Butterfly Wings Runner Pattern #7421

M ATERIALS: J.& P. COATS KNIT-CRO-SHEEN, 2 balls each of light and dark color. Milward's Steel Crochet Hook No. 7 or 8.

Completed Centerpiece measures about 14% x 23 inches.

GAUGE: 10 dc make linch; 4 rows make linch (each individual square indicates 3 dc).

Starting at bottom of chart, with dark colorch 23.

Ist row: Dcin4thch from hook, dcineachchacross(2ldc, counting turning chas1dc). Ch8, turn.

2nd row: Dcin Ath ch from hook, dcinnext 4ch—6dcor2bls increased; dcin20 dc. Make a foundation dc as follows: Thread over, insert hook in top st of turning ch and draw loop through, thread over and draw through !loop—Ich st made, to be used as a foundation st fornext dc; complete dc in usual way. Make 5 more foundationdc and 1dcinthe usual way—6 dc or 2 bis increased. Ch 8, turn.

3rd row: Dcin 4thch from hook, dc innext 4 ch—2 bls increased; dc in 32 dc; now make 6 foundationdc and 1dc inthe usual way—2 bls increased. Ch. 8, turn.

4th row: Dcin4thch from hook, dcinnext 4 ch—2 bls increased; dc in44dc; nowmake 6 foundation dc and | dcinthe usual way—2 bls increased. Ch 5, turn.

5th row: Dcin4thch from hook, dcinnext ch—1blincreased; dc in26 dc, thread over, insert hook in next dc and draw loop through, thread over and draw through 2 loops; drop dark color, attach light color and draw through remaining 2 loops. Holding dark color along top of previous row and working over it to conceal it, work d cin next 2 dc, thread over, insert hook in next dc and draw loop through, thread over and draw through 2 loops; drop light color, pick up dark color and draw through remaining 2 loops—3 light d c made. With dark color make dcineach remaining dc, concealing light color and carrying it only so far as necessary to continue pattern on next row; now make 3 foundation dc and1dcinusual way —1blincreased. Ch 5, turn.

Starting with 6th row, follow chart, changing color as indicated and concealing unused color as described, until 30th row has been completed.

31st row: (This is first decrease row). Slstineach of Ist4dc—3dcorlbl decreased; ch 3(to count as dc) and follow chart across, working to within last 3 dc of previous row. Ch 3, turn—3 d c or 1bl decreased.

Follow chart to top (46th row); then reverse chart and work back from 45th row to Ist row. Fasten off.

This free pattern originally published in Spool Cotton #163, Doilies