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MATERIALS … Choose one of the following threads in size 50:
Clark's O.N.T. Mercerized Crochet, 24 balls of White or Ecru, or 34 balls of any color.
J. & P. Coats Mercerized Crochet, 17 balls of White or Ecru, or 24 balls of any color.
J. & P. Coats Big Ball Best Six Cord Mercerized Crochet, 10 balls of White or Ecru.
Milward's steel crochet hook No. 10 or 11.

The above amount of materials is sufficient for 4 place mats, each about 12 x 16 inches, and a center mat about 13 x 34 inches.

MOTIF … Starting at center, ch 10. Join with sl st to form ring. 1st rnd: Ch 3, 23 d c 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, skip 1 d c and insert hook in next d c, 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 d c and draw thread through (6 loops on hook), thread over and take off 2 loops at a time twice; then thread over, skip 1 d c, insert hook in next d c and draw thread through (6 loops on hook), thread over and take off 2 loops at a time 5 times. Ch 3, d c in center point of cross, thus completing cross st. Repeat from * until there are 8 cross sts around circle. Join last ch-3 with sl st to 7th st of ch-10 first made. 3rd rnd: Ch 3, * 3 d c in ch-3 sp, d c in next d c, 4 d c in next ch-3 sp, d c in next d c. Repeat from * around (72 d c, counting ch-3 as 1 d c). Join with sl st to 3rd st of ch-3 first made. 4th rnd: Ch 5, d c in same place as sl st, * ch 3, skip 2 d c, s c in next d c, ch 3, skip 2 d c; in next d c make d c, ch 2, d c. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3, sl st in 3rd st of ch-5 first made. 5th rnd: Sl st in ch-2 sp, ch 5, d c in same sp, * ch 3, s c in s c, ch 3; in next ch-2 sp make d c, ch 3, d c. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-3 with sl st to 3rd st of ch-5 first made. Break off. This completes one motif.

Make 7 x 9 motifs for each place mat. Sew motifs together on wrong side with neat over-and-over stitches, joining 2 points of each motif to 2 points of adjacent motifs.

For center mat make 8 x 21 motifs, and join as for place mats.

FILL-IN LACE … Ch 6, join with sl st to form ring. * Ch 8, s c in joining of 2 motifs, ch 8, s c in ring, ch 4, s c in free point of next motif, ch 4, s c in ring. Repeat from * 3 more times, fasten and break off.