Materials Required—
AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY
“STAR” MERCERIZED CROCHET COTTON.
ARTICLE 20. SIZE 30

36—325 yd. Balls White, Ecru or Cream or “Gem” Mercerized Crochet Cotton, Article 35, Size 30.

30—400 yd. Balls.

Steel Crochet Hook #12.

Each motif measures about 3 inches. 567 motifs 21×27 are required for cloth measuring about 63×81 inches without edge.

MOTIF—Ch 8, join to form a ring, ch 4 and work 23 tr c into ring, join in 4th st of ch.

2nd Row—Ch 3, d c in same space, * ch 6, sl st in 5th st from hook for picot, ch 6, sl st in 5th st from hook for picot, ch 1, skip 2 tr c, 2 d c in next tr c, repeat from * 6 times, * ch 6, sl st in 5th st from hook for picot, repeat from *, ch 1, join in 3rd st of ch.

3rd Row—Ch 4, tr c in d c, * ch 6, sl st in 5th st from hook for picot, repeat from * 3 times, ch 1, 1 tr c in each of the next 2 d c, repeat from 1st * all around in same manner, join in 4th st of ch.

4th Row—Ch 10, * tr c in center of 4 picot loop, ch 6, tr c between next 2 tr c, ch 6, tr c in same space, ch 6, tr c in center of next 4 picot loop, ch 6, tr c between next 2 tr c, ch 6, repeat from * twice, tr c in center of next 4 picot loop, ch 6, tr c between next 2 tr c, ch 6, tr c in same space, ch 6, tr c in center of next 4 picot loop, ch 6, join in 4th st of ch.

5th Row—Ch 1, 6 s c over loop, ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 5, 3 d c in next loop, ch 3, 3 d c in same loop, * ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 5, 6 s c over each of the next 2 loops, ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 5, 3 d c in next loop, ch 3, 3 d c in same loop, repeat from * twice, ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 5, 6 s c over next loop, join in 1st s c.

6th Row—Ch 1, 1 s c in each of the next 4 s c, * ch 5, s c in next loop, repeat from * once, ** ch 5, 1 d c in each d c, 3 tr c in corner loop, ch 3, 3 tr c in same space, 1 d c in each d c, * ch 5, s c in next loop, repeat from *, ch 5, skip 2 s c, 1 s c in each of the next 8 s c, * ch 5, s c in next loop, repeat from * once, then repeat from ** all around in same manner ending row with skip 2 s c, 1 s c in each of the next 4 s c, join in 1st s c.

7th Row—Ch 1, 1 s c in each of the next 2 s c, * ch 5, s c in next loop, repeat from * twice, ** ch 5, 1 d c in each of the next 6 sts, 3 tr c in corner loop, ch 5, 3 tr c in same loop, 1 d c in each of the next 6 sts, * ch 5, s c in next loop, repeat from * twice, ch 5, skip 2 s c, 1 s c in each of the next 4 s c, * ch 5, s c in next loop, repeat from * twice, then repeat from ** all around in same manner, join in 1st s c, break thread.

Work a 2nd motif in same manner joining to 1st motif in last row as follows: ch 1, 1 s c in each of the next 2 s c, * ch 5, s c in next loop, repeat from * twice, ch 5, 1 d c in each of the next 6 sts, 3 tr c in corner loop, ch 2, sl st in corresponding loop of 1st motif, 3 tr c in same loop of 2nd motif, 1 d c in each of the next 6 sts, * ch 2, sl st in corresponding loop of 1st motif, ch 2, s c in next loop of 2nd motif, repeat from * twice, ch 2, sl st in corresponding loop of 1st motif, ch 2, skip 2 s c of 2nd motif, 1 s c in each of the next 4 s c, * ch 2, sl st in corresponding loop of 1st motif, ch 2, s c in next loop of 2nd motif, repeat from * twice, ch 2, sl st in corresponding loop of 1st motif, ch 2, 1 d c in each of the next 6 sts of 2nd motif, 3 tr c in corner loop, ch 2, sl st in corresponding loop of 1st motif, ch 2, 3 tr c in same loop of 2nd motif and complete motif same as 1st motif. join 3rd motif to 2nd motif and 4th motif to 1st and 3rd motifs in same manner.

EDGE: With right side of work toward you and starting at corner motif, join thread in center of s c group to the right of corner, * ch 5, s c in next loop, repeat from * 3 times, ch 5, skip 4 d c, s c in next d c, ch 5, 3 tr c in corner loop, ch 5, 3 tr c in same loop, ** ch 5, skip 3 tr c and 1 d c, s c in next d c, * ch 5, s c in next loop, repeat from * 3 times, ch 5, s c in center of s c group, * ch 5, s c in next loop, repeat from * 3 times, ch 5, skip 4 d c, s c in next d c, * ch 5, s c in next loop, repeat from *, then repeat from ** all around working all corners in same manner, join.

2nd Row—Sl st to center of loop, ch 8, sl st in 5th st from hook for picot, d c in next loop, * ch 5, sl st in 5th st from hook for picot, d c in next loop, repeat from * twice, * ch 5, sl st in 5th st from hook for picot, ch 6, sl st in 5th st from hook for picot, d c in next loop, repeat from * once, ch 5, sl st in 5th st from hook for picot, ch 6, sl st in 5th st from hook for picot, repeat from * once, d c in same loop (corner), * ch 5, sl st in 5th st from hook for picot, ch 6, sl st in 5th st from hook for picot, d c in next loop, repeat from * once, ch 5, sl st in 5th st from hook for picot, d c in next loop, repeat from * 10 times, ch 5, sl st in 5th st from hook for picot, d c in same loop, ** ch 5, sl st in 5th st from hook for picot, d c in next loop, * ch 5, sl st in 5th st from hook for picot, d c in next loop, repeat from * 11 times, ch 5, sl st in 5th st from hook for picot, d c in same loop, repeat from ** all around working all corners same as 1st corner.

If napkins are desired, cut linen the size required. Turn under a small hem. Work a row of s c all around.

2nd Row—Ch 7, sl st in 5th st from hook for picot, ch 2, skip 3 s c, s c in next s c, repeat from beginning all around.