next 2 sc. Repeat from * around, ending with 2 sc in last loop, sl st in ch-1 first made.11th rnd: Ch 1, sc in next 4 sc, * 2 sc in next loop, ch 5, sc in next loop, ch 5, 2 sc in next loop, sc in next 6 sc. Repeat from * around, ending with sl st in ch-1 first made.12th rnd: Ch 1, sc in next 6 sc, * 2 sc in next loop, ch 7, 2 sc in next loop, sc in next 10 sc. Repeat from * around, ending rnd as before.13th rnd: Ch 1, sc in next 8 sc, * in ch-7 loop make 2 sc, ch 5, 2 sc; sc in next 14 sc. Repeat from * around; join.14th rnd: Ch 1, sc in each sc, making 5 sc in each ch-5 loop; join.15th rnd: Ch 1, sc in each sc, making 2 sc in center st of 5-sc group; join.16th rnd: Sc in next sc, ch 6 (to count as dc and ch-3), dc in same place as last sc, * ch 6, skip 5 sc, sc in next sc, ch 6; in center sc at tip of next point make dc, ch 3, dc; ch 6, skip 5 sc, sc in next sc, ch 6, skip 5 sc; in next sc make dc, ch 3, dc. Repeat from * around, joining last ch-6 to 3rd st of ch-6 first made.17th rnd: Sl st in next ch, sc in sp, ch 6, dc in same sp, * ch 6, sc in next sc, ch 7; in sp at point make dc, ch 3, dc; ch 7, sc in next sc, ch 6; in next sp make dc, ch 3, dc. Repeat from * around. Join and fasten off.
Make necessary number of motifs. With over-and-over stitches sew 3 points at 1 side of motif to corresponding 3points of adjacent motifs, thus leaving 1 point free on each motif between joinings.
FILL-IN LACE...Ch 10, join to form ring. * Ch 11, sl st in a free point between joinings; ch 11, sc back in ring. Ch 16, sl st in joining; ch 16, sc in ring. Repeat from * 3 more times. Join and fasten off. Fill in all spaces between joinings in same manner.