Round and Round Tablecloth

Round and Round Tablecloth

Tablecloths and Bedspreads

Star Book No. 224

American Thread Company

APPROX. SIZE: 86 inches in diameter

Materials Required:

AMERICAN THREAD The Famous "PURITAN" MERCERIZED CROCHET COTTON 22-250 yd. Balls White

or "GIANT" MERCERIZED CROCHET COTTON 10-550 yd. Balls White

Steel Crochet Hook No. 7

Ch 4, join to form a ring, ch 1, work 8 s c in ring, join in 1st s c.

2nd ROUND: Ch 3 (counts as 1st d c), d c in same space, * ch 3, 2 d c in next s c, repeat from * 6 times, ch 3, join in top of ch 3 at beg.

3rd ROUND: Sl st into ch 3 loop, ch 1, sc in same loop, *ch 5, sc in next loop, repeat from * 6 times, ch 5, join in 1st s c.

4th ROUND: Sl st into loop, ch 1, s c in same loop, s d c in same loop (s d c: thread over hook, insert in loop, pull through, thread over and work off all 3 loops at one time), then 3 d c, s d c, s c in same loop, * l sc, l sdc, 3 dc, l sdc, 1 s c in next loop, repeat from * all around, join in 1st s c.

5th ROUND: Sl st to 1st dc, ch 3, sl st in same space for picot, * ch 7, skip next d c, sl st in next d c, ch 3, sl st in same space for picot, ch 7, skip next 4 sts, sl st in next d c, ch 3, sl st in same space, repeat from * 6 times, ch 7, skip next d c, picot in next d c, ch 3, tr c in same space where 1st picot was worked (this brings thread in position for next round).

6th and 7th ROUNDS: Picot in top of tr c, * ch 7, picot in center st of next loop, repeat from * all around, ending with ch 3, tr c in tr c.

8th ROUND: * Ch 11, s c in next loop, repeat from * all around, ending with ch 11, sl st in tr c.

9th ROUND: Sl st into loop, ch 1, 6 s c, ch 2, 6 s c in same loop, * 6 s c, ch 2, 6 s c in next loop, repeat from * all around, join in 1st sc.

10th ROUND: Sl st to ch 2 loop, * ch 11, sc in next ch 2 loop, repeat from * all around, ch 11, join.

11th ROUND: Ch 1, 13 s c in next loop, * ch 5, cluster st in center st of next loop (cluster st: keeping last loop of each st on hook, 3 tr c in same st, thread over and work off all loops at one time), ch 3, cluster st, ch 3, cluster st in same space, ch 5, 13 s c in next loop, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, join in 1st sc.

12th ROUND: Ch 1, * 1 sc in each of the next 11 sc, 7 s c in next loop, 5 s c in next loop, ch 2, 5 s c in next loop, 7 s c in next loop, skip next s c of next s c group, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, join in 1st sc.

13th ROUND: Sl st to center s c, ch 4, keeping last loop of each st on hook, 2 tr c in same space, thread over and work off all loops at one time, * ch 11, sl st in center s c of next 5 s c group, ch 3, sl st in next ch 2 loop, ch 3, sl st in center st of next 5 s c group, ch 11, cluster st in center s c of next 11 sc group, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, join in 1st cluster st.

14th ROUND: * 6 sc, ch 2, 6 sc in next loop, ch 5, 3 s c in next loop, 6 s c, ch 2, 6 s c in next loop, picot in next cluster st, repeat from * all around, join.

15th ROUND: Sl st to ch 2 loop, ch 1, s c in same loop, ** ch 11, s c in next ch 5 loop, * ch 11, s c in next ch 2 loop, repeat from * once, repeat from ** all around, ending with ch 5, tr tr c (4 times over hook) in 1st s c.

16th ROUND: Ch 3, d c over tr tr c, * ch 11, 2 d c in center st of next loop, repeat from * all around, ending with ch 11, join in 3rd st of ch.

17th ROUND: Sl st to center st of next loop, ch 3, d c in same space, * ch 11, 2 d c in center st of next loop, repeat from * all around, ending with ch 11, join in 3rd st of ch.

18th ROUND: Sl st into loop, ch 1, work 1 s c, 1 s d c, 9 d c, 1 s d c, 1 s c in each loop, join in 1st sc.

19th ROUND: Sl st to 1st d c, picot in same space, * ch 7, skip next 3 d c, picot in next d c, ch 7, skip next 3 d c, picot in next d c, ch 7, skip next 4 sts, picot in next st, repeat from * all around, ending last repeat with ch 3, tr c in same space as 1st picot.

20th ROUND: Picot in same space, * ch 7, picot in center st of next loop, repeat from * all around, ending with ch 3, tr c in tr c.

21st to 37th ROUNDS: Repeat last round.

38th to 44th ROUNDS: Repeat 8th to 14th rounds.

45th ROUND: Work same as 15th round but work ch 9 instead of ch 11, and end with ch 4, tr c in 1st s c.

46th ROUND: Work same as 16th round but ch 9 instead of ch 11.

47th ROUND: Work same as 17th round but ch 9.

48th to 51st ROUNDS: Repeat last round.

52nd to 60th ROUNDS: Same as 17th round.

61st ROUND: Same as 18th round.

62nd ROUND: Same as 19th round.

63rd to 85th ROUNDS: Same as 20th round.

86th to 97th ROUNDS: Same as 20th round but ch 9, and end with ch 4, d tr c (3 times over hook) in tr c.

98th to 118th ROUNDS: Same as 20th round but ch 11, and end with ch 4, dtrc in d tr c.

119th ROUND: Repeat 8th round.

120th ROUND: Repeat 9th round.

121st ROUND: Repeat 10th round.

122nd ROUND: Repeat 11th round.

123rd ROUND: Repeat 12th round.

124th ROUND; Repeat 13th round.

125th ROUND: * 6 s c, ch 5 picot, 5 s c in next loop, 3 s c in next loop, sl st in next sl st between 2 ch 3 loops, ch 5 picot in same space, 3 s c in next loop, 6 s c, ch 5 picot, 5 s c in next loop, ch 5 picot in next cluster st, repeat from * all around, join in 1st s c, cut thread.

FINISHING: Pin and block to size. If necessary divide into 8 sections, and block one section at a time.