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

Single Size
Small Ball:
J. & P. Coats—84 balls of White or Ecru,
or
Clark's O.N.T.—146 balls of White or Ecru.
or
Big Ball:
J. & P. Coats—49 balls of White or Ecru.

Double Size
Small Ball:
J. & P. Coats—117 balls of White or Ecru,
or
Clark's O.N.T.—205 balls of White or Ecru.
Big Ball:
J. & P. Coats—69 balls of White or Ecru.
Steel Crochet Hook No. 8 or 9.

GAUGE: 4½ bls or sps make 1 inch; 4½ rows make 1 inch. Each strip measures about 13½ inches wide. For a single size spread about 67½ x 107 inches, make 5 strips. For a double size spread about 94½ x 107 inches, make 7 strips.

STRIP … Starting at bottom of chart, ch 186 (to measure about 15 inches). 1st row: Dc in 4th ch from hook and in next 2 ch, (ch 2, skip 2 ch, dc in next 4 ch) twice; ch 3, skip 2 ch, sc in next ch, ch 3, skip 2 ch, dc in next 7 ch, ch 3, skip 2 ch, sc in next ch, ch 3, skip 2 ch, dc in next 4 ch, (ch 2, skip 2 ch, dc in next ch) 17 times; ch 2, skip 2 ch, dc in next 4 ch, (ch 2, skip 2 ch, dc in next ch) 17 times; ch 2, skip 2 ch, dc in next 4 ch, ch 3, skip 2 ch, sc in next ch, ch 3, skip 2 ch, dc in next 7 ch, ch 3, skip 2 ch, sc in next ch, ch 3, skip 2 ch, dc in next 4 ch, (ch 2, skip 2 ch, dc in next 4 ch) twice. Ch 3, turn. 2nd row: Dc in next 3 dc (bl over bl made); ch 2, dc in next dc (sp over sp made); make 1 bl, 2 dc in next sp, dc in next dc (bl over sp made), 1 bl, ch 5, dc in next dc (bar over lacet made), ch 2, skip 2 dc, dc in next dc (sp over bl made), 1 bl, 1 bar, 1 bl, 17 sps, 3 bls, 17 sps, 1 bl, 1 bar, 1 bl, 1 sp, 1 bar, 3 bls, 1 sp, 1 bl. Ch 3, turn.
   3rd row: 1 bl, ch 3, sc in next dc, ch 3, skip 2 dc, dc in next dc (lacet made), 1 bl, 2 sps, 1 bl, 1 sp, 2 bls, 1 sp, 1 bl, 17 sps, 3 bls, 17 sps, 1 bl, 1 sp, 2 bls, 1 sp, 1 bl, 2 sps, 1 bl, 1 lacet, 1 bl. Ch 3, turn. 4th row: 1 bl, 1 bar, 1 lacet, 1 bl, 1 sp, ch 5, skip 2 ch and 3 dc, dc in next dc (bar made), 1 bl, 1 sp, 1 bl, 18 sps, 1 bl, 18 sps, 1 bl, 1 sp, 1 bl, 1 bar, 1 sp, 1 bl, 1 lacet, 1 bar, 1 bl. Ch 3, turn. 5th row: 1 bl, ch 3, sc in center ch of bar, ch 3, dc in next dc (lacet over bar made), 1 bar, 2 bls, 5 dc over bar, dc in next dc (2 bls over bar made), 1 bl, 1 sp, 1 bl, 15 sps, 2 bls, 1 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, 2 bls, 15 sps, 1 bl, 1 sp, 5 bls, 1 bar, 1 lacet, 1 bl. Ch 3, turn. Starting with 6th row, follow chart to top. Repeat 1st to 100th rows of chart 3 more times; then work 1st to 86th rows once more. Fasten off.
   Block strip to measure 13½ x 107 inches. Make necessary number of strips and sew them together with neat over-and-over stitches on wrong side.