Daisy Chain Luncheon Set Pattern #7284

SMALL DOILIES (Make 6) ... Motif ...

To make a ring, wind Ecru once around forefinger of left hand, letting 6 inches of end hang free toward you. Insert hook through the ring on finger, place color A across hook, and draw loop through; thread over and draw through loop; slip Ecru loop off finger; then with color A make 24 sc in ring, working over the double thread. Drop color A and pull the Ecru ends of ring tightly together. Tie ends and cut away only short end of Ecru. Pick up color A, sl st in 1st sc made.

With color A, working over Ecru ball thread, make 9 sc. Ch 1, turn.* Make sc in each of 9 sc, picking up the back loop only of each sc and working over the Ecru thread in order to conceal it; skip 1 sc of ring, sc in next sc, picking up both loops and concealing Ecru as before (one petal made). Ch 1, turn; sc in each of 4 sc on last petal, picking up front loop only of each sc and working over Ecru thread; then make 5 sc over Ecru thread (9 sc in all). Ch 1, turn. Repeat from * around until 12 petals in all are made. Then skip 1 sc of ring, sc in next sc, ch 1, turn. Cut off Ecru, and join the first and last petals by slip stitching together 4 sc at bottom of both petals. Fasten off. Make 4 more motifs same as this. Then make 5 more motifs in color B.

Cut a piece of linen 3½ inches in diameter. Place the 10 motifs around this piece of linen, alternating colors and having motifs adjacent to one another. Thread a needle with an 18-inch length of color A and make a very narrow scallop of satin stitch on linen, around 5 petals of color A motifs, at the same time sewing the petals to linen. Continue thus around, making satin stitch in color to correspond with motif. Cut away excess linen at back of work.

LARGE DOILY ... Make 15 motifs each of color A and color B. Cut a piece of linen 12 inches in diameter, and complete as for small doilies.