For edging, work 3 rnds of tr around entire article, keeping work flat.
GOLDEN WEDDING No. 672
MATERIALS:
J. & P. COATS BEDSPREAD COTTON. See thread information on page [22].
Milward’s Steel Crochet Hook No. 8.
GAUGE: Using the materials recommended, 4 sps make 1″; 4 rows make 1″. Each motif measures 7½″ square and requires about 100 yds. of thread. About 2 balls are required for bedspread fringe.
RECOMMENDED USE: Bedspreads.
MOTIF... Starting at center section, ch 15. 1st row: Dc in 3rd ch from hook and in next 2 ch (these 4 dc make 1 bl); ch 2, skip 2 ch, dc in next ch (sp); make another sp, end with 4 dc (bl). Ch 5, turn. 2nd row: Dc in last dc of bl; make dc in next 2 ch, dc in dc, dc in next 2 ch and in dc. Ch 2, dc in top st of turning ch-3. Ch 5, turn. 3rd row: Sp over sp and bl over bl. Ch 3, turn. 4th row: Dc in next 2 ch and in dc, 2 sps over next 2 bls, bl over next sp (center section completed). Hereafter work in rnds.
1st rnd: Ch 5, dc at base of last dc made, ch 2, dc at base of dc (turning ch) of previous row, ch 2, dc at base of next end dc, ch 2, dc at base of next ch-3, ch 5 (corner), dc in same place, sp over next bl. Continue to make sps thus around and ch-5 at corners, ending with ch 5, join with sl st to 3rd ch of ch-5 first made. 2nd rnd: Ch 5, dc in next dc. Now make sp over each sp around, making an extra ch-5 at each corner. Join. 3rd rnd: Ch 5 (to count as dc of last bl and ch-2 of 1st sp), dc in next dc; 3 more sps, 7 dc (2 bls); ch 5, another dc in corner ch, 6 more dc, 4 sps, 7 dc. Continue thus around. Join. 4th rnd: Ch 3, 4 bls over 4 sps, 2 bls over 2 bls, ch 2, dc in 3rd ch of corner ch-5, ch 5, dc in same place, ch 2, dc in next dc, 8 bls, sp, ch 5 for corner sp, sp. Continue thus around, ending with 2 bls, join. Follow chart for remainder of pattern, always making an extra ch-5 at corners and working into center st of this ch on following rnd.