Luncheon Cloth

FLOWER: With Buttercup, ch 8, jointo form aring, ch3 and work 23 dcinring, joinin 3rd st of ch, cut thread.

2nd Round. Attach Greenin any dc, scinsame space, ch 3,scinsame space (picot),*1scineachof the next 3 dc, ch3,scinsame space with last s c, repeat from * 6 times, ending with 1s cin each of the last 2 dc, join, cut thread.

3rd Round. Attach Red in center of space between picots, chl1,d c between next 2 picots, *ch8,dc between next 2 picots, repeat from * 5 times, ending with ch 8, slstin 3rd st of ch.

4th Round. Innextloop work1sc,1sdc(sdc: thread over hook, insert inst, pull through, thread over and work off allloops at one time), 8dc,1sdc,1sc,innextloop worklsc,lsdc,4dc,ch3,slstintop of last dc for picot, 4dc,lsdc,1sc,repeat from beginning all around, join, cut thread.

LEAF: With Green, ch15,s cin 5th st from hook, 1s cin eachofthenext9 sts of ch,2sc,ch2,2scinendch, working on other side of ch, 1s cineach of the next 10 sts, *ch 5, turn, skip 2s c, working in back loop of sts only throughout, 1s cineachofthenextlOsc,2sc,ch2,2sc inch2 loop, 1scineach of the next 10 sc, repeat from * 6 times, ch 5, turn, skip 2s c,1scineach of the next lO sc, 2 scinch2loop of leaf, ch1,slstinch 3 loop of flower, ch], 2scinsame space of leaf,1scineachof the next lO sc, sl st in next st, cut thread. Work 3 more leaves and join in same manner to flower as first leaf, skipping | petal of flower between leaves.

1ST ROUND OF OUTER EDGE OF MOTIF: With right side of work toward you, attach White in 6ths c onright hand side at bottom of leaf and working around leaf, ch9, dcin ch 5 loop, ** ch6,dcinnextch 5 loop, *ch6,dcinnext ch 5 loop, repeat from * twice, ch 6, dc in same loop, * ché, dcinnextch 5 loop, repeat from * 3 times, ch6, skip 5sc of same leaf, dcinnextsc,ch6,dcincenter of flower petal, ch 6, and working up side of next leaf, dcin 6thsc, ch6,dcinnextch 5 loop, repeat from ** twice, *ch6,dc innext ch 5 loop, repeat from * 3 times, ch6, dcinsame space, *ch6,dcinnextch 5 loop, repeat from * 3 times, ché, skip 5scofsameleaf,dcinnextsc,ch6,dcin center of petal of flower, ch6, joinin 3rd st of ch.

2nd Round. Slstinto loop, ch3,dcinsameloop, ch3,2d cinsameloop,*ch3,2dc,ch3,2dc (shell) innext loop, repeat from * 9 times, ch 3,s cinnext loop, scinnext loop, ch 3, shellin next loop, repeat from Ist * all around ending to correspond, join.

3rd Round. Sl st into shell,ch3,1dc,ch3,2dcinsame shell, ** ch 3, shell in next shell, * ch 3, shell in next shell, repeat from * twice, ch 5, shellin next shell, ch 5, shell in next shell, * ch 3, shell in next shell, repeat from * 3 times, ch 3, shellin next shell of next leaf, repeat from ** all around ending to correspond, ch 3, join.

Ath Round. Sl st into shell, ch 6, sl st in 4th st from hook for picot, dcinsame shell, ch 3, sl stintop of dc just made for picot, dcinsame shell, ch3, sl stin top of last d c made for picot, dcinsame shell (picot shell), *ch3,sc innext loop, ch 3, work a picot shell in next shell, repeat from * 9 times, ch 3,s cinnextloop, ch 3, dcin first shell of next leaf, picot, dc insame shell, ch 1, join to center picot of last picot shell made, ch], slip stintop of last dc made to complete picot, dc insame shell, picot, dcin same shell, repeat from Ist * all around ending to correspond and joining center picot of last picot shell to center picot of Ist picot shell, cut thread.

Work another motif in same manner, joining it to Ist motif in last row as follows: sl st into shell, work picot shell in same space, *ch3,scinnext loop, ch 3, picot shell in next shell, repeat from * 4 times, * ch 3,s cinnext loop, ch 3,1dc, picot,]dcinnext shell, ch1, jointo corresponding picot of Ist motif, ch 1, complete picot, 1dc, picot, ]dcin same shell of 2nd motif, repeat from * once, *ch3,scin next loop, ch 3, picot shell in next shell, repeat from * twice, ch 3,scinnextloop, ch 3,1dc, picot, 1d cinnext shell, ch 1, join to center picot of last picot shell, ch], complete picot, |dc, picot,|dcinsameshell,*ch3,sc in next loop, ch 3, picot shellin next shell, repeat from * once, *ch3,scinnextloop,ch 3,1dc, picot, 1]dcinnext shell, ch 1, join to corresponding picot of Ist motif, ch], complete picot, 1dc, picot,1dcinsame shell of 2nd motif, repeat from * once, finish motif same as Ist motif. Join 3rd motif to 2nd motif and 4th motif to 3rd and Ist motifs insame manner.

JOINING MOTIF FOR SMALL OPENING: Ist Round— With Buttercup, ch 5, jointo form aring, ch 3 and work 15 dcinring, join, cut thread. Attach Red, * ch6é, skip 3dc,s cinnext dc, repeat from * 3 times.

Next Round. Work]sc,]lsdc,5dcinnextloop, ch], join to center picot of free picot shell, ch 1, sl stintop of last d c of small motif, 5dc,1sdc,1scinsame loop of small motif, *1sc,lsdc,5dcinnextloop, ch], join to center picot of free picot shell of next motif, ch1, slstinsamedc of small motif, 5dc,1sdc,1scinsame loop of small motif, repeat from * twice, join, cut thread.

DAISY JOINING MOTIF: With Buttercup, work Ist round same as for motif for small opening, join, cut thread.

Next Round. Attach White in any dc, *ch9, sl stin center picot of free picot shell, working onch work 1s cinnext st, lsdcinnext st, ]dcineachof the next 2 sts, 1 trc innext st,1dcineach of the next 2sts,]1sdcinnextst,]scin next st, 1s cineach of the next 2 dc of Buttercup center, repeat from * 7 times, join, cut thread. Work 21 more large motifs, 15 small joining motifs and 38 daisy motifs, joining allin same manner.

EDGE: Attach White in joining of the 2 motifs to the right hand side before corner, ch 11, **s cin center picot of next picot shell, * ch 7,s cin center picot of next picot shell, repeat from * 3 times, ch 7, 1trcinjoining picot of the 2 picot shells, * ch 7,s cin center picot of next picot shell, repeat from * twice, * ch9,s cin center picot of next picot shell, repeat from * 3 times, ch7,scincenter picot of next picot shell, ch 7,s cin center picot of next picot shell, ** ch 7, trc in joining picot of the 2 picot shells, * ch 7,Scincenter picot of next picot shell, repeat from * 4 times, ch 7, trc injoining picot between motifs, *ch7,sc in center picot of next picot shell, repeat from * 4 times, repeat from last ** twice, ch 7, trc injoining picot of 2 picot shells, * ch 7,s cin center picot of next picot shell, repeat from * 4 times, ch 7, trc injoining picot between motifs, ch 7, repeat from Ist ** all around ending to correspond and joining in 4th st of ch.

2nd Round. SI stinto 2nd st of ch, ch 5, skip |] st of ch,dc innext st, * ch 2, skip next st, dc innext st, repeat from * 19 times, ch 2, thread over hook, skip 1 st, insert hook in next st, pull through and work off 2 loops, thread over hook, skip trc and next st of ch, insert in next st, pull through, work off 2 loops, thread over and work off allloops at one time (a2 dc cluster), * ch2, skip next st, dc innext st, repeat from * 40 times, ch 2, work a2 dc cluster over next trcinserting hook in 2nd st on either side of trc, * ch 2, skip Ist, dcinnext st, repeat from* 20 times, ch2, worka 2dccluster over next trc inserting hook in 2nd st on either side of trc, continue all around in same manner, joining last dcin 3rd stofch5.

3rd Round. SIst to 2nd mesh, ch3,2dcinsame space, keeping last loop of each dc onhook, thread over and work off allloops at one time, ch 3, sl stin top of cluster st for picot, ch 3, cluster stin same mesh (cluster st: 3d cin same space, keeping last loop of each dc on hook, thread over and work off all loops at one time), ch 3, sl st in top of cluster st for picot, ch 3, skip Imesh, s cin next mesh, * ch 3, skip one mesh, 3 dc cluster st in next mesh, picot, ch 3,3 dcclusterstinsame mesh, picot, ch 3, skip 1 mesh, scinnext mesh, repeat from * all around, joinin 3rd st of ch, cut thread.

This free pattern originally published in Suggestions for Fairs and Bazaars