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MOTIF DRESS
Shown in color opposite-J
Materials: 13 balls pale pink, A; 1 ball
mid pink, B; 1 ball dark pink, C; 1 ball
brown, D, Villawool Ban-Lon Purple
Label; No. 9 crochet hook.
Measurements: To fit 34 (36) in. bust;
length, 37in.
Tension: Each motif to measure 3|in.
square.
TO MAKE A MOTIF
Make 6 ch., join into circle with sl-st.
1st Round: 3 ch., 15 tr. in circle, join
with sl-st. to 3rd ch.
2nd Round: 4 ch., (1 tr. in top of tr., 1
ch.) 15 times, join with sl-st. to 3rd ch.
3rd Round: 3 ch., 1 tr. in next space, 2
tr. in every space, join with sl-st. to 3rd ch.
4th Round: (3 ch., 1 d.c. in space be-
tween each 2 tr. of previous round) rep.
to end, 3 ch., join with sl-st.
5th Round: 4 ch., 3 tr., 1 ch., 4 tr. in ch.
loop, * (1 ch., 2 tr. in next ch. loop) 3
times, 1 ch., 4 tr. 1 ch. 4 tr. in next ch.
loop, * rep. from * to * 3 times, (1 ch.,
2 tr. in next ch. loop) 3 times, 1 clu, join
with sl-st. to 4th ch. and fasten off.
Make 56 motifs in A only.
Make 6 motifs in A for shoulder straps.
Make 8 motifs with circle and 1st
round in D, 2nd round in A, 3rd round
in C, 4th round in B, 5th round in A.
Make 8 motifs with circle and 1st
round in C, 2nd round in B, 3rd round
in D, 4th round in B, 5th round in A.
Make 8 motifs with circle and 1st round
in A, 2nd round in D, 3rd round in B,
4th round in C, 5th round in A.
TO MAKE UP
lightly press each motif on wrong side.
Proceed to join motifs horizontally from
lower edge as follows: * Place 2 motifs in
main color tog. with right sides out.
Using m.c., join in yarn and work (1 d.c.
into 1st space from comer of front motif,
2 ch., 1 d.c. into 1st space from corner
of back motif) 4 times, 2 ch., 1 d.c. into
corner of front motif, 4 ch., 1 d.c. into
comer of back motif of next 2 motifs, *
rep. until 2 motifs haye been joined 7
times, then place 1 motif with centre A
to front, 1 motif with centre D to back,
and- join as before.
Then place 1 motif with centre D to
front, 1 motif with centre C to back, and
join as before, then place 1 motif with
centre C to front, 1 motif with centre A
to back, and join as before.
To finish into a round, work 4 ch. 1
d.c into comer of the back motif of 1st
group, 2 ch., and sl-st. into the first space
of front motif. Cont, to join a round of 7
motifs in m.e. plus the 3 in front panel
until there are 8 rounds of motifs joined
horizontally and place the centre panel of
3 as given in the illustrated plan.
Note: If extra length is required make
7 more motifs in m.c. and 1 each of
centre A, C, and B, then join horizontally
as before. This will give an extra 3|in.
in length.
Proceed in same way to join motifs
vertically, beg. at lower edge and working
up to top edge.
Border for Top Edges: With right side
facing, using m.c, join in at a corner
space and work 3 ch. 1 d.c. into every
space to last space, 3 ch. join with sl-st.
Border for Lower Edge: Work row as
for top edge.
Next Row: (2 d.c., 4 ch. sl-st. into 1st
ch. for picot, 2 d.c. into ch. loop) rep.
to end, join with sl-st. and fasten off.
Shoulder Straps: Join 1st motif to top
border on one side only, then join a 2nd
motif to opposite side of 1st motif, join
3rd motif to opposite side of 2nd mo ti
finally join opposite side of 3rd motif to
top border. Join another shoulder strap ir.
same way.
Armholes and Neck Borders: Work as
border for lower edge.
TO FINISH OFF
Lightly press work on wrone side.
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MOTIF DRESS (above), with multi-
color panel, touches where it pleases
in a relaxed shift shape. Crochet
directions are on opposite page.

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