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Maltese Lace Motif
The lacy fan in each corner of this motif creates a stun-
ning, lacy design.
Picot: Ch 3, sl st to 1st ch.
Ch 6, sl st to 1st ch to form a ring.
Rnd 1 (RS): Ch 3 (counts as dc), 3 dc in ring, [ch 2, 4
dc] 3 times in ring, hdc in top of t-ch, do not turn—16
dc.
Rnd 2: Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc around post of hdc, dc in
next 2 dc, ch 7, dc in next 2 dc, [2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc] in
ch-2 sp; rep from around to last ch-2 sp, dc in next 2
dc, ch 7, dc in next 2 dc, 2 dc around post of hdc, hdc in
top of t-ch, do not turn—32 dc.
Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc around post of hdc, ch 4, 7 dc in ch-7
sp, ch 4, sc in ch-2 sp; rep from around, sl st to 1st sc,
do not turn—28 dc.
Rnd 4: Ch 1, sc in sc, ch 6, [dc, ch 1] in next 6 dc, dc
in next dc, ch 6; rep from around to last sc, sc in last
sc, ch 6, [dc, ch 1] in next 6 dc, dc in next dc, ch 3, dc
in 1st sc, do not turn—28 dc.
Rnd 5: Ch 1, sc around post of dc, ch 3, sc in next ch-6
sp, ch 3, [dc in next dc, picot, 2 dc in next ch-1 sp] 6
times, dc in next dc, picot, ch 3, sc in next ch-6 sp; rep
from around, sl st to 1st sc, fasten off—76 dc.
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