Garden Gate Luncheon Set Pattern #7321

MATERIALS:
J. & P. COATS KNIT-CRO-SHEEN, 7 balls of White or Ecru or 11 balls of color.
Milward's Steel Crochet Hook No. 7 or 8.

Materials specified are sufficient for 4 place mats, each about 12 x 18 inches, and a center mat about 14 x 28 inches.

GAUGE: Each filet or solid square measures 1 inch wide and 1½ inches long.

PLACE MATS (Make 4) … Starting at short end, ch 80. 1st row: D c in 8th ch from hook, * ch 2, skip 2 ch, d c in next ch. Repeat from * across (25 sps). Ch 5, turn. 2nd row: D c in next d c, ch 2, d c in next d c (2 sps made over 2 sps). Continue to work sp over sp across. Ch 5, turn. 3rd row: 2 sps over 2 sps; (d c in next 2 ch, d c in d c) 3 times—these last 10 d c form 3 bls. * Ch 13, skip 3 sps, make 3 bls over next 3 sps. Repeat from * across, ending with 2 sps. Ch 5, turn. 4th row: 2 sps, d c in next 9 d c; (ch 11, d c in next 10 d c) 3 times; 2 sps. Ch 5, turn. 5th row: 2 sps, d c in next 3 d c—the last 4 d c form 1 bl. * Ch 2, skip 2 d c, d c in next 4 d c (another bl made). Ch 11, bl over next 4 d c. Repeat from * across, ending with 2 sps. Ch 5, turn. 6th row: 2 sps, * bl over bl, d c in next 2 ch, bl over bl, ch 6, s c in center ch of first ch-13, 3 rows below (working over the two ch-11's below), ch 6. Repeat from * across, ending with 2 sps. Ch 5, turn. 7th row: 2 sps, 10 d c; (ch 8, 10 d c) 3 times, 2 sps. Ch 5, turn. The 3rd to 7th rows incl. form pattern consisting of 1 solid square and 1 spider alternated.
   8th row: 2 sps, ch 13, * d c in last d c of 10-d c group, d c in next 8 ch, d c in next d c, ch 13. Repeat from * across, ending with 2 sps. Ch 5, turn. 9th row: 2 sps, ch 11; (10 d c, ch 11) 3 times, 2 sps. Ch 5, turn. The 8th and 9th rows have begun a solid square section over each spider, and a spider over each solid square section. Complete these sections as before (12 rows completed).
    Now reverse pattern again, to form solid squares over spiders, and spiders over solid squares, always retaining 2 sps at each end (17 rows completed). Ch 5, turn. 18th row: 2 sps, * ch 13, d c in last d c of d c-group; (ch 2, skip 2 ch, d c in next st) 3 times. Repeat from * across, ending with 2 sps. Ch 5, turn. 19th row: 2 sps, ch 11, (3 sps, ch 11) 3 times; 2 sps. Ch 5, turn. 20th row: 2 sps, ch 11; (1 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, ch 11) 3 times; 2 sps. Ch 5, turn. 21st row: 2 sps, * ch 6, s c in center of ch-13, 3 rows below, ch 6, 3 sps. Repeat from * across, ending with 2 sps. Ch 5, turn. 22nd row: 2 sps, ch. 8; (sp over 3 sps, ch 8) 3 times; 2 sps. Ch 5, turn. The 18th to 22nd rows incl. form a row of alternate filet squares and spiders.
   Now reverse pattern, to form a filet square over each spider, and a spider over each filet square (27 rows completed). Then reverse pattern of filet squares and spiders once more (32 rows completed).
   Now work 3 patterns (15 rows) of alternate solid squares and spiders, to correspond with beginning; then work 2 rows of ch-2 sps across. Do not fasten off, but work around all sides as follows :
   1st loop rnd: S c in last sp made, (ch 17, s c in same sp) twice; * ch 17, skip 3 sps, s c in next sp. Repeat from * to within next corner, ch 17, s c in corner sp; (ch 17, s c in same sp) 4 times. Repeat from * around, ending with 2 more loops in same place as 1st 2 loops and joining last loop with a sl st in 1st s c. 2nd loop rnd: Sl st to 9th ch of 1st ch-17 made, s c in 9th ch, * ch 17, s c in next loop. Repeat from * around, joining last loop to 1st s c. Fasten off.

CENTER MAT … Ch 98. 1st and 2nd rows: Like 1st 2 rows of place mats, having 31 sps in row. Now work next 5 rows in pattern as for place mats, having 1 additional spider and 1 additional solid square in pattern (7 rows completed). Continue, reversing pattern every 5 rows, until 5 patterns in all are made (27 rows completed). Then work 5 rows of center pattern (25 more rows of work), consisting of alternate filet squares and spiders (see illustration). Now work 5 more patterns of solid squares and spiders to correspond with beginning. Work 2 rows of ch-2 sps. Then work 2 rnds of ch-17 loops as for place mats, but, on 1st row of loops, skip 2 sps (instead of 3) for the loop immediately following and preceding each corner. Fasten off. Starch and block to measurements given.