Popcorn Star Bedspread Pattern #651

MATERIALS … J. & P. Coats Bedspread Cotton, 43 balls of White, or 32 balls of Ecru for double size spread; 34 balls of White, or 25 balls of Ecru for single size spread.

Milward's steel crochet hook No. 8 or 9.

GAUGE: Each motif measures about 6½ inches across, from side to side. For a double size spread, 91 x 116 inches, make 256 motifs. For a single size spread, 72 x 116 inches, make 199 motifs.

MOTIF … Starting at center, ch 8, join with sl st to form ring. 1st rnd: Ch 3 (always to count as d c), 17 d c in ring. Join with sl st to 3rd st of ch-3 first made. 2nd rnd: Ch 4 (to count as d c and ch-1), d c in same place as sl st, * ch 3, skip 2 d c; in next d c make d c, ch 1, d c. Repeat from * around, ending with ch-3, sl st in 3rd st of ch-4 first made. 3rd rnd: Sl st in 1st ch-1 sp, ch 3, 4 d c in same sp, * ch 3, 5 d c in next ch-1 sp. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3, sl st in 3rd st of ch-3 first made. 4th rnd: Ch 3, d c in same place as sl st, * d c in each of next 3 d c; in next d c make a pc st (to make a pc st ch 1, 5 d c in next st, drop st from hook, insert hook back in ch-1 and draw loop through the one on hook); ch 1, d c in same st where pc st was made, ch 3, 2 d c in 1st d c of next d c-group. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3, sl st in 3rd st of ch-3 first made. 5th rnd: Ch 3, d c in same place as sl st, * d c in each of next 3 d c pc st in next d c, ch 2, pc st in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, d c in same sp, ch 3, 2 d c in 1st d c of next d c-group. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3, sl st in 3rd st of ch-3 first made. 6th rnd: Ch 3, d c in same place as sl st, * d c in each of next 3 d c, pc st in next d c, ch 2, pc st in next sp between pc sts; ch 2, pc st in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, d c in same sp as last pc st, ch 3, 2 d c in 1st d c of next d c-group. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3, sl st in 3rd st of ch-3 first made. 7th rnd: Ch 3, d c in same place as sl st, * d c in each of next 3 d c, pc st in next d c, ch 2, pc st in next ch-2 sp between pc sts; ch 2, pc st in next ch-2 sp between pc sts, ch 2, pc st in ch-1 sp, ch 1, d c in same sp as last pc st, ch 3, 2 d c in 1st d c of next d c-group. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3, sl st in 3rd st of ch-3 first made. 8th rnd: Ch 3, d c in same place as sl st, * d c in each of next 3 d c, pc st in next d c, ch 2, pc st in next ch-2 sp between pc sts, ch 2, pc st in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, pc st in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, pc st in ch-1 sp, ch 1, d c in same sp, ch 3, 2 d c in 1st d c of next d c-group. Repeat from * around, ending with ch-3, sl st in 3rd st of ch-3 first made. 9th rnd: Sl st in next d c, ch 3, d c in each of next 3 d c, * d c in next pc st, pc st in next ch-2 sp between pc sts, ch 2, pc st in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, pc st in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, pc st in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, d c in same sp, ch 5, s c in next ch-3 sp, ch 5, skip 1 d c, d c in each of next 4 d c. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 5, s c in last ch-3 sp, ch 5, sl st in 3rd st of ch-3 first made. 10th rnd: Sl st in next d c, ch 3, d c in each of next 3 d c, * d c in next pc st, pc st in next ch-2 sp between pc sts, ch 2, pc st in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, pc st in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, d c in same sp as last pc st, ch 5, s c in next ch-5 loop, ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 5, skip 1 d c, d c in each of next 4 d c. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 5, sl st in 3rd st of ch-3 first made. 11th rnd: Sl st in next d c, ch 3, d c in each of next 3 d c, * d c in next pc st, pc st in next ch-2 sp between pc sts, ch 2, pc st in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, d c in same place as last pc st, ch 5, s c in next loop; in next loop make 3 d c, ch 3, 3 d c; s c in next loop, ch 5, skip 1 d c, d c in each of next 4 d c. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 5, sl st in 3rd st of ch-3 first made. 12th rnd: Sl st in next d c, ch 3, d c in each of next 3 d c, * d c in next pc st, pc st in next ch-2 sp between pc sts, ch 1, d c in same sp as last pc st, ch 5, s c in next loop, d c in next s c, d c in each of next 3 d c; in next ch-3 sp make 2 d c, ch 3, 2 d c; d c in each of next 3 d c, d c in next s c, s c in next loop, ch 5, skip 1 d c, d c in each of next 4 d c. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 5, sl st in 3rd st of ch-3 first made. 13th rnd: Sl st in next d c, ch 3, d c in each of next 3 d c, holding back the last loop of each d c on hook, d c in ch-1 sp, holding back last loop of d c as before; thread over and draw through all loops on hook, ch 1 to fasten (1 cluster made), * ch 6, s c in next loop, d c in next s c, d c in each of next 6 d c; in ch-3 sp make 2 d c, ch 3, 2 d c; d c in each of next 6 d c, d c in next s c, s c in next loop, ch 6, skip 1 d c, d c in each of next 4 d c, holding back the last loop of each d c on hook; d c in ch-1 sp, holding back last loop as before. Thread over and draw through all loops on hook, ch 1 to fasten (another cluster made). Repeat from * around, ending with ch 6, sl st in tip of 1st cluster made. 14th rnd: * Sl st in each of next 3 ch, s c in same loop, d c in next s c, d c in each d c across to within next ch-3 sp; in ch-3 sp make 2 d c, ch 3, 2 d c; d c in each d c across to within next s c, d c in s c, s c in next loop, sl st in each of last 3 ch of next ch-6, sl st at tip of cluster. Repeat from * around. Fasten and break off.

   Make necessary number of blocks, and sew together on wrong side with neat over-and-over stitches, as in diagram (for single size spread, disregard motifs to left of heavy line).