(ILLUSTRATED ON COVER)

Materials Required:

AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY

The Famous “PURITAN” STAR SPANGLED MERCERIZED CROCHET COTTON, Article 40

1 ball each Silver Spangle and Aqua Spangle

Approx. Size: 9½ in. diameter with ruffle

or

The Famous “PURITAN” MERCERIZED CROCHET COTTON, Article 40

1 ball each White and Turquoise or colors of your choice

Approximate size: 8½ inches in diameter including ruffle.

Steel crochet hook No. 7

With Silver or White chain (ch) 4, join to form a ring, ch 3 and work 11 double crochet (dc) in ring, join in 3rd stitch (st) of ch.

2nd Round. Ch 3, dc in same space, * ch 2, 2 dc in next dc, repeat from * 10 times, ch 2, join in 3rd st of ch.

3rd Round. Slip stitch (sl st) into loop, ch 3, dc in same loop, * ch 2, 2 dc in same loop, 2 dc in next loop, repeat from * 10 times, ch 2, 2 dc in same loop, join in 3rd st of ch, cut thread.

4th Round. Attach Aqua Spangle or Turquoise in any ch 2 loop, ch 3, dc in same loop, ch 2, 2 dc in same loop, * ch 2, 2 dc in next ch 2 loop, ch 2, 2 dc in same loop (2 dc shell), repeat from * all around ending with ch 2, join in 3rd st of ch.

5th Round. Sl st into loop of shell, ch 3, dc in same space, ch 2, 2 dc in same space, * ch 3, shell in next shell, repeat from * all around ending with ch 3, join.

6th Round. Sl st into loop of shell, ch 3, dc in same space, ch 3, 2 dc in same space, * ch 4, 2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc in next shell, repeat from * all around ending with ch 4, join.

7th Round. Sl st into loop of shell, ch 3, 2 dc in same space, ch 3, 3 dc in same space, * ch 5, 3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc (3 dc shell) in next shell, repeat from * all around ending with ch 5, join.

8th Round. Sl st into loop of shell, ch 3, 2 dc in same space, ch 3, 3 dc in same space, * ch 6, 3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc in next shell, repeat from * all around, ch 6, join.

9th Round. Sl st into loop of shell, ch 3, 2 dc in same space, ch 4, 3 dc in same space, * ch 7, 3 dc, ch 4, 3 dc in next shell, repeat from * all around, ch 7, join.

10th Round. Sl st into loop of shell, ch 4, 3 treble crochet (tr c) in same space, ch 6, 4 tr c in same space, * ch 7, 4 tr c in next shell, ch 6, 4 tr c in same space, repeat from * all around, ch 7, join, cut thread.

11th Round. Attach Silver or White in 1st st of ch 6 of any shell, ch 6, double treble crochet ([d tr c] 3 times over hook) in same loop, * ch 1, d tr c in same loop, repeat from * 14 times, * ch 1, sc in next loop, ch 1, 16 d tr c with ch 1 between each d tr c in next shell, repeat from * all around ending with ch 1, sc in next loop, ch 1, join in 5th st of ch, cut thread.

12th Round. Attach Aqua Spangle or Turquoise in first ch 1 space at base of scallop, ch 5, d tr c in same space, * 2 d tr c in next ch 1 space, repeat from * all around, join, cut thread.

13th Round. Attach Silver or White in any space between d tr c, sc in same space, * ch 3, sc in top of sc for picot, ch 1, skip next space, sc in next space, repeat from * all around, join, cut thread.