No. 3
Daisy
Vanity
Set
MATERIALS—DAISY Mercerized Crotchet Cotton size 30 (400-yd. balls)—2-balls White, Cream or Ecru. Crochet hook size 13. CRAZY DAISY WINDER.
BLOCK—(Size—4¾″)—Daisy—Following instructions on page 2, wind 3 times around each spoke of Winder as in Illustration C. Cut 14″ long and weave center as in Ill. E, making a 12-petal flower with 3 lps in each petal. Edge—Sc thru all 3 lps of one petal, (ch 13, sc in next petal) 11 times, ch 13, sl st in 1st sc. ROW 2—* Ch 5, (dc, ch 7, dc) in 7th (center) st of next lp, ch 5, sc in next sc. Repeat from * 11 times. ROW 3—Ch 3, 4 dc in next 5-ch sp, * 1 dc in dc, 3 dc in next 7-ch lp, 5 dc in one lp of center st of same lp, 3 dc in bal. of lp, 1 dc in dc, 3 dc in next 5-ch sp, (2 dc in same sp and 2 dc in next sp) holding back the last lp of each of these 4 dc on hook, thread over and pull thru all 5 lps on hook at once (a Cluster made), 3 dc in bal. of same 5-ch sp. Repeat from * around. End with a 2-dc-Cluster, sl st in 1st dc. ROW 4—Ch 14, dtr in same st, * ch 6, a 3-tr-Cluster in starting st of 6-ch, ch 1, sc in tip of next point, ch 6, sc thru 2 lps of 5th ch st from hook for a p, ch 2, a long tr (thread over 5 times and work off in twos) in 1 lp of center st on next point, (ch 6, a p, ch 2, a tr tr) 4 times in same st, ch 6, a 3-tr-Cluster in starting st of 6-ch, ch 5, sl st in top of Cluster for a p, ch 6, sl st at base of Cluster, sl st in side-top of last tr tr, (ch 6, a p, ch 2, tr tr in same st on point) 3 times, ch 6, a p, ch 2, a long tr in same st, ch 6, p, ch 2, sc in next point, ch 6, a 3-tr-Cluster in starting st of 6-ch, ch 1, (dtr, ch 6, dtr) down in Cluster in angle between points. Repeat from * around. End with ch 6, a Cluster, ch 1, sl st in 8th st of 1st 14-ch. Cut 6″ long, thread to a needle and fasten off on back.
LARGE DOILY—(11½″ x 15″)—Make 6 Blocks and tack tog. 2 x 3 with neat over-and-over sts on back. Tack tog. by the corner Clusters, by the 6-ch lp on center of each side, and by the 3 center ps on sides of corner shells. Edge—join to one corner, * (ch 17, sc in next 2d p) twice, ch 17, sc in 6-ch lp between next 2 Clusters, (ch 17, sc in next 2d p) twice, ch 17, sc in joining of Blocks. Repeat from * to corner. Ch 20, sc in same corner Cluster. Repeat from * around. ROW 2—18 sc in next lp, * 9 sc in half of next lp, ch 17, sl st back in 9th sc up side of previous lp, ch 1, 19 sc and 1 sl st in 17-ch lp, ** 9 sc in bal. of next lp. Repeat from * to center of corner lp, ending at **, 3 sc in same corner lp, ch 17, sl st back in 3d sc, ch 1, 19 sc and l sl st in 17-ch lp, 9 sc in bal. of corner lp. Repeat from * around. Fasten off.
SMALL DOILY—(11½″ square)—Make and join 4 Blocks into a square and repeat Edge. Make a 2d Doily.
Stretch and pin Doilies right-side-down in true shape, pinning out each lp on edge. Steam and press dry thru a cloth.