Arrington Tablecloth No. 5208

Arrington Tablecloth No. 5208

Minerva Book on Cottons

Volume 52

1939

MINERVA MELLOSHEEN

Dark Natural No. 1932 ............ 23 Skeins

MINERVA CHALIMAR

Dark Natural No. 1902 ............ 20 Skeins

1 No. 9 Steel Crochet Hook

The tablecloth is 13 motifs wide and 19 motifs long (approximately 73 "x 105").

Scale: Each motif about 5 1/2 inches square

MOTIF: Ch. 11, join in a ring.

Row 1-Ch. 3, 25 D. C. in ring, slip st. to 3rd Ch. at start.

Row 2-* Ch. 3, 1 S. C. in back loop of each of the next 2 sts., repeat from * around (13 loops), slip st. to center of first loop.

Row 3-Ch. 7, 1 D. C. in 2nd Ch., * Ch. 2, 1 Tr. C. in next loop, Ch. 2, 1 D. C. in 2 lower threads of Tr. C. (forming Y), repeat from * around, ending Ch. 2, slip st. to 5th Ch. at start.

Row 4-Ch. 3, 1 D. C. in last slip st., 1 D. C. in back loop of each Ch. around (increasing 1 st.) (79 D. C.), slip st. to 3rd Ch. at start (80 sts.).

ROW 5-* Ch. 3, 1 S. C. in back loop of each of the next 2 sts., repeat from * around (40 loops), slip st. to center of first loop.

Row 6-Ch. 6, 1 D. C. in 2nd Ch., * Ch. 1, 1 Tr. C. in next loop, Ch. 1, 1 D. C. in 2 lower threads of Tr. C. (forming Y), repeat from * around (40 Y), Ch. 1, slip st. to 5th Ch. at start, 1 slip st. in next Ch.

Row 7-Ch. 4, * 1 D. C. in space between next 2 Y, Ch. 1, 1 D. C. in center of second Y, Ch. 1, repeat from * 3 times more (9 D. C. counting the Ch. 4 at the beginning as a D. C), Ch. 7, 1 D. C. in next Y, Ch. 1, then repeat from * around, ending 1 D. C. in last Y, Ch. 7, slip st. to 3rd Ch. at start, 1 slip st. in next Ch.

Row 8-Ch. 4, ** 1 D. C. in space between first and second D. C., * Ch. 1, 1 D. C. in next space, repeat from * 5 times more (7th D. C. in last space before Ch. 7), Ch. 7, repeat from ** around, having 8 D. C. in each of the next 7 groups and ending with a slip st. in 3th and 4th Ch. at start.

Row 9-Ch. 4, * work (1 D. C., Ch. 1) in each space across first petal (as in Row 8), Ch. 3, 3 S. C. over the 2 Ch. of previous row, Ch. 3, repeat from * around (7 D. C. in each petal), slip st. in 3rd and 4th Ch. at start.

Row 10--Ch. 4, * (1 D. C., Ch. 1) in each space across first petal, then Ch. 5, 1 Tr. C. in center of the 3 S. C., Ch. 4, 1 D. C. in 2 lower threads of the Tr. C. forming Y, Ch, 5, repeat from * around, ending 1 slip st. in 3rd and 4th Ch. at start.

Row 11-Ch. 4, * (1 D. C., Ch. 1) in each space across first petal, Ch. 20, repeat from * around, ending 1 slip st. in 3rd and 4th Ch. at start.

Row 12-Ch. 4, * (1 D. C., Ch. 1) in each space across first petal, Ch. 4, 3 S. C. (always over the 2 Ch.) into first space, Ch. 4, 3 S. C. in center of Y, Ch. 4, 3 S. C. in next space, Ch. 4, repeat from * around, ending 1 slip st. in 3rd and 4th Ch. at start.

Row 13-Ch. 4, 1 D. C., Ch. 1, 1 D. C. across first petal, ** Ch. 3, 1 D. C. in center of the next group of 3 S. C., Ch. 3, 1 D. C. in same st., repeat from ** 2 times, Ch. 3, 1 D. C., Ch. 1, 1 D. C, Ch. 1, 1 D. C. across next petal, Ch. 6, * 1 Tr. C. in center of the 3 S. C., Ch. 3, 1 D. C. in 2 lower threads of the Tr. C. forming Y, Ch. 6, repeat from * 2 times, 1 D. C., Ch. 1, 1 D. C., Ch. 1, 1 D. C. across next petal, repeat from * around, ending Ch. 6 after 3rd Y in last group, slip st. to 3rd Ch. at start.

Corner-Ch. 30, turn, slip st. to 3rd of the 3 D. C. in previous petal, turn, slip st. over 8 Ch., 3 S. C. (always work over Ch.) in first Y, Ch. 6, 1 Tr. C. in center Y, Ch. 3, 1 D. C. in Tr. C. (forming Y), Ch. 6, 3 S. C. in next Y, break thread and fasten.

* Skip 1 Y section, then work another corner over next Y section, repeat from * 2 times more (4 corners) . Break thread.

Last row-Attach thread in first space of petal before any corner. Ch. 4, 1 D. C. in next space, * Ch. 6, 1 D. C. in center of the 8 slip sts., Ch. 4, 1 D. C. in center of 3 S. C., Ch. 4, 1 D. C. in center of Ch. 6, Ch. 4, 1 D. C. in corner Y, Ch. 2, 1 Tr. C. in same space, Ch. 2, 1 D. C. in same space, Ch. 4, 1 D. C. in center of Ch. 6, Ch. 4, 1 D. C. in center of 3 S. C., Ch. 4, 1 D. C. in center of Ch., Ch. 6, 1 D. C. in next space between 2 D. C., Ch. 1, 1 D. C. in next space, Ch. 5, 1 S. C. in first of the 3 Y groups, Ch. 3, 1 S. C. in 2nd Y, Ch. 3, 1 S. C. in 3rd Y, Ch. 5, 1 D. C. in space between next 2 D. C., Ch. 1, 1 D. C. in next space, then repeat from * around, ending slip st. to 3rd Ch. at start. Break thread.

Make 247 motifs for entire tablecloth.

Sew together 13 motifs wide and 19 motifs long. Work around all edges as follows:

Ch. 4, * skip 1 Ch., 1 D. C. in next Ch., Ch. 1, repeat from * around, being careful to miter corners. Work 3 more rows in this same manner.