Materials Required: AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY “STAR” MERCERIZED CROCHET COTTON, ARTICLE 30 Size 50 5—100 yd. Balls white will make either the oval or round doily. Steel Crochet hook No. 13 or No. 11.
Hemstitch or turn under a very narrow hem on oval linen center measuring about 10¾ by 5 inches.
Crochet a row of s c all around, join.
2nd Row. * Ch 6, skip 3 s c, s c in next s c, repeat from * all around.
3rd Row. Sl st into loop, * ch 8, s c in same loop, ch 8, s c in same loop, ch 8, s c in next loop, repeat from * all around ending row with ch 4, tr c in sl st (this brings thread in position for next row).
4th Row. * Ch 8. s c in next loop, repeat from * all around ending row with ch 4, tr c in tr c.
5th Row. Ch 6, cluster st in next loop (cluster st: thread over needle, insert in loop, pull through and work off 2 loops, * thread over needle, insert in same loop, pull through and work off 2 loops, repeat from * once, thread over and work off all loops at one time), ch 4, cluster st in same space, * ch 3, d c in next loop, ch 3, 2 cluster sts with ch 4 between in next loop, repeat from * all around ending row with ch 3, join in 3rd st of ch 6.
6th Row. * Ch 8, s c between next 2 cluster sts, ch 8, s c in next d c, repeat from * all around ending row with ch 4, tr c in same st as beginning.
7th Row. * Ch 8, s c in next loop, repeat from * all around.