Connecticut Yankee Bedspread Pattern #3410

Materials Required—
AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY "PURITAN" MERCERIZED CROCHET AND KNITTING COTTON
45 400-yd. Balls White, Cream, Ecru or Beige.
Steel Crochet Hook No. 7.
280 Motifs 14 x 20 are required for spread measuring about 77 x 110 inches without tassels.
Each motif measures about 5½ inches.

MOTIF. Ch 6, join, ch 4, 4 tr c in loop, drop loop from hook, insert in top of ch, pull through, ch 1 to tighten st, * ch 2, popcorn st in loop, (popcorn st: 5 tr c in loop, drop loop from hook, insert in 1st tr c and pull through, ch 1 to tighten st) repeat from * 4 times, ch 2, join.

2nd Row—Sl st to loop, work 2 popcorn sts with ch 2 between in each loop between popcorn sts of previous row.

3rd Row—Sl st to loop, ch 4, tr c in same space, ch 5, 2 tr c in same space, * ch 2, tr c, ch 5, 2 tr c in next loop, repeat from * all around, ch 2, join.

4th Row—Sl st to loop, ** work 3 popcorn sts with ch 2 between each popcorn st in same space, * ch 3, skip 2 ch loop, 2 d c, 3 tr c, 2 d c shell in next loop, repeat from *, ch 3, repeat from ** all around, join.

5th Row—Sl st to loop, ** work 2 popcorn sts with ch 2 between in loop, ch 2, 2 popcorn sts which ch 2 between in next loop, * ch 3, 2 d c, 3 tr c, 2 d c in center tr c of shell, repeat from *, ch 3, repeat from ** all around, join.

6th Row—Sl st to loop, ** work 2 popcorn sts with ch 2 between in loop, ch 2, 2 popcorn sts with ch 2 between in next loop, ch 2, 2 popcorn sts with ch 2 between in next loop, * ch 3, 2 d c, 3 tr c, 2 d c in center tr c of shell, repeat from *, ch 3, repeat from ** all around, join.

7th Row—Sl st to loop, ** work 2 popcorn sts with ch 2 between each popcorn st in each of the next 2 loops, ch 2, popcorn st in next loop, ch 5, popcorn st in same loop, ch 2, 2 popcorn sts with ch 2 between each popcorn st in each of the next 2 loops, * ch 3, 2 d c, 3 tr c, 2 d c shell in center tr c of shell in previous row, repeat from *, ch 3, repeat from ** all around, join, break thread. Work a 2nd motif joining to 1st motif in last row as follows: 2 popcorn sts with ch 2 between each popcorn st in each of the next 2 loops, ch 2, popcorn st in next loop, ch 2, sl st in corresponding loop of 1st motif, ch 2, popcorn st in same loop of 2nd motif, * ch 2, popcorn st in next loop, ch 1, sl st in corresponding loop of 1st motif, ch 1, popcorn st in same loop of 2nd motif, repeat from *, * ch 3, 2 d c, 2 tr c in center st of shell of 2nd motif, sl st in center of shell in 1st motif, tr c, 2 d c in same shell of 2nd motif, repeat from *, ch 3, * popcorn st in next loop, ch 1, sl st in corresponding loop of 1st motif, ch 1, popcorn st in same loop of 2nd motif, ch 2, repeat from *, popcorn st in next loop, ch 2, sl st in corresponding loop of 1st motif, ch 2, popcorn st in same loop of 2nd motif and complete motif in same manner as 1st motif.

All motifs are joined in same manner arranging as illustrated.

TASSELS. Wind thread 100 times around an 8 inch cardboard, tie through center leaving an end to sew and cut other end. Tie again about ½ inch down from top of tassel.

CAP FOR TASSEL. Ch 3, 6 s c in 1st st of ch, join in 1st s c, ch 1 and work 2 s c in each s c join.

3rd Row—* 1 s c in each of the next 2 s c, 2 s c in next s c, repeat from * 3 times, do not join this on the following rows.

Next 5 Rows—Work 1 s c in each s c.

Next Row—Ch 3, 3 d c in same space, slip loop off hook, insert in 3rd st of ch and pull loop through, ch 1, * skip 1 s c, 4 d c in next s c, slip loop off hook insert in 1st d c and pull loop through (popcorn st) ch 1, repeat from * all around, join in 1st popcorn st, break thread. Slip cap over top of tassel and attach to bedspread between scallops as illustrated.