Star Wheel Placemat

Star Wheel Placemat

Place Mats and Doilies

Book No. 315

Coats & Clark's

1955

Place Mat measures 19 inches in diameter.

J. & P. COATS "KNIT-CRO-SHEEN" METALLIC, Art. A.64: 4 balls for one mat.

Milwards Steel Crochet Hook No. 7.

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

1st rnd: Ch 3, 23 dc in ring. Join to top of ch-3.

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

3rd rnd: 5 sc in each sp around (80 sc).

4th to 7th rnds incl: Sc in each sc around.

8th rnd: Ch 4, dc in first sc, * ch 1, dc in next sc. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-1 to 3rd ch of ch-4.

9th rnd: Sl st in next sp, ch 10 and work as for 2nd rnd. making each leg of each cross st in ch-1 sps (instead of dc) and skipping 1 ch-1 sp between each leg of cross st. Join (20 cross sts).

10th rnd: 4 sc in each sp around (160 sc).

11th to 16th rnds incl: Repeat 4th to 9th rnds incl (40 cross sts on 16th rnd).

17th rnd: 3 sc in each sp around (240 sc).

18th to 23rd rnds incl: Repeat 4th to 9th rnds incl (60 cross sts on 23rd rnd).

24th rnd: * 3 sc in next 2 sps, 2 sc in next sp. Repeat from * around (320 sc).

25th to 30th rnds incl: Repeat 4th to 9th rnds incl, making ch 2 (instead of ch-3) on the cross st rnd (80 cross sts on 30th rnd).

31st rnd: 3 sc in first 4 sps, * 2 sc in next 2 sps, 3 sc in next sp. Repeat from * around (376 sc).

32nd to 37th rnds incl: Repeat 25th to 30th rnds incl (94 cross sts on 37th rnd).

38th rnd: Sl st in next sp, * ch 5, sc in next sp. Repeat from * around. Join and break off.

Block to measurements.