Flowerstrewn Runner Pattern #7577

M ATERIALS: CLARK'S O.N.T. or J. & P. COATS BEST SIX CORD MERCERIZED CROCHET, size 30: Small Ball: Clark's O.N.T.—8 balls, or J, & P. Coats—5 balls of White or Ecru, or 7 balls of any color. Big Ball: J.& P. Coats—3 balls of White or Ecru, or 4 balls of any color. Steel crochet hook No. 10 or 11.

GAUGE: Each motif measures 2% inches in diameter.

FIRST MOTIF... Starting at center, ch 10. Join.

Ist rnd: (Sc inring, ch 5) 6 times. SI stin lst sc made.

2nd rnd: In each loop make sc, hdc, 5dc,hdc and sc (6 petals).

3rd rnd: * Ch 5, insert hook in next loop (from back of work) and in following loop (from right of work), thread over and draw loop through, thread over and draw through both loops on hook. Repeat from * around until 6 loops are completed.

4th rnd: Work petals as before, making 7 (instead of 5) dc in each petal.

5th rnd: Sli stin Ist 3 sts of next petal, sc innext st, * ch 5, sc in 3rd st from hook (p made), ch 3, p, ch2, skip 3 sts, sc in next st, ch 2, p, ch 3, p, ch 2, skip 3 sts of next petal, sc in next st. Repeat from * around. Sl stin Ist sc made.

6th rnd: Sl st across to] st following p, sl st inloop, ch 4, holding back on hook the last loop of each tr, make 3 trin same loop, thread over and draw through allloops on hook (cluster made), ch 3, p,ch5,p, ch 3, make a 4-trclusterin same loop. Ineach loop around make cluster, ch3,p,ch5,p,ch3anda cluster. Joinlast cluster to tip of Ist cluster. Fasten off.

SECOND MOTIF ... Work as for Ist motif to 5thrnd incl.

6th rnd: Complete Ist cluster as before, ch 3, p, ch 2, scin corresponding loop of Ist motif, ch 2, p, ch 3, cluster in same place as last cluster and complete rnd as for Ist motif, joining next loop to adjacent loop of Ist motif as before.

Make 5x11 motifs, joining motifs as 2nd was joined to Ist, leaving one free loop between joinings.

FILL-IN-LACE... Starting at center, ch 10. Join. Ist rnd: 16 scinring. Join.

2nd rnd: Ch2,p,ch2, slstinfree loop between joinings, ch 2, p, ch 2, skip 3 sc inring, sc innext sc, chlO, slstinjoining, ch10,scinsame place as last sc. Repeat from beginning of rnd. Join and fasten off.

Work Fill-in-lace in this manner in all sos between joinings.

EDGING... Ist rnd: Attach thread to a joining along outer edge, *ch12, sc between p's of next loop. Repeat from * to within next joining, ch 12, sc injoining, ch 12, sc in next loop and continue thus around, ending with sl st in same place as thread was attached.

2nd rnd: Ineach loop around, make2sc,2hdc,2dc,9tr,2dc,2hdcand2sc. Join with sl st to Ist sc made. Fasten off.

Pin runner to given measurements. Pat starch over Fill- in-laces with sponge or piece of cloth and press under a damp cloth. Be careful not to flatten rosettes.

This free pattern originally published in Spool Cotton #184, Doilies