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Show Bedspreads Compete For Nation's Crocheting Honors JJORE than 350,000 women throughout the country are busy with their crochet hooks these days as they prepare for the fourth annual Nation-Wide Nation-Wide Crochet Contest. Held in collaboration with local, county, and state Fairs, the competition will name the National Crochet Champion and forty-two forty-two "ranking crocheters" this fall. Bedspreads like the one above, crocheted in two contrasting colors of lustrous mercerized crochet cotton, will compete for the title and cash awards. Simple to make, it is also striking because of the boldness and radiance of its design. Directions for crocheting it, and details de-tails of the Contest may be obtained by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope to the National Needlecraft Bureau, 385 Fifth Avenue, New York City. Specify design. No. 673. |