Instructions for Plate No. 6
SIZE OF CENTER PIECE, 32 INCHES
Shell Center Piece
MATERIALS—6 balls of Silkine Crochet Cotton No. 10, 1 Steel Needle No. 9.
Chain of 12 st, join, hold ch ring around finger, wrap thread around finger with ch 3 times, sl st and tie, sl st over ch and thread 27 times making a padded ring.
First Row—6 ch, 1 sc, join to 3d sl st of ring, 3 ch, 1 sc, skip 2 sl st in ring, join in 3d, repeat 9 times, join.
Second Row—3 ch, sl st to top of sc, repeat around.
Third Row—6 sc, join into ch 3, sl st to top of sc 1, repeat around.
Fourth Row—4 ch, sl st to top of sc 1, holding petals that are made over with finger so ch 4 will be underneath petals, repeat around.
Fifth Row—8 sc, join into ch 4, sl st 1, repeat around.
Sixth Row—1 sc, join to 2d st of sc 8, 2 ch, 1 sc, join to same st, 4 ch, 1 sc, join to 5th st of sc 8, repeat same over 7 petals, 4 ch, 1 sc, join to 2d st of sc 8, 1 ch, 1 sc, join to 5th st of petal, 1 ch, 1 sc, join to next petal, 2d st, 1 ch, 1 sc join to 5th st of petal, 4 ch, join.
Seventh Row—1 sc, join in ch 2 between sc, 2 ch, 1 sc, join in same, 4 ch, 1 sc, join in next ch 2 and repeat same 14 times, 1 ch, 1 sc, join in lower ch 4, 1 ch, 1 sc, join in to top of sc, repeat across, join.
Eighth Row—2 sc, join into ch 2 between sc, 2 ch, 2 sc, join into same, 4 ch, 2 sc, join to next ch 2, repeat around 14 times, 1 ch, 1 sc, join into ch 1, 1 ch, 1 sc, join to top of sc, repeat across.
Ninth Row—Same as 8th row.
Tenth Row—3 sc, join into ch 2 between sc 2, 2 ch, 3 sc, join into same ch, 4 ch, 3 sc, join into next ch 2 between sc 2, repeat same 14 times, finish across same as last row.
Eleventh Row—3 sc, join into ch 2 between sc 3, 2 ch, 3 sc, join into same ch, 2 ch, sl st to middle st of ch 4, 2 ch, 3 sc, join into next ch 2 between sc 3, repeat around 14 times, finish across as before.
Twelfth Row—Same as 11th row, except ch between fans are 4 ch, sl st, to lower sl st, 4 ch, back to fan.
Thirteenth Row—3 sc, join into ch 2 between sc 3, 2 ch, 3 sc, join into same ch, 9 ch, sl st to ch 2 between sc 3, repeat around to last fan, 3 sc, join into ch 2 between sc 3, 2 ch, 3 sc, join into same ch, repeat across as before.
Fourteenth Row—3 sc, join into ch 2 of fan, 2 ch, 3 sc, join into same ch, fill in ch 9 with 14 sc, repeat around to last fan, make fan, and finish across same as before.
Fifteenth Row—Make fan, 5 sc, join into each first five sc in ch 9, 4 ch, skip 4 sc in ch 9, 5 sc, joined to top of each last 5 sc in ch 9, 4 ch, 4 sc join to top of 4 sc in ch 9, skipping 4 sc each time repeat around and make fan. Make sp across same as before.
Sixteenth Row—Make fan the same, 6 ch, 3 sc, join into ch 4, 2 ch, 3 sc, join into same ch, repeat around, make fan. Sps across the same.
Seventeenth Row—Make fan the same, 1 ch, sl st to middle st of ch 6, 1 ch, 3 sc, join into ch 2 of fan, 2 ch, 3 sc, join into same ch, repeat around. Make fan, repeat across the same.
Eighteenth Row—Make fan the same, ch, sl st to middle of lower ch, 3 ch, 3 sc, join into ch 2 of fan, 2 ch, 3 sc join into same, repeat around and across spaces, finishing one Medallion.
Repeat same directions for each.
Plate No. 6