TableclothNo. 1TableclothOFIRISH CROCHETDAISIES
Tablecloth
MATERIALS—DAISY Mercerized Crochet Cotton size 30 (400-yd. balls):—17-balls White, Cream or Ecru, sufficient for size 69″ x 84″ (18 x 22 Blocks). Crochet hook size 13. CRAZY DAISY WINDER.
BLOCK—(Size—3¾″)—Requires 17 yds. Daisy—Following instructions on page2, wind twice around each spoke of Winder as in Illustration C. Cut 16″ long and weave center as in Ill. E. Make 25 sts around (2 rows), forming a 12-petal flower with 2 lps in each petal. Make 2 sc, 1 hdc and 7 dc thru both lps of one petal, ch 5, sl st in last dc for a p, 7 dc, 1 hdc and 1 sc in same petal. *Push sts together so they are evenly spaced around end of petal, then make 1 more sc, inserting hook back in base of starting sc on other side of petal. Pull this sc down tight. Ch 5, (2 sc, 1 hdc and 2 dc) in next petal, sl st back in 5th st up side of last ring, (5 dc, a p, 7 dc, 1 hdc and 1 sc) back in same petal. Repeat from * for 12 petals. Ch 5, sl st in 1st 5 sts on 1st petal, sl st back in 5th st up side of last petal; sl st back in next 3 dc.ROW 2—Ch 6 for a tr, * (ch 8, sc thru 2 lps of 5th ch st from hook for a p, ch 12, a p, ch 4, sk next p, tr in next 3d dc, tr in 3d dc on next petal) twice, ch 8, p, ch 17, remove hook, insert it back in 5th st from last p, catch lp and pull thru, forming a ring. Ch 1, (2 sc, 1 hdc and 2 dc), in ring, a 5-ch p, (5 dc, a p, 5 dc, a p, 2 dc, 1 hdc and 2 sc) in bal. of ring, sl st in st at base of ring, ch 8, p, ch 4, sk next p, tr in next 3d dc, tr in 3d dc on next petal. Repeat from * around. End with 1 tr, sl st in 6th st of 1st p-lp. Cut 6″ long, thread to a needle and fasten off on back.
2d BLOCK—Repeat to the 1st corner ring in 2d Row. In place of 2d (center) p on ring, ch 2, sl st in the center p on a corner ring on 1st Block, ch 2, sl st back in last dc to complete p-joining. Continue, joining the next p in the same way to corresponding p on 1st Block, then complete ring, ch 8, p, ch 4, sk next p, tr in next 3d dc, tr in 3d dc on next ring, * ch 8, p, ch 4, sl st in center of next p-lp on 1st Block, ch 8, p, ch 4, sk next p back on same ring on center, tr in next 3d dc, tr in 3d dc on next ring. Repeat from * once. Then join the 1st 2 ps on next corner ring to corresponding ps on 1st Block and complete 2d Block as for 1st Block. Continue to make and join Blocks for desired size.
EDGE—Join to 1st p on ring at one corner, ch 8, p, ch 9, p, (ch 6, p) twice, ch 2, sk last 3 ps, 3 tr in next 2d ch st, holding back the last lp of each tr on hook, thread over and pull thru all 4 lps at once for a Cluster, ch 7, p, ch 4 (a p-lp completed), sc in next p on ring. Make another p-lp, sc in next p on ring, * (make a p-lp, sc in next p-lp) twice, a p-lp, sc in 1st p on next corner ring, a p-lp, sk joining of rings, sc in next p. Repeat from * around, making each corner like 1st one.
Stretch and pin cloth right-side-down on quilting or curtain frames, pinning out each point (see Blocking Instructions on page31).