Large Mesh Tablecloth Pattern

MATERIALS REQUIRED

American Thread Company "Star" or "Gem" Mercerized Crochet Cotton, Size 20, White, Ecru, Dark Cream or Dark Linen
22—300 yard balls are required for a Cloth measuring about 60 x 80 inches.
Steel Crochet Hook #11 or 12.

Each motif measures about 9 inches.

24 Motifs 4 x 6 are required for the center of cloth.

MOTIF. Ch 7, join to form a ring, ch 3, 11 d c into ring, join.

2nd Row. Ch 3, d c in same space, ch 3, 2 d c in same space, * ch 5, skip 2 sts, 2 d c in next st, ch 3, 2 d c in same st, repeat from * twice, ch 5, join (join each row).

3rd Row. Sl st to ch 3, ch 3, d c in same space, ch 3, 2 d c in same space, * ch 3, d c in 2nd d c, ch 5, d c in next d c, ch 3, shell in shell, repeat from * all around.

4th Row. Sl st to center of shell, work * shell in shell, ch 5, skip 2 d c of shell, d c in next d c, ch 5, d c in next d c, ch 5, repeat from * all around.

5th Row. Sl st to center of shell, ** shell in shell, ch 3, d c in 2nd d c of shell, * ch 5, d c in next d c, repeat from * twice, ch 3, repeat from ** all around.

6th Row. Sl st to center of shell, ch 8, d c in same space, (all following rows are started in same manner and will be referred to as a shell in shell), ** ch 5, skip 2 d c of shell, d c in next d c, * ch 5, d c in next d c, ch 5, repeat from * twice, ch 5, d c in center of shell, ch 5, d c in same space and repeat from ** all around joining row in 3rd st of ch 8.

7th Row. Shell in shell, ch 3, d c in next d c, ch 5, d c in next d c, ch 5, 1 d c in next d c, 5 d c over loop, d c in d c, ch 5, d c in next d c, ch 5, d c in next d c, ch 3 and repeat from beginning all around.

8th Row. Shell in shell, ch 5, skip 1 d c, d c in next d c, ch 5, d c in d c, 5 d c over loop, d c in next d c, ch 2, skip 2 d c, d c in next d c, ch 2, skip 2 d c, d c in next d c, 5 d c over loop, d c in next d c, ch 5, d c in next d c, ch 5 and repeat from beginning.

9th Row. Shell in shell, ch 3, d c in next d c, ch 5, d c in next d c, ch 5, 1 d c in each of the next 7 d c, ch 2, d c in d c, ch 2, d c in each of the next 7 d c, ch 5, d c in next d c, ch 5, d c in next d c, ch 3 and repeat from beginning.

10th Row. Shell in shell, ch 5, skip 1 d c, d c in next d c, * ch 5, d c in next d c, repeat from *, ch 5, skip 5 d c, d c in next d c, 2 d c over mesh, d c in d c, 2 d c over mesh, d c in d c, ch 5, skip 5 d c, d c in next d c, * ch 5, d c in next d c, repeat from *, ch 5, and repeat from beginning.

11th Row. Shell in shell, ch 3, d c in d c, * ch 5, d c in next d c, repeat from * 3 times, ch 5, skip 5 d c, d c in next d c, * ch 5, d c in next d c, repeat from * 3 times, ch 3 and repeat from beginning.

12th Row. Shell in shell, ch 5, skip 1 d c, d c in next d c, ch 5, d c in next d c, 5 d c over loop, d c in d c, * ch 5, d c in next d c, repeat from * 4 times, 5 d c over loop, d c in d c, ch 5, d c in next d c, ch 5, skip 1 d c and repeat from beginning all around.

13th Row. Shell in shell, ch 3, d c in d c, ch 5, d c in next d c, 5 d c over loop, d c in d c, * ch 2, skip 2 d c, d c in next d c, repeat from *, 5 d c over loop, d c in d c, * ch 5, d c in next d c, repeat from * twice, 5 d c over loop, d c in d c, * ch 2, skip 2 d c, d c in next d c, repeat from *, 5 d c over loop, d c in d c, ch 5, d c in next d c, ch 3 and repeat from beginning.

14th Row. Shell in shell, ch 5, skip 1 d c, d c in next d c, ch 5, 1 d c in each of the next 7 d c, ch 2, d c in d c, ch 2, 1 d c in each of the next 7 d c, ch 5, d c in next d c, 5 d c over loop, d c in d c, ch 5, 1 d c in each of the next 7 d c, ch 2, d c in d c, ch 2, 1 d c in each of the next 7 d c, ch 5, d c in next d c, ch 5 and repeat from beginning all around.

15th Row. Shell in shell, ch 3, d c in d c, ch 5, d c in next d c, ch 5, d c in next d c, ** ch 5, skip 5 d c, d c in next d c, 2 d c in mesh, d c in d c, 2 d c in mesh, d c in next d c, ch 5, skip 5 d c, d c in next d c, ** ch 5, d c in each of the next 7 d c, ch 5, d c in next d c, repeat between **, ch 5, d c in next d c, ch 5, d c in next d c, ch 3 and repeat from beginning all around.

16th Row. Shell in shell, ch 5, skip 1 d c, d c in next d c, * ch 5, d c in next d c, repeat from * twice, ch 5, skip 5 d c, d c in next d c, ch 5, d c in next d c, 5 d c over mesh, d c in d c, ch 2, skip 2 d c, d c in next d c, ch 2, skip 2 d c, d c in next d c, 5 d c over mesh, d c in next d c, finish side to correspond and repeat from beginning all around.

17th Row. Shell in shell, ch 3, d c in next d c, * ch 5, d c in next d c, repeat from * 5 times, 1 d c in each of the next 6 d c, 2 d c in mesh, d c in d c, 2 d c in mesh, 1 d c in each of the next 7 d c, finish side to correspond and repeat from beginning all around.

18th Row. Shell in shell, ch 5, skip 1 d c, d c in next d c, * ch 5, d c in next d c, repeat from * twice, 5 d c over mesh, d c in d c, * ch 5, d c in next d c, repeat from *, ch 5, skip 5 d c, 1 d c in each of the next 7 d c, finish side to correspond and repeat from beginning.

19th Row. Shell in shell, ch 3, d c in d c, * ch 5, d c in next d c, repeat from * twice, 5 d c over loop, d c in d c, ch 2, skip 2 d c, d c in next d c, ch 2, skip 2 d c, d c in last d c, 5 d c over loop, d c in d c, ch 5, d c in next d c, ch 5, 1 d c in each of the next 7 d c, finish side to correspond and repeat from beginning.

20th Row. Shell in shell, ch 5, skip 1 d c, d c in next d c, * ch 5, d c in next d c, repeat from *, ch 5, 1 d c in each of the next 7 d c, ch 2, d c in next d c, ch 2, 1 d c in each of the next 7 d c, ch 5, d c in d c, 5 d c over loop, d c in each of the next 7 d c, 5 d c over loop, d c in d c, finish side and repeat from the beginning.

21st Row. Shell in shell, ch 3, d c in d c, ch 5, d c in next d c, ch 5, d c in next d c, 5 d c over loop, d c in d c, ch 5, 1 d c in each of the next 7 d c, 2 d c in mesh, d c in d c, 2 d c in mesh, 1 d c in each of the next 7 d c, ch 5, 1 d c in each of the next 19 d c, finish side to correspond and repeat from beginning.

22nd Row. Shell in shell, ch 5, skip 1 d c, d c in next d c, ch 5, d c in next d c, 5 d c over loop, d c in d c, ch 5, skip 5 d c, d c in next d c, ch 5, d c in next d c, ch 5, skip 5 d c, d c in next d c, ch 5, skip 5 d c, 1 d c in each of the next 7 d c, ch 2, skip 2 sts of next ch, 1 d c in each of the next 3 sts of ch, 1 d c in each of the next 19 d c, 1 d c in each of the next 3 sts of ch, finish side and repeat from beginning.

23rd Row. Shell in shell, ch 3, d c in d c, ch 5, d c in next d c, 5 d c over loop, 1 d c in each of the next 7 d c, 5 d c over loop, d c in d c, ch 5, d c in next d c, ch 5, d c in next d c, 5 d c over loop, 1 d c in each of the next 7 d c, 2 d c over mesh, d c in next d c, * ch 2, skip 2 d c, d c in next d c, repeat from * 7 times, finish side to correspond and repeat from beginning.

24th Row. Shell in shell, ch 5, skip 1 d c, d c in next d c, 5 d c over loop, 1 d c in each of the next 7 d c, ch 2, skip 2 d c, d c in next d c, ch 2, skip 2 d c, 1 d c in each of the next 7 d c, 5 d c over loop, d c in d c, ch 5, 1 d c in each d c in next group, 2 ch mesh over each mesh, finish side to correspond and repeat from beginning.

Sew motifs together taking up both loops of d c.

BORDER. Beginning on short side of work, join thread in 1st d c from corner, ch 3 and work a row of d c working 5 d c over each 5 ch loop, 1 d c in each d c, 2 d c in each 2 ch mesh, 5 d c across joinings and 7 d c in corners, join.

2nd Row. Ch 3, 1 d c in each d c and 3 d c in center d c at corners.

3rd Row. Ch 8, skip 5 d c, d c in next d c, * ch 5, skip 5 d c, d c in next d c, repeat from * working 23 meshes in each of the 1st 3 squares, 1 mesh over each joining and 24 meshes over 4th square ending last mesh in center st of corner, ch 8, d c in same space, work 24 meshes over next square, mesh over joining, 23 meshes over each of the next 4 squares, 1 mesh over each joining and 24 meshes over 6th square ending last mesh in center d c of corner, ch 8, d c in same space work other half to correspond. There should be 97 meshes between corner loops across short sides and 145 meshes between corner loops across long sides.

4th Row. Ch 7, s c over loop, ch 3, d c in d c, * ch 3, s c over loop, ch 3, d c in d c, repeat from * to corner, in corner loop, ch 3, s c over loop, ch 3, d c over same loop, ch 3, s c over same loop, ch 3, d c in next d c and continue all around working all corners in same manner.

5th Row. Ch 8, d c in d c, * ch 5, d c in next d c, repeat from * to corner d c, d c in corner d c, ch 8, d c in same space and continue all around. Repeat 4th and 5th rows twice.

10th Row. Ch 3 ** 5 d c over loop, d c in d c, * ch 3, s c over next loop, ch 3, d c in next d c, repeat from * 10 times then repeat from ** 8 times, work lacet st to corner, work corner same as previous rows, 3 lacet sts on other side, 5 d c over next loop, d c in d c, * 11 lacet sts, 5 d c over next loop, d c in d c, repeat from * 11 times and work other half to correspond.

11th Row. Ch 3, 1 d c in each d c, ch 5, d c in next d c, continue all around working a loop over each lacet st and d c in each d c.

12th Row. Ch 5, skip 2 d c, d c in next d c, ch 2, skip 2 d c, d c in next d c, 5 d c over loop, d c in d c, * 9 lacet sts, 5 d c over loop, d c in next d c, ch 2, skip 2 d c, d c in next d c, ch 2, skip 2 d c, d c in next d c, 5 d c over loop, d c in d c, repeat from * all around.

13th Row. Ch 5, d c in next d c, ch 2, 1 d c in each of the next 7 d c, * 9 meshes, 1 d c in each of the next 7 d c, ch 2, d c in d c, ch 2, 1 d c in each of the next 7 d c and repeat from * all around.

14th Row. Ch 3, * 2 d c in mesh, d c in d c, 2 d c over next mesh, d c in d c, 11 lacet sts, and repeat from * all around.

15th Row. Same as 11th Row.

Repeat from the 4th row 4 times, always starting the flowers of next group in center mesh of previous flower rows and adding 1 flower pattern at each end. Repeat 4th and 5th rows twice then repeat 4th row.