AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY
The Famous "PURITAN" MERCERIZED CROCHET
COTTON, Article 40
1 ball White or color of your choice
Approximate size: 11 inches x 11 inches
Steel crochet hook No. 7
Chain (ch) 32, 2 double crochet (dc) in 4th stitch (st) from hook, 1
dc in each of the next 27 sts of ch, 5 d c in next st, working along
other side of ch, 1 d c in each of the next 27 sts, 2 dc in same space
with 1st 2 sts, join in 3rd st of ch.
2nd Round. Ch 3 (counts as, 1 dc), 2 d c in next dc, dc in next dc, 2
dc in next dc; 1 dc in each of the next 25 d c, * 2 dc in next dc, dc in
next dc, repeat from * 3 times, 1 dc in each of the next 24 dc, 2 dc in
next dc, dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, join in 3rd st of ch.
3rd Round. Ch 7, ** 1 treble crochet (tr c) in same space, ch 3, skip
I dc, tr c in next dc, ch 3, tr c in next dc, * ch 3, skip 1 dc, tr c in
next dc, repeat from * once, ch 2, skip 1 dc, tr c in next dc, repeat
from * 10 times, * ch 3, skip 1 dc, tr c in next dc, repeat from * once,
ch 3, tr c in next dc, ch 3, ** skip 1 dc, tr c in next dc, ch 3, repeat
between ** once, join in 4th st of ch 7.
4th Round. Slip stitch (sl st) into loop, ch 4 (counts as 1 tr c), 1
tr c, ch 2, 2 tr c in same loop for pineapple, * ch 2, skip 1 loop, 1 dc,
ch 2, 1 dc (single shell) in next loop, ch 2, skip 1 loop, 2 tr c, ch 2,
2 tr c in next loop, repeat from * all around ending with ch 2, skip 1
loop, 1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc in next loop, ch 2, skip 1 loop, join in 4th st of
ch.
5th Round. Sl st into center of next loop, ch 4, 7 tr c in same space,
* ch 1, 2 d c, ch 2, 2 d c (shell) in center of next single shell, ch 1,
skip 1 loop, 8 tr c in center oh next loop, repeat from * all around
ending with ch 1, shell in next single shell, ch 1, skip 1 loop, join in
4th st of ch.
6th Round. Ch 4, * 1 d c in each tr c with ch 1 between each dc, ch 1,
shell in center of next shell, ch 1, repeat from * all around in same
manner, join in 3rd st of ch.
7th Round. Sl st between 1st 2 dc of pineapple, * ch 2, sc between
next 2 dc, repeat from * 5 times, ** ch 2, shell in center of next shell,
ch 2, sc between 1st 2 dc of next pineapple, * ch 2, sc in next loop,
repeat from * 5 times, repeat from ** all around in same manner ending to
correspond, join.
8th Round. ** Sc in 1st loop of next pineapple, * ch 2, sc in next
loop, repeat from * 4 times, ch 2, 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in center
of next shell, ch 2, repeat from ** all around in same manner, join.
9th Round. ** Sc in 1st loop of pineapple, * ch 2, sc in next loop,
repeat from * 3 times, ch 2, skip 1 loop, single shell in next loop, ch
2, single shell in next loop, ch 2, repeat from ** all around in same
manner, join.
10th Round. ** Sc in 1st loop of pineapple, * ch 2, sc in next loop,
repeat from * twice, ch 3, single shell in next single shell, ch 3,
single shell in next single shell, ch3, repeat from ** all around in same
manner, join.
11th Round. ** Sc in 1st loop of pineapple, * ch 2, sc in next 1oop,
repeat from * once, ch 3, single shell in next single shell, ch 5, single
shell in next single shell, ch 3, repeat from ** all around in same
manner, join.
12th Round. ** Sc in 1st loop of pineapple, ch 2, sc in next loop, ch
3, single shell in center of next single shell, ch 3, single shell in 3rd
st of ch 5, ch 3, single shell in center of next single shell, ch 3,
repeat from ** all around in same manner, join.
13th Round. ** Sc in next loop, ch 3, single shell in center of next
single shell, ch 5, 1 tr c, ch 3, 1 tr c, ch 3, 1 tr c in center of next
shell, ch 5, single shell in center of next single shell, ch 3, repeat
from ** all around in same manner, join.
14th Round. Sl st into center of next single shell, ch 5, dc in same
shell, * ch 4, 1 tr c, ch 3, 1 tr c, ch 3, 1 tr c in next tr c, ch 5,
skip next tr c, 1 tr c, ch 3, 1 tr c, ch 3, 1 tr c in next tr c, ch 4,
single shell in center of next single shell, ch 1, single shell in center
of next single shell, repeat from * all around in same manner, ending to
correspond, join in 3rd st of ch 5.
15th Round. Sl st to next tr c, ch 7, * 1 tr c, ch 3, 1 tr c in same
tr c, ch 5, 1 tr c, ch 3, 1 tr c, ch 3, 1 tr c in 3rd st of ch 5 loop, ch
5, skip next 2 tr c, 1 tr c, ch 3, 1 tr c, ch 3, 1 tr c in next tr c, ch
3, skip next 2 single shells, 1 tr c in next tr c, ch 3, repeat from *
all around in same mainner, ending to correspond, join in 4th st of
ch.
16th Round. Sl st to 3rd st of next ch 5 loop, ch 7, * 1 tr c, ch 3, 1
tr c in same space, ch 7, 1 tr c, ch 3, 1 tr c, ch 3, 1 tr c in 3rd st of
next ch 5 loop, ch 7, single shell in 2nd st of next ch 3 loop, ch 7, 1
tr c in center of next ch 5 loop, ch 3, repeat from * all around in same
manner, ending to correspond, join in 4th st of ch.
17th Round. * Sc in 1st tr c, ch 5, 1 s c in each of the next 2 tr c
with ch 5 between each sc, ch 5, sc in 4th st of ch 7 loop, ch 5, 1 s c
in each of the next 3 tr c with ch 5 between each sc, ch 5, sc in 4th st
of ch 7 loop, ch 3, sc in center of next single shell, ch 3, sc in 4th st
of next ch 7 loop, ch 5, repeat from * all around in same manner, join,
cut thread.
