Metropolitan Square Tablecloth

CENTER SQUARE: With Cream ch116, dcin 8th st from hook, * ch 2, skip 2 sts of ch, dc in next st, repeat from * to end of ch(37 open meshes), ch 5, turn.

2nd Row: Dcinnextdc,*ch2,dcinnextdc(lopen mesh), repeat from * twice, 2 dc innext mesh, dc innext dc(1solid mesh), * 3 open meshes, | solid mesh, repeat from * 6 times, 4 open meshes, ch 5, turn. Continue in same manner working back and forth following the chart, cut Cream.

Attach Greenin same space, ch5, turn, dcinnext dc, *ch 2,dcinnext dc, repeat from * across row, ch 5, turn. Work 6 more rows of open meshes on same side, ch 5, do not turn, work open meshes into side of 7 rows of Green and across side of center square, ch 5, turn and work 6 more rows on same side, cut Green.

Attach Greenin same space, ch 5, turn and work 9 rows of meshes on same side, ch 5, do not turn and work 9 rows of meshes on next side, cut Green.

Attach Green, work 13 rows of meshes insame manner on next 2 sides, cut Green.

Attach Green in same space, ch 5, turn and work 13 rows of meshes across same side, ch 5 and work 13 rows of meshes on next side, cut Green.

Attach Green, work 7 rows of meshes in same manner on next 2 sides, cut Green.

Attach Green, work 5 rows of meshes in same manner on next 2 sides, cut Green.

Attach Yellow insame space, ch 5, do not turn, work open meshes into side of 7 rows of Green and across side of center square, ch 5, turn and work 6 more rows onsame side, ch 5, do not turn and work open meshes into side of 7 rows Of Yellow, across side of center square and across side of 7 rows of Green (51 meshes), ch 5, turn and work 6 more rows on same side, cut Yellow.

Attach Yellow in same space, ch 5, turn and work 1] rows of meshes on same side, ch 5 and work I] rows of meshes on next side, cut Yellow.

Attach Yellow, ch 5 and work 13 rows of meshes insame manner on next 2 sides, cut Yellow.

Attach Yellow insame space, ch 5, turn and work 7 rows of meshes on same side and 7 rows of meshes on next side, cut Yellow.

Attach Yellow insame space, ch 5, turn and work 5 rows of meshes on same side and 5 rows of meshes on next side, cut Yellow.

Attach Cream in same space, ch 5, do not turn and work 9 rows of meshes in same mariner on next 2 sides, cut Cream.

Attach Cream, work 11 rows of meshes insame manner on next 2 sides, cut Cream.

Attach Cream in same space, ch 5, turn and work 1] rows of meshes on each side, working | side at atime, cut Cream.

Attach Cream insame space, ch 5, turn and work 23 rows of meshes on each side, working | side at a time, cut Cream.

With Cream work 2 rows of meshes all around.

EDGE: Starting at corner mesh, ch 3, dc insame space, ch4,slstintop of lastdc for picot, 2 dcinsame space, 2 dcinnext mesh, picot, *2dcineach of the next 2 meshes, picot, repeat from * all around working 2 dc, picot, 2dcineach corner, cut thread.

Bso.o mése §=DOPEN MESH

This free pattern originally published in Bedspreads and Tablecloths