No. 87 - Medallion Lace

Shell: (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in same stitch
V-stitch: (dc, ch 3, dc) in center dc of fan
Fan: 5 dc in ch-3 of V-stitch
Sc-catch: insert hook under chain three rows down, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through both loops on hook. Trap three chains inside of stitch.
Picot: ch 5, sl st in top of previous st

1: Ch 49 and turn, shell in 7th st from hook, skip 5 sts, shell in next st, ch 12, skip 12 sts, dc in next st, ch 12, skip 12 sts, shell in next st, ch 3, skip 5 sts, V-stitch in next st, ch 3, skip 3 sts, dc in next st.

2: Ch 6 and turn, fan in V-stitch, ch 2, shell in shell, ch 10, skip 8 ch sts, dc in each of next 2 ch, dc in dc, dc in each of next 2 ch, ch 10, shell in each of next 2 shells, dc in ch-4.

3: Ch 4 and turn, shell in each of next 2 shells, ch 5, 2 sc-catch in next ch sp, ch 5, dc in each of last 2 sts of ch-10, dc in each of next 5 dc, dc in each of next 2 ch, ch 5, 2 sc-catch in next ch sp, ch 5, shell in shell, ch 3, V-stitch in fan, ch 3, dc in 3rd st of ch-6 (or dc, in later repeats).

4: Ch 6 and turn, fan in V-stitch, ch 2, shell in shell, ch 5, skip next ch-5, dc in each of last 2 sts of next ch-5, dc in each of next 9 dc, dc in each of next 2 ch, ch 5, shell in each of next 2 shells, dc in ch-4.

5: Ch 4 and turn, shell in each of next 2 shells, ch 3, dc in each of last 2 sts of ch-5, dc in each of next 13 dc, dc in each of next 2 ch, ch 3, shell in shell, ch 3, V-stitch in fan, ch 3, dc in 3rd st of ch-6.

6: Ch 6 and turn, fan in V-stitch, ch 2, shell in shell, ch 5, skip next 2 dc, dc in each of next 13 dc, ch 5, shell in each of next 2 shells, dc in ch-4.

7: Ch 4 and turn, shell in each of next 2 shells, ch 5, skip 2 dc, dc in each of next 9 dc, ch 5, shell in shell, ch 3, V-stitch in fan, ch 3, dc in 3rd st of ch-6.

8: Ch 6 and turn, fan in V-stitch, ch 2, shell in shell, ch 10, skip 2 dc, dc in each of next 5 dc, ch 10, shell in each of next 2 shells, dc in ch-4.

9: Ch 4 and turn, shell in each of next 2 shells, ch 12, skip 2 dc, dc in next dc, ch 12, shell in shell, ch 3, V-stitch in fan, ch 3, dc in 3rd st of ch-6.

10: Ch 6 and turn, dc in same st, ch 2, fan in V-titch, ch 2, shell in shell, ch 10, dc in each of last 2 sts of ch-12, dc in dc, dc in each of next 2 ch, ch 10, shell in each of next 2 shells, dc in ch-4.

11: Ch 4 and turn, shell in each of next 2 shells, ch 5, 2 sc-catch in next ch sp, ch 5, dc in each of last 2 sts of ch-10, dc in each of next 5 dc, dc in each of next 2 ch, ch 5, 2 sc-catch in next ch sp, ch 5, shell in shell, ch 3, V-stitch in fan, ch 3, skip 2 ch, dc in next dc, 18 dc in ch-6 loop, sl st in third st of ch-6 in previous row, sl st in each of next 3 sts.

12: Ch 3 and turn, skip 2 dc, dc in each of next 2 dc, [ch 3, skip 1 dc, dc in each of next 2 dc] 4 times, ch 3, skip 2 dc, dc in next dc, ch 2, fan in V-stitch, ch 2, shell in shell, ch 5, skip next ch-5, dc in each of last 2 sts of next ch-5, dc in each of next 9 dc, dc in each of next 2 ch, ch 5, shell in each of next 2 shells, dc in ch-4.

13: Ch 4 and turn, shell in each of next 2 shells, ch 3, dc in each of last 2 sts of ch-3, dc in each of next 13 dc, dc in each of next 2 ch, ch 3, shell in shell, ch 3, V-stitch in fan, ch 3, dc in dc, [ch 3, dc in next dc, dc in between dc’s, dc in next dc] 5 times, ch 3, sl st in third st of ch-6 in previous row, sl st in each of next 3 sts.

14: Ch 3 and turn, dc in 3rd st of previous ch-3, dc in each of next 3 dc, [ch 3, dc in last st of next ch-3, dc in each of next 3 dc] 4 times, ch 3, dc in dc, ch 2, fan in V-stitch, ch 2, shell in shell, ch 5, skip 2 dc, dc in each of next 13 dc, ch 5, shell in each of next 2 shells, dc in ch-4.

15: Ch 4 and turn, shell in each of next 2 shells, ch 5, skip 2 dc, dc in each of next 9 dc, ch 5, shell in shell, ch 3, V-stitch in fan, ch 3, dc in dc, ch 3, dc in last st of next ch-3, dc in each of next 4 dc, dc in first st of next ch-3, [ch 3, dc in third st of same ch-3, dc in each of next 4 dc, dc in first st of next ch-3] 4 times, ch 3, sl st in third st of ch-6 in previous row, sl st in each of next 3 sts.

16: Ch 3 and turn, [dc in last st of next ch-3, dc in each of next 2 dc, (dc, ch 3, dc in next dc, dc in each of next 3 dc, ch 3] 5 times, dc in dc, ch 2, fan in V-stitch, ch 2, shell in shell, ch 10, skip 2 dc, dc in each of next 5 dc, ch 10, shell in each of next 2 shells, dc in ch-4.

17: Ch 4 and turn, shell in each of next 2 shells, ch 12, skip 2 dc, dc in next dc, ch 12, shell in shell, ch 3, V-stitch in fan, ch 3, dc in dc, ch 3, [2 dc in ch-3 sp, ch 2, (2 tr, ch 3, 2 tr) in next ch-3 sp, ch 2] 5 times, 2 dc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, sl st in third st of ch-6 in previous row, sl st in each of next 3 sts.

18: Ch 3 and turn. [sc in between 2 dc, ch 2, (sc, ch 5, sc) in between 1st two tr, ch 1, (2 dc, picot) in ch-3 sp 3 times, 2 dc in same sp, ch 1, (sc, ch 5, sc) in between next two tr, ch 2] 5 times, sc in between next two dc, ch 3, dc in dc, ch 2, fan in V-titch, ch 2, shell in shell, ch 10, dc in each of last 2 sts of ch-12, dc in dc, dc in each of next 2 ch, ch 10, shell in each of next 2 shells, dc in ch-4.

Repeat from Row 3 to desired length, attach scallops to each other with sl st in center of nearest fan, end with a Row 19.

19: Ch 3 and turn. [sc in between 2 dc, ch 2, (sc, ch 5, sc) in between 1st two tr, ch 1, (2 dc, picot) in ch-3 sp 3 times, 2 dc in same sp, ch 1, (sc, ch 5, sc) in between next two tr, ch 2] 5 times, sc in between next two dc. (OPTIONAL ENDING:) ch 3, dc in dc, fan in V-stitch, ch 2, shell in shell, ch 5, 2 sc-catch in ch-sp 2 rows down, ch 10, 2 sc-catch in ch sp 2 rows down, ch 5, shell in each of next 2 shells, dc in ch-4. Fasten off and weave in ends.