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MATERIALS: CLARK'S O.N.T. or J. & P. COATS PEARL COTTON, size 5, 1 ball each of a light and dark color.

Milward's Steel Crochet Hook No. 6.
A bone ring.

With light color, ch 2. 1st rnd: 7 s c in 2nd ch from hook (do not join s c rnds). 2nd rnd: 2 s c in each s c around. 3rd rnd: * S c in next s c, 2 s c in next s c. Repeat from * around. 4th rnd: * S c in 2 s c, 2 s c in next s c. Repeat from * around. Continue thus increas­ing 7 s c evenly on each rnd, until piece measures 4 inches in diameter. Sl st in next st. Work border as follows: 1st rnd: Ch 3, thread over, insert hook in next s c and pull loop through, (thread over, insert hook in same s c and pull loop through) twice; thread over, skip 1 s c, insert hook in next s c and pull loop through, thread over and pull through all loops on hook, ch 1 to fasten (a loop cluster). * (Thread over, insert hook where last loop was drawn through and pull loop through) 3 times; thread over, skip 1 s c, insert hook in next s c and complete loop cluster. Repeat from * around. Join with sl st to top st of 1st ch made. 2nd rnd: Ch 1, s c in same place as sl st, * s c in fastening ch of next cluster, s c between clusters. Repeat from * around, increasing 16 s c evenly apart. Join. Repeat last 2 rnds until piece measures 6 inches in diameter, ending with a loop-cluster rnd. Fasten off. Make another piece same as this, using dark color. Place padding between crocheted pieces and over-cast edges together. Sew on a bone ring.