Tablecloth Pattern

With Spice ch 4, join to form a ring, * ch 4, sl st in ring, repeat from * 6 times ending with ch 2, sdc in ring (sdc: y O, insert in st, pull loop through, y o and pull through all loops at one time).

2nd ROUND: Ch 4, sl st in next loop, repeat from beg all around ending with ch 2, sdc in sdc.

3rd ROUND: * Ch 4, sl st in next loop, ch 4, sl st in same loop, repeat from * all around ending last repeat with ch 2, sdc in sdc (16 loops).

4th to 7th ROUNDS: Repeat 2nd round.

8th ROUND: Repeat 3rd round (32 loops).

9th to 12th ROUNDS: Repeat 2nd round, cut yarn.

13th ROUND: FLOWER: With Pink ch 4, sl st in 1st ch to form a ring, *ch 4,2 dc in 1st st of ch, sl st in same st with 2 dc, sl st in ring, repeat from * 3 times, ch 4, dc in 1st st of ch, drop loop from hook, insert through any loop of cloth, pickup loop, dc in same st of flower, sl st in same st, sl st in ring, cut yarn. Work flowers in every 2nd loop all around cloth.

14th ROUND: Join Chartreuse in loop between any 2 flowers, ** ch, sl st in 1st dc of free petal of flower, ch 2, sl st in same space, *ch 3, sl st in next dc of next petal, ch 2, sl st in same space, repeat from * twice, ch], sl st in next loop of cloth, repeat from ** all around, join, cut yarn.

15th ROUND: Join Spice in 1st free ch 3 loop of any flower, * ch 5, sl st in ch 2 loop, ch 5, sl st in next loop, repeat from * once, chl, sl st in next ch 3 loop of next flower, then repeat from 1st * all around, join.

16th ROUND: Sl st to center of next ch 5 loop, work a ch 5 loop in each ch 5 loop ending with ch 2, dc in top of sl sts (64 loops).

17th ROUND: Work a ch 5 loop in each loop ending with ch 2, d c in dc.

Repeat last round 8 times.

26th and 27th ROUNDS: Repeat 13th and 14th rounds.

28th ROUND: Join Spice in 1st free ch 3 loop of any flower, * ch 5, sl st in ch 2 loop, ch 5, sl st in next loop, repeat from * once, ch 2, sl st in next ch 3 loop of next flower, then repeat from 1st * all around, join.

29th ROUND: Sl st to center of next ch 5 loop, *ch 5, sl st in next loop, repeat from * twice, sl st in next ch 5 loop, repeat from 1st * all around, join in top of sl sts (96 loops).

30th ROUND: Sl st to center of next ch 5 loop, *ch 5, sl st in next loop, repeat from * all around ending with ch 2, dc in sl st.

31st ROUND: Repeat last round.

NEXT 3 ROUNDS: Ch 6, sl st in next loop, repeat from beg all around ending with ch 3, dc in dc.

NEXT 3 ROUNDS: Ch 7, sl st in next loop, repeat from beg ending with ch 4, dc in dc, cut yarn.

FINISHING: Steam and block table cloth.

This free pattern originally published in Knit and Crochet with Aunt Lydia's Heavy Rug Yarn