Five O'Clock Tea Cloth

Five O'Clock Tea Cloth

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Book No. 123

The Spool Cotton Company, 1938

This one looks like it would work up nicely just in motifs, minus the linen.

Materials

J. & P. Coats Knit-Cro-Sheen, 9 balls of White or Ecru, or 11 balls of any color.

Milward's steel crochet hook No. 9 or 10.

1 yd. heavy linen, 36 inches wide.

GAUGE: Each motif measures 4 inches square.

When completed, luncheon cloth measures about 48 inches square.

Motif - Starting at center, ch 8, join with sl st to form ring.

1st rnd: 12 sc in ring. Join with sl st.

2nd rnd: Sc in same place as sl st, * ch 5 sc in next sc. Repeat from * around, ending with sl st in 1st sc made. (12 loops)

3rd rnd: Sl st across to 3rd st of 1st ch-5 loop, * ch 5, sc in next loop. Repeat from * around, join.

4th rnd: Make 5 sc in each loop around. Join.

5th rnd: Sl st in each of 1st 3 sc of next 5-sc group, ch 5 (to count as d tr); * d tr between this and following 5-sc group, holding back last loop on hook; d tr in 3rd sc of next 5-sc group, holding back last loop on hook; thread over and draw through all loops on hook; ch 5, in 3rd sc of next 5-sc group make 3 d tr with ch 4 between; ch 5, d tr in 3rd sc of next 5-s c group, holding back last loop on hook. Repeat from * around. Join with sl st to 5th st of ch 5 first made.

6th rnd: Sc in same place as sl st, * 5 sc under next ch 5, sc in next d tr, sc in next ch 4 sp, ch 3; in next d tr make dc, ch 3, dc (this is corner), ch 3, sc in ch 4 sp, sc in d tr, 5 sc under next ch 5, s c at tip of next 3-d tr group. Repeat from * around, Join.

7th rnd: Ch 4 (to count as tr), tr in 3rd sc of next 5-sc group, * ch 4, skip 2 sc, tr in each of next 2 sc, skip next sp, tr in next dc, ch 3; in corner ch 3 sp make tr, ch 3, tr; ch 3, tr in next dc, skip next sp, tr in each of next 2 sc, ch 4, skip 2 sc, tr in next sc (3rd sc of 5-sc group), skip 2 sc, tr in next sc (at tip of 3 d tr group), ch 4, tr in same place, skip 2 sc, tr in next sc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 4, sl st in 4th st of ch 4 first made.

8th rnd: Sc in same place as sl st, sc in next tr, * 4 sc in next ch 4 sp, s c in each of next 3 tr, 3 sc in ch 3 sp, sc in next tr; in corner ch 3 make sc, half dc, dc, half dc, sc; sc in next tr, 3 sc in next ch 3 sp, sc in each of next 3 tr, 4 sc in next ch 4 sp, sc in each of next 2 tr, 4 sc in next ch 4 sp, s c in each of next 2 tr. Repeat from * around. Join.

9th and 10th rnds: Sc in each st around, making half dc, dc, half dc in corner dcs. Fasten and break off.

This completes one motif.

Make 84 motifs. Cut linen 33 inches square, and make a 1/2 inch hem all around. Sew a strip of 2 x 8 motifs to one side (joining motifs together with neat over-and-over stitches on wrong side). Sew a similar strip to opposite side. Then sew a strip of 2 x 12 motifs to third side, joining last 2 motifs on each side to previous strips. Finish last side in same way. Join 4 motifs to form a square, pin to center of linen, and baste in place. Cut away excess linen, and hem neatly.