Family Circle Tablecloth Pattern #7194

MATERIALS: Clark's O.N.T. or J. & P. Coats Big Ball Best Six Cord Mercerized Crochet, size 20, 31 balls of White or Ecru.
Milward's steel crochet hook No. 7.

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

Completed tablecloth measures about 83 inches in diameter.

Starting at “BOTTOM” on chart, ch 267 (15 ch sts to 1 inch). 1st row: D c in 4th ch from hook and in each ch across (265 d counting turning ch as 1 d c). Ch 3, turn. 2nd and 3rd rows: Skip 1st d c, d c in each d c across, d c in 3rd st of turning ch. Ch 3 to turn at end of 2nd row and ch 11 to turn at end of 3rd row. 4th row: D c in 4th ch from hook, d c in next 7 ch, d c in next d c (3 bls increased); ch 2, skip 2 d c, d c in next d c (1 sp); make 38 more sps, d c in next 9 d c (3 bls); 4 sps, 3 bls, 38 sps, ch 2, make a foundation d c in 3rd st of turning ch—to make a foundation d c, thread over, insert hook in ch and draw loop through, thread over and draw through 1 loop, thus making a ch st; thread over and finish as for a d c—* make another foundation d c by inserting hook in ch-1 of previous foundation d c. Repeat from * until 8 foundation d c are made; then make a d c in the usual way (3 bls increased). Ch 3, turn. 5th and 6th rows: Bl over bl, and sp over sp. Ch 11 to turn at end of 6th row. 7th row: D c in 4th ch from hook, d c in next 7 d c, d c in next d c; 15 sps, d c in next 2 ch, d c in next d c (1 bl); make 8 more bls, 15 sps, 3 bls, 10 sps, 3 bls, 15 sps, 9 bls, 15 sps; inc. 3 bls as before. Ch 3, turn. Starting at 8th row, follow chart to top. Chart shows ¼ of design. To make second half of each row, repeat first half, starting from center and working back. When work reaches top row, reverse the design by working back to the first row.