Berkeley Square Bedspread Pattern #6015
Classic square-motif bedspread with stately dignity suited to modern and traditional settings; worked in Best Six Cord Mercerized Crochet size 20.
Materials
- Milward's Steel Crochet Hook · No. 8 or 9
Pattern instructions
Block
BLOCK... Starting at center, ch 16, join with sl st to form ring.
1st rnd: Ch 3, 31 dc in ring. Join to 3rd st of ch-3.
2nd rnd: Ch 6, * skip 1 dc, dc in next dc, ch 3. Repeat from * around. Join to 3rd st of ch-6 (16 sps).
3rd rnd: Into each ch-3 sp make sc, half dc, 3 dc, half dc and sc (a petal).
4th rnd: Sl st in each st to 2nd dc of 1st petal incl., ch 11, tr tr in same place as sl st; *(ch 4, dc in 2nd dc of next petal) 3 times; ch 4, into 2nd dc of next petal make tr tr, ch 5 and tr tr. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-4 with sl st to 6th ch of ch-11 first made.
5th rnd: * Into corner loop make 4 sc, ch 1 and 4 sc; 5 sc in each of next 4 loops. Repeat from * around; join.
6th and 7th rnds: Sc in each sc around, making sc, ch 1 and sc in each corner; join.
8th rnd: Sl st to ch-1 incl. at corner, ch 8, dc in same place as sl st; * (ch 3, skip 2 sc, dc in next sc) 10 times; ch 3; into corner ch-1 make dc, ch 5 and dc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3, sl st in 3rd st of ch-8.
9th rnd: Sl st in loop, ch 3; in corner loop make dc, 2 tr, ch 3, 2 tr and 2 dc; * sc in next sp; (into next sp make 2 dc, tr, ch 3, tr and 2 dc; sc in next sp) 5 times; in corner loop make 2 dc, 2 tr, ch 3, 2 tr and 2 dc. Repeat from * around; join.
10th rnd: Sl st in each st to within corner ch-3 loop, sl st in 1st st of ch-3, sc in loop, * ch 7, sc in next loop (between tr); then (ch 6, sc in next loop) 4 times; ch 7, sc in corner loop. Repeat from * around; join.
11th rnd: Ch 2 (to count as sc and ch-1), sc in same place as sl st, * 6 sc in next loop, sc in next sc; (7 sc in next loop, sc in next sc) 4 times; 7 sc in next loop, in corner sc make sc, ch 1 and sc. Repeat from * around; join.
12th, 13th and 14th rnds: Sc in each sc around, making sc, ch 1 and sc in each corner.
15th rnd: Sl st in each st to ch-1 at corner incl., ch 3, dc in same place as sl st, ch 3, 2 dc in same place. *(Ch 2, skip 2 sc, dc in next 2 dc) 13 times; ch 2, into corner ch-1 make 2 dc, ch 3 and 2 dc. Repeat from * around; join.
16th rnd: Sl st in next dc and in corner sp, ch 3, dc in same place as last sl st, ch 3, 2 dc in same place; *(ch 2, 2 dc in next sp) 14 times; ch 2, into corner ch-3 sp make 2 dc, ch 3 and 2 dc. Repeat from * around; join.
17th rnd: Sl st in next dc and in corner sp; ch 3, make dc, ch 3 and 2 dc in same place as last sl st. *(Ch 2, 2 dc in next sp) 4 times; (dc in next 2 dc, 2 dc in next sp) 8 times; (ch 2, 2 dc in next sp) 3 times; ch 2, into corner ch-3 make 2 dc, ch 3 and 2 dc. Repeat from * around; join.
18th rnd: Sl st in next dc and in corner sp, ch 3; make dc, ch 3 and 2 dc in same place as last sl st. *(Ch 2, 2 dc in next sp) 4 times; ch 2, skip 2 dc, dc in next 30 dc; (ch 2, 2 dc in next sp) 4 times; ch 2, into corner ch-3 make 2 dc, ch 3 and 2 dc. Repeat from * around; join.
19th rnd: Sl st in next dc and in corner sp, ch 3; make dc, ch 3 and 2 dc in same place as last sl st. *(Ch 2, 2 dc in next sp) 5 times; ch 2, skip 2 dc, dc in next 26 dc; (ch 2, 2 dc in next sp) 5 times; ch 2, into corner ch-3 make 2 dc, ch 3 and 2 dc. Repeat from * around. Fasten off. This completes one block.
Make the necessary number of blocks and sew them together on wrong side with neat over-and-over stitches. Block to measurements given.