Luncheon Cloth Pattern

Materials Required: AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY
"GEM" CROCHET COTTON, Article 35, size 30
4 balls White 2 balls Nile Green
1 ball each Bright Red and Buttercup or
"STAR" CROCHET COTTON, Article 20, size 30
5 balls White 3 balls Nile Green
1 ball each Bright Red and Lt. Yellow
Steel crochet hook No. 11 or No. 12.

Each motif measures about 5¼ inches.
25 motifs, 5 x 5 are required for a cloth measuring about 28 inches x 28 inches.

FLOWER: With Buttercup, ch 8, join to form a ring, ch 3 and work 23 d c in ring, join in 3rd st of ch, cut thread.

2nd Round. Attach Green in any d c, s c in same space, ch 3, s c in same space (picot), * 1 s c in each of the next 3 d c, ch 3, s c in same space with last s c, repeat from * 6 times, ending with 1 s c in each of the last 2 d c, join, cut thread.

3rd Round. Attach Red in center of space between picots, ch 11, d c between next 2 picots, * ch 8, d c between next 2 picots, repeat from * 5 times, ending with ch 8, sl st in 3rd st of ch.

4th Round. In next loop work 1 s c, 1 s d c (s d c: thread over hook, insert in st, pull through, thread over and work off all loops at one time), 8 d c, 1 s d c, 1 s c, in next loop work 1 s c, 1 s d c, 4 d c, ch 3, sl st in top of last d c for picot, 4 d c, 1 s d c, 1 s c, repeat from beginning all around, join, cut thread.

LEAF: With Green, ch 15, s c in 5th st from hook, 1 s c in each of the next 9 sts of ch, 2 s c, ch 2, 2 s c in end ch, working on other side of ch, 1 s c in each of the next 10 sts, * ch 5, turn, skip 2 s c, working in back loop of sts only throughout, 1 s c in each of the next 10 s c, 2 s c, ch 2, 2 s c in ch 2 loop, 1 s c in each of the next 10 s c, repeat from * 6 times, ch 5, turn, skip 2 s c, 1 s c in each of the next 10 s c, 2 s c in ch 2 loop of leaf, ch 1, sl st in ch 3 loop of flower, ch 1, 2 s c in same space of leaf, 1 s c in each of the next 10 s c, sl st in next st, cut thread. Work 3 more leaves and join in same manner to flower as first leaf, skipping 1 petal of flower between leaves.

1ST ROUND OF OUTER EDGE OF MOTIF: With right side of work toward you, attach White in 6th s c on right hand side at bottom of leaf and working around leaf, ch 9, d c in ch 5 loop, ** ch 6, d c in next ch 5 loop, * ch 6, d c in next ch 5 loop, repeat from * twice, ch 6, d c in same loop, * ch 6, d c in next ch 5 loop, repeat from * 3 times, ch 6, skip 5 s c of same leaf, d c in next s c, ch 6, d c in center of flower petal, ch 6, and working up side of next leaf, d c in 6th s c, ch 6, d c in next ch 5 loop, repeat from ** twice, * ch 6, d c in next ch 5 loop, repeat from * 3 times, ch 6, d c in same space, * ch 6, d c in next ch 5 loop, repeat from * 3 times, ch 6, skip 5 s c of same leaf, d c in next s c, ch 6, d c in center of petal of flower, ch 6, join in 3rd st of ch.

2nd Round. Sl st into loop, ch 3, d c in same loop, ch 3, 2 d c in same loop, * ch 3, 2 d c, ch 3, 2 d c (shell) in next loop, repeat from * 9 times, ch 3, s c in next loop, s c in next loop, ch 3, shell in next loop, repeat from 1st * all around ending to correspond, join.

3rd Round. Sl st into shell, ch 3, 1 d c, ch 3, 2 d c in same shell, ** ch 3, shell in next shell, * ch 3, shell in next shell, repeat from * twice, ch 5, shell in next shell, ch 5, shell in next shell, * ch 3, shell in next shell, repeat from * 3 times, ch 3, shell in next shell of next leaf, repeat from ** all around ending to correspond, ch 3, join.

4th Round. Sl st into shell, ch 6, sl st in 4th st from hook for picot, d c in same shell, ch 3, sl st in top of d c just made for picot, d c in same shell, ch 3, sl st in top of last d c made for picot, d c in same shell (picot shell), * ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 3, work a picot shell in next shell, re­peat from * 9 times, ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 3, d c in first shell of next leaf, picot, d c in same shell, ch 1, join to center picot of last picot shell made, ch 1, slip st in top of last d c made to complete picot, d c in same shell, picot, d c in same shell, repeat from 1st * all around ending to correspond and joining center picot of last picot shell to center picot of 1st picot shell, cut thread.

Work another motif in same manner, joining it to 1st motif in last row as follows: sl st into shell, work picot shell in same space, * ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 3, picot shell in next shell, repeat from * 4 times, * ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 3, 1 d c, picot, 1 d c in next shell, ch 1, join to corresponding picot of 1st motif, ch 1, complete picot, 1 d c, picot, 1 d c in same shell of 2nd motif, repeat from * once, * ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 3, picot shell in next shell, repeat from * twice, ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 3, 1 d c, picot, 1 d c in next shell, ch 1, join to center picot of last picot shell, ch 1, complete picot, 1 d c, picot, 1 d c in same shell, * ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 3, picot shell in next shell, repeat from * once, * ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 3, 1 d c, picot, 1 d c in next shell, ch 1, join to correspond­ing picot of 1st motif, ch 1, complete picot, 1 d c, picot, 1 d c in same shell of 2nd motif, repeat from * once, finish motif same as 1st motif.

Join 3rd motif to 2nd motif and 4th motif to 3rd and 1st motifs in same manner.

JOINING MOTIF FOR SMALL OPENING: 1st Round—With Buttercup, ch 5, join to form a ring, ch 3 and work 15 d c in ring, join, cut thread. Attach Red, * ch 6, skip 3 d c, s c in next d c, repeat from * 3 times.

Next Round. Work 1 s c, 1 s d c, 5 d c in next loop, ch 1, join to center picot of free picot shell, ch 1, sl st in top of last d c of small motif, 5 d c, 1 s d c, 1 s c in same loop of small motif, * 1 s c, 1 s d c, 5 d c in next loop, ch 1, join to center picot of free picot shell of next motif, ch 1, sl st in same d c of small motif, 5 d c, 1 s d c, 1 s c in same loop of small motif, repeat from * twice, join, cut thread.

DAISY JOINING MOTIF: With Buttercup, work 1st round same as for motif for small opening, join, cut thread.

Next Round. Attach White in any d c, * ch 9, sl st in center picot of free picot shell, working on ch work 1 s c in next st, 1 s d c in next st, 1 d c in each of the next 2 sts, 1 tr c in next st, 1 d c in each of the next 2 sts, 1 s d c in next st, 1 s c in next st, 1 s c in each of the next 2 d c of Buttercup center, repeat from * 7 times, join, cut thread. Work 21 more large motifs, 15 small joining motifs and 38 daisy motifs, joining all in same manner.

EDGE: Attach White in joining of the 2 motifs to the right hand side before corner, ch 11, ** s c in center picot of next picot shell, * ch 7, s c in center picot of next picot shell, repeat from * 3 times, ch 7, 1 tr c in joining picot of the 2 picot shells, * ch 7, s c in center picot of next picot shell, repeat from * twice, * ch 9, s c in center picot of next picot shell, repeat from * 3 times, ch 7, s c in center picot of next picot shell, ch 7, s c in center picot of next picot shell, ** ch 7, tr c in joining picot of the 2 picot shells, * ch 7, s c in center picot of next picot shell, repeat from * 4 times, ch 7, tr c in joining picot between motifs, * ch 7, s c in center picot of next picot shell, repeat from * 4 times, repeat from last ** twice, ch 7, tr c in joining picot of 2 picot shells, * ch 7, s c in center picot of next picot shell, repeat from * 4 times, ch 7, tr c in joining picot between motifs, ch 7, repeat from 1st ** all around ending to correspond and joining in 4th st of ch.

2nd Round. Sl st into 2nd st of ch, ch 5, skip 1 st of ch, d c in next st, * ch 2, skip next st, d c in next st, repeat from * 19 times, ch 2, thread over hook, skip 1 st, insert hook in next st, pull through and work off 2 loops, thread over hook, skip tr c and next st of ch, insert in next st, pull through, work off 2 loops, thread over and work off all loops at one time (a 2 d c cluster), * ch 2, skip next st, d c in next st, repeat from * 40 times, ch 2, work a 2 d c cluster over next tr c inserting hook in 2nd st on either side of tr c, * ch 2, skip 1 st, d c in next st, repeat from * 20 times, ch 2, work a 2 d c cluster over next tr c insert­ing hook in 2nd st on either side of tr c, continue all around in same manner, joining last d c in 3rd st of ch 5.

3rd Round. Sl st to 2nd mesh, ch 3, 2 d c in same space, keeping last loop of each d c on hook, thread over and work off all loops at one time, ch 3, sl st in top of cluster st for picot, ch 3, cluster st in same mesh (cluster st: 3 d c in same space, keeping last loop of each d c on hook, thread over and work off all loops at one time), ch 3, sl st in top of cluster st for picot, ch 3, skip 1 mesh, s c in next mesh, * ch 3, skip one mesh, 3 d c cluster st in next mesh, picot, ch 3, 3 d c cluster st in same mesh, picot, ch 3, skip 1 mesh, s c in next mesh, repeat from * all around, join in 3rd st of ch, cut thread.