Maple Leaf Luncheon Set, American Thread Co. 1946

Materials: American Thread Co. De Luxe Mercerized Crochet and Knitting Cotton, Art. 346. 6--250 yd. balls White or Ecru or 8--175 yd. balls Colors. Steel crochet hook No. 9 or 10.
The leaf motifs are all made in open and solid meshes.

Open Mesh: When worked on a chain work 1st d c in 8th ch from hook, * ch 2, skip 2 sts, 1 d c in next st, repeat from *. Succeeding rows, ch 5 to turn and d c in d c, * ch 2, d c in next d c, repeat from *.

Solid Mesh: Four d c form 1 solid mesh and 3 d c are required for each additional solid mesh. To increase a solid mesh at end of row work a tr c in lower loop of last d c, work 2 more tr c working each into lower loop of previous st.

Begin work at A, ch 18, work 1st d c in 4th st from hook and 1 d c in each remaining st.

Work back and forth according to diagram to arrow, then begin at B and work to correspond. Ch 11 on A and join to B at top of stem opening. Continue work across both sides following diagram.

Sew leaf together where the two sections meet. The 2nd leaf in center scarf work into 1st row of 1st leaf and work to correspond.

Stem: In single leaf, join thread in 5th d c of stem opening and work 1 s c in each of the next 4 sts, ch 1, turn and continue in s c until stem measures 2 1\2 inches, d c into 3rd row of other side of leaf, continue until stem measures 6 1\4 inches and sew to lower edge of leaf as illustrated.

Stem in Center Scarf: Begin in same manner and work until stem is long enough to join into the 2nd and 3rd row of opposite leaf. Work a 2nd stem to correspond.

Grapes: Ch 3, 7 s c into 1st st, join.

2nd Row: 2 s c in each st.

3rd Row: * 2 s c in 1st st, 1 s c in next st, repeat from * all around. Repeat 3rd row until work measures 1 inch in diameter.

Work 8 more grapes sewing them together and to leaves as illustrated, then work 9 grapes for other side of scarf.