Rose of Sharon

Rose of Sharon

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Book No. 205

The Spool Cotton Company

1944

MATERIALS: J & P Coats Tatting Cotton, 4 balls of White, Ecru, or any color

Steel crochet hook No. 14

Doily measures about 10 1\2 inches in diameter

Starting at center, ch 10, join with sl st.

1st rnd: 24 sc in ring, sl st in 1st sc made.

2nd rnd: Sc in same place as sl st, * ch 5, skip 3 sc, sc in next sc. Repeat from * around. Sl st in 1st sc made (6 loops made).

3rd rnd: In each loop make sc, half dc, 3 dc, half dc and sc. Sl st in 1st sc made (6 petals made).

4th rnd: Ch 5, 1 sc between petals with ch 5 between sc's. Join (6 loops made).

5th rnd: Repeat 3rd rnd.

6th rnd: Sl st between sc and half dc, ch 7, to count as d tr and ch 2, * d tr between half dc and dc, (ch 2, d tr between this dc and next dc) twice; ch 2, d tr between this dc and next half dc, ch 2, d tr between this half dc and next sc, ch 2, skip 2 sc and half dc, make d tr between this half dc and next dc, (ch 2, d tr between this dc and next dc) twice; ch 2, d tr between this dc and next half dc, ch 2, d tr between this half dc and next sc, ch 2, skip 2 sc, make d tr between last sc and next half dc, ch 2. Repeat from * around, ending with d tr between last half dc and sc of 6th petal, sl st in 5th ch of ch-7 (33 d tr, counting ch as 1 d tr).

7th rnd: Sl st in next ch-2 sp, sc in same sp, * ch 4, sc in next sp. Repeat from * around, ending with sc in 1st loop made.

8th and 9th rnds: * Ch 5, sc in next loop. Repeat from * around, ending with sc in 1st loop made.

10th rnd: Same as 9th rnd, but making ch-6 loops instead of ch-5.

11th rnd: * (Ch 4, dc in 4th ch from hook) twice; sc in next loop (a 2-group loop made). Repeat from * around, ending with sc in last loop before 1st group.

12th rnd: * (Ch 4, dc in 4th ch from hook) 4 times; sc between 1st and 2nd groups just made, ch 4, dc in 4th ch from hook, sc between next 2 groups of previous rnd (a 5-group loop made); (ch 4, dc in 4th ch from hook) twice; sc between next 2 groups of previous rnd. Repeat from * 15 more times. Fasten off.

13th rnd: Leaves are made individually as follows:

FIRST LEAF:

1st row: Starting at center ch 11, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, ch 2, sc in same place as last sc, sc in each ch along opposite side of foundation chain. Ch 1, turn. Hereafter, pick up only the back loop of each sc throughout.

2nd row: Sc in each sc across to within the ch-2 sp; in the sp work sc, ch 2 and sc, then work sc in each sc along other side to within last sc, ch 1, turn (1 sc decreased).

Repeat 2nd row until there are 14 sc on each side of ch-2 sp. Ch 1, turn. To join, work sc in 9 sc, sc between 2nd and 3rd groups of a 5-group loop, sc in each remaining sc on leaf to within the ch-2 sp, sc in sp, ch 1, sc between the 2 groups of next 2-group loop on center, ch 1, sc back in ch-2 sp of leaf, sc in next 5 sc, sc between 3rd and 4th groups of next 5-group loop, sc in next 9 sc on leaf. Fasten off.

SECOND LEAF: Work same as First Leaf until there are 14 sc on each side of ch-2 sp, but join as follows: Ch 1, sc in last sc of previous leaf, turn; sc in next 9 sc on Second Leaf, sc between 2nd and 3rd groups of same 5-group loop to which previous leaf was joined. Sc in each remaining sc on Second Leaf to within the ch-2 sp, sc in sp, ch 1, sc between the 2 groups of next 2-group loop on center, ch 1, sc back in ch-2 sp of leaf, and complete joining in same way that Fist Leaf was joined. Fasten off. Make 14 more leaves like this, joining as Second Leaf was joined, and joining last leaf with sc to First Leaf to complete 13th rnd of doily. Do not fasten off.

14th rnd: Ch 3, skip 1 row of last leaf, ** dc at end of next row, * (ch 4, dc in 4th ch from hook) twice; skip 3 rows of same leaf, sc at end of next row. Repeat from * 2 more times, (ch 4, dc in 4th ch from hook) twice; dc in last row of same leaf, skip 1 row of next leaf. Repeat from ** around, ending with sc between the 2 groups of 1st loop made.

15th and 16th rnds: * (Ch 4, dc in 4th ch from hook) twice; sc in center of next loop. Repeat from * around. Fasten off.

17th rnd: Motifs are made individually as follows:

FIRST ROSETTE MOTIF:

Repeat first 6 rnds of doily.

7th rnd: Sl st in next ch-2 sp; sc in same sp, * ch 3, sc in next sp. Repeat from * around, ending with sl st in 1st sc made (33 loops).

8th rnd: Sl st to center of next loop, sc in same loop, * ch 3, sc in next loop. Repeat from * around. Join.

9th rnd: Sl st to center of next loop, ch 7, to count as dc and 3-ch, sc in 3rd ch from hook (a p made); ch 1, (dc in same loop, p, ch 1) twice; dc in same loop, ch 5, skip 3 loops; in next loop make 4 dc with p and ch-1 between (a shell made); ch 2, sc in center of loop on last rnd of doily, * ch 2, skip 2 loops on motif, in next loop make dc, p, ch 1 and dc; ch 1, sc in center of next loop on doily, ch 1, dc back in same loop as last dc on motif, p, ch 1, dc in same place on motif. Repeat from * once more. Ch 2, sc in center of next loop on doily, ch 2, skip 2 loops on motif, make a shell in next loop, ch 5, skip 3 loops, make a shell in next loop, (p, ch 2, p, ch 1, skip 3 loops, make shell in next loop) 3 times; p, ch 2, p, ch 1, join with sl st to 3rd ch of ch-7 first made. Fasten off.

FIRST PETAL MOTIF: Starting at center, ch 12. Join.

1st rnd: Ch 3, 23 dc in ring, sl st in top of ch-3 first made.

2nd rnd: Ch 4, to count as dc and 1 ch, * dc in next dc, ch 1. Repeat from * around, sl st in 3rd st of ch-4.

3rd rnd: ** Sl st in next sp, ch 9, dc in 4th ch from hook and in each ch across, sc in next sp of previous rnd, ch 2, turn. Working along petal, make half dc between 1st and 2nd dc, * half dc between this and next dc. Repeat from * across one side, make 5 half dc at tip of petal, then work across opposite side to correspond, sl st into sp, ch 1, turn. Sc in each half dc to tip of petal, 3 sc in center half dc, sc in each half dc across other side, sc in next sp of previous rnd (1 petal made). Repeat from ** until 8 petals have been made in all. Fasten off.

4th rnd: Attach thread in 3rd sc down from tip at left side of 1 petal, ch 3, dc in corresponding sc of next petal, ch 4, sl st in center of second shell from joining on Rosette Motif; ch 3, sc at tip of same petal on Petal Motif; ch 3, skip 2 ch on Rosette Motif, sc in next ch. Ch 4, dc in 3rd sc down from tip of same petal, dc in corresponding sc of next petal, ch 3, sl st in center of next shell on Rosette Motif; ch 5, sc in tip of same petal, * sl st in center of next loop on doily, sl st in next 3 sc of petal, ch 3, sl st in center of next loop on doily; ch 3, sl st in corresponding sc of next petal, sl st to tip of same petal. Repeat from * once more. Sl st in center of next loop on doily, ch 8, dc in 3rd sc down from tip of same petal, dc in corresponding sc of next petal, ch 7, sc in tip of same petal, ch 7, ** dc in 3rd sc down from tip of same petal, dc in corresponding sc of next petal, ch 1, p, ch 1, shell at tip of same petal, ch 1, p, ch 2. Repeat from ** until 3 shells are made, ch 1, p, ch 2, sl st in 3rd ch of ch 3 first made. Fasten off.

Alternate Rosette and Petal Motifs, joining as first 2 motifs were joined (14 motifs in all). Join last motif on both sides.