Serenade Bedspread Pattern #654

MATERIALS … Clark's O.N.T. Lustersheen, 43 skeins of White or Ecru, or 58 skeins of any color for double size spread; 36 skeins of White or Ecru, or 48 skeins of any color for single size spread.

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

GAUGE: Each block measures about 7½ inches square. For a double size spread, 90 x 112 inches, make 12 x 15 blocks. For a single size spread, 75 x 112 inches, make 10 x 15 blocks.

BLOCK … Starting at center, ch 15, join with sl st to form ring. 1st rnd: Ch 1, 24 s c in ring. Join with sl st to 1st s c made. 2nd rnd: * Ch 5, skip 2 s c, s c in next s c. Repeat from * around, ending with sl st where 1st ch-5 began (8 loops). 3rd rnd: Sl st in each of 1st 2 ch of 1st ch-5 loop, * ch 5, s c in same loop, ch 5, s c in next loop. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 2, d c where 1st loop began. 4th rnd: * In next loop make 3 d c, ch 3, 3 d c; s c in next loop. Repeat from * around. 5th rnd: Sl st in each of next 3 d c, ** s c in next ch-3 sp; * ch 20, s c in same sp. Repeat from * 2 more times (3 loops), ch 3, s c in s c between next 2 d c-groups, ch 3. Repeat from ** around, ending with ch-3, sl st in 1st s c made. 6th rnd: Sl st to 9th ch of 1st loop, ch 1, 3 s c in same loop; * in next loop make 4 d c, ch 3, 4 d c; 3 s c in each of next 2 loops. Repeat from * around, ending with 3 s c in last loop, s c in ch-1 first made. 7th rnd: * Ch 5; in next ch-3 sp make 5 d c, ch 3, 5 d c; ch 5, s c between next two 3-s c groups. Repeat from * around. Join. 8th rnd: * Ch 5, skip 5 d c; in next ch-3 sp make 4 d c, ch 2, 4 d c, ch 2, 4 d c; ch 5, s c in next s c. Repeat from * around, join with sl st. 9th rnd: Ch 3 (to count as d c), 4 d c in same place as sl st, * ch 5, skip 4 d c, s c in ch-2 sp, ch 5, s c in next ch-2 sp, ch 5, 5 d c in next s c. Repeat from * around. Join. 10th rnd: Ch 3 (to count as d c), d c in each of next 4 d c, * 6 d c in next loop, 7 d c in next loop, 6 d c in next loop, d c in each of next 5 d c. Repeat from * around, ending with 6 d c in last loop. Join with sl st to 3rd st of ch-3 first made. 11th rnd: Ch 9 (to count as tr and ch-5), skip 4 d c, * tr in next d c, ch 5, skip 5 d c, tr in next d c, ch 5, d tr in 4th d c of 7-d c group (corner), ch 5, skip 3 d c, tr in next d c, ch 5, skip 5 d c, tr in next d c, ch 5, skip 4 d c, tr in next d c, ch 7, skip 7 d c, s c in each of 3 center d c of 7-d c group, ch 7, skip 8 d c, tr in next d c, ch 5, skip 4 d c. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 7, sl st in 4th st of ch-9 first made. 12th rnd: * Ch 5, d c in next tr, ch 5, tr in next tr, ch 5; in next d tr make d tr, ch 5, d tr; ch 5, tr in next tr, ch 5, d c in next tr, ch 5, s c in next tr, 7 s c in next loop, s c in each of next 3 s c, 7 s c in next loop, s c in next tr. Repeat from * around, join. 13th rnd: * In each of next 3 ch-5 loops make 6 s c; in corner loop make 4 s c, ch 3, 4 s c; 6 s c in each of next 3 loops, s c in each of next 19 s c. Repeat from * around. 14th to 17th rnds incl: S c in each s c around, making s c, ch 3, s c in each corner ch-3. Fasten and break off at end of 17th rnd.

   Make necessary number of motifs, and sew together on wrong side with neat over-and-over stitches.