Free online crochet patterns: Centerpiece with Crochet Border

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Free online crochet patterns: Centerpiece with Crochet border: Including the
border, which is eight inches wide, this centerpiece is thirty-eight inches
in diameter, and very handsome for a between-meal cloth. The border may, of
course, be added to a plain center, or the latter may have another design than
that illustrated; but none could be more pleasing, since so rich and elaborate
an effect • is attained with little work.
Madeira embroidery is used, with French knots filling the center of each alternate
petal of the flower-forms. The solid work is well padded, the eyelets true to
outline, and the entire treatment is satisfactory in the extreme. It is really
wonderful to note the effect of these simple stitches, familiar to every needle
worker, when harmoniously combined; but it must be remembered that painstaking
in execution is the greatest factor in the production of a beautiful piece of
embroidery of this free online crochet patterns.
The edge is finished with a narrow hem of this free online crochet patterns.
Free online crochet patterns: The medallions...
The medallions are made separately, as follows:
Chain 12, join.
1. Chain 4, 31 long trebles in ring. Join. (To make a long treble, put thread
over, insert hook in work, draw thread through, over, draw through 2 stitches,
over, draw through 1 stitch, over, draw through remaining 2).
2. Chain 15, turn, a double in 3d stitch from hook, a half treble in next,
a treble in each of next 2, a long treble in each of next 2, a double treble
in each of next 2, a triple treble in each of next 2, miss 3 of the long trebles
in ring, a long treble in next, chain 12, and work same as before, but putting
1 triple treble on the chain and 1 in top of the long treble of last point.
Repeat around, making 8 points, and joining last to 1st at top of the remaining
3 chain (of 1st 15 chain).
3. Chain 15, a double in the loop at top of 1st point, * chain 6, a septuple
treble (over 7 times) between points, chain 6, a double in top of next point,
repeat from * around, joining last 6 chain to 9th of 15 chain.
4. Five doubles under 6 chain, chain 1, 5 doubles under same chain; repeat
around, join.
5. Slip to 1 chain at center of loop, * chain 13, fasten in 1 chain of next
loop; repeat from * around, join.
6. Nine doubles under 1st half of 13 chain, picot of 5 chain, 9 doubles under
same chain; repeat until you have filled 14 loops, then in next loop make (6
doubles, picot) twice, 6 doubles in the next 6 doubles, picot, 3 doubles, chain
15, turn, fasten between 2 picots of preceding loop, turn, fill 15 chain with
11 doubles, picot, 11 doubles, then 3 doubles, picot, 6 doubles under remaining
half of loop and join.
This completes a medallion; make as many as required for your border—-17
are used on the model.
Free online crochet patterns: Finishing
Finish the edge of linen with a narrow hem and fasten in over it.
1. Chain 6, * miss a little space of hem, a long treble over the hem, chain
2, and repeat from * around, joining to 4th of 6 chain. The space missed should
be about the length of 1 chain-stitch; or, if preferred, one may work on a foundation-chain,
joining the ends, the border being later sewed to the linen. The number of spaces
or meshes should be divisible by the number of medallions, allowing an equal
number to each; in the model there are 22 spaces to a medallion.
2. Chain 6, a long treble in next long treble, chain 2; repeat, joining to
4th of 6 chain.
3. Sixteen spaces, chain 2, take hook out of work, insert in picot of 7th point
of medallion from the bottom, pick up the dropped loop and pull through, chain
2, long treble in next long treble, 4 spaces, chain 2, join to picot of next
point as directed; repeat around, join.
4. Chain 3, long treble in next long treble, 14 spaces, long treble in next
long treble, turn.
5. Same as 4th row, with 12 spaces.
6. Chain 3, long treble in next long treble, drop loop, insert hook in picot
of next point of right medallion, pick up dropped stitch and draw through, 10
spaces, long treble In next long treble, join as directed to picot of next point
of left medallion, turn.
7. Same as 4th row, with 8 spaces.
8. Same as 4th row with 6 spaces.
9. Same as 6th row, joining to picot of next point of right medallion, then
4 spaces, and join to next point of left medallion. . .
10. Same as 4th row with 2 spaces.
11. Chain 3, (long treble in next long treble) twice, turn.
12. Chain 4, a long treble in top of 3 chain of last row, join to picot of
next point of each of 2 medallions, taken together, and fasten off neatly.
Free online crochet patterns: Finishing up
Finish between each two medallions in the same way.
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