Memory Lane Tablecloth Pattern #7486

MATERIALS: CLARK'S O.N.T. or J. & P. COATS BEST SIX CORD MERCERIZED CROCHET, size 30:
Small Ball:
Clark's O.N.T.—123 balls,
or
J. & P. Coats—77 balls of White or Ecru, or 103 balls of any color.
Big Ball:
J. & P. Coats—38 balls of White or Ecru, or 51 balls of any color.
Steel crochet hook No. 10 or 11.

GAUGE: Each motif measures 4 inches square and 5½ inches diagonally. For a tablecloth about 72 x 110 inches make 488 motifs.

FIRST MOTIF … Starting at center, ch 8. Join. 1st rnd: 18 sc in ring. Sl st in 1st sc made. 2nd rnd: Sc in same place as sl st, * ch 5, skip 2 sc, sc in next sc. Repeat from * around, ending with sl st in 1st sc made (6 loops). 3rd rnd: In each loop around make sc, h dc, 5 dc, h dc and sc (6 petals). 4th rnd: Ch 7, insert hook in next loop (from back of work) and in following loop (from right of work), thread over and draw loop through, thread over and draw through both loops on hook (a loop made). Make 5 more loops same as this. 5th rnd: In each loop around make sc, h dc, dc, 7 tr, dc, h dc and sc. 6th rnd: Sl st in 1st 4 sts of next petal, * ch 5, sc in 4th ch from hook (p made), ch 2, p, ch 1, skip 5 tr, sc in next tr, ch 1, p, ch 2, p, ch 1, sc in 1st tr of next petal. Repeat from * around (12 loops). 7th rnd: Sl st to center of next loop (between p's), ch 4, tr in same place as last sl st, ch 1, p, ch 2, p, ch 1, then holding back on hook the last loop of each tr make 2 tr in same place as last tr was made, thread over and draw through all loops on hook (2-tr cluster made); * ch 1, p, ch 2, p, ch 1, sc between p's of next loop, ch 9, sc between p's of next loop, ch 1, p, ch 2, p, ch 1, skip p of next loop and the following ch, make 2-tr cluster in next ch, ch 1, p, ch 2, p, ch 1, 2-tr cluster in same place as last cluster. Repeat from * around. Join to 1st tr made.
   8th rnd: Sl st to center of next loop, ch 4, tr in same place as last sl st, ch 1, p, ch 2, p, ch 1, 2-tr cluster in same place as last tr, * ch 1, p, ch 2, p, ch 1, sc in next loop, ch 3, in ch-9 loop make (a 3-tr cluster, p) 3 times and a 3-tr cluster; ch 3, sc in next loop, ch 1, p, ch 2, p, ch 1, skip the p of next loop and the following ch, make a 2-tr cluster in next ch, ch 1, p, ch 2, p, ch 1, 2-tr cluster in same place as last cluster. Repeat from * around. Join. 9th rnd: Sl st to center of next loop, ch 5, p, ch 1, tr in same loop, ch 1, p, ch 1, tr in same loop, * ch 1, p, ch 1, tr between p's of next loop, ch 1, p, ch 1, tr in next ch-3 sp, ch 1, p, ch 1, skip next cluster, dc in tip of each of next 2 clusters, ch 1, p, ch 1, skip next cluster, tr in next ch-3 sp, ch 1, p, ch 1, tr between p's of next loop, ch 1, p, ch 1, in next loop (between p's) make 5 tr with ch 1, p, and ch 1 between each tr. Repeat from * around. Join with sl st to 4th st of ch-5 first made. 10th rnd: Ch 17, tr in same place as sl st, * (ch 1, p, ch 1, tr in next tr) 4 times; ch 1, p, ch 1, skip 1 dc, tr in next dc, (ch 1, p, ch 1, tr in next tr) 4 times; ch 1, p, ch 1, in next tr make tr, ch 13 and tr. Repeat from * around. Join and fasten off.

SECOND MOTIF … Work as for 1st motif to 9th rnd incl. 10th rnd: Ch 10 (to count as tr and ch 6), sl st in center ch of corner loop of previous motif, ch 6, tr in same place as sl st, ch 3, sl st in corresponding p of 1st motif, ch 2, sc in 2nd ch preceding joining (thus joining p's) and continue as for 1st motif, joining next 9 p's and corner loop as before.
   Make all motifs in same way, joining adjacent sides as 2nd motif was joined to 1st (where 4 corners meet, join 3rd and 4th corners to joining of previous 2. Place motifs in the following order: 1st row: 1 motif. 2nd row: 3 motifs (one extending on each side of previous row). 3rd row: 5 motifs. 4th row: 7 motifs. Continue thus having 2 more motifs on each row until there are 25 motifs in row. Make 7 more rows of 25 motifs each, having 1 motif extend beyond left edge and having 1 motif less on right edge. Now make 2 motifs less on each row (1 motif less on each side) until last row has 1 motif.