Instructions for Plate No. 3
SIZE OF CENTER PIECE, 18 INCHES
MATERIALS—3 balls of Cordonnet Crochet Cotton No. 10, Steel Crochet Needle No. 8.
Tc around piece, join.
First Row—2 tc into 2 tc, 4 ch, skip 4, dc 2 tc to 2 tc, repeat around, join.
Second Row—5 ch, sl st to middle st of ch 4, repeat around.
Third Row—5 ch, sl st to middle st of ch 5, repeat 5 times, 5 ch, 12 tc into ch of 5, repeat around.
Fourth Row—5 ch, sl st to middle st of ch, repeat 4 times, 5 ch 3 tc between 3d and 4th tc 3tc into same, 1 ch, 3 tc between 6th and 7th tc, 3 tc into same, 1 ch, 3 tc between 9th and 10th tc, 3 tc into same, 5 ch to middle st of ch 5, repeat around.
Fifth Row—5 ch to sl st to ch 5, repeat 4 times, 3 sc between 3d and 4th tc, 3 sc into same, 2 ch, 3 sc between 9th and 10th tc, 3 ch, 3 sc between 15th and 16th tc, 3 sc into same, 5 ch to middle st of ch 5, repeat around.
Sixth Row—5 ch, sl st to middle st of ch 5, repeat 4 times, 3 sc between 3d and 4th, 1 ch, 3 sc into same, 4 ch 3 sc between 3d and 4th sc, 1 ch, 3 sc into same, 5 ch 3 sc between 3d and 4th sc, 1 ch 3 sc into same, 5 ch to middle st of ch 5, repeat around.
Seventh Row—5 ch, sl st to middle st of ch 5, repeat 4 times, 5 ch 3 sc into ch 1, 1 ch 3 sc into same, 5 ch 3 sc into ch 1, 1 ch 3 sc into same, 5 ch 3 sc into ch 1, 1 ch 3 sc into same, 5 ch to middle st of ch 5, repeat around.
Eighth Row—5 ch, sl st to middle st of ch 5, repeat 4 times, 3 tc into ch 1, 1 ch 3 tc into same, 5 ch 3 tc into ch 1, 1 ch 3 tc into same, 1 ch 3 tc into same, 1 ch 3 tc into same, 5 ch 3 tc into ch 1, 1 ch 3 tc into same, 5 ch sl st to ch 5, repeat around.
Ninth Row—5 ch, sl st to middle st of ch 5, repeat 4 times, 3 tc into ch 1, ch 1 3 tc into same, 1 ch 3 tc into middle st of ch 5, 1 ch 3 tc into same, 1 ch 3 tc into 1st 1 ch, 1 ch 3 tc into same st, 1 ch 3 tc into 2d ch 1, 1 ch 3 tc into same, 1 ch 3 tc into 3d ch 1, 1 ch 3 tc into same, 1 ch 3 tc into middle st of ch 5, 1 ch 3 tc into same, 1 ch 3 tc into ch 1, 1 ch 3 tc into same, 5 ch sl st to middle st of ch 5, repeat around.
Tenth Row—5 ch, sl st to middle st of ch 5, repeat 4 times, 5 ch 3 tc into 1st ch 1, 1 ch 3 tc into same, 1 ch 3 tc into 2d ch 1, 1 ch 3 tc into same, 1 ch 3 tc into 3d ch 1, 1 ch 3 tc into same, 1 ch 3 tc into 4th ch 1, 1 ch 3 tc into same, 1 ch 3 tc into 5th ch 1, 1 ch 3 tc into same, 1 ch 3 tc into 6th ch 1, 1 ch 3 tc into same, 1 ch 3 tc into 7th ch 1, 1 ch 3 tc into same, 5 ch sl st to middle st of ch 5, repeat around.
Eleventh Row—4 ch sl st to every 3d st around.
Twelfth Row—4 ch sl st to middle st of ch 4, repeat around.
Plate No. 3