Hexagonal Tablecloth Pattern #787

Cut linen into hexagon-shaped blocks 5% inches in diameter between points. Hem six sides, making a very narrow hem so that block measures 5/% inches in diameter between points after it is hemmed.

Blocks. Join thread to one corner. Ist rnd: Ch5,1dcin same place as join, * ch 1, leave about zinch of space on edge of linen and make 1 dc, repeat from * around having 2dcineachcorner with ch 2 between dcs(28dcon each side of block, and 2 dc with ch-2 between at each corner), ending with ch 1, 1slstin 3rd st of ch-5 first made.

2nd rnd: 1sistundersamesp, * ch/7, skip 1sp,1scinnext sp, andrepeat from * around, ending withch4,1dcinsl st.

3rd rnd: Ch10, lhalf dcinch-7 loop, * ch 3, half dcin next loop, and repeat from * 13 more times, ch9, |half dc innext loop and repeat around joining last ch 3 to first of ch-10O. Finish off. Make all other blocks in the same way.

Sew blocks together with over and over stitches by placing one inthe center. Sew 6 around center one, 12 around 6, 18 around 12, 24 around 18. Thus completing a hexagon-shaped cloth. When joining blocks, be careful to have the grain of the linen in all the blocks run in the same direction.

Edge. After blocks are joined, make a row of ch-7 loops allaround, makings csinhalf dcs; at corners: Ch7,1scin 5th st of ch-9, ch 7, 1s cinnext half dc (2 loops).

2nd rnd: Work ch-3 loops all around, making half d cs in ch-7 loops. At corners make ch 9 instead of ch 7 and continue around.

3rdrnd: Ch4 and make 1dcineach half dc and1 dcincenter st of each ch-3 with] chbetweendcs. At points, chl,]dcin2nd st of ch-9 loop, chl, skip 1 st of ch-9, 1|dcinnext, ch 3, skip 1st, 1dcinnext, ch], skip 1st, 1 dcinnext, ch], 1dcinnext half dc. When the two ch-3 loops of last row in angle between blocks is reached, ch], 1ldcin2ndstof Ist ch-3,1dcin2nd st of next ch-3, ch], 1 dcinnext half dc, and continue around.

4thrnd: 2sc under each ch-1, making ch-5 pinevery 8thsp, and] pin each corner sp. Omit pin angle between blocks. Repeat around and finish off.

Napkins. Cut lineninto hexagon-shaped blocks, 14 inches in diameter between points. Work in the same way as small blocks with more dcs and finish with the same edging.

Stretch and press with a damp cloth.

This free pattern originally published in Spool Cotton #76, Home Decoration