Tablecloth
OF
IRISH CROCHET
DAISIES
[Illustration: 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
page 2, 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 page 31).