Row 1: Sc in second ch from hook and in each ch across: 25 sc.
Row 2: (right side): Ch 3, (counts as first dc) turn; skip next sc, * 2 dc in next sc, skip next sc; repeat from * across to last sc, dc in last sc: 24 dc.
Row 3: Ch 1, turn; 2 sc in first dc, sc in each dc across: 25 sc.
Repeat rows 2 and 3 for pattern until piece measures 7"