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Materials: Crochet Cotton Bedspread Weight 50 yds white
Crochet Hook Size 7

Trimmings: Starch
   Glue
1/2 yd  1/4" wide red satin ribbon
   2/3 yd  1/2" wide iridescent lace
    Decorative Greens and Trims

Size: Approximately 8" long x 3" wide

Ch 8, join to form a ring.

Rnd 1: Ch 3 (counts as a dc on this and following rnds), 23 dc in ring; join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3: 24
dc

Rnd 2: Ch 3, dc in next 5 dc, ch 1, (dc in next 6 dc, ch 1) 3 times; join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3: four
6-dc groups.

Rnd 3: Ch 3, dc in next 5 dc, in next ch-1 sp work (2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc): corner made; *dc in next 6 dc, in
next ch-1 sp work (2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc): corner made; rep from * twice more; join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.

Rnd 4: Ch 3, dc in next dc, ch 2, sk next 2 dc, dc in next 2 dc, ch 2, in next corner ch-3 lp work
corner: corner in corner  made; *(ch 2, sk next 2 dc, dc in next 2 dc) twice; ch 2, in next corner ch-3
lp work corner: corner in corner made; rep from * twice more; ch 2, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.

Rnd 5: Ch 3, dc in next dc, (ch 2, dc in next 2 dc) twice; corner in next corner; * dc in next 2 dc, (ch
2, dc in next 2 dc) 3 times; corner in next corner; rep from * twice more; dc in next 2 dc, ch 2; join in
3rd ch of beg ch-3.

Rnd 6: Ch 3, dc in next dc, ch 2, dc in next 2 dc, ch 2, dc in next 4 dc, corner in next corner; *dc in
next 4 dc, (ch 2, dc in next 2 dc) twice; ch 2, dc in next 4 dc, corner in next corner; rep from * twice
more; dc in next 4 dc, ch 2; join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.

Rnd 7: Ch 3, dc in next dc, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp, dc in next 2 dc, ch 2, dc in next 2 dc, ch 2, sk next 2
dc, dc in next 2 dc, corner in next corner; *dc in next 2 dc, ch 2, sk next 2 dc, dc in next 2 dc, ch 2,
dc in next 2 dc, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp; dc in next 2 dc, ch 2, dc in next 2 dc, ch 2, sk next 2 dc, dc in
next 2 dc, corner in next corner; rep from * twice more; dc in next 2 dc, ch 2, sk next 2 dc, dc in next
2 dc, ch 2; join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.

Rnd 8: Ch 3, dc in next dc, ch 4, sk next 2 dc, dc in next 2 dc, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp; dc in next 2 dc,
ch 2, dc in next 4 dc, corner in next corner; * dc in next 4 dc, ch 2, dc in next 2 dc, 2 dc in next ch-2
sp; dc in next 2 dc, ch 4, sk next 2 dc, dc in next 2 dc, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp; dc in next 2 dc, ch 2, dc
in next 4 dc, corner in next corner; rep from * twice more; dc in next 4 dc, ch 2, dc in next 2 dc, 2 dc
in next ch-2 sp; join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.

Rnd 9: Sl st in next dc, in next ch, and in same lp; ch 1, in same lp work (sc, ch3, sc); ch 5, sk next 2
dc, dc in next 4 dc, ch 2, dc in next 2 dc, ch 2, sk next 2 dc, dc in next 2 dc, corner in next corner; *
dc in next 2 dc, ch 2, sk next 2 dc, dc in next 2 dc, ch 2, dc in next 4 dc, ch 5, sk next 2 dc, in next
ch-4 lp work (sc, ch 3, sc); ch 5, sk next 2 dc, dc in next 4 dc, ch 2, dc in next 2 dc, ch 2, sk next 2
dc, dc in next 2 dc, corner in next corner; rep from * twice more; dc in next 2 dc, ch 2, sk next 2 dc,
dc in next 2 dc, ch 2, dc in next 4 dc, ch 5; join in first sc.

Rnd 10: Sl st in next ch-3 lp; ch 1, sc in same lp, ch 3, sc in next ch-5 lp, ch 5, sk next 2 dc, dc in
next 2 dc, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp; dc in next 2 dc, ch 2, dc in next 4 dc, corner in next corner; * dc in
next 4 dc, ch 2, dc in next 2 dc, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp; dc in next 2 dc, ch 5, sk next 2 dc, sc in next
ch-5 lp, ch 3, sc in next ch-3 lp, ch 3, sc in next ch-5 lp, ch 5, sk next 2 dc, dc in next 2 dc, 2 dc in
next ch-2 sp; dc in next 2 dc, ch 2, dc in next 4 dc, corner in next corner; rep form * twice more; dc in
next 4 dc, ch 2, dc in next 2 dc, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp; dc in next 2 dc, ch 5, sc in next ch-5 lp, ch 3;
join in first sc. Finish off and weave in ends.