New Tablecloths

10 Cents
STAR Book No. 57
Copyright 1948, American Thread Co. Printed in U.S.A.
Flowers are everybody’s favorite—and these flower-inspired crochet tablecloths are sure to be favorites with you. To make the most of your precious china and silver—to add to the charm of your home, crochet a lovely flower cloth which you and your daughter will use proudly for years. To insure the enduring beauty of your tablecloth make it with STAR Brand Crochet Cotton.
Materials Required— AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY “STAR” MERCERIZED CROCHET COTTON, ARTICLE 20, SIZE 20
38—250 yd. Balls Cream, Ecru or White or “Gem” Mercerized Crochet Cotton, Article 35, Size 20. 32—300 yd. Balls. Steel Crochet Hook #11.
Each motif measures about 4¼ inches. 221 motifs 13x17 are required for cloth measuring about 55x72 inches without edge.
MOTIF —Ch 8, join to form a ring, ch 1 and work 16 s c in ring, join in 1st s c.
2nd Row —Ch 7, sl st in 5th st from hook for picot, ch 2, skip 1 s c, s c in next s c, repeat from beginning all around.
3rd Row —Sl st to center of picot, ch 8, s c in next picot, repeat from 6 times, ch 4, d c in 1st picot (this brings thread in position for next row).
4th Row —Ch 4, 4 d c over same loop, work 4 d c, ch 1, 4 d c over each remaining loop working 3 d c over remainder of 1st loop, join in 3rd st of ch.
5th Row —Sl st in next st of ch, ch 7, 7 tr c with ch 1 between each tr c in next ch 1 loop, ch 7, s c in next ch 1 loop, repeat from 3 times.