Instructions for Plate No. 5
SIZE OF CENTER PIECE, 27 INCHES
MATERIALS—9 balls of Cordonnet Crochet Cotton No. 15, Steel Crochet Needle No. 9.
Chain 6, join.
First Row—22 sc, join into ch 6, join.
Second Row—5 ch, sl st to top st of 2d sc, 5 ch sl st to top of 4th sc, repeat around, making 11 loops.
Third Row—Draw thread up loosely and sl st into middle of 1st loop of 5 st, 3 ch sl st into 2d loop of ch 5, and repeat around.
Fourth Row—sl st into ch 3, 4 sc join into same ch 3, sl st into ch 3, sl st join into 2d ch 3, 4 sc into same ch 3, sl st into same ch 3 sl st into 3d ch 3, and repeat around.
Fifth Row—15 ch st, throw thread over needle once and join back into 6th st of ch from last end, forming a small ring on end of ch, 1 ch, 1 sc, skip 1 st of ch, go into 2d st from ring, making a sp, 1 ch, 1 sc, skip 1 st, join into 2d st of ch from last sp, making 3 sps, 11 sc, joined over rest of ch of 15, filling it in, throw thread over needle once and go into top of middle of lower fan, turn, 5 ch, throw thread over needle once, go into top of 9th sc of 11th sc, 1 ch 1 sc, join to top of 10th sc, 1 ch, 1 sc, join to top of 11th sc, 1 ch, 1 sc, join to top of 12th sc, turn, make 5 ch st, throw thread over needle once, join to top of 1st sc, 1 ch, 1 sc, join to top of 2d sc, 1 ch, 12 sc, fill in ch 5, throw thread over needle once and go in between lower fan’s turn, repeat the same for each spoke until around and join.
Sixth Row—5 ch, sl st into ch 5 on point of spoke, repeat around.
Seventh Row—8 sc joined into ch 5, repeat same around and join.
Eighth Row—5 ch, sl st to top of middle st of 8 sc in ch 5, 5 ch sl st between 8 sc into ch 5, repeat around.
Ninth Row—4 ch, sl st into middle of loop of ch 5, repeat around.
Tenth Row—1 sl st into ch 4, 5 sc into same ch of 4, 1 sl st into same ch of 4, 1 sl st into next ch 4, 5 sc join into same ch of 4, sl st into same, and repeat around.
Eleventh Row—Same as 5th row.
Repeat the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th rows over 3 times in rotation, as given, and the last time leave off 8th, 9th and 10th rows, stopping on the one same as 7th row.
Start scallop, 8 sc joined to each lower 8 sc, 2 ch 12 sc, skip 2, lower sc, st and join into each, 12 sc 2 ch, skip 2, st of sc 8 sc into each lower 8 sc, repeat around.
Second Row—sl st into top of 2d sc of the 8 sc, repeat into 6 st of the 8 sc, leaving one, 3 ch, 12 sc join into each of lower 12 sc, 3 ch sl st into 2d st of 8 sc for 6 times, leaving one, 3 ch 12 sc join to each lower 12 sc, and repeat same around.
Third Row—sl st join to 2d sl st, repeat 5 times, 4 ch 1 sc join to top of 1st sc of 12, 1 ch 1 sc join to 2d st of sc 12, repeating 12 times, 4 ch sl st to 2d lower sl st, repeat into each lower sl st, and repeat same around.
Fourth Row—sl st into 2d sl st below, sl st into each 4, sl st 4 ch, 1 sc join to 1st sc 1 ch, 1 sc join to 2d sc, repeat across the 12 sc, ch 4, and repeat around.
Fifth Row—sl st 3 times into 4 lower sl st, 5 ch, 1 sc join to 1st sc of 12, 2 ch, 1 sc join to 2d sc of 12 sc, repeat around.
Sixth Row—sl st twice into lower sl st of 3, 5 ch, 1 sc join to top of 1st sc of 12 sc, 2 ch, 1 sc join to 2d sc of 12 sc, repeat around.
Seventh Row—sl st once into lower sl st of 2, 5 ch, 1 sc join to 1st sc of 12 sc, 3 ch, 1 sc join to 2d sc of 12 sc, repeat across, 5 ch, sl st 1 to sl st 2, repeat around, 3 ch, 1 sc join to middle st of ch 5, 3 ch join to 1st sc, 3 ch join to 2d sc, and repeat around.
Edge—sl st into ch 3, 1 ch sl st into same ch, 1 ch sl st into same, repeating 5 times into each ch of 3 around.
Plate No. 5