_Daisy Bedspread_
“TEXTURED IN BEAUTY”
[Illustration: Bedspread closeup]
=MATERIALS=—Lily Homestead Crochet and Knitting Cotton, Art. 131 in
skeins or Art. 205 in balls:—
=Single Size=—26-sks. Ecru or 32-sks. White; or 22-balls Ecru or
26-balls White or Cream.
=Double Size=—29-sks. Ecru or 36 sks. White; or 24-balls Ecru or
29-balls White or Cream. =Gauge=—Each Block measures about 4½”. For
single size spread about 77” x 108”, make 17 x 24 Blocks; for double
size spread about 86” x 108” make 19 x 24 Blocks. Crochet hook size
10. CRAZY DAISY WINDER.
=BLOCK=—=Daisy=—Following instructions on page 2, wind 6 times around
each spoke of Winder, as in Illustration C. Cut 16” long and weave
center as in Ill. E, making a 12-petal flower with 6 lps in each
petal. =Edge=—With Daisy wrong-side-up, make sc thru all 6 lps of one
petal. (Be careful to have lps straight and untwisted). * Ch 6, 5 tr
in starting st of 6-ch, holding back the last lp of each tr on hook,
thread over and pull thru all 6 lps at once for a Cluster puff st, ch
1, sc in next petal. Repeat from * around, joining with sl st in 1st
sc. =ROW 2=—Turn, (ch 13, sc in sc between next 2 Clusters) 11 times,
ch 6, dtr between next 2 Clusters.
=ROW 3=—Ch 6, dc in 1 lp of center st of next lp, (ch 3, dc) 3 times
in same st, * (ch 3, dc) 4 times in center st of each lp around. End
with (ch 3, dc) 3 times in dtr at end of last row, ch 3, sl st in 3d
st of next 6-ch. Cut 6” long, thread to a needle and fasten off on
back.
=2d BLOCK=—Repeat to * in Row 3. (Ch 3, dc) twice in center st of
next lp, ch 1, sl st in one shell on 1st Block, ch 1, (dc, ch 3, dc)
back in same st to complete shell. Join the next shell in same way to
the next shell on 1st Block. Continue to make and join Blocks by 2
shells on each side of each, leaving one shell free between joinings.
=Fill-in Motif=—Join to one free shell in opening between 4 Blocks,
ch 7 and make a long tr (thread over 5 times and work off in twos) in
next joining of Blocks, (ch 2, tr in next free shell, ch 2, a long tr
in next joining of Blocks) 3 times, ch 2 sl st in 5th st of 1st 7-ch.
Ch 3, (sk next long tr, dc in next tr) 3 times, sl st in top of 1st
dc. Fasten off. Repeat in each opening between Blocks.
Stretch and pin spread right-side-down on curtain or quilting frames
(see Blocking Instructions on page 31).