Star Bright Tablecloth Pattern #7030

Materials: Clark's O.N.T. Knitting and Crochet Cotton, 16 balls of White or Ecru. Milward's steel crochet hook No. 5 or 6.

For a cloth about 52 x 83 inches, 39 large blocks (each about 9 inches square) and 16 fill-in-blocks (each about 4 inches square) are required.

Large Block. To begin, ch 12, join with sl st to form ring: 1st rnd: Ch 3 to count as 1 d c, * d c in each of next 3 ch (1 bl), ch 5, d c in same ch as last d c, repeat from * until 4 bls are made, then ch 2, d c in 3rd ch of ch-3 first made. This joining d c completes the 1st rnd. 2nd rnd: Ch 3, 2 d c through bar of joining d c (make these 2 d c next to each other along bar but not in the same place), 1 d c in st where joining d c was made (1 bl made), * ch 22, skip next 2 d c, d c in next d c (last d c of bl made in 1st rnd), d c in each of next 3 ch of ch-5, ch 5, d c in same st as last d c, d c in each of next 2 ch, d c in 1st d c of next bl, repeat from * around, joining the rnd with ch 2, d c in 3rd ch of ch-3 first made. This joining d c completes the 2nd rnd. 3rd rnd: Ch 3, 2 d c through bar of joining d c (as in 2nd rnd), 1 d c in st where joining d c was made (1 bl), * ch 10, skip 10 ch of ch-22, s c in each of next 2 ch, ch 10, skip 3 d c of next bl, d c in last d c of same bl, d c in each of next 3 ch, ch 5, d c in same ch as last d c, d c in each of next 2 ch, d c in 1st d c of next bl, repeat from * around, joining rnd with ch 2 and a d c as done previously. 4th rnd: Ch 3, 2 d c through bar of d c (as in previous rnds), d c in 1st d c of next bl, * ch 10, s c in ch st just before next s c, s c in each of next 2 s c, s c in next ch (4-s c group), ch 10, skip 3 d c of next bl, d c in next d c, d c in each of next 3 ch, ch 5, d c in same ch as last d c, d c in each of next 2 ch, d c in 1st d c of next bl, repeat from * around. Join as before. 5th rnd: Same as 4th rnd, having 6-s c groups (instead of 4-s c). 6th and 7th rnds: Same as 4th rnd, having 8 s c in groups in the 6th rnd and 10 s c in groups in the 7th rnd. 8th rnd: Same as 4th rnd, making ch 11 in place of ch-10 and having 12 s c in groups. 9th rnd: Same as 4th rnd, making ch 13 in place of ch-10, and having 14 s c in groups. At the end of rnd, do not join with ch 2 and d c, but ch 5 and sl st in 3rd st of ch-3 first made. 10th rnd: Ch 5, skip next 2 d c, d c in next d c, * d c in each of next 3 ch, ch 12, skip 1st s c of s c-group, s c in each s c to within 1 s c from end (12 s c made), ch 12, d c in each of the 3 ch of ch-13 just before the next bl, d c in 1st d c of bl, ch 2, skip 2 d c, d c in next d c (1 sp made), ch 2, skip 2 ch of corner sp, d c in next ch, ch 5, d c in same st as last d c, ch 2, skip 2 ch, d c in 1st d c of next bl, ch 2, skip 2 d c, d c in next d c of same bl, repeat from * around, ending with ch 2, sl st in 3rd st of ch-5 first made. 11th rnd: Ch 5, skip 2 ch, d c in 1st d c of bl, * ch 2, skip 2 d c, d c in next d c, d c in each of next 3 ch, ch 12, skip 1st s c of s c group, s c in each s c across to within the last s c, ch 12, d c in each of last 3 ch of ch-12 just before the next bl, d c in 1st d c of bl, ch 2, skip 2 d c, d c in next d c, ch 2, d c in next d c, ch 2, d c in next d c, ch 2, d c in center st of ch-5, ch 5, d c in same place as last d c, make 3 more sps, repeat from * around, ending rnd as usual. 12th to 15th rnds incl: Work in the same manner as the 11th rnd, thus in each rnd on each side having 2 additional sps than the previous rnd. Join rnd as usual. 16th rnd: Work as previous rnd, but in place of ch-12 make ch 2. Join as usual. 17th rnd: Work as previous rnd, working sps over sps and over each ch-2 between bls, make 2 d c (1 bl). Join as before. 18th rnd: Make sp over each sp, and sp over each bl, making the corner sps as usual (35 sps on each side, not counting the corner sps). Break off. Make 38 more blocks same as this.

Fill-in-Block. Begin and work as for 1st rnd of large block, ending with ch 5, sl st to 3rd st of ch-3 first made. 2nd rnd: Ch 5, * skip 2 d c, d c in next d c, ch 2, skip 2 ch of ch-5, d c in next ch, ch 5, d c in same place as last d c, ch 2, skip 2 ch, d c in next d c, ch 2, repeat from * ending rnd with ch 2, sl st in 3rd st of ch-5 first made. 3rd to 8th rnds incl: Ch 5, d c in next d c (1 sp), make sp over each sp of previous row, making 2 d c with ch 5 between in the 3rd st of each ch-5 at corners. Join as in 2nd rnd (on the 8th rnd, there will be 15 sps on each side, not counting the corner sps). This completes fill-in-block. Make 15 more blocks same as this.

Join the large blocks in strips as follows: 2 strips of 3 blocks, 2 strips of 5 blocks, 3 strips of 7 blocks.

Joining. To join together 2 blocks, lay one block over the other, having the wrong sides of blocks meet, then attach thread to 3rd st of one corner sp of one block, ch 3, (do not turn) make 3 d c in adjacent corner sp of next block, then make 3 d c in 2nd sp (corner sp to be counted as 1st sp) back on 1st block, * skip 1 sp on 2nd block, make 3 d c in next sp, skip 1 sp on 1st block, make 3 d c in next sp, repeat from * across one side, ending with 3 d c in corner sp of 2nd block, ch 3, sl st in 3rd st of corner sp of 1st block. Fasten and break off. Join blocks into the strips in this manner. Then lay strips alongside each other in following order: 1 block, 1 strip of 3 blocks, 1 strip of 5 blocks, 3 strips of 7 blocks, 1 strip of 5 blocks, 1 strip of 3 blocks, and 1 block. Join strips in the same manner as blocks.

To fill in the corners that are formed by joining strips around the outer edges, place fill-in-blocks between strips, and join as before, the two sides of the fill-in-block to the two sides of adjacent blocks (see stitch detail).

Edging: 1st row: Attach thread to 3rd st of corner sp at upper right hand corner of large block (at one end of cloth), and work across the long side of same block as follows: Ch 5, d c in 4th ch from hook, and d c in next ch, * ch 3, skip next sp, 3 d c in next sp, repeat from * until 19 3-d c bls are made, then ch 3, d c in 3rd st of corner sp, ch 3, make 2 d c through bar of d c just made (corner bl made), ch 3, skip that same corner sp, 3 d c in next sp (on other side of large block), and continue making 3-d c bls and ch-3 sps across to next inner corner. Then continue across the fill-in-block (see stitch detail) and work in this manner all around cloth. 2nd row: Work d c in each st of ch-3, * ch 1, a ch-4 p, ch 1, skip next bl, d c in each st of next ch-3, repeat from * around cloth, making a ch-4 p at each corner.

Many persons will find this design suitable for a bedspread and we suggest that it be utilized for such if desired. It will be necessary to make an additional number of blocks so that the finished size for the spread will be approximately 90 x 108 inches.