18 INCHES IN DIAMETER
Materials Required: AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY “GEM” CROCHET COTTON, Article 35, size 30 2 balls White. or “STAR” CROCHET COTTON, Article 20, size 30 3 balls White. Steel crochet hook No. 12.
Ch 10, join to form a ring, ch 4 and work 31 tr c in ring, join in 4th st of ch.
2nd Round. Ch 4 (always count as part of 1st cluster st at beginning of each round), 2 tr c in same space keeping last loop of each tr c on hook, thread over and work off all loops at one time, * ch 3, skip 1 tr c, cluster st in next tr c (cluster st: 3 tr c in same space keeping last loop of each tr c on hook, thread over and work off all loops at one time), repeat from * all around, ch 3, join in top of 1st cluster st.
3rd Round. Ch 4, cluster st in same space, * ch 2, tr c over next loop, ch 2, cluster st in next cluster st, repeat from * all around ending with ch 2, tr c over last loop, ch 2, join.
4th Round. Ch 4, cluster st in same space, * ch 3, tr c in next tr c, ch 3, cluster st in next cluster st, repeat from * all around ending with ch 3, tr c in next tr c, ch 3, join.
5th Round. Repeat 4th round but having ch 4 between cluster sts and tr c’s.
6th Round. Repeat 4th round but having ch 5 between cluster sts and tr c’s.
7th Round. Ch 4, cluster st in same space, ch 3, cluster st in same space (cluster st shell), * ch 4, tr c in next tr c, ch 4, cluster st shell in next cluster st, repeat from * all around ending with ch 4, tr c in next tr c, ch 4, join.
8th Round. Ch 4, cluster st in same space, * ch 5, cluster st in next cluster st of same cluster st shell, ch 3, tr c in next tr c, ch 3, cluster st in 1st cluster st of next cluster st shell, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, ch 3, join.