Today's Heritage Tablecloth Pattern #7531

MATERIALS: CLARK'S O.N.T. or J. & P. COATS BEST SIX CORD MERCERIZED CROCHET, size 10:
Small Ball:
Clark's O.N.T.—100 balls,
or
J. & P. Coats—54 balls.
Big Ball:
J. & P. Coats—31 balls.
Steel crochet hook No. 5.

GAUGE: 2 sps make 1 inch; 2 rows make 1 inch (when blocked).

Each square measures about 19½ inches before blocking and about 20½ inches after blocking. Completed tablecloth measures about 63 x 104 inches.

SQUARE … Starting at center, ch 11, join with sl st. 1st rnd: Ch 4 (to count as tr), 4 tr in ring, (ch 7, 5 tr in ring) 3 times; ch 7, join with sl st to 4th st of ch-4. 2nd rnd: Ch 4, tr in 4 tr, * 4 tr in corner sp, ch 7, 4 tr in same corner sp, tr in next 5 tr. Repeat from * around. Join. 3rd rnd: Ch 4, tr in 8 tr, * 4 tr in corner sp, ch 7, 4 tr in same corner sp, tr in next 13 tr. Repeat from * around. Join. 4th rnd: Ch 7, * skip 3 tr, tr in next 9 tr, 4 tr in next sp, ch 7, 4 tr in same sp, tr in next 9 tr, ch 3. Repeat from * around. Join with sl st to 4th st of ch-7. 5th rnd: Ch 4, * 3 tr in next sp, tr in next tr, ch 3, skip 3 tr, tr in 9 tr, 4 tr in next sp, ch 7, 4 tr in same sp, tr in 9 tr, ch 3, skip 3 tr, tr in next tr. Repeat from * around. Join. 6th to 20th rnds incl: Work in this manner following chart, making ch-3 for sps and ch-7 for each corner sp, and joining each rnd with a sl st. The heavy line on chart shows where each rnd begins. At end of 20th rnd, join and fasten off.

Make 3 x 5 squares and sew together on wrong side with neat over-and-over sts.

EDGING … Attach thread at outer edge and work a row of sps all around cloth, turning corners as before. Join. Now work 1 rnd of tr's all around gauging sts to keep work flat and turning corners as before. Join. Following rnd: Tr in each tr around, turning corners as before. Join and fasten off.