Trailing Vine Runner Pattern #7412

MATERIALS:
CLARK'S O.N.T. or J. & P. COATS BEST SIX CORD MERCERIZED CROCHET, Size 30:
Small Ball:
Clark's O.N.T.—12 balls of White or Ecru, or 18 balls of any color.
or
J. & P. Coats—9 balls of White or Ecru, or 12 balls of any color.
Big Ball:
Clark's O.N.T.—5 balls of White, Ecru, or any color, or
J. & P. Coats—5 balls of White or Ecru, or 6 balls of any color.
Milward's Steel Crochet Hook No. 11.

Completed runner measures 18 x 43 inches.

GAUGE: 5 sps make 1 inch; 5 rows make 1 inch.

Starting at bottom of chart, make a chain 20 inches long (15 ch sts to 1 inch). 1st row: D c in 4th ch from hook, d c in each ch across until 271 d c are made, counting turning ch as 1 d c. Cut off remaining chain. Ch 3, turn. 2nd row: D c in next 3 d c—bl over bl made; ch 2, skip 2 d c, d c in next d c—sp made over bl; make 87 more sps, d c in next 2 d c, d c in top st of turning ch. Ch 3, turn. 3rd row: Bl over bl, ch 2, d c in next d c— sp over sp made; 87 more sps, 1 bl, ch 3, turn. 4th row: 1 bl, 9 sps, 2 d c in next sp, d c in next d c—bl made over sp; make 2 more bls, 1 sp, 2 bls, 5 sps, 2 bls, 4 sps, 3 bls, 30 sps, 3 bls, 4 sps, 2 bls, 5 sps, 2 bls, 1 sp, 3 bls, 9 sps, 1 bl. Ch 3, turn.

   5th row: 1 bl, 6 sps, 1 bl, 1 sp, 1 bl, 3 sps, 1 bl, 6 sps, 1 bl, 2 sps, 1 bl, 3 sps, 4 bls, 28 sps; 4 bls, 3 sps, 1 bl, 2 sps, 1 bl, 6 sps, 1 bl, 3 sps, 1 bl, 1 sp, 1 bl, 6 sps, 1 bl. Ch 3 turn. Chart shows ¼ of design. To make second half of each row, repeat the first half, starting at center and working back. Starting at 6th row, follow chart to top. This completes one half of runner, reverse chart—omit last row and work back to first row incl. to complete runner. Fasten off.