American Beauty Tablecloth Pattern #7156

MATERIALS … J. & P. Coats Knit-Cro-Sheen, 27 balls of White or Ecru, or 34 balls of any color.
Milward's steel crochet hook No. 7 or 8.

GAUGE: Each block measures about 5¾ inches square. When completed, tablecloth measures about 63 x 81 inches.

BLOCK … Starting at center, ch 8, join with sl st to form ring. 1st rnd: Ch 1, 15 s c in ring. Join with sl st to ch-1 first made. 2nd rnd: Ch 6, * skip 1 s c, d c in next s c, ch 3. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-3 with sl st to 3rd st of ch-6 first made. 3rd rnd: S c in same place as sl st, * 4 s c in ch-3 sp, s c in next d c. Repeat from * around. Join. 4th rnd: Ch 4, d c in each s c around, with ch-1 between each d c. Join with sl st to 3rd st of ch-3 first made. 5th rnd: 2 s c in next ch-1 sp, s c in next sp, ** ch 3, s c in next sp, * 2 s c in next sp, s c in next sp. Repeat from * once more. Then repeat from ** around. Join. 6th rnd: Sl st to center of first ch-3, s c in same ch-3, * ch 9, s c in next ch-3. Repeat from * around. Join. 7th rnd: * 12 s c in next loop, 11 s c in next loop. Repeat from * around. Join. 8th rnd: Sl st in each of next 5 s c, ch 13, * skip 2 s c, d c in next s c, ch 10, skip 5 s c of next loop, s c in next s c, ch 10, skip 4 s c of next loop, d c in next s c, ch 10. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-10 with sl st to 3rd st of ch-13 first made. 9th rnd: In each loop around make: 5 s c, ch 5, 5 s c. Join. 10th rnd: Sl st in each of next 5 s c, sl st in each of next 3 ch of ch-5, ch 5 (to count as d c and ch-2), tr in same place as last sl st, ch 2, d c in same place, ** ch 2, * skip 5 s c; in next s c make tr, ch 2, d c, ch 2, tr; ch 2, s c in next ch-5 loop, ch 2. Repeat from * 2 more times; in 3rd st of next corner ch-5 loop make d c, ch 2, tr, ch 2, d c. Repeat from ** around, ending with ch 2. Join with sl st to 3rd st of ch-5 first made. 11th rnd: Ch 5, ** in next tr make d c, ch 2, tr, ch 2, d c; ch 2, d c in next d c, * ch 5; tr in tr, d c in d c, tr in tr—holding back the last loop of each of these 3 sts on hook; thread over and draw through all loops on hook (1 cluster group made); ch 5, d c in next s c. Repeat from * once more, ch 5, cluster group as before, ch 5, d c in next d c, ch 2. Repeat from ** around. Join with sl st to 3rd st of ch-5 first made. 12th rnd: Ch 5, d c in next d c, ** ch 2; in next tr make d c, ch 2, tr, ch 2, d c; ch 2, d c in next d c, ch 2, d c in following d c, * ch 2; in tip of cluster group make tr, ch 2, d c, ch 2, tr; ch 2, d c in next d c. Repeat from * 2 more times, ch 2, d c in next d c (sp). Repeat from ** around, ending with ch 2. Join. 13th rnd: Ch 5, d c in next d c, ** 1 sp, ch 2; in next tr make d c, ch 2, tr, ch 2, d c; 3 sps, * ch 5, cluster group over tr, d c and tr; ch 5, d c in next d c. Repeat from * 2 more times, 1 sp. Then repeat from ** around. Join. 14th rnd: Ch 5, d c in next d c, ** 2 sps, ch 2; in next tr make d c, ch 2, tr, ch 2, d c; 4 sps, * ch 2; in tip of cluster make tr, ch 2, d c, ch 2, tr; ch 2, d c in next d c. Repeat from * 2 more times, 1 sp. Then repeat from ** around. Join and break off. This completes one block.

Make 11 x 14 blocks, and sew them together on wrong side with neat over-and-over stitches.