Lucky Wheels Luncheon Set Pattern #7146

MOTIF... Starting at center, ch 10. Join with sl st to form ring.

1st rnd: Ch 3, 23 dc in ring. Join with sl st to 3rd st of ch-3 first made.

2nd rnd: Ch 10, and complete across st as follows: Thread over twice, insert hook in 8th ch from hook, draw thread through (4 loops on hook), thread over, skip 1 dc and insert hook in next dc, draw thread through (6 loops on hook), thread over and take off 2 loops at a time 5 times. * Ch 3, thread over 4 times, insert hook in next dc and draw thread through (6 loops on hook), thread over and take off 2 loops at a time twice; then thread over, skip 1 dc, insert hook in next dc and draw thread through (6 loops on hook), thread over and take off 2 loops at a time 5 times. Ch 3, dc in center point of cross, thus completing cross st. Repeat from * until there are 8 cross sts around circle. Join last ch-3 with sl st to 7th st of ch-10 first made.

3rd rnd: Ch 3, * 3 dc in ch-3 sp, dc in next dc, 4 dc in next ch-3 sp, dc in next dc. Repeat from * around (72 dc, counting ch-3 as 1 dc). Join with sl st to 3rd st of ch-3 first made.

4th rnd: Ch 5, dc in same place as sl st, * ch 3, skip 2 dc, sc in next dc, ch 3, skip 2 dc; in next dc make dc, ch 2, dc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3, sl st in 3rd st of ch-5 first made.

5th rnd: Sl st in ch-2 sp, ch 5, dc in same sp, * ch 3, sc in sc, ch 3; in next ch-2 sp make dc, ch 3, dc. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-3 with sl st to 3rd st of ch-5 first made. Break off. This completes one motif.

Make 7 x 9 motifs for each place mat. Sew motifs together on wrong side with neat over-and-over stitches, joining 2 points of each motif to 2 points of adjacent motifs.

For center mat make 8 x 21 motifs, and join as for place mats.

FILL-IN LACE... Ch 6, join with sl st to form ring. * Ch 8, sc in joining of 2 motifs, ch 8, sc in ring, ch 4, sc in free point of next motif, ch 4, sc in ring. Repeat from * 3 more times, fasten and break off.