Flower Fable Tablecloth Pattern #7591

FIRST MOTIF... Starting at center with White, ch 8. Join with sl st to form ring. Ist rnd: Ch1, 24 sc in ring. Join with sl st to Ist sc.

2nd rnd: Ch 4, holding back last loop of each tronhook made 2 trinsame place as sl st, thread over and draw through all loops on hook (2-tr cluster), ch 5, holding back last loop of each tron hook make 3 trin same place as last cluster, thread over and draw through allloops on hook (3-tr cluster), * skip 3 sts, innext st make cluster, ch-5 and cluster. Repeat from * around, joining last cluster with sl st to tip of Ist cluster.

3rd rnd: Ch 4, make a 2-tr cluster in tip of cluster below, * ch4, make a 2-tr cluster in tip of cluster just made, 3-tr cluster in tip of next cluster below, ch 5, 3-trcluster in tip of next cluster below. Repeat from * around, joining last ch-5 to tip of Ist cluster. Fasten off.

4th rnd: Attach variegated color to tip of Ist cluster of last rnd, ch1, sc in same place where thread was attached, * ch9, sc in tip of next cluster. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 4, trin Ist sc made.

5th rnd: (Ch 4, make a 2-tr cluster in top of joining tr of last rnd, ch 4, sl st in base of cluster) 3 times; * ch7, sc in center st of loop below, ch 5, make a 2-trclusterin 5th ch from hook, ch 4, sl stin base of cluster, (ch 4, 2-tr cluster in same place as last cluster, ch 4, sl st in base of cluster) twice. Repeat from * around, joining last ch-7 to base of Ist cluster.

6th rnd: SI st to tip of Ist cluster, * ch 5, in tip of next cluster make sc, ch5 andsc;ch5, scin tip of each of next 2 clusters. Repeat from * around. Join and fasten off.

SECOND MOTIF... Work as for Ist motif until 5th rnd is completed. 6th rnd: Slist to tip of Ist cluster, ch 5, scintip of next cluster, ch 2, drop loop from hook, insert hook in any ch-5 loop of Ist motif and pull loop through, ch 2, sc in tip of same cluster on 2nd motif, ch 5, sc in tip of each of the next 2 clusters, ch 5, sc intip of next cluster, ch 2, join as before to next ch-5 loop of Ist motif, ch 2, sc in tip of same cluster on 2nd motif. Complete as for Ist motif. Fasten off.

Make 16 x 21 motifs, joining to adjacent motifs as 2nd motif was joined to Ist motif, leaving one ch-5 loop free between joinings.

FILL-IN-LACE ... With White, ch 6, join. Ist rnd: Ch 1, 8sc in ring. Join.

2nd rnd: Ch1, sc insame place as sl st, ch 7, join to any free ch-5 loop, * ch 7, sc innext sc onring, ch 14, join to next joining of motifs, ch 14, sc innext sc onring, ch 7, join to next free ch-5 loop. Repeat from * around. Join and fasten off. Fillin all sos between motifs in same way.

This free pattern originally published in Spool Cotton #185, New Table Topics