Aqua Rug Pattern

COATS & CLARK'S O.N.T. COTTON RUG YARN, Art. C.204: 15 balls of No. 900 Robinette.
Clark's O.N.T. Plastic Crochet Hook No. 9.

Rug measures 24 x 36 inches.

GAUGE: 3 sc make 1 inch; 3 rows make 1 inch.

Each block measures 12 inches square.

BLOCK (Make 6) … Starting at side edge, ch 27. 1st row: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Ch 1, turn. 2nd row: Sc in each sc across. Ch 1, turn. Repeat 2nd row until 26 rows have been completed. Now work in rnds as follows: 1st rnd: 3 sc in side of last sc, make 25 sc across each side and 3 sc in each corner. Join. 2nd rnd: Sc in same place as sl st, * in center sc of 3-sc group make tr, sc and tr; (sc in next sc, tr in next sc) 13 times; sc in next sc. Repeat from * around. Join. 3rd rnd: Sc in same place as sl st and in each st around, making 3 sc in center st of each corner. Join. 4th rnd: Ch 4, sc in next sc, tr in next sc; * in center sc of corner make sc, tr and sc; (tr in next sc, sc in next sc) 15 times; tr in next sc. Repeat from * around. Join. 5th rnd: Repeat 3rd rnd. 6th rnd: Sc in same place as sl st, (tr in next sc, sc in next sc) twice; * in center sc of next corner make tr, sc and tr; (sc in next sc, tr in next sc) 17 times, sc in next sc. Repeat from * around. Join. 7th rnd: Repeat 3rd rnd. Join and break off.
   Sew 2 rows of 3 squares neatly together. Attach yarn to any corner and sc closely around, making 3 sc in each corner. Join. Next rnd: Sl st in each sc around. Join and break off. Block to measurements.