Rose of Killarney Bedspread Pattern #6014

If you're an artist with a crochet hook, create this confection of Irish crochet … flower fragility set in smart squares.

MATERIALS:

SINGLE SIZE
J. & P. COATS KNIT-CRO-SHEEN,
60 balls of White or Ecru, or 72 balls of any color.
or
CLARK'S O.N.T. LUSTERSHEEN,
45 skeins of White or Ecru, or 60 skeins of any color.

DOUBLE SIZE
J. & P. COATS KNIT-CRO-SHEEN,
75 balls of White or Ecru, or 90 balls of any color.
or
CLARK'S O.N.T. LUSTERSHEEN,
57 skeins of White or Ecru, or 75 skeins of any color.

Milward's Steel Crochet Hook No. 7.

GAUGE:

Each block measures about 5¾ inches square before blocking.
For a single size spread, about 72 x 108 inches, make 12 x 18 blocks.
For a double size spread, about 90 x 108 inches, make 15 x 18 blocks.

BLOCK … Starting at center, ch 8, join with sl st. 1st rnd: Ch 5, * d c in ring, ch 2. Repeat from * 6 more times, sl st in 3rd st of ch-5 (8 sps). 2nd rnd: In each sp make s c, half d c, 2 d c, half d c and s c (8 petals). 3rd rnd: * Ch 4, s c in next d c of 1st rnd (between petals). Repeat from * around, ending with ch 4, s c in 3rd st of ch-5 below. 4th rnd: In each loop make s c, half d c, 3 d c, half d c and s c. 5th rnd: * Ch 5, s c in back loop of s c of 3rd rnd (between petals). Repeat from * around. 6th rnd: Same as 4th rnd, making 4 d c instead of 3 d c. 7th rnd: * Ch 6, s c in back loop of s c (between petals) on 5th rnd. Repeat from * around. 8th rnd: In each loop make s c, half d c, 2 d c, 2 tr, 2 d c, half d c and s c. 9th rnd: Sl st in each st to 1st tr incl., s c between this and next tr. (Ch 10, s c between tr's of next petal) 7 times; ch 7, d c in 1st s c made.

10th rnd: 4 s c under d c-bar, make 12 s c in each ch-10 loop, 8 s c in ch-7 loop (96 s c). 11th, 12th and 13th rnds: S c in each s c around, joining 13th rnd with sl st to 1st s c of rnd. 14th rnd: Ch 1, s c in sl st, s c in next 3 s c; * ch 9, skip 4 s c, s c in next 20 s c. Repeat from * around, ending with s c in last 16 s c; join. 15th rnd: * Ch 5, in next loop make s c, ch 2, 7 d c, ch 2 and s c. Ch 5, skip 3 s c, s c in next 14 sts. Repeat from * 3 more times. 16th rnd: * In next loop make s c, ch 2, 7 d c, ch 2 and s c. Ch 5, skip next d c-group. In next loop make s c, ch 2, 7 d c, ch 2 and s c; ch 5, skip 2 s c, s c in next 10 s c, ch 5. Repeat from * 3 more times. Sl st in 1st s c made. 17th rnd: * (Ch 5, skip next d c-group; in next loop make s c, ch 2, 7 d c, ch 2 and s c) twice. Ch 5, skip 2 s c, s c in next 6 s c; ch 5, in next loop make s c, ch 2, 7 d c, ch 2 and s c. Repeat from * 3 more times. 18th rnd: * In next loop make s c, ch 2, 7 d c, ch 2 and s c. Ch 7, skip d c-group, in next loop make s c, ch 2, 7 d c, ch 2 and s c. Ch 5, skip d c-group, in next loop make s c, ch 2, 7 d c, ch 2 and s c. Ch 3, skip 2 s c, s c in next 2 s c, ch 3, in next loop make s c, ch 2, 7 d c, ch 2 and s c, ch 5. Repeat from * 3 more times. Join to 1st s c made and fasten off. 19th rnd: Attach thread to 1st of any 2 adjacent ch-3 loops of last rnd, * ch 3, s c in next loop; (ch 6, skip d c-group, s c in next loop) twice. In same loop as last s c make half d c, 3 d c, 4 tr, 3 d c, half d c and sc. (Ch 6, skip d c-group, s c in next loop) twice. Repeat from * around; join.

20th rnd: Sl st in 1st ch of ch-3, ch 4, tr in next 2 ch, * ch 3, skip 2 ch of next loop, tr in next 3 ch, ch 3, skip 1 ch of same loop, skip the next s c and 1 ch of next loop; make d tr in next 3 ch, ch 3. At base of next petal, between 2nd and 3rd tr, inserting hook from back of petal, make tr tr, ch 3, tr tr, ch 5, tr tr, ch 3 and tr tr. Ch 3, skip 2 ch of next loop, d tr in next 3 ch, ch 3, skip 1 ch of same loop, skip the next s c and 1 st of next loop; make tr in next 3 ch, ch 3, tr in each ch of ch-3 loop. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3, sl st in 4th ch of ch-4. 21st rnd: Ch 3, d c in next 2 sts, * 3 d c in next sp, d c in next 3 sts. Repeat from * to within 1st tr tr of corner, d c in tr tr, 3 d c in next sp, d c in next tr tr, 2 d c in corner ch-5 sp, 3 d c in 3rd ch of same ch-5, 2 d c in same sp, d c in next st, 3 d c in next sp, and continue thus around, making 3 d c in each ch-3 sp and d c in each st, and working in each corner ch-5 sp as before; sl st in 3rd st of ch-3. Fasten off. This completes one block.

Make necessary number of blocks and sew them together on wrong side with neat over-and-over stitches. Block to measurements given.