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Materials: J. & P. Coats Crochet Cord, 1 ball each of color 70 Blue Jewel and color 9 Yellow. Milward’s steel crochet hook No. 2.

Use thread double throughout. With 2 strands of Blue Jewel, ch 7. Join with sl st to form ring. 1st rnd: Make 16 s c in ring. 2nd rnd: * Ch 2, s c in each of next 2 s c, repeat from * 7 more times (8 eyelet divisions and 8 s c sections). 3rd rnd: Ch 2, skip ch-2 and 1st s c of next s c section, 2 s c in next s c, 1 s c in next ch-2, * ch 2, skip 1st s c of next s c section, 2 s c in next s c, 1 s c in next ch-2, repeat from * 6 more times, ending rnd with s c in beginning ch-2.
4th rnd: * Ch 2, skip 1st s c of next s c section, 1 s c in next s c, 2 s c in next s c, 1 s c in next ch-2, repeat from * around. 5th rnd: Attach Yellow, * ch 2, skip 1st s c of next s c section, s c in each of next 2 s c, 2 s c in next s c, 1 s c in next ch-2, repeat from * around. 6th and 7th rnds: Work thus, increasing 1 s c in each s c section for every rnd. When the 7th rnd is completed break thread. 8th to 13th rnds incl: Attach Blue Jewel and work in same manner. Break off, and work next 3 rnds with Yellow. 17th rnd: Work with Blue Jewel.

Edging: * Ch 1, skip 7 s c, d tr in next s c, ch-3 p, d tr in same st, ch-3 p, d tr in same st, ch 5, d tr in same st, ch-3 p, d tr in same st, ch-3 p, d tr in same st, ch 1, s c in next ch-2 sp. Repeat from * around.

Other great patterns from A Bookful of Crochet, Book No. 52.