Ardmore

Ardmore

Decorative tablecloths

Book No. 385

The Canadian Spool Cotton Company

1943

MATERIALS: J. & P. COATS' Six CORD MERCER-CROCHET, Size 30: (BLUE LABEL) 135 balls of White, or

168 of Ecru, or of any color, or (GREEN LABEL) 45 balls of White or Ecru.

STEEL CROCHET HOOK No. 10 or 11.

GAUGE: Each motif measures 3 1/2 inches from point to opposite point across center before blocking.

For a tablecloth 72 x 108 inches, make 20 x 30 motifs.

FIRST MOTIF . . . Starting at center, ch 8. Join with sl st.

1st rnd: Ch 3, 23 dc in ring. Join with sl st to 3rd st of ch-3 first made.

2nd rnd: Ch 3, dc in next 2 dc, * ch 3, dc in next 3 dc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3, sl st in 3rd st of ch-3 first made.

3rd rnd: Ch 3, dc in next 2 dc, * ch 5, dc in next 3 dc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch-5; join rnd as before.

4th rnd: Ch 3, dc in next 2 dc, * ch 7, dc in next 3 dc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 7; join.

5th rnd: Ch 3, dc in next 2 dc, * ch 5, sc in next sp, ch 5, dc in next 3 dc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch-5; join.

6th rnd: Ch 3, dc in next 2 dc holding back on hook the last loop of each dc, thread over and draw through all loops on hook (cluster made); * (ch 5, sc in next loop) twice, ch 5, dc in next 3 dc holding back on hook the last loop of each dc and complete cluster as before. Repeat from * around, ending with ch-5, sl st in tip of 1st cluster made.

7th rnd: Sl st in next 2-ch, sc in loop, * (ch 5, sc in next loop) twice; ch 9, sc in next loop. Repeat from * around, ending with ch-9, sl st in first sc made.

8th rnd: Sl st in next 2 ch, sc in loop, * ch 5, sc in next loop, ch 1, dc in next loop (ch 1, dc in same loop) 7 times; ch 1, sc in next loop. Repeat from * around, ending with ch-1, sl st in 1 st sc made.

9th rnd: 3 sc in ch-5 loop, sc in next ch-1 sp, (ch 3, sc in next ch-1 sp) 8 times. Repeat from beginning of rnd, ending with sl st in 1st sc made. Fasten off.

SECOND MOTIF . . . Work as for 1st motif to 8th rnd incl.

9th rnd: 3 sc in ch-5 loop, sc in next ch-1 sp, (ch 3, sc in next ch-1 sp) 3 times; ch 1, sl st in corresponding loop on 1st motif (thus joining motifs), ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp, join next loop to corresponding loop on 1st motif as before and continue as for 1st motif (no more joinings).

Make 16 x 22 motifs and join tliem as 2nd motif was joined to 1st (one point free between joinings).

FILL-IN-MOTIF . . . Starting at center, ch 8, Join with sl st.

1st rnd: Ch 3, 23 dc in ring. Join with sl st to 3rd st of ch-3 first made.

2nd rnd: Sc in same place as sl st, ch 16, sl st in joining of motifs, h dc in each ch across, skip 1 dc, sc in next dc, * ch 6, skip 2 loops on free point of large motif; sl st in next loop, h dc in each st across, skip 1 dc, sc in next dc. Repeat from * once more. Now repeat from beginning of rnd, ending with sl st in sc at base of ch-16 first made. Fasten off. Work fill-in motifs in this manner in all sps between joinings.