Now you see a sailor's wheel ... now it's a square ... for this spread is so ingeniously contrived that square and wheel play at illusion as they gracefully merge to endow it with unusual beauty.
MATERIALS:
CLARK'S O.N.T. or J. & P. COATS BIG BALL BEST SIX CORD MERCERIZED CROCHET, size 20
SINGLE SIZE
62 balls of White or Ecru.
DOUBLE SIZE
80 balls of White or Ecru.
Milward's Steel Crochet Hook No. 9 or 10.
GAUGE:
Each motif measures 3¼ inches in diameter after blocking. For a single size spread about 68 x 105 inches, make 21 x 32 motifs. For a double size spread about 88 x 105 inches, make 27 x 32 motifs.
MOTIF ... Ch 7, join with sl st to form a ring. 1st rnd: Ch 3, 15 d c in ring. Join with sl st to top of ch-3. 2nd rnd: Ch 7, skip 1 d c, * d c in next d c, ch 4. Repeat from * around, joining last ch-3 with sl st to 3rd st of ch 7 (8 sps). 3rd rnd: Sl st in sp, ch 3, 7 d c in same sp, 8 d c in each following sp around. Join with sl st to top of ch-3. Hereafter pick up only back loop of each d c. 4th rnd: Ch 3, d c in next 7 d c, * ch 1, d c in next 8 d c. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 1, sl st in top of ch-3. 5th rnd: Ch 3, d c in next 7 d c, * ch 4, s c in 4th ch from hook (p made), ch 1, d c in next 8 d c. Repeat from * around. Join. 6th rnd: Ch 3, d c in next 7 d c, * ch 1, a ch-4 p, ch 2, d c in next 8 d c. Repeat from * around. Join. 7th rnd: Ch 3, d c in next 7 d c, * ch 8, d c in next 8 d c. Repeat from * around. Join. 8th rnd: Ch 3, d c in next 7 d c, * 12 d c in sp, d c in next 8 d c. Repeat from * around. Join and fasten off.
Make necessary number of motifs and sew one group of 8 d c of adjacent motifs with neat over-and-over stitches, picking up only the back loop of each st. There will be one group of 8 d c free on each motif between joinings.
FILL-IN MOTIF ... Repeat first 3 rnds of large motif. Fasten off. Sew group of 8 d c between joinings on each large motif to 8 d c of fill-in motif. Fill all spaces between joinings in same way.
Other great patterns from Bedspreads to Knit and Crochet, Book No. 166.
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