Table Cloth Pattern #2131

Materials Required - AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY "STAR" or "GEM" MERCERIZED CROCHET COTTON Size 20.
13 Balls Dark Cream.
6 Balls Dark Linen.
1 Steel Crochet Hook Number 10.

Wide Stripe. With Dark Cream ch 101 and work 1 d c in 8th st from hook, * ch 2, skip 2 chs, d c in next ch, repeat from * across row (32 meshes) ch 5, turn.
2nd Row. D c in d c, * ch 5, skip 1 mesh, s c in next mesh, ch 5, skip 1 d c, d c in next d c, ch 5, skip 1 mesh, s c in next mesh, ch 5, skip 1 d c, d c in next d c, ch 9, skip 2 d c, d c in next d c, ch 9, skip 2 d c, d c in next d c, repeat from *, ch 5, skip 1 mesh, s c in next mesh, ch 5, skip 1 d c, d c in next d c, ch 5, skip 1 mesh, s c in next mesh, ch 5, skip 1 d c, d c in next d c, ch 2, skip 2 chs, d c in next ch, ch 5, turn.
3rd Row. D c in d c, * ch 8, d c in next d c, repeat from * 9 times, ch 2, d c in 3rd st of ch 5, ch 5, turn.
4th Row. ** D c in d c, * ch 2, skip 2 chs, d c in next ch, ch 2, skip 2 chs, d c in next ch, ch 2, skip 2 chs, d c in d c, repeat from *, ch 5, s c in center st of ch 9 loop of 2nd row, ch 5, d c in d c, ch 5, s c in center st of next ch 9 loop of 2nd row, ch 5, repeat from ** once, d c in d c, * ch 2, skip 2 chs, d c in next ch, ch 2, skip 2 chs, d c in next ch, ch 2, d c in d c, repeat from *, ch 2, d c in 3rd st of ch 5, ch 5, turn.
5th Row. D c in d c, * ch 2, d c in next d c, 2 d c in mesh, d c in d c, 2 open meshes, 1 solid mesh, 1 open mesh, ch 9, d c in next d c, ch 9, d c in next d c, repeat from *, 1 open mesh, 1 solid mesh, 2 open meshes, 1 solid mesh, 2 open meshes, ch 5, turn.
6th Row. D c in d c, * 2 o m, 2 s m, 2 o m, ch 8, d c in d c, ch 8, d c in d c, repeat from *, 2 o m, 2 s m, 3 o m, ch 5, turn.
7th Row. D c in d c, ** 2 o m, 2 s m, 2 o m, * ch 5, s c in center st of 9 ch loop of previous row, ch 5, d c in d c, repeat from *, then repeat from **, 2 o m, 2 s m, 3 o m, ch 5, turn.
8th Row. D c in d c, * 1 o m, 1 s m, 2 o m, 1 s m, 1 o m, ch 9, d c in d c, ch 9, d c in next d c, repeat from *, 1 o m, 1 s m, 2 o m, 1 s m, 2 o m, ch 5, turn.
9th Row. D c in d c, * 6 o m, ch 8, d c in d c, ch 8, d c in next d c, repeat from *, 7 o m, ch 5, turn.
10th Row. D c in d c, * ch 9, skip 2 d c, d c in next d c, ch 9, skip 2 d c, d c in next d c, ch 5, s c in center st of 9 ch loop of previous row, ch 5, d c in d c, ch 5, s c in center st of next 9 ch loop of previous row, ch 5, d c in d c, repeat from *, ch 9, skip 2 d c, d c in next d c, ch 9, skip 2 d c, d c in next d c, ch 2, join in 3rd st of ch 5, ch 5, turn.
11th Row. Same as 3rd row.
12th Row. D c in d c, ** ch 5, s c in center st of ch 9 of previous row, ch 5, d c in d c, ch 5, s c in center st of 9 ch loop of previous row, ch 5, d c in d c, * ch 2, skip 2 sts, d c in next st,
repeat from * 5 times, then repeat from ** once, ch 5, s c in center st of 9 ch loop of previous row, ch 5, d c in d c, ch 5, s c in center st of next 9 ch loop of previous row, ch 5, d c in d c, ch 2, join in 3rd st of ch 5, ch 5, turn.
13th Row. D c in d c, * ch 9, d c in next d c, ch 9, d c in next d c, 1 o m, 1 s m, 2 o m, 1 s m, 1 o m, repeat from *, ch 9, d c in d c, ch 9, d c in next d c, 1 o m, ch 5, turn.
14th Row. D c in d c, * ch 8, d c in next d c, ch 8, d c in next d c, 2 o m, 2 s m, 2 o m, repeat from *, ch 8, d c in d c, ch 8, d c in next d c, 1 o m, ch 5, turn.
15th Row. D c in d c, * ch 5, s c in center st of 9 ch loop of previous row, ch 5, d c in d c, ch 5, s c in center st of next 9 ch loop of previous row, ch 5, d c in d c, 2 o m, 2 s m, 2 o m, repeat from *, ch 5, s c in center st of 9 ch loop of previous row, ch 5, d c in d c, ch 5, s c in center st of next 9 ch loop of previous row, ch 5, d c in d c, 1 o m, ch 5, turn.
16th Row. D c in d c, * ch 9, d c in next d c, ch 9, d c in next d c, 1 o m, 1 s m, 2 o m, 1 s m, 1 o m. repeat from *, ch 9, d c in next d c, ch 9, d c in next d c, 1 o m, ch 5, turn.
17th Row. D c in d c, * ch 8, d c in next d c, ch 8, d c in next d c, 6 o m, repeat from *, ch 8, d c in next d c, ch 8, d c in next d c, 1 o m, ch 5, turn.
18th Row. D c in d c, * ch 5, s c in center st of 9 ch loop of previous row, ch 5, d c in d c, ch 5, s c in center st of next 9 ch loop of previous row, ch 5, d c in d c, ch 9, skip 2 d c, d c in next d c, ch 9, skip 2 d c, d c in next d c, repeat from *, ch 5, s c in center st of 9 ch loop of previous row, ch 5, d c in d c, ch 5, s c in center st of next 9 ch loop of previous row, ch 5, d c in d c, 1 o m, ch 5, turn. Repeat from 3rd row for length desired.
With Dark Linen work a row of s c on each side of stripe working * 2 s c in first mesh, 3 s c in next mesh, repeat from * for entire length.

Narrow Stripe. With Dark Linen, ch 23 and work 1 d c in 8th st from hook. * Ch 2, skip 2 chs, d c in next ch, repeat from * 4 times, ch 5, turn.
2nd Row. D c in d c, 5 o m, ch 5, turn and repeat 2nd row.
4th Row. D c in d c, 1 s m, 2 o m, 1 s m, 1 o m, ch 5, turn.
5th Row. D c in d c, 1 o m, 2 s m, 2 o m, ch 5, turn.
6th Row. Same as 5th row.
7th Row. Same as 4th row then work 9 rows of open meshes and repeat from 4th row for desired length.
Work a row of s c on each side of stripe same as on large stripes. Work 6 wide and 5 narrow stripes and sew them together as illustrated.

Border. 1st Row. Work a row of s c all around keeping work flat.
2nd Row. 1 d c in each s c with 3 d c in each corner s c.
3rd Row. Ch 7, d c in 4th st from hook, skip 3 d c, dc in next d c, * ch 4, d c in top of d c just made, skip 3 d c, d c in next d c, repeat from * all around.