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Frost-like etchings traced in delicate filet ... a spread that has an ageless beauty which its all-over pattern emphasizes.

MATERIALS:

SINGLE SIZE
J. & P. COATS KNIT-CRO-SHEEN,
53 balls of White or Ecru, or 63 balls of any color.
or
CLARK'S O.N.T. LUSTERSHEEN,
40 skeins of White or Ecru, or 53 skeins of any color.

DOUBLE SIZE
J. & P. COATS KNIT-CRO-SHEEN,
64 balls of White or Ecru, or 76 balls of any color.
or
CLARK'S O.N.T. LUSTERSHEEN,
48 skeins of White or Ecru, or 64 skeins of any color.

Milward's Steel Crochet Hook No. 7

GAUGE:

4 sps make 1 inch; 4 rows make 1 inch.
Each strip measures about 14½ inches wide after blocking.
For a single size spread, about 76 x 108 inches, make 5 strips.
For a double size spread, about 91 x 108 inches, make 6 strips.

FIRST STRIP … Starting at bottom of chart, ch 179 (12 ch sts to 1 inch). 1st row: D c in 8th ch from hook, d c in next 9 ch—1 sp and 3 bls made; (ch 2, skip 2 ch, d c in next ch) twice—2 sps made; d c in next 15 ch—5 bls made; 1 sp, 3 bls, 22 sps, d c in next 30 ch—10 bls made; 1 sp, 3 bls, 7 sps. Ch 5, turn. 2nd row: D c in next d c, ch 2, d c in next d c—2 sps made over 2 sps; 4 more sps, d c in next 2 ch, d c in next d c—bl made over sp; ch 2, skip 2 d c, d c in next d c—sp made over bl; d c in next 3 d c—bl made; 1 sp, 12 bls, 2 sps, 4 bls, 14 sps, 1 bl, 1 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp, 7 bls, 2 sps, 3 bls. Ch 3, turn. 3rd row: D c in next 3 d c—1 bl made; 3 sps, 4 bls, 3 sps, 1 bl, 12 sps, 4 bls, 3 sps, 2 bls, 2 sps, 9 bls, 3 sps, 1 bl, 9 sps, ch 2, skip 2 ch of turning ch, d c in next ch. Ch 5, turn. Now follow chart, starting at 4th row and working to top. Then repeat entire design 14 more times (piece should measure 105 inches). Fasten off.

Sew strips together on wrong side with neat over- and-over stitches, being careful to match design.

EDGING … 1st rnd: Attach thread to center ch of corner sp on last row of end strip, ch 8, d c in same ch, ch 2, d c in next d c. Continue to make sps around all sides, making d c, ch 5 and d c in center ch at corners. Join last ch-2 with sl st to 3rd st of ch-8. 2nd rnd: Ch 5, in corner ch make d c, ch 5 and d c; ch 2 and make sps over sps around, working corners as before; join. 3rd rnd: Ch 5, d c in next d c, ch 2, in corner ch make d c, ch 5 and d c. Ch 2 and make sps over sps around, working corners as before. Join. 4th rnd: Ch 3; (2 d c in next sp, d c in next d c) twice; ch 2, in corner ch make d c, ch 5 and d c. Ch 2, d c in next d c, make 2 bls, * 2 sps, 2 bls. Repeat from * until 212 sps and bls in all are made on this side of spread (includ­ing corner sp). Now make 4 sps, ** 2 bls, 2 sps. Repeat from ** along side, finishing corner as before. Work in the same manner along other side of spread, making 4 sps at center of side as before. Work remain­ing 2 sides to correspond; join. 5th rnd: Sl st in next 6 d c, ch 3, 2 d c in sp, d c in next d c, 2 d c in corner sp, 3 d c in corner ch, 2 d c in corner sp, d c in next d c, 2 d c in sp, ch 3, sl st in next 7 d c, ch 3, 2 d c in sp, d c in next d c, 2 d c in sp, ch 3, sl st in next 7 d c and continue thus around, making bls over sps and sl sts over bls. Join and fasten off.