Flower Fable

Flower Fable

New Table Topics

Book 185

The Spool Cotton Company

1942

MATERIALS:

CLARK'S O.N.T. or J. & P. COATS BEST SIX CORD MERCERIZED CROCHET, size 30:

SMALL BALL:

CLARK'S O.N.T.- 22 balls of White or Ecru, and 31 balls of variegated color,

J. & P. COATS - 14 balls of White or Ecru, and 26 balls of variegated color.

BIG BALL:

J. & P. COATS-7 balls of White or Ecru, and 13 balls of variegated color.

Steel crochet hook No. 10 or 11.

GAUGE: Each motif measures about 3 1/2 inches in diameter after blocking.

For a tablecloth about 54 x 72 inches make 16 x 21 motifs.

FIRST MOTIF . . . Starting at center with White, ch 8. Join with sl st to form ring.

1st rnd: Ch 1, 24 sc in ring. Join with sl st to 1st sc.

2nd rnd: Ch 4, holding back last loop of each tr on hook made 2 tr in same place as sl st, thread over and draw through all loops on hook (2-tr cluster), ch 5, holding back last loop of each tr on hook make 3 tr in same place as last cluster, thread over and draw through all loops on hook (3-tr cluster), * skip 3 sts, in next st make cluster, ch-5 and cluster. Repeat from * around, joining last cluster with sl st to tip of 1st cluster.

3rd rnd: Ch 4, make a 2-tr cluster in tip of cluster below, * ch 4, make a 2-tr cluster in tip of cluster just made, 3-tr cluster in tip of next cluster below, ch 5, 3-tr cluster in tip of next cluster below. Repeat from * around, joining last ch-5 to tip of 1st duster. Fasten off.

4th rnd: Attach variegated color to tip of 1st cluster of last rnd, ch 1, sc in same place where thread was attached, * ch 9, sc in tip of next cluster. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 4, tr in 1st sc made.

5th rnd: (Ch 4, make a 2-tr cluster in top of joining tr of last rnd, ch 4, sl st in base of cluster) 3 times; * ch 7, sc in center st of loop below, ch 5, make a 2-tr cluster in 5th ch from hook, ch 4, sl st in base of cluster, (ch 4, 2-tr cluster in same place as last cluster, ch 4, sl st in base of cluster) twice. Repeat from * around, joining last ch-7 to base of 1st cluster.

6th rnd: Sl st to tip of 1st cluster, * ch 5, in tip of next cluster make sc, ch 5 and sc; ch 5, sc in tip of each of next 2 clusters. Repeat from * around. Join and fasten off.

SECOND MOTIF . . . Work as for 1st motif until 5th rnd is completed.

6th rnd: Sl st to tip of 1st cluster, ch 5, sc in tip of next cluster, ch 2, drop loop from hook, insert hook in any ch-5 loop of 1st motif and pull loop through, ch 2, sc in tip of same cluster on 2nd motif, ch 5, sc in tip of each of the next 2 clusters, ch 5, sc in tip of next cluster, ch 2, join as before to next ch-5 loop of 1st motif, ch 2, sc in tip of same cluster on 2nd motif. Complete as for 1st motif. Fasten off.

Make 16 x 21 motifs, joining to adjacent motifs as 2nd motif was joined to

1st motif, leaving one ch-5 loop free between joinings.

FILL-IN-LACE . . . With White, ch 6, join.

1st rnd: Ch 1, 8 sc in ring. Join.

2nd rnd: Ch 1, sc in same place as sl st, ch 7, join to any free ch-5 loop, * ch 7, sc in next sc on ring, ch 14, join to next joining of motifs, ch 14, sc in next sc on ring, ch 7, join to next free ch-5 loop. Repeat from * around. Join and fasten off. Fill in all sps between motifs in same way.