Checkerboard Set Pattern #S-625

C OATS & CLARK'S O.N.T. "SPEED- CRO-SHEEN" MERCERIZED COTTON, Art. C.44: 4 balls each of No. 49- A Killarney and No. 1 White for set. Milwards Steel Crochet Hooks No. 1 and No. 2/0 (double zero). ½ yard of material for lining hot plate mat and pot holder ... A square wire napkin holder .. A bone ring. With No. 2/0 hook, each motif measures 2½ inches square. With No. 1 hook, each motif measures 2½ inches square. Place Mat measures 12 x 17½ inches; Hot Plate Mat measures 9 inches square.

PLACE MAT—Motif (Make 12 White and 12 Killarney) ... Starting at center with No. 2/0 hook, ch 2. 1st rnd: 4 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Hereafter pick up back loop only of each sc. 2nd rnd: Make 3 sc in each sc around. 3rd rnd: Sc in next sc, * 3 sc in next sc (corner), sc in next 2 sc. Repeat from * around. 4th to 7th rnds incl: Sc in each sc around, making 3 sc in center sc at each corner. At end of 7th rnd, sl st in next sc. Break off. Sew 4 rows of 6 motifs neatly together in checkerboard pattern.

BORDER. ... 1st rnd: Attach Killarney to back loop of center sc at any corner, 3 sc in same place, sc closely around, making 3 sc in center sc of each corner. 2nd and 3rd rnds: Picking up both loops, sc in each sc around, making 3 sc in center sc at each corner. 4th rnd: Sl st in each sc around. Join and break off.

HOT PLATE MAT... With No. 2/0 hook, make 5 White and 4 Killarney Motifs. Sew 3 rows of 3 motifs together as before, having a White Motif at each corner and one at center. Make another piece the same way. Cut a piece of lining slightly smaller than mat and sew to one piece. With wrong sides facing and working through both pieces, sc closely around, making 3 sc in each corner. Next rnd: Sc in each sc around. Join and break off.

POT HOLDER... With No. 2/0 hook, make 2 White and 2 Killarney Motifs. Sew 2 rows of 2 motifs together, alternating colors as before. Make another piece the same way. Complete as for Hot Plate Mat. With Killarney, sc closely around bone ring. Sew in place.

NAPKIN HOLDER... With No. 1 hook, make 2 Killarney and 2 White Motifs. Sew 2 rows of 2 motifs together, alternating colors.

BORDER... Work as for Place Mat until 2 rnds have been completed. Do not break off. Sl st in next sc. 3rd rnd: Sc in same place as sl st, * ch 5, skip 3 sc, sc in next sc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 2, dc in first sc. 4th rnd: * Ch 5, sc in next loop. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 5, sl st in top of dc. Break off. With Killarney make a chain 20 inches long, draw through last rnd of loops. Slip on napkin holder and tie ends in place. Make another piece the same way for other side.