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MATERIALS:
For best results use—
Clark's O.N.T. or J. & P. Coats Best Six Cord Mercerized Crochet, Size 20:
Small Ball:
Clark's O.N.T.—18 balls of White or Ecru.
or
J. & P. coats—13 balls of White or Ecru.
Big Ball:
Clark's O.N.T. or J. & P. Coats—8 balls of White or Ecru.
Milward's steel crochet hook No. 9.

The above materials are sufficient for a set consisting of a centerpiece about 18 inches in diameter; 6 place doilies about 12½ inches in diameter; 6 bread and butter plate doilies, about 8 inches in diameter; and 6 glass doilies, about 6 inches in diameter.

GLASS DOILY (Make 6) … Ch 12, join. 1st rnd: Ch 6 (to count as tr and ch-2), * tr in ring, ch 2. Repeat from * 16 more times. Join with sl st to 4th ch of ch-6 first made. 2nd rnd: S c in sp, * ch 3, s c in next sp. Repeat from * 16 more times, ch 1; d c in s c first made. 3rd rnd: S c under d c, * ch 4, s c in next loop. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 2, d c in 1st s c. 4th rnd: Same as 3rd rnd, but make ch-5 loops (instead of ch-4). 5th rnd: Same as 4th rnd, but make ch-6 loops; end with ch 3, d c in s c. 6th rnd: Same as 5th rnd, making ch-7 loops and ending with ch 3, tr in s c. 7th rnd: Same as 6th rnd, making ch-8 loops and ending with ch 4, tr in s c. 8th rnd: Same as 7th rnd, ending with ch 4, d tr in s c. 9th rnd: Ch 5 (to count as d tr); 3d tr at base of ch-5, holding back the last loop of each d tr on hook; thread over and draw through all loops on hook (a cluster), ch 1; 4 d tr in 4th ch of next ch-8 loop, holding back the last loop of each d tr on hook; thread over and complete a cluster as before, * ch 10, make another cluster in same ch as last cluster, ch 1, cluster in 4th ch of next loop. Repeat from * around, ending with cluster in same place as 1st cluster, ch 10, sl st in tip of 1st cluster. 10th rnd: Sl st in next ch, s c in next ch; * (ch 5, skip 1 ch, s c in next ch) 3 times; ch 3, s c in 3rd ch of next loop. Repeat from * around. Join. 11th rnd: Sl st in next 2 ch, s c in next ch; * (ch 7, s c in 3rd ch of next loop) twice, ch 5, skip ch-3, s c in 3rd ch of next loop. Repeat from * around. Join. 12th rnd: Sl st in first 3 ch, s c in next ch, * ch 8, s c in 4th ch of next loop, ch 7, skip ch-5, s c in 4th ch of next loop. Repeat from * around. Join, fasten off.

BREAD AND BUTTER PLATE DOILY (Make 6) … Work 1st 8 rnds as for Glass Doily. 9th rnd: Same as 9th rnd of Glass Doily, making ch-12 loops (instead of ch-10). 10th rnd: S c between 2 clusters, * ch 13, skip loop, s c between next 2 clusters. Repeat from * around. Join with sl st. 11th rnd: Sl st in next 6 ch, s c over ch-13 loop and in 7th ch of ch-12 loop of 9th rnd, * ch 15, s c in 7th ch of next ch-12 loop of 9th rnd, working over the ch-13 loop of 10th rnd. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 15, sl st in s c. 12th rnd: Sl st in next 3 ch, s c in next ch; * (ch 5, skip 1 ch, s c in next ch) 4 times; ch 4, s c in 4th ch of next loop. Repeat from * around. Join with sl st. 13th rnd: Sl st in 1st 2 ch, s c in next ch, * (ch 7, s c in 3rd ch of next loop) 3 times; ch 5, skip the ch-4, s c in 3rd ch of next loop. Repeat from * around, join. 14th rnd: Sl st in 1st 3 ch, s c in next ch; * (ch 7, s c in 4th ch of next loop) twice; ch 7, skip the ch-5, s c in 4th ch of next loop. Repeat from * around. Join. 15th rnd: Sl st in 1st 3 ch, s c in next ch, * ch 8, s c in 4th ch of next loop, ch 10, skip ch-7, s c in 4th ch of next loop. Repeat from * around. Join and fasten off.

PLACE DOILY (Make 6) … Work 1st 15 rnds as for Bread and Butter Plate Doily, but do not fasten off. 16th rnd: Sl st in 1st 3 ch, s c in loop, * ch 9, s c in next loop. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 5, d tr in s c first made. 17th rnd: Ch 5 (to count as d tr) and make a cluster at base of ch-5, * ch 1, cluster in 5th ch of next loop, ch 12, another cluster in same ch as last cluster. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 12, sl st in tip of 1st cluster. 18th to 23rd rnds incl: Repeat 10th to 15th rnds incl. of Bread and Butter Plate Doily. Fasten off.

CENTERPIECE … Work 1st 23 rnds as for Place Doily, but do not fasten off. 24th, 25th and 26th rnds: Repeat 16th, 17th and 18th rnds of Place Doily. 27th rnd: Sl st in next 6 ch, s c over ch-13 loop and into 7th ch of ch-12 loop of 25th rnd; * ch 13, s c in 7th ch of next ch-12 loop of 25th rnd, working over the ch-13 loop of 26th rnd. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 13, sl st in s c. 28th rnd: Sl st in next 2 ch, s c in next ch; * (ch 5, skip 1 ch, s c in next ch) 4 times; ch 2, s c in 3rd ch of next loop. Repeat from * around. Join with sl st. 29th rnd: Sl st in 1st 2 ch, s c in next ch; * (ch 7, s c in 3rd ch of next loop) 3 times; ch 3, skip ch-2, s c in 3rd ch of next loop. Repeat from * around; join. 30th rnd: Sl st in 1st 3 ch, s c in next ch; * (ch 7, s c in 4th ch of next loop) twice; ch 4, skip ch-3, s c in 4th ch of next loop. Repeat from * around; join. 31st rnd: Sl st in 1st 3 ch, s c in next ch, * ch 8, s c in 4th ch of next loop, ch 5, skip ch-4, s c in 4th ch of next loop. Repeat from * around. Join and fasten off.