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Materials: Clark’s O.N.T. Knit-Crochet, 8 balls of White and 6 balls of color 116 Blossom Pink. Milward’s steel crochet hook No. 6 or 7.

The entire blouse is made of separate flowers, which should measure 1¼  inches across. To make flowers, ch 5, join with sl st to form ring. * Ch 4, 2 tr into ring, ch 4, s c into ring Repeat from * 5 more times. (6 petals.) Fasten off and tie firmly. To join flowers in a strip, make 4 petals of next flower, then ch 4, tr, join with sl st to petal of last flower, tr, ch 4, s c into ring, ch 4, tr, join with sl st to next petal on last flower, tr, ch 4, s c into ring. Fasten off.

With Blossom Pink, make 1 strip each of 24 flowers, 15 flowers, 14 flowers, 9 flowers, 8 flowers, 7 flowers, 5 flowers, 3 flowers; 2 strips each of 23 flowers, 22 flowers, 11 flowers, 10 flowers, 6 flowers, 2 flowers. With White, make 1 strip each of 24 flowers, 15 flowers, 11 flowers, 5 flowers, 4 flowers, 3 flowers; 2 strips each of 23 flowers, 22 flowers, 13 flowers, 8 flowers, 6 flowers, 1 flower; 3 strips of 9 flowers.

Refer to chart and add flowers of 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 petals at ends of the rows, indicated by symbols. Arrange rows in numbers shown on chart and join with cat stitch, picking up a st in a Pink petal and then a st of a White petal to end of row, using a needle threaded with White. Join underarm seams with s c’s, and ch’s of necessary lengths between, to keep work flat. Fin­ish around bottom, neckline and sleeves with ch’s, joined to edge with s c’s. Sew buttons on open­ing at back.

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