Materials: Clark's O.N.T. (6 balls) or J. & P. Coats (5 balls) Mercerized Crochet, size 20, White or Ecru.
Milward's steel crochet hook No. 7.
1 yd. of linen 36 inches wide.
When completed, cloth measures about 42 inches in diameter.
Cut linen into a circle 36 inches in diameter. Make a very narrow hem all around and sew in place. Attach thread and, working over hem, make a round of s c closely together (about 11 s c to an inch). Join with sl st. 2nd rnd: Ch 4, (to count as d c and ch 1), * skip 1 s c, d c in next s c, ch 1. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-1 with sl st to 3rd st of ch-4 first made (the number of sps should be divisible by 4—about 580 sps). 3rd rnd: S c in 1st sp, * ch 3, skip 1 sp, 3 d c in next sp, ch 3, skip 1 sp, s c in next sp. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-3 with sl st. 4th rnd: Sl st in each of next 3 ch, s c in each of 3 d c, * ch 5, s c in each of next 3 d c. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-5 with sl st to first s c made. 5th rnd: S c in 2nd s c, * ch 3, skip 1 ch, d c in each of next 3 ch, ch 3, s c in 2nd s c of next s c-group. Repeat from * around. Join. 6th to 12th rnds incl: Repeat 4th and 5th rnds alternately. 13th rnd: Same as 5th rnd, but making ch-4 (instead of ch-3). Join. 14th rnd: Same as 4th rnd, but making ch-7 (instead of ch-5). Join. 15th rnd: S c in 2nd s c, * ch 4, skip 2 ch, d c in each of next 3 ch, ch 4, s c in 2nd s c of next s c-group. Repeat from * around. Join. 16th rnd: Same as 14th rnd. Join. 17th rnd: S c in 2nd s c, ** ch 3, skip 3 ch, d c in next ch, ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch from hook (1 p made), * d c in same place as last d c, ch-3 p. Repeat from * 4 more times. Ch 3, s c in 2nd s c of next s c-group. Repeat from ** around. Join. Break off.