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Book No. 57
New Tablecloths
Copyright 1948, American Thread Co.
Printed in U.S.A.
Flowers are everybody’s favorite—andthese flower-inspired crochettablecloths are sure to be favoriteswith you. To make the most of yourprecious china and silver—to addto the charm of your home, crocheta lovely flower cloth which you andyour daughter will use proudly foryears. To insure the enduring beautyof your tablecloth make it withSTAR Brand Crochet Cotton.
Instructions page 20
Poinsettia Tablecloth
Materials Required—
AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY
“STAR” MERCERIZED CROCHET COTTON,
ARTICLE 20, SIZE 20
- 38—250 yd. Balls Cream, Ecru or White or “Gem” Mercerized Crochet Cotton, Article 35, Size 20.
- 32—300 yd. Balls.
- Steel Crochet Hook #11.
Each motif measures about 4¼ inches. 221 motifs 13x17 arerequired for cloth measuring about 55x72 inches withoutedge.
MOTIF—Ch 8, join to form a ring, ch 1 and work 16 s cin ring, join in 1st s c.
2nd Row—Ch 7, sl st in 5th st from hook for picot, ch 2,skip 1 s c, s c in next s c, repeat from beginning all around.
3rd Row—Sl st to center of picot, * ch 8, s c in next picot,repeat from * 6 times, ch 4, d c in 1st picot (this bringsthread in position for next row).
4th Row—Ch 4, 4 d c over same loop, work 4 d c, ch 1,4 d c over each remaining loop working 3 d c over remainderof 1st loop, join in 3rd st of ch.
5th Row—Sl st in next st of ch, * ch 7, 7 tr c with ch 1between each tr c in next ch 1 loop, ch 7, s c in next ch 1loop, repeat from * 3 times.
6th Row—Sl st to center of loop, s c over same loop, **ch 5, s c in next ch 1 loop, * ch 3, s c in next ch 1 loop,repeat from * 4 times, ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 6, s c innext loop, repeat from ** twice, ch 5, s c in next ch 1 loop,* ch 3, s c in next ch 1 loop, repeat from * 4 times, ch 5,s c in next loop, ch 2, d c in 1st s c.
7th Row—Ch 3, 2 d c over same loop, ** ch 3, s c in nextloop, ch 5, s c in next loop. * ch 3, s c in next loop, repeatfrom * 3 times, ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 3, 3 d c in nextloop, repeat from ** twice, ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 5, s cin next loop, * ch 3, s c in next loop, repeat from * 3 times,ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 3, join in 3rd st of ch.
8th Row—Ch 1, 2 tr c in same space, ** ch 7, skip 1 d c3 tr c in next d c, ch 3, skip next 3 ch loop, s c in next 5 chloop, ch 5, s c in next loop, * ch 3, s c in next loop, repeatfrom * twice, ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 3, 3 tr c in nextd c, repeat from ** twice, ch 7, skip 1 d c, 3 tr c in nextd c, ch 3, skip next 3 ch loop, s c in next 5 ch loop, ch 5,s c in next loop, * ch 3, s c in next loop, repeat from *twice, ch 5, s c in nex