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Approximate Size: 82 inches by 105 inches

MATERIALS: Bucilla Wondersheen Crochet and Knitting Cotton. Article 3666, 23 skeins;
or
Bucilla Blue Label Super Crochet and Knitting Cotton, Article 3457, 22 skeins,
1 Bucilla Steel Crochet Hook, No. 9, Article 4300.

Gauge: Each oval should measure 5 inches from point to point. Each square should measure 2 and ⅞ inches.

Ovals—Ch 39, work 1 s c in 9th st from hook, * ch 5, skip 2 sts on chain, work 1 s c in next st; repeat from * 9 times, then ch 5, work another s c in same place as last s c; work along other side of foundation chain by working ch 5 and 1 s c in the st directly opposite the s c on first side of foundation chain, end with ch 5, 1 s c in 3rd st of first loop of round, ch 3, work 1 d c in same place as the last s c was worked in (11 loops on each side of foundation chain, with a point loop at each end of chain). 2nd round: ch 5 and 1 s c in each of 11 spaces to point, ch 5, 1 s c in point space, ch 5, 1 more s c in same space, ch 5 and 1 s c in each of the next 11 spaces, ch 5, 1 s c in point space, ch 3, 1 d c in same space. 3rd round: ch 5 and 1 s c in each space to point space, ch 5, 1 s c in point space, ch 5, 1 more s c in point space, ch 5 and 1 s c in each space to other point space, end same as round below. 4th round: same as 3rd round, but ending round with 1 s c in point space. 5th round: ch 4 and 1 s c in each space of round, join with ch 4 and 1 s c in the point space of round below and fasten off thread (there will be 15 spaces on each side of oval). Make 520 of these oval motifs.

Squares—Ch 7, join with a slip st into a ring. 1st round: ch 4, work 1 s c in ring, * ch 4 and 1 s c in same ring; repeat from * 5 times, then ch 3, work 1 d c in ring (8 loops in ring, including the loop formed by ch 3 and 1 d c). 2nd round: ch 4 and 1 s c in each space of round below to within 1 space of end of round, ch 2, 1 d c in last space (8 spaces in round). 3rd round: * ch 4, work 1 s c in next space, ch 4, 1 more s c in same space; repeat from * around, end with ch 4, 1 s c in last space, ch 3, 1 d c in same space. 4th round: ch 3 and 1 s c in each space of round be­low. 5th round: * 2 d c in next space, 3 trebles (twice over hook) in same space, then 3 trebles in next space, 2 d c in same space, 1 s c in next s c; repeat from * around, join with a slip st in first s c of round (8 petals in round). 6th round: ch 3, turn, work 1 slip st in back thread of first st, ch 3 and 1 slip st in back thread of each st of round. 7th round: ch 11, turn, skip first 3 sts on first petal, * work 1 treble on free thread of next st (directly in back of the frill edge), ch 2, skip 1 st, 1 treble on free thread of next st, ch 2, skip next st, 1 treble on free thread of next st, skip the next 5 sts, work 1 treble on free thread of next st, ch 2, skip 1 st, 1 treble on free thread of next st, ch 2, skip next st, 1 treble on free thread of next st, ch 8, 1 d c on free thread of the s c worked between next 2 petals, ch 8, skip the next 3 sts; repeat from * around, end with ch 8, join with a slip st in 3rd st of ch 11 at beginning of round and fasten off thread. Make 238 of these square motifs.

Flowers—Ch 7, join with a slip st into a ring, work 12 s c in ring, 1 slip st on front thread of each st of round below, join with a slip st on back thread of 1st st of round. Petals: * ch 2, 1 d c on free thread of next s c, ch 3, 1 more d c in same st, ch 2, 1 s c on free thread of next st; repeat from * around, join with a slip st in first slip st at beginning of round and fasten off. Make 757 of these flowers.

Joining—Lower Half of 1st row: (A on chart) working from right side of work make 3 s c in first space after point s c on an oval motif, ch 3, work 1 slip st in top of last s c (picot), 2 more s c in same space, * work a group of 3 s c, ch 3, picot, 2 more s c, —all in next space; repeat from * until there are 15 picots completed from beginning, ending with 2 s c after last picot in space just before point, * ch 5, pick up a new oval motif and work in same way along the side of this motif, ch 5, pick up a 3rd oval motif and work 2 s c in first space, after point, ch 2, drop loop from hook, insert it in last picot made on 2nd oval motif, also insert hook in the dropped loop and draw through, ch 1, complete the picot, work 2 more s c in same space on new motif, 3 s c in next space, ch 2, drop loop from hook, insert it in the next picot on 2nd motif, also insert it in the dropped loop and draw through, ch 1, complete the picot, 2 s c in same space on new motif, 3 s c, ch 3, picot, 2 more s c,— all in next space, 2 s c in next space, ch 6, work a slip st in 4th st from hook, ch 6, a slip st in 4th st from hook, ch 2, drop loop from hook, skip 1 picot, on 2nd motif, insert hook in next picot, also insert it in the dropped loop and draw through, ch 6, picot, ch 6, picot, ch 2, slip st in top of last s c on 3rd motif 2 more s c in same space (a 4-picot joining), continue in picot edging to point of motif, then repeat from * until there are 20 oval motifs joined into a row.

Upper half of 1st row: continue to work picot edging along other half of 20th motif to connecting chain, work 7 s c under this chain, then work 3 s c in next space on 19th oval motif, ch 2, join to picot on 20th motif, ch 1, finish picot, 2 s c in same space on 19th motif, 3 s c in next space, ch 2, join to next picot on 20th motif, ch 1, complete the picot, 2 more s c in same space on 19th motif, work picot edging in next space, 3 s c in next space, skip 1 picot on 20th motif, join with a 4-picot joining to next free picot on 20th motif, continue in picot edging in each of the next 6 spaces on 19th motif, work 3 s c in next space, ch 3, pick up a square motif and work 4 s c under a ch 8 after the d c, 4 s c in each of the next 2 spaces on new motif, skip 2 picots on 19th oval motif, join with a picot to next free picot on oval motif, then work 4 s c in each of the next 3 spaces on square motif, skip 2 picots on oval motif, join with a picot to next picot on oval motif, 8 s c in same corner space, 8 s c in next corner space, join with a picot to first free picot on 20th oval motif, 4 more s c in same space. In same way as before, join 2 more picots of square to 2 picots on 20th oval motif, work 8 s c in same corner space on square as the last joining picot, 8 s c in next space, ch 3, picot, 4 more s c in same space, 4 s c in each of the next 2 spaces, ch 3, picot, 4 s c in each of the next 3 spaces, ch 3, picot, 8 more s c in same corner space, continue in this way along 4th side of square, ending with 8 s c in same space as the 4 s c at beginning of round, join with a slip st in first s c of round, ch 1, 1 slip st under the connecting chain, ch 1, slip st in last s c made on 19th oval motif, 2 more s c in same space as last used on 19th motif, continue in picot edging along upper edge of oval motif, 7 s c under connecting chain, then repeat from beginning of row to end, thus joining in the squares in places as shown on chart, join with a slip st in first s c of lower half of 1st row.

Lower half of 2nd row: ch 5, pick up a new oval motif, work 3 s c in first space after point, join with a picot to last picot made in last row, continue joining as in row below, with a picot in next picot in 1st row, leave 1 picot free, then join with a 4-picot joining to next picot of 1st oval motif of 1st row; join with picots in same way as before, 3 picots on one side of square to the corresponding picots in oval motif, work in picot edging along lower edge of oval motif to point, join another oval motif in same way as be­fore, to first 4 picots of last oval motif, then join to the next 3 picots on square motif as before, join to the last 4 picots on 2nd motif of 1st row; ch 5, pick up a new oval motif and join the first 4 picots on 3rd motif of 1st row as before to 4 picots of new oval, join the next 3 picots of next square motif in same way as before to the new oval motif; continue in this way to join motif after motif until there are 20 oval motifs joined in this row, ending with 2 s c in space just before point st, ch 5, join to point st of 20th motif of first row, work 7 s c under this chain. Work in picot edging along upper edge of 1st oval motif, then continue along this side of row in same way as upper half of 1st row. Continue in this way to join motifs in places as shown in illustration, diagram and detail cut until all motifs are joined, then work down the free side of spread in same way, join at end of round.

Edging—Slip st to center of first picot of first oval motif of 1st row, work ch 5 and 1 s c in each of the next 14 picots, * ch 5, 1 s c under next chain (the connecting chain between motifs), ch 5 and 1 s c in each of the next 24 picots; repeat from * to corner of spread, work this corner like first, then continue around, working all corners alike, join with a slip st in first st of round. 2nd round: turn, slip st to center of first space, 1 s c in space, * ch 5, 1 more s c in same space, ch 5, 1 s c in next space, ch 5, 1 more s c in same space, ch 5 and 1 s c in each of the next 10 spaces, ch 5, skip 1 space, 1 s c in next space, ch 5, skip next space, 1 s c in next space, ch 5 and 1 s c in each of the next 10 spaces; repeat from * to corner motif of spread, ch 5, 1 s c, ch 5, all in space before joining of motifs, 1 s c in next space, ch 5, 1 more s c in same space, ch 5 and 1 s c in each space to next joining of motifs, work in these 2 spaces in same way as other 2 joining spaces, then continue around, as before, working all corners alike, join with ch 5 and a slip st in first s c of round. 3rd round: turn, slip st in each st of first space, then slip st to center of next space, work 1 s c in space, † * ch 5 and 1 s c in next space, ch 6, picot, ch 6, picot, ch 2, skip 1 space, 1 s c in next space (a 2-picot loop); repeat from * 3 times, then ch 5, 1 s c in next space, work a 2-picot loop in  next space, ch 5 and 1 s c in each of the next 2 spaces, work a 2-picot loop in next space, * ch 5, 1 s c in next space, skip next space, work a 2-picot loop in next space; repeat from last * twice, omit the chain after last s c, work 1 s c in next space, ch 5, 1 s c in next space, 1 s c in next space, skip next space, work a 2-picot loop in next space, ch 5 and 1 s c in next space, skip next space, a 2-picot loop in next space, ch 5 and 1 s c in next space, skip next space, a 2-picot loop in next space; repeat from † to corner motif of spread, work along the side of this motif as before, then work a 2-picot loop in the increased loop of round below, ch 5, and 1 s c in each of the next 2 spaces, skip next space, work a 2-picot loop in next space, continue in this way around entire spread, working all corners alike,—join with a slip st in first s c of round, slip st to center of next space. Final round: 1 s c in space, ch 6, picot, ch 6, a 2nd picot, ch 6, a 3rd picot, ch 2, skip the picot loop below, work 1 s c in next space (a 3-picot loop) work a 3-picot loop over each 2-picot loop below, then work ch 6, picot, ch 2, over the plain loops, continue in this way around entire spread, join with a slip st in first s c of round and fasten off thread. Tack the small flower motifs in places as shown on diagram, and illustration tack­ing each petal in place.