Center pieces and lunch sets in crochet work

Rose Lunch Set

MATERIALS—5 balls Silkine Crochet Cotton No. 30, 2 bolts of Novelty Braid, 1 Steel Crochet Needle No. 11.

Center Piece Insertion

Make rose in center, 5 ch st and join.

First Row—6 ch, 1 sc, join in ch 5, 2 ch, 1 sc, join into ch 5, repeat 7 times, join.

Second Row—6 sc, join into ch 2, 1 sl st to lower sc 1, repeat 7 times.

Third Row—4 ch, sl st into lower sl st, repeat 7 times.

Fourth Row—9 sc, join into ch 4, sl st to lower sl st, repeat 7 times. Make 13 roses.

Take Novelty Braid, have two ends, tie with thread, every 3d block in braid cross the braid and tie, repeat 13 times, join to first end and tie, place rose in between tied braid, join thread to middle loop in block of braid, 5 ch st, sl st back to 2d st, 2 ch sl st to middle st of petal in rose, 5 ch, sl st back to 2d st, 2 ch, sl st to middle loop in next block of braid, repeat around the rose and repeat same until the 13 roses are in.

First Row—Above braid join thread to 1st loop in braid, 6 ch, 1 tc, join in middle loop in block of braid, 3 ch, 1 tc, join to last loop in same block of braid, 3 ch, 1 tc, join in middle of sp between blocks in braid, repeat around, join.

Second Row—4 tc, join into ch 3, 1 ch, 4 tc, join into next ch 3, repeat 8 times, 4 tc, skip 2, ch 4, go into 3d ch 4, repeat same around, join.

Third Row—1 tc, join in ch 1 between tc 4, 1 ch, 1 tc, join into same ch 1, tc 1, join into next ch 1 between tc 4, repeat same 7 times, 1 tc, skip 1 sp, go in 2d ch 1 between tc 4, repeat around, join.

Fourth Row—2 sc, join to ch 1, 3 ch sl st back to top of sc, 2 sc, join to next ch 1, 3 ch sl st back to top of sc, repeat around, join.

First Row—Below—Braid same as 1st row above.

Second Row—Same as 2d row.

Third Row—Same as 3d row.

Fourth Row—3 sc, join into ch 1, 3 ch, sl st back to top of last sc 3, repeat around, join.

Center Piece Edging

Make 26 roses same as in Insertion. Fix braid the same, making 26 loops same as the 13 in Insertion, join roses in the same.

First Row above braid—Same as 1st row in Insertion.

Second Row—Same as in Insertion.

Third Row—1 tc, join in ch 1 between tc 4, 2 ch, 1 tc, join into same ch 1, 2 ch, 1 tc, join to 2d ch 1 between tc 4, repeat 7 times, 1 tc, skip 1 sp, go in 2d ch 1 between tc 4, and repeat around.

Fourth Row—Same as 3d row.

Fifth Row—4 sc, join into ch 2, 3 ch, sl st back to last sc 4, repeat around.

First Row below braid—same as 1st row below braid for Insertion.

Second Row—Same as 2d row for Insertion.

Third Row—Same as 3d row above braid.

Fourth Row—2 tc join into ch 2, between lower tc 2, 2 ch, 2 tc, join into same ch. 2 tc, join into 2nd ch 2, between tc 2, 2 ch, 2 tc, join into same ch, repeat around.

Fifth Row—3 ch, 1 tc, join into ch 2 between tc 2. 3 ch, sl st, back to top of tc, repeat same 4 times into same ch, 3 ch, sl st, between tc 2. 3 ch, 1 tc, join into next ch 2, between tc 2, repeat same around.

Second Size Piece of Lunch Set

MATERIALS—2 balls of Silkine Crochet Cotton No. 30, 1 bolt Novelty Braid, 1 Steel Crochet Needle No. 11.

Make 8 roses by same directions as rose in centerpiece, 1 size smaller braid, take 2 ends of braid and tie, skip 3 blocks in braid, cross and tie, repeat until 8 loops are made, join and tie, take the 8 roses and fill in each 8 loops by same directions as for centerpiece.

First Row top of braid—1 tc, join to 1st loop in block of braid, 2 ch, 1 tc, join in middle loop in block of braid, 2 ch, 1 tc, join in last loop of block, 2 ch, 1 tc, join in sp between block of braid, repeat same around, join.

Second Row—3 tc, join into ch 2, repeat 8 times, skip 2 sp, 3 tc, join into ch 2, repeat around, join.

Third Row—2 tc, join between 3d and 4th tc, 1 ch, 2 tc, join between next 3d and 4th tc, repeat 7 times, 2 tc, skip, 6 tc, join between 6th and 7th tc, and repeat same around.

Fourth Row—2 tc, join between 2d 2 tc, 1 ch, 2 tc, join between next 2 tc, repeat 5 times, 1 tc between tc 2, repeat same around, join.

Fifth Row—Same as 4th row, join.

Sixth Row—Same as 4th row, join.

Make rose with 3 rows of petals, same directions as for centerpiece, place in center sp, join thread middle of rose petal, 4 ch, sl st back to 2d st of ch, 2 ch, join to tc 2, 4 ch, sl st back to 2d st of ch, 2 ch, join between petals, repeat around until rose is filled in.

First Row below braid—Same as 1st row above.

Second Row—4 tc, join in 2d ch 2, 1 ch, 4 tc, join in next ch 2, repeat 12 times, 4 tc, skip 2, ch 2, go in 3d ch 2, repeat around, join.

Third Row—1 tc, join in ch 1 between tc 4, 2 ch, 1 tc, join into same ch, 2 ch, 1 tc, join in next ch 1, repeat around, join.

Fourth Row—2 tc, join into ch 2 between tc, 2 ch, 2 tc, join into same ch, 1 ch, 2 tc, join into next ch 2 between tc, repeat 9 times, skip one ch 2, 1 tc, join between tc, skip ch 2, 2 tc, join to next ch 2, repeat as before around and join.

Fifth Row—Same as last row on centerpiece.

Third Size Piece of Lunch Set

MATERIALS—2 balls Silkine Crochet Cotton No. 30, 1 bolt Novelty Braid, 1 Steel Crochet Needle No. 11.

Make 5 roses of one row of petals, tie and fix braid same as in second piece, fill in sp between braid with rose same as in second piece.

First Row above braid—Same as 1st row above in second piece, making sc st instead of tc.

Second Row—3 sc, join into 2d ch 2, 3 ch, sl st back to last sc, 3 sc, join to next ch 2, repeat 4 times, 3 sc, skip 2 ch 2, go in 3d ch 2, repeat as before around.

Fill rose in center same as in second piece.

Same directions for finishing lower edge as in second piece.

Fourth Size Piece of Lunch Set

Piece of braid 8 blocks long, tie, 1 sc, join to 1st loop in braid, 1 ch, 1 sc, join to middle loop, 1 ch, 1 sc, join to last loop of block, 1 ch, 1 sc, in sp between blocks, 1 ch, 1 sc, join to next block, 1st loop, repeat around, join.

Second Row—1 sc, join to top of lower sc, 1 ch, 1 sc, join to next sc, repeat around, join.

Make rose same directions and fill in sp same as second piece.

On lower side of braid use same directions as in second piece.