Lover's Knot Tablecloth Pattern #654
MATERIALS REQUIRED
American Thread Company “Star” or “Gem” Mercerized Crochet Cotton Size 30
“Star” Mercerized Crochet Cotton, Small Ball, White or Ecru, 77 Balls. Colors 92 Balls.
“Star” Mercerized Crochet Cotton, Large Ball, White or Ecru, 29 Balls. Dk. Cream or Dk. Linen, 39 Balls.
“Gem” Mercerized Crochet Cotton, White, Ecru or Dk. Ecru, 23 Balls. Colors, 29 Balls.
Steel Crochet Hook #11 or 12.
Each square measures about 5¼ inches.
CHART #1. Ch 96, work 1st d c in 4th st from hook, 1 d c in each remaining st, ch 3, turn and work back and forth according to diagram. Work 99 more Motifs.
CHART #2. Ch 96, work 1st d c in 4th st from hook and continue back and forth according to diagram. Work 44 of these Motifs for the sides of cloth. For the ends of cloth work 24 Motifs beginning in same manner but working up and down according to diagram #2.
CHART #3 is worked for the 8 corners—working 4 corners up and down according to diagram and 4 corners back and forth according to diagram. Squares are sewed together matching the rows and all crochet sts going in the same direction.
Sew together 3 x 8 Motifs of design #1 for the center, around this place one row of Bow Knots then 2 rows of design #1 and 1 row of Bow Knots.
EDGE. Join thread in corner, 1 d c in each of the next 12 d c, ch 5, turn, s c in 6th d c from hook, ch 5, s c in 1st d c made, ch 1, turn and make 9 s c over first loop of ch 5 and 5 s c over second loop, ch 5, turn, s c in center st of 1st scallop, ch 1 turn and work 5 s c over loop, picot, 4 s c over same loop, slip st in top of 2nd scallop and finish that scallop with 4 more s c, slip st to the d c in previous row and repeat from beginning all around cloth.
