Materials:
Clark's O.N.T. Knitting and Crochet Cotton or J. & P. Coats Crochet Cord in White, Ecru or Boilfast color.
Milward's steel crochet hook No. 3 or 4.
One block measures about 8 inches and requires about 110 yards of thread. Note the number of yds. indicated on the ball of thread and determine the amount of material necessary. Finished spread 10 x 13 blocks measures about 81 x 108 inches.
To begin, ch 7 and join with sl st to form ring. 1st rnd: Ch 3, 15 d c in ring, join with sl st to 3rd st of ch-3 first made. 2nd rnd: Ch 7, * skip 1 d c, 1 d c in next, ch 4, and repeat from * around. Join last ch-4 to 3rd st of ch-7 first made (8 sps in all). 3rd rnd: Ch 3 (ch-3 at beginning of each rnd is counted as 1st d c of shell), 2 d c in 1st sp, ch 3, 3 d c in same sp (thus forming a shell), ch 5, 4-dc cluster in next sp, ch 5, * 3 d p in next sp, ch 3, 3 d c in same sp (this is also a shell), ch 5, 4-dc cluster in next sp, ch 5, and repeat from * twice, ending rnd with sl st in 3rd st of ch-3 first made, sl st in each of next 3 sts. 4th rnd: Ch 3, shell over shell, ch 5, 4-dc cluster under first ch-5, ch 3, 4-dc cluster under next ch-5, ch 5, * shell over shell, ch 5, 4-dc cluster under next ch-5, ch 3, 4-dc cluster under next ch-5, ch 5, and repeat from * twice, ending rnd as in 3rd rnd. 5th rnd: Ch 3, shell over shell, ch 5, 4-dc cluster under 1st ch-5, ch 3, 4-dc cluster under next ch-3, ch 3, 4-dc cluster under next ch-5? ch 5, * shell over shell, ch 5, 4-dc cluster under first ch-5, ch 3, 4-dc cluster lender next ch-3, ch 3, 4-dc cluster under next ch-5, ch 5, and repeat from * ending rnd as in 3rd rnd. 6th to 9th rnds incl: Follow this method of increasing 1 cluster in each section of each rnd until the 9th rnd has 7 clusters in each section. 10th rnd: Ch 3, shell over shell, ch 2, 1 d c under first ch-5 (thus 1 sp formed), ch 5, 4-dc cluster under first ch-3, ch 3, 4-dc cluster under next ch-3, ch 3, 4-dc cluster under next ch-3, ch 3, 4-dc cluster under next ch-3, ch 3, 4-dc cluster under next ch-3, ch 3, 4-dc cluster under next ch-3, ch 5, 1 d c under next ch-5, ch 2, * shell over shell, ch 2, 1 d c under first ch-5, ch 5, 4-dc cluster under next ch-3, ch 3, 4-dc cluster under next ch-3, ch 3, 4-dc cluster under next ch-3, ch 3, 4-dc cluster under next ch-3, ch 3, 4-dc cluster under next ch-3, ch 3, 4-dc cluster under next ch-3, ch 5, 1 d c under next ch-5, ch 2, and repeat from * twice, ending rnd as previously. 11th rnd: Ch 3, shell over shell, ch 2, 1 d c in last d c of shell of previous rnd, 2 d c under ch-2, 1 d c in d c (this forms a bl), ch 2, 1 d c under ch-5, ch 5, 4-dc cluster under next ch-3, ch 3, 4-dc cluster under next ch-3, ch 3, 4-dc cluster under next ch-3, ch 3, 4-dc cluster under next ch-3, ch 3, 4-dc cluster under next ch-3, ch 5, 1 d c under next ch-5, ch 2, 1 d c in d c of previous rnd, 2 d c under ch-2, 1 d c in first d c of shell, ch 2, * shell over shell, ch 2, 1 d c in last d c of shell of previous rnd, 2 d c under ch-2, 1 d c in d c, ch 2, 1 d c under ch-5, ch 5, 4-dc cluster under next ch-3, ch 3, 4-dc cluster under next ch-3, ch 3, 4-dc cluster under next ch-3, ch 3, 4-dc cluster under next ch-3, ch 3, 4-dc cluster under next ch-3, ch 5, 1 d c under ch-5, ch 2, 1 d c in d c, 2 d c under ch-2, 1 d c in first d c of shell, ch 2, and repeat from * twice ending rnd as previously. 12th to 14th rnds incl: Follow this method of decreasing 1 cluster in each section of each rnd and increasing 1 bl in each section until in the 14th rnd 2 clusters are left in each section and 4 bls are made in each section. 15th rnd: Ch 3, shell over shell, (1 sp, 1 bl) 5 times, ch 2, 1 d c under ch-5, ch 5, 4-dc cluster under ch-3, ch 5, 1 d c under ch-5, ch 2, (1 bl, 1 sp) 5 times, * shell over shell, (1 sp, 1 bl) 5 times, ch 2, 1 d c under ch-5, ch 5, 4-dc cluster under ch-3, ch 5, 1 d c under next ch-5, ch 2, (1 bl, 1 sp) 5 times, and repeat from * twice, ending rnd as done previously. 16th rnd: Ch 3, shell over shell, (1 sp, 1 bl) 6 times, ch 2, 1 d c under first ch-5, 1 d c under next ch-5, ch 2, (1 bl, 1 sp) 6 times, * shell over shell, (1 sp, 1 bl) 6 times, ch 2, 1 d c under first ch-5, 1 d c under next ch-5, ch 2, (1 bl, 1 sp) 6 times, and repeat from * twice ending as done previously.
JOINING BLOCKS. Whip edges of blocks together with same thread.
EDGING. Fasten thread to a sp, ch 3, 2 d c in that sp, ch 3, 3 d c in same sp, * 3 d c in next sp, ch 3, 3 d c in same sp, and repeat from * around.