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50 x 68

MATERIALS REQUIRED

American Thread Company "Star" or "Gem" Mercerized Crochet Cotton, Size 20, White, Ecru, Dark Cream or Dark Linen
1—300 yard ball will make 10 motifs.
22—300 yard balls will make a cloth 13 x 17 motifs.
Steel Crochet Hook #11 or 12.

Each motif measures about 3¾ inches.

LARGE MOTIF. Ch 7, join to form a ring, ch 9, tr c into ring, * ch 4, tr c into ring, repeat from * 5 times, ch 4, sl st into 5th st of ch to join.

2nd Row. Ch 1 and work 5 s c in each loop, join.

3rd Row. Ch 6, and work a 2 tr c cluster st in 5th st from hook (cluster st, thread over twice insert in st and work off all loops but one, thread over twice, insert in same space and work off all loops 2 at a time), ch 6, one 2 tr c cluster st in 5th st from hook, ch 1, s c over next tr c, repeat from beginning all around.

4th Row. Ch 11, * one 2 tr c cluster st in 5th st from hook, ch 1, tr c in ch 1 between next 2 cluster sts, ch 5, sl st in tr c just made, ch 6, one 2 tr c cluster st in 5th st from hook, ch 1, d tr c in s c between next 2 cluster sts, ch 6, repeat from * all around.

5th Row. Ch 12, ** one 3 tr c cluster st in next 5 ch loop, * ch 4, one 3 tr c cluster st in same loop, repeat from *, ch 6, tr c in d tr c, ch 6, and repeat from ** all around joining row in 6th st of ch 12.

6th Row. Ch 10, * d c over 1st cluster st, ch 5, d c over next cluster st, ch 5, d c over next cluster st, ch 5, tr c in tr c, ch 5, repeat from * all around joining row in 5th st of ch 10.

7th Row. Ch 1, * 3 s c over loop, ch 5, 3 s c over same loop, repeat from * all around, break thread.

Join motifs together in last row as follows, 3 s c over loop, ch 5, 3 s c over same loop, * 3 s c over next loop, ch 2, sl st in corresponding picot of 1st motif, ch 2, 3 s c over same loop, repeat from * 3 times then work 3 s c, picot, 3 s c in each remaining loop of 2nd motif. Join 3rd motif to 2nd motif in same manner leaving 4 picots free between joinings. Join 4th motif to 1st and 3rd motif.

SMALL MOTIF. Ch 12, join to form a ring, ch 4, one 2 tr c cluster st into ring, ch 5, sl st into 2nd picot of large motif, ch 5, one 3 tr c cluster st into ring, ch 5, sl st into next picot of large motif, ch 5, one 3 tr c cluster st into ring, * ch 5, sl st in 2nd picot of next large motif, ch 5, one 3 tr c cluster st into ring, ch 5, sl st in next picot of motif, ch 5, cluster st into ring, repeat from * all around joining last ch in 1st cluster st made.