Pomp and Circumstance Bedspread Pattern #6027

MATERIALS:
CLARK'S O.N.T. OR J. & P. COATS BIG BALL BEST SIX CORD MERCERIZED CROCHET, size 20

Single Size
52 balls of White or Ecru
Double Size
64 balls of White or Ecru

Milward's Steel Crochet Hook No. 8 or 9.

GAUGE:
Motif measures 2¾ inches square, when joined. For a single size bedspread, about 72 x 109 inches including border, make 25 x 38 motifs. For a double size bedspread, about 90 x 109 inches including border, make 31 x 38 motifs.

FIRST MOTIF … Ch 11, join with sl st. 1st rnd: 24 s c in ring; join. 2nd rnd: Ch 1, s c in same place as sl st, s c in next 5 s c, (ch 4, s c in next 6 s c) 3 times, ch 4; join to 1st s c. 3rd rnd: Ch 1, (s c in 6 s c, ch 4, s c in ch-4 loop, ch 4) 4 times, join (1 loop increased at each corner). 4th, 5th and 6th rnds: Work as for previous rnd, making s c in each s c of 6-s c group, and having an additional ch-4 loop at corners on each rnd (5 loops on 6th rnd). 7th rnd: Sl st and s c into 2nd s c, s c in next 3 s c, * (ch 4, s c in next loop) twice; ch 9, skip 1 loop. (S c in next loop, ch 4) twice, skip 1 s c, s c in next 4 s c. Repeat from * around, joining last ch-4 to s c first made. 8th rnd: Sl st and s c in next s c, s c in next s c, * (ch 4, s c in next loop) twice; in ch-9 loop make 6 d c, ch 4, and 6 d c. (S c in next loop, ch 4) twice, skip 1 s c, s c in next 2 s c. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 1, d c in s c first made (to count as last loop). 9th rnd: Ch 4, skip 2 s c, s c in next loop, ch 4, s c in next loop, ch 4, s c in each of next 6 d c. In corner loop make 3 s c, ch 4 and 3 s c, s c in next 6 d c, five ch-4 loops across to within corner. Continue thus around, joining last ch-4 to d c at base of ch-4 first made. Fasten off.

SECOND MOTIF … Work 1st 8 rnds as for 1st motif. 9th rnd: Work as for first motif to within ch-4 of first corner; ch 2, s c in corner loop of first motif, ch 2, make 3 more s c in corner loop of motif in work, s c in 6 d c, ch 2, s c in corresponding loop on first motif, ch 2, s c in next loop on motif in work; connect next 4 loops in same manner. Then continue to corner and connect corners as before. Complete rnd (no more joinings).
   Make necessary number of motifs, joining at all adjacent loops; where 4 corners meet, join last 2 corners to previous joining. Then work as follows:

BORDER … 1st rnd: Attach thread to loop preceding the 9-s c group of a corner motif, s c in this loop, ch 4, skip 1 s c, s c in next s c. (Ch 4, skip 2 s c, s c in next s c) twice; ch 4, in corner make s c, ch 4 and s c. * (Ch 4, skip 2 s c, s c in next s c) twice; ch 4, skip 1 s c, s c in next s c, ch 4, s c in next loop. Make ch-4 loops to within next 9 s c, ch 4, skip 1 s c, s c in next sc. (Ch 4, skip 2 s c, s c in next s c) twice; ch 4, s c in joining between motifs. Repeat from * working corners of spread as before; ending with ch 2, half d c in 1st s c (12 loops across each motif). 2nd to 8th rnds incl: Ch-4 loops around, working s c, ch 4 and s c into each corner loop of spread and ending as for previous rnd. 9th rnd: Make 2 ch-4 loops, * ch 9, skip 1 loop, s c in next loop; (ch 4, s c in next loop) twice. Repeat from * around (thus alternating two ch-4 loops with one ch-9 loop), ending with ch 4, d tr at base of 1st loop. If necessary to make rnd come out even, skip one or two loops in rnd. 10th rnd: Ch 3, 5 d c in last loop made, s c in next loop, ch 4, s c in next loop, * in ch-9 loop make 6 d c, ch 4 and 6 d c. S c in next loop, ch 4, s c in next loop. Repeat from * around, ending with 6 d c, ch 4; join to top of ch-3 first made. Fasten off.
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