Materials:
Mercerized Crochet Cotton, Art. 65, size 20:
4 skeins White and 1 skein each Shade Lavenders, Shade Pinks Shade Yellows, Shade Blues and Shade
Greens,
sufficient for 4 Place mats and 4 Napkins; or
Lily MERCROCHET Mercerized Crochet Cotton, Art. 161, Size 20:
5 balls White and 1 ball each Shade Lavenders, Shade Pinks, Shade Yellows, Shade
Blues, Shade Peaches and Shade Greens,
sufficient for 4 Place Mats and 4 Napkins.
For smaller Mats, omit the Shade Pinks.
No. 12 Steel Crochet Hook.
1 1\2 yrds. linen or Indian Head in Coral.
PLACE MAT (Size - 16 inches):Changes for smaller Place Mats are given in parentheses.
BORDER:
Starting on inner edge with White,
* (Ch 7, Dc in 7th Ch from hook) 13 times ,
Ch 7, SLst in 7th Ch from hook for (1) p;
rep. from * 9 times (10 sections). (For (1) smaller Mat for (1) small table, make only 8 sections). With Rnd untwisted, join with SLst.
Rnd 2: Working on the straight edge of last Rnd, Ch 3,
* holding back the last lp of each Dc on hook, make 4 Dc over bar of next Dc, y o and draw thru all 5 lps on hook at same
time
(4-Dc Cluster);
(Dc between Dc, 4 Dc over bar of next Dc) 11 times ,
Dc between Dc, (4 Dc over next Dc) made into (1) Cluster, Dc at base of next p;
rep. from * around; join to Ch-3.
First SCALLOP:
Ch 1, Sc in same st, Sc in next 29 Dc, Ch 24 marking 2nd Ch with (1) pin,
remove hook from lp, insert it back in marked st, catch
lp and draw thru (ring made to left of chain).
Rnd 2: Ch 1, 27 Sc in ring, SLst at base of ring, Sc around Ch-1 stem of ring, Sc in next 8 Dc.
Rnd 3: Ch 4, turn,
Dble-Tr in 3rd Sc on ring, (Ch 4, Skip Dble-Tr in next Sc) 11 times ,
Ch 4, Skip 7 Sc from of ring, SLst in next Sc.
Rnd 4: Ch 1, turn,
(4 Sc in each sp, Sc in each Dble-Tr) rep. around; Sc in next 7 Dc.
Rnd 5: Ch 7, turn,
Skip 4 Sc on scallop, Dble-Tr in next Sc, (Ch 7, Skip 4 Sc, Dble-Tr in next Sc) 11 times ,
Ch 7, Skip 6 Sc from end of last Rnd, SLst in next Sc.
Rnd 6: Ch 1, turn,
(7 Sc in each sp, Sc in each Dble-Tr) rep. around; Sc in next 8 Dc.
Rnd 7: Ch 9 (Ch 10 for smaller size Mat), turn,
Skip 7 Sc on scallop, Dble-Tr in next Sc,
* Ch 9 (10), Skip 7 Sc, Dble-Tr in next Sc;
rep. from * 3 times ,
make the next 3 sp's of Ch-10 (ch-11) and the next 5 sp's of Ch-9 (ch-10), Skip 7 Sc from end of last Rnd, SLst in next Sc.
Rnd 8: Ch 1, turn,
(11 Sc in next sp, Sc in next Dble-Tr) 3 times
(12 Sc in each sp around for smaller size), (Ch 10, SLst in last Sc for (1) picot, 11 Sc in
next sp Sc in next Dble-Tr) 8 times ,
11 Sc in next sp, Sc in next Dble-Tr, 11 Sc in next sp; Sc in next 7 Dc to center Dc in angle between, scallops.
2nd SCALLOP:
** Rep. first Scallop thru Rnd 7.
Rnd 8: Ch 1, turn,
11 (12) Sc in next sp, Sc in next Dble-Tr, SLst across in corresponding Sc on first Scallop, 11 (12) Sc in next sp, Sc in next Dble-Tr,
join
to corresponding Sc on first Scallop, 11 (12) Sc in next sp, Sc in next Dble-Tr, Ch 5, SLst in next p on first Scallop,
Ch 5, SLst back in
last Sc; make 11 (12) Sc in the next 7 sp's, Sc and (1) Ch-10 p in the next 7 Dble-Tr;
11 (12) Sc in next 3 sp's, Sc in each Dble-Tr,--to
complete Scallop; Sc in next 7 Dc to center Dc in angle.
rep. from ** around, joining first and last Scallops. Break yarn.
Stretch and pin Border right-side-down in (1) true circle,
pinning down each p around edge and each point on inside edge.
Steam and press dry
thru (1) cloth. Cut (1) cloth circle 1\2 inch larger than center.
Baste Border on cloth. Hem crochet down at base of Rnd 2, then sew down each
Ch-lp in Rnd 1.
Cut cloth 1\4 inch outside first stitching, turn edge back against crochet and hem down on back of Dc-Rnd.
FLOWER:
With Shade Lavenders, Ch 6, join with SLst to form ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 1, 12 H-Dc in ring; join to first H-Dc.
Rnd 2:
* Ch 13, SLst in 5th Ch from hook for (1) picot, Ch 5, picot, Skip these 2 picot's, Dc in next 3 Ch,
Dc in next 2 Ch worked off tog. for (1)
Cluster, 1 Dc, 1 H-Dc and 1 Sc on bal. of chain; SLst in next H-Dc on ring:
rep. from * 11 times around. Break yarn.
LEAF SPRAY:
With Shade Greens, Ch 28,
* Skip 1 Ch, Sc in next 2 Ch, H-Dc in next 2 Ch, Dc in next 2 Ch made into (1) Cluster, Dc in next 2 Ch,
Dc in next 2 Ch made into (1)
Cluster, H-Dc in next st, SLst in next st;
* Ch 16,
rep. from * to *; SLst in 3 Ch between leaves; Ch 13,
rep. from * to *; SLst in 15-Ch stem; cut 6 inches long and use to sew stem halfway down back of 1 petal of Flower.
Make 2nd Flower in Shade Pinks, 3rd in Shade Yellows, 4th in Shade Blues and 5th in Shade Peaches
(In Daisy Omit Shade Peaches and make 2
extra Shade Pinks), each with (1) Leaf Spray.
(For smaller Mats, omit two Flowers.)
Rep. these 5 (4) Flowers and Leaves to complete circle of
10 (8).
Sew (1) Flower on cloth in each scallop 1\4 inch inside Border, with Leaf Sprays curving to right.
Steam and press center flat. Rep.
for additional Mats.
NAPKINS
(Size - 14 inches):
Cut cloth 15 inches square and make narrow hem. Make 1 Flower and Leaf Spray and sew on 1 corner.
EDGING:
With White,
* (Ch 7, Dc in 7th Ch from hook) rep for length of 1 side of napkin, having an even number of lps;
Ch 7, SLst in 7th Ch from hook (corner lp);
rep. from * around; with Rnd untwisted, join to first st.
Rnd 2: SLst to center of first Ch-6 lp; Ch 3, Dc in next lp,
* (Ch 9, Dc in next 2 lps) rep across; Ch 10, Dc in corner lp, Ch 10, Dc in next 2 lps;
rep. from * around; join to first Ch-3.
Rnd 3: (5 Sc, Ch 5, SLst in last Sc for (1) picot, and 5 Sc) in each Ch-9 lp around, with 6 Sc, picot,
6 Sc in the 2 Ch-10 lps at each corner;
join, break yarn.
Sew edge of Napkin.
Stretch and pin Napkin right-side-down, pinning out each lp on edge, steam and press dry thru (1) cloth.
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