Pond Lily Tablecloth
Materials Required—
AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY
“STAR” MERCERIZED CROCHET COTTON.
ARTICLE 20, SIZE 20
36—250 yd. Balls Cream, Ecru or White or “Gem” Mercerized Crochet Cotton, Article 35, Size 20. 30—300 yd. Balls. Steel Crochet Hook #11.
Each motif measures about 4½ inches. 192 Motifs 12x16 are required for cloth measuring about 56x74 inches with edge.
MOTIF—Ch 8, join to form a ring, ch 3 and work 23 d c into ring, join in 3rd st of ch.
2nd Row—Ch 12, sl st in 7th st from hook, ch 5, skip 2 d c, s c in next d c, repeat from beginning all around.
3rd Row—5 s c over next loop, sl st in next loop, ch 4, * thread over twice, insert in same loop, pull through and work off 2 loops twice, repeat from * once, thread over and work off all loops at one time, ** ch 5, * thread over twice, insert in same loop, pull through and work off 2 loops twice, repeat from * twice, thread over and work off all loops at one time, repeat from ** twice, ch 5, * thread over twice, insert in same loop, pull through and work off 2 loops twice, repeat from * once, thread over and work off all loops at one time, ch 4, sl st in same loop, 5 s c in next loop, repeat from beginning all around.
4th Row—Sl st across next 5 s c, then ch 4 and to the center of next loop, s c in same loop, * ch 6, s c in next loop, repeat from * twice, s c in next loop, repeat from 1st * all around, join in 1st s c.
5th Row—Sl st in each of the next 2 chs, 3 s c in same loop, * ch 6, 3 s c in next loop, repeat from * all around ending row with ch 3, d c in 1st s c (this brings thread in position for next row).
6th Row—Ch 4 (ch 4 at beginning of row counts as 1 tr c), 2 tr c in same space, * ch 5, 3 s c in next loop, repeat from * once, ch 5, then repeat from beginning all around, join in 4th st of ch.