Illinois Modern Tablecloth Pattern

Starting at center with Yellow, ch 6. Join with sl st to form ring.

Ch 4, 23 tr in ring. Join to top of ch-4.

Ch 4, holding back on hook the last loop of each tr, make a tr around bar of next 2 tr, inserting hook from front of work, thread over and draw through all loops on hook (raised cluster made), * ch 5, make a raised cluster around next 3 tr. Repeat from * around. Join and break off.

Attach Killarney to tip of any cluster, sc in same place, * working over next ch-5, make 5 dc between last tr of this cluster and first tr of next cluster on first rnd, sc in tip of next cluster. Repeat from * around. Join.

Sl st in next 2 dc, ch 6, * skip 1 dc, holding back on hook the last loop of each dc make dc in next dc, skip next sc, dc in next dc, thread over and draw through all loops on hook (joint-dc made), ch 3, skip 1 dc, sc in next dc, ch 3, skip 1 dc, make a joint-dc over next 2 dc, ch 3, skip 1 dc, in next dc make dc, ch 3 and dc, ch 3. Repeat from * around, ending with dc in same place as first ch-6, ch 3. Join to 3rd ch of ch-6.

Drop Killarney, attach Yellow to same place as sl st, sl st in first sp, 3 sc in same sp, * 4 sc in each of next 2 sps, 3 sc in next sp, in next sp make 2 sc, ch 3 and 2 sc, 5 sc in next sp. Repeat from * around. Join.

Drop Yellow, pick up Killarney, sl st in next sc, ch 4, (skip 1 sc, dc in next sc, ch 1) 7 times; * in next loop make dc, ch 3 and dc; (ch 1, skip 1 sc, dc in next sc) 9 times; ch 1. Repeat from * around. Join to 3rd ch of ch-4.

Break off Killarney, pick up Yellow, make 2 sc in each ch-1 sp and 5 sc in each corner sp. Join and break off.

For Single Size Spread, make 14 rows of 22 motifs. For Double Size Spread, make 18 rows of 22 motifs. Sew motifs neatly together. Block to measurements.