STAR WHEELNo. 744
STAR WHEEL No. 744
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. 9.
GAUGE: Using the materials recommended, each motif measures 4¼″ in diameter and requires about 30 yds. of thread. Fill-in lace requires about 4 yds.
RECOMMENDED USES: Tablecloths, bedspreads, luncheon sets, chair sets, runners, centerpieces.
MOTIF...Ch 10 and join with sl st to form ring.1st rnd: Ch 3, 23 dc in ring. Join with sl st to 3rd st of ch-3 first made.2nd rnd: Ch 10, and complete a cross st as follows: Thread over twice, insert hook in 8th ch from hook, draw thread through (4 loops on hook), thread over once, skip 1 dc and insert hook in next dc, draw thread through (6 loops on hook), thread over, and take off 2 loops at a time, 5 times. * Ch 3, thread over 4 times, insert hook in next dc and draw thread through (6 loops on hook), thread over, and take off 2 loops at a time twice, then thread over, skip 1 dc, insert hook in next, draw thread through (6 loops on hook), thread over, and take off 2 loops at a time, 5 times. Ch 3, dc in center point of the cross, thus completing the cross. Repeat from * until there are 8 cross sts around the circle. Join last ch-3 with sl st to 7th st of ch-10 first made.3rd rnd: 5 sc in each sp.4th to 7th rnds incl: Sc in each sc of previous rnd.8th rnd: Ch 4, dc in 1st sc, * ch 1, dc in next sc, repeat from * to end of rnd. Then ch 1, and join with sl st to 3rd st of ch-4 first made.9th rnd: Ch 10, and complete cross st as before, skipping 2 dc between each leg of cross st and inserting hook under ch-1 sp. Ch 3 between each cross st. Skip 2 dc between each cross st. Repeat around (20 cross sts) and join last ch-3 with sl st to 7th st of ch-10 first made.10th rnd: Sl st in 1st 2 sts of 1st sp, ch 5, * dc in same sp, ch 3, sc in next sp, ch 3, dc in next sp, ch 2, repeat from * to end of rnd. Join last ch-3 with sl st to 3rd st of ch-5 first made.11th rnd: Ch 6, dc in same sp, * ch 4, sc in next sc of previous rnd, ch 4, dc in next ch-2 sp, ch 3, dc in same sp. Repeat from * to end of rnd, joining with sl st to 3rd st of ch-6 first made.
TO JOIN MOTIFS...With over-and-over stitches, sew 3 points of one motif to corresponding 3 points of the adjacent motif (thus leaving 2 points free on each motif). To make fill-in lace between the motifs, ch 4, join with sl st to form ring. ** Ch 15, sc at joining of 2 motifs, ch 15, sc in center ring, * ch 9, sc in point of next scallop, ch 9, sc in center ring, repeat from * once more. Then repeat from ** 3 more times. Fasten off.