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Materials Required—AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY "GEM" MERCERIZED CROCHET COTTON Size 30
7—500 Yd. Balls Cream.
3—100  Yd. Balls Yellow.
4—400  Yd. Balls Green.
Steel Crochet Hook No. 11 or 12.

This will make a cloth 45 x 60.

With Cream, crochet a ch about 70 inches long, d c in 8th st from hook, * ch 2, skip 2 chs, d c in next ch, repeat from * across row until cloth measures 60 inches, having a multiple of 6 meshes for each pattern plus 3 meshes at end of row. If a longer cloth is desired crochet a longer ch.
2nd Row. Ch 5, turn, d c in next d c, * ch 2, d c in next d c, repeat from * 3 times, 2 d c in mesh, d c in next d c, * work 5 open meshes, 1 solid mesh, repeat from * across row ending with 3 open meshes, ch 5, turn.
3rd Row. 4 open meshes, 1 solid mesh, * 5 open meshes, 1 solid mesh, repeat from * across row ending row with 4 open meshes, ch 5, turn.
4th Row. 3 open meshes, * 1 solid mesh, 5 open meshes, repeat from * across row having 5 open meshes at end of row, ch 5, turn and work 3 rows of open meshes. Re­peat from 2nd row until there are 46 rows, break thread. Attach Green and work 3 rows of open meshes, continue in pattern same as Cream until there are 15 rows of Green, break thread.
Attach Yellow and work 15 rows in pattern, break thread.
Attach Green and work 15 rows in pattern, break thread.
Attach Cream and repeat from 2nd row twice.
Attach Cream and work 46 rows in pattern, break thread.

SCALLOP. With Cream and working across short side, attach thread in mesh before corner mesh, ch 4, tr c in same space, ch 3, thread over needle twice, insert in same space and work off 2 loops twice, thread over needle twice, insert in same space and work off 2 loops twice, thread over needle and work off remaining loops at one time (cluster st) ch 3, cluster st in same space, ch 3, cluster st in corner mesh, ch 7, cluster st in same mesh, ch 3, 3 cluster sts with ch 3 between each cluster st in next mesh, * ch 3, skip 1 mesh, sl st in next mesh, ch 3, skip 1 mesh, 3 cluster sts with ch 3 between each cluster st in next mesh, repeat from * all around working all cor­ners to correspond.

Napkins to match may be made of colored linen, Green and Yellow. Cut squares of linen in both colors any size desired and roll a narrow hem. Work a row of s c all around, then work 1 row of open meshes and finish with scallop same as cloth.