Cordonnet crochet cotton size 20
Steel crochet hook US size 10 (1 mm) or US size 8 (1.25 mm) if you tend to work tightly or size for gauge.

53 flowers (25 for center and 28 for border) worked separately then joined with an edging.

Top expert.
Must read chart and partial written instructions.

Pattern 2, p 10 of Magic Crochet.
Shown on cover of Crochet d’Art.
Shown on cover of Crochet Monthly.

Referred to as ‘game table topper’.