Regency Centerpiece Pattern #7265

ATERIALS: Use one of the following threads— J. & P. Coats Knit-Cro-Sheen, 2 balls of Cream and 1 ball of Blue. Clark's O.N.T. Lustersheen, 2 skeins of Cream and 1 skein of Blue. Milward's steel crochet hook No. 7 or 8. Completed centerpiece measures about 14% x 23 inches. Gauge: 10 dc make linch; 4rows make 1 inch (each individual square indicates 3 dc).

Wind about 50 yds. of Blue into a separate ball, and lay aside to be used later.

Starting at bottom of chart, with larger ball of Bluech 11.

Istrow: Dcin4thch from hook, dcineachchacross (9d Cc, counting turning chas1dc). Ch 5, turn.

2nd row: Dcin Athch from hook, dcinnext ch(3dcor1blincreased), d cinnext 8dc. 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 for next dc); complete dc inusual way. Make 2 more foundation dc and 1dcinusual way (3 dc or1blincreased). Ch 8, turn.

3rdrow: Dcin 4thch from hook, dcinnext4ch(6dcor2 bls increased), dcinnext 5 dc, thread over, insert hook in next dc and draw loop through, thread over and draw through 2 loops; drop Blue, attach Cream and draw through remaining 2 loops. Holding Blue 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 Cream, pick up Blue and draw through remaining 2 loops ($3 Cream d c made). With Blue make d cin each remaining dc, concealing Cream and carrying it only so far as necessary to continue pattern on next row; now make 6 foundationdc and1dcinusualway(6dcor2bls increased). Ch 8, turn.

4th row: Dcin 4thch from hook, d cinnext4ch(6dcor2bls increased), dcinnext9 dc, leaving last 2 loops of 9th dc on hook; pick up Cream and draw through 2 loops onhook. Then, concealing Blue, make 9 Cream dc, leaving last 2 loops of 9th d c on hook; pick up Blue and draw through 2 loops on hook. Concealing Cream, make 8 Blue dc, 6 foundation dc and 1dcinusual way. Ch 5, turn.

Starting at 5th row follow chart until 29th row is completed, concealing unused color as before.

30th row: 3 Blue bls, 1 Cream bl, 1 Blue, 4 Cream, 5 Blue; do not conceal Blue any further, but leave it at back of work and work 17 Cream bls; attach small ball of Blue and continue across row.

Continue thus, working with 2 balls of Blue and 1 ball of Cream, until 34th row is completed.

35th row: (This is first decrease row.) SI st in eachof Ist4dc(3dcorl1bl decreased), ch 3 (to count as dc) and follow chart across row, working to within last 3 d c of previous row. Ch 3, turn(3 dc or 1 bl decreased).

Follow chart to top (46th row); then reverse chart and work back from 45th row to Ist row (fasten off small ball of Blue when you reach the 3Oth row). Fasten off.

THERE ARE 10 SPACES BETWEEN ! HEAVY LINES BOTTOM @ CREAM

This free pattern originally published in Spool Cotton #147, Doilies