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Materials Required: AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY

“STAR” TATTING CROCHET, Article 25

3 balls White or color desired

1—11 inch Handkerchief

Steel crochet hook No. 13

Attach thread in corner, ch 6, d c in same space, ch 10, 2 d c with ch 3 between in same space, * ch 10, skip about ? inch space, 2 d c with ch 3 between in next space (shell), repeat from * 19 times ending in corner st, ch 10, shell in same space (corner), continue working all around in same manner having 20-ch 10 loops on each side and 1 loop in each corner space, ch 10, join in 3rd st of ch.

2nd Row—Sl st to center of shell, ch 7, tr c in same space, ** ch 3, s c in corner loop, * ch 3, s c in same loop, repeat from * once, ch 3, 1 tr c, ch 3, 1 tr c in next shell, * ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 3, s c in same loop, ch 3, s c in same loop, ch 3, shell in shell, repeat from * to 2nd shell before corner, ch 3, s c in next loop, * ch 3, s c in same loop, repeat from * once, ch 3, 1 tr c, ch 3, 1 tr c in next shell, repeat from ** all around in same manner ending row to correspond, join in 4th st of ch.

3rd Row—Sl st into loop, ch 7, tr c in same space, ** ch 3, skip 1 loop, s c in next loop, ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 3, skip 1 loop, 1 tr c, ch 3, 1 tr c in next loop, * ch 3, skip 1 loop, s c in next loop, ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 3, shell in next shell, repeat from * to last shell before corner group, ch 3, skip 1 loop, s c in next loop, ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 3, skip 1 loop, l tr c, ch 3, 1 tr c in next loop, repeat from ** all around in same manner ending row to correspond, join in 4th st of ch.

4th Row—Sl st into loop, ch 4 (counts as 1 tr c), 2 tr c in same loop, ** ch 5, 3 tr c in same loop, * ch 3, skip 1 loop, 3 tr c, ch 5, 3 tr c in next loop, repeat from * once, ch 3, skip 1 loop, s c in next loop, * ch 6, s c in next shell, ch 6, skip 1 loop, s c in next loop, ch 3, 3 tr c, ch 5, 3 tr c in next shell, ch 3, skip 1 loop, s c in next loop, ch 3, 3 tr c, ch 5, 3 tr c in next shell, ch 3, skip 1 loop, s c in next loop, repeat from * 5 times, ch 6, s c in next shell, ch 6, skip 1 loop, s c in next loop, ch 3, 3 tr c in next shell, repeat from ** all around in same manner, join in 4th st of ch.

5th Row—Ch 4 (counts as 1 tr c), 1 tr c in each of the next 2 tr c, ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 5, * thread over hook twice, insert in next tr c, thread over and work off 2 loops twice, repeat from * 5 times, thread over and work off all loops at one time (6 tr c cluster st), ch 5, 3 tr c, ch 5, 3 tr c in next loop, ch 5, cluster st over the next 6 tr c, ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 5, 1 tr c in each of the next 3 tr c, * ch 3, skip 1 loop, s c in next loop, ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 3, 1 tr c in each of the next 3 tr c, ch 7, s c in next loop, ch 7, cluster st over the next 6 tr c, ch 7, s c in next loop, ch 7, 1 tr c in each of the next 3 tr c, repeat from * 5 times, ch 3, skip 1 loop, s c in next loop, ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 3, repeat from beginning all around in same manner, join in 4th st of ch.

6th Row—Ch 4, 1 tr c in each of the next 2 tr c leaving the last loop of each st on hook, thread over and pull through all loops at one time, * ch 8, s c in next loop, repeat from * twice, ch 5, 1 tr c in each of the next 3 tr c, ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 5, 1 tr c in each of the next 3 tr c, ch 5, s c in next loop, * ch 8, s c in next loop, repeat from * once, ** ch 8, cluster st over next 6 tr c, * ch 8, s c in next loop, repeat from * 3 times, repeat from ** 5 times, ch 8, cluster st over the next 6 tr c, repeat from 1st * all around ending row with ch 8, 3 tr c cluster st in last 3 tr c group, join to 1st cluster st.

7th Row—Ch 3, sl st in top of cluster st for picot, ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 3, sl st in s c for picot, * ch 7, s c in next loop, repeat from * once, ch 3 picot, ch 6, 3 tr c cluster st over next 3 tr c group, ch 3 picot, ch 6, s c in next loop, ch 7, sl st in 3rd st from hook for picot, ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 6, 3 tr c cluster st over next 3 tr c group, ch 3 picot, ch 6, skip 1 loop, s c in next loop, ch 3 picot, * ch 7, s c in next loop, repeat from * once, ** ch 3 picot, ch 3, sl st in top of next cluster st, ch 3 picot, ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 3 picot, ch 6, s c in next loop, ch 6, tr c in next loop, ch 5, sl st in 4th st from hook for picot, ch 1, tr c in same space, * ch 6, s c in next loop, repeat from * once, repeat from ** 5 times, ch 3 picot, ch 3, sl st in top of next cluster st, repeat from beginning all around, cut thread.