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Materials: Clark's O.N.T. (68 balls) or J. & P. Coats (51 balls) Mercerized Crochet, size 30.
Milward's steel crochet hook No. 11.

When completed, tablecloth measures 54 x 72 inches. 252 individual octagonal blocks, each about 3¾ inches from side to side, are made, then sewed together.

Block. Starting at center, wind thread 12 times around tip of forefinger, thus forming ring. 1st rnd: Make 40 s c in ring. Join with sl st. 2nd rnd: Ch 8 (to count as d c and ch-5), * skip 4 s c, d c in next s c, ch 5. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-5 with sl st to 3rd st of ch-8 first made (8 sps). 3rd rnd: Ch 3 (to count as d c), 6 d c in next sp, * ch 2, 7 d c in next sp. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-2 with sl st to 3rd st of ch-3 first made. 4th rnd: Ch 3, d c in each of next 6 d c, * ch 3, d c in each of next 7 d c. Repeat from * around. Join as before. 5th rnd: Sl st in next d c, ch 3, d c in each of next 4 d c, * ch 5, s c in next sp, ch 5, skip 1 d c, d c in each of next 5 d c. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-5 with sl st as before. 6th rnd: Sl st in next d c, ch 3, d c in each of next 2 d c, * ch 5, s c in next loop, 4 d c in s c between the 2 loops, s c in next loop, ch 5, skip 1st d c of next d c-group, d c in each of next 3 d c. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-5 with sl st. 7th rnd: Sl st in next d c, ch 3, d c in next d c, * ch 5, s c in next loop, 4 d c in next s c, s c in center of next 4-d c group, 4 d c in next s c, s c in next loop, ch 5, skip 1 d c of 3-d c group, d c in each of next 2 d c. Repeat from * around. Join as before. 8th rnd: Sl st across to center of next loop, * ch 7, s c in center of next 4-d c group, 4 d c in next s c (which is between the 2 groups), s c in center of next 4-d c group, ch 7, s c in next loop, ch 7, skip 2 d c, s c in next loop. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-7 with sl st to base of 1st loop. 9th rnd: Sl st across to center of loop, * ch 7, s c in center of next 4-d c group, ch 7, s c in next loop, ch 7, s c in next loop, ch 7, s c in next loop. Repeat from * around. Join as before. 10th rnd: Sl st across to center of loop, * ch 7, s c in next loop. Repeat from * around. Join as before (32 loops). 11th rnd: Sl st across to center of loop, * ch 4, s c in next loop, ch 4, 4 d c in next loop, ch 4, 4 d c in same loop, ch 4, s c in next loop, ch 4, s c in next loop. Repeat from * around. Join and break off. This completes one block. Make 252 blocks.

To Join Blocks: Place blocks in position (14 x 18 blocks). With over-and-over stitches sew one side of one block (from ch-4 between d c-groups to ch-4 between next d c-groups) to corresponding side of the adjacent block (always having wrong side of work on top). (See stitch detail). Then fill in spaces left open by motifs as follows: Fill-in-Lace. 1st rnd: Attach thread to 3rd s c on one block (counting from right to left), * ch 9, skip joining of 2 blocks, s c in 1st s c on adjacent block, ch 9, skip next s c of same block, s c in next s c. Repeat from * around (8 loops in all). See stitch detail. 2nd rnd: Sl st across to center of loop, * ch 9, s c in next loop. Repeat from * around. Join with sl st to base of 1st loop. 3rd rnd: Sl st across to center of loop, * ch 3, s c in next loop. Repeat from * around. 4th rnd: 2 s c in each loop and 1 s c in each s c. Join and break off. Fill in all remaining spaces in same way.