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Like an adorable paper-lace Valentine with its graceful center motif … its stunning border … a spread to shed true elegance.

MATERIALS:

DOUBLE SIZE ONLY
J. & P. COATS KNIT-CRO-SHEEN,
61 balls of White or Ecru, or 73 balls of any color.
or
CLARK'S O.N.T. LUSTERSHEEN,
46 skeins of White or Ecru, or 61 skeins of any color.

Milward's Steel Crochet Hook No. 7 or 8.

GAUGE … 4 sps or bls make 1 inch; 4 rows make 1 inch.
 Completed spread measures about 92 x 107 inches, including fringe.

CENTER SECTION . . . Starting at bottom of filet sec­tion, make a 50-inch chain (13 ch sts to 1 inch). Chart for center section of bedspread below. 1st row: D c in 8th ch from hook, * ch 2, skip 2 ch, d c in next ch (2 sps made). Repeat from * until 175 sps in all are made. Cut off remaining chain. Ch 5, turn. 2nd row: Skip 2 ch of 1st sp, * d c in next d c, 2 d c in sp. Repeat from * across to within last sp, ch 2, skip 2 ch, d c in next ch (thus making 173 bls, with 1 sp at each end). Ch 5, turn. 3rd row: D c in next d c and in each d c across to within last sp, ch 2, skip 2 ch, d c in next ch. Ch 5, turn. 4th row: D c in next d c (sp made over sp). D c in next 6 d c (these 7 d c form 2 bls). * Ch 2, skip 2 d c, d c in next d c (sp made over bl). Make 8 more sps, 3 more d c (these 4 d c form 1 bl). Repeat from * across, ending with 2 bls, 1 sp. Keep 1 sp at both ends of row for entire center section. Ch 5, turn.

Now follow chart from 5th row until 37 rows in all are made. 38th row: Work across to flower at cen­ter of chart, work 4 bls and 1 sp of flower as indicated in chart, ch 5, skip 2 sps, d c in next d c (thus making a bar over 2 sps). Work sp over next sp, 1 bar over next 2 sps, sp over next bl, 4 bls over next 4 bls, and follow chart to complete row. On following row, work to within flower, make 2 bls of flower as indicated in chart, ch 5, d c in center ch of bar of previous row; 2 more d c in sp of bar, d c in d c, make 2 more bls, 1 more bar, 2 bls, and complete row as in chart. Now follow chart until 66 rows in all are made. 67th row: Work across to within popcorn block at middle of chart; then work popcorn block (to be referred to as pc bl) as follows: In next sp make 5 d c, drop loop from hook, insert hook in 1st of these 5 d c, draw dropped loop through and ch 1 tightly; d c in next d c (this is right side of work). Now follow chart to complete row. Ch 5, turn. 68th row: Work across row to sp preceding pc bl, in next sp make a pc bl as on previous row, but insert hook into d c from back of work (this will push pc st to right side). Complete row. Now follow chart to top, thus completing one half of center section. Reverse chart, omit the last row and work back to the first row incl. to complete entire center section. Fasten off.

OUTER SECTION … 1st rnd: Attach thread to center ch at corner of 1st sp made on center section, ch 3 (to count as d c), pc st in same corner sp, d c at base of next row; * sp over 5 sps, pc bl over next sp. Repeat from * to within corner sp; in corner sp make 1 pc bl, ch 5 and another pc bl (an increase). Continue thus around, ending with ch 5, join to top of 1st ch-3. 2nd rnd: Ch 5 (to count as d c and ch-2), d c in d c following pc st (thus making sp over pc bl), * pc bl over next sp, 3 sps, 1 pc bl, 1 sp. Repeat from * to within corner; inc. at corner as before. Continue thus around, ending with pc st, ch 5 and pc st in corner; join. 3rd rnd: Sp over sp and over pc bl, * 1 pc bl, 1 sp, 1 pc bl, 3 sps. Repeat from * around, increasing at corners as before and ending with ch 2, sl st in 3rd st of ch-5. 4th rnd: 3 sps, 1 pc bl, * 5 sps, 1 pc bl. Repeat from * around, increasing at corners as before; join. 5th rnd: 2 sps, * 1 pc bl, 1 sp, 1 pc bl, 3 sps. Repeat from * around, increasing at corners as before; join. 6th rnd: * 1 sp, 1 pc bl, 3 sps, 1 pc bl. Repeat from * around, increasing at corners as before and ending to keep pattern; join. 7th rnd: * 1 pc bl, 5 sps. Repeat from * around, increasing at corners as before; join. These 7 rnds complete the diamond pattern. Repeat the 2nd to 7th rnds incl. of diamond pattern, beginning and ending as necessary to keep pattern, and always increasing at corners as before—until 12 patterns in all are made. Work 3 more rnds in pattern. Then work 3 rnds of sps all around, making (d c, ch 5 and d c) in center ch of corner on each rnd. Fasten off.

FRINGE … Make fringe in each sp all around, as follows: Cut 8 strands, each 12 inches long. Double these strands, forming a loop. Pull loop through a sp, then draw loose ends through loop. Pull tight. When fringe is worked around all edges, trim evenly to 4 inches. Block bedspread to measure­ments given.