Illinois Modern Tablecloth Pattern

COATS & CLARK'S O.N.T. "SPEED-CRO-SHEEN" MER­CERIZED COTTON, Art. C.44:

Single Size Spread – 70 x 110 inches – 50 balls of No. 49-A Killarney and 56 balls of No. 10-A Canary Yellow.

Double Size Spread – 90 x 110 inches – 63 balls of No. 49-A Killarney and 70 balls of No. 10-A Canary Yellow.

Milwards Steel Crochet Hook No. 2/0 (double zero).

GAUGE: Each motif measures 5 inches square and requires 16 yards of Killarney and 18 yards of Canary Yellow.

Starting at center with Yellow, ch 6. Join with sl st to form ring. 1st rnd: Ch 4, 23 tr in ring. Join to top of ch-4. 2nd rnd: Ch 4, holding back on hook the last loop of each tr, make a tr around bar of next 2 tr, inserting hook from front of work, thread over and draw through all loops on hook (raised cluster made), * ch 5, make a raised cluster around next 3 tr. Repeat from * around. Join and break off. 3rd rnd: Attach Killarney to tip of any cluster, sc in same place, * working over next ch-5, make 5 dc between last tr of this cluster and first tr of next cluster on first rnd, sc in tip of next cluster. Repeat from * around. Join. 4th rnd: Sl st in next 2 dc, ch 6, * skip 1 dc, holding back on hook the last loop of each dc make dc in next dc, skip next sc, dc in next dc, thread over and draw through all loops on hook (joint-dc made), ch 3, skip 1 dc, sc in next dc, ch 3, skip 1 dc, make a joint-dc over next 2 dc, ch 3, skip 1 dc, in next dc make dc, ch 3 and dc, ch 3. Repeat from * around, ending with dc in same place as first ch-6, ch 3. Join to 3rd ch of ch-6. 5th rnd: Drop Killarney, attach Yellow to same place as sl st, sl st in first sp, 3 sc in same sp, * 4 sc in each of next 2 sps, 3 sc in next sp, in next sp make 2 sc, ch 3 and 2 sc, 3 sc in next sp. Repeat from * around. Join. 6th rnd: Drop Yellow, pick up Killarney, sl st in next sc, ch 4, (skip 1 sc, dc in next sc, ch 1) 7 times; * in next loop make dc, ch 3 and dc; (ch 1, skip 1 sc, dc in next sc) 9 times; ch 1. Repeat from * around. Join to 3rd ch of ch-4. 7th rnd: Break off Killarney, pick up Yellow, make 2 sc in each ch-1 sp and 5 sc in each corner sp. Join and break off.

For Single Size Spread, make 14 rows of 22 motifs. For Double Size Spread, make 18 rows of 22 motifs. Sew motifs neatly together. Block to measurements.