Spanish Tile Runner Pattern #7376-A

MATERIALS:
CLARK'S O.N.T. or J. & P. COATS PEARL COTTON, size 5, 4 balls of a dark color and 3 balls of a light color.
Milward's Steel Crochet Hook No. 6 or 7.

Completed runner measures 12 x 25 inches.

GAUGE: Each motif measures 1½ inches square.

FIRST MOTIF … Starting at center, with dark color, ch 6. Join with sl st to form a ring. 1st rnd: Ch 1, 12 s c in ring. Join with s c to 1st s c made. 2nd rnd: Ch 5; * make 3 tr in same place as last s c was made, holding back the last loop of each tr on hook; thread over and draw through all loops on hook (a cluster made), ch 5, s c at base of cluster just made, ch 5, skip 2 s c, s c in next s c, ch 5. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 2, skip 2 s c, d c in next s c. 3rd rnd: * Ch 5, s c under next ch-5. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 5, sl st in d c of previous rnd. Fasten off.

SECOND MOTIF … With light color, work 1st 2 rnds as for 1st motif. 3rd rnd: Ch 5, s c under next ch-5, ch 2, s c in center st of corresponding ch-5 loop on 1st motif, * ch 2, s c under next ch-5 on 2nd motif, ch 2, s c in center st of next ch-5 loop on 1st motif. Repeat from * 2 more times; ch 2, s c under next ch-5 on 2nd motif. Complete rnd as for 1st motif (no more joinings). Continue to make dark and light motifs alternately, joining as 2nd motif was joined to 1st (see illustration), until 78 dark and 60 light motifs in all have been joined. Where 4 corners meet, join 3rd and 4th corners to joining of previous corners.