Popcorn Eagle Bedspread Pattern
Vintage popcorn-stitch eagle bedspread with center panel wheat spray and eagle chart motif, border, and stem accents. Size 57 x 100 inches including border.
Materials
- Plastic Crochet Hook · Size H or any size hook which will result in stitch gauge below
Pattern instructions
Center Panel
Ch 118 to measure 40 inches, dc in 4th st from hook, 1 dc in each remaining st of ch, ch 1, turn—116 dc.
1 sc in each dc, turn—116 sc.
Ch 3 (counts as 1st dc), skip 1st sc, dc in next sc, popcorn st in next 2 sc (popcorn st: 2 dc in each of the next 2 sts, drop loop off hook, insert in 4th st from hook, pick up loop and pull through, ch 1 to tighten st), popcorn st in next 2 sc, popcorn st in next 2 sc, * dc in next sc, popcorn st in next 2 sts, repeat from * across row to within the last 6 sts, popcorn st in next 2 sc, popcorn st in next 2 sc, dc in next st, dc in last sc, ch 1, turn. Each popcorn st is worked in 2 sc throughout.
1 sc in each st working 1 sc in top of each popcorn st and 1 sc in ch 1 at top of each popcorn st - 116 sc.
Repeat the 3rd and 4th rows once.
Ch 3, turn, skip 1st sc, dc in next st, popcorn st in next 2 sts, popcorn st in next 2 sts, dc in each st across row to within the last 6 sts, popcorn st in next 2 sts, popcorn st in next 2 sts, dc in next st, dc in last st, ch 1, turn.
1 sc in each st.
Repeat the last 2 rows 4 times. Always work 2 dc and 2 popcorn sts at beg and end of dc rows up entire panel.
Start spray of wheat: 2 dc, 2 popcorn sts, 4 dc, 1 popcorn st, 92 dc, 1 popcorn st, 4 dc, 2 popcorn sts, 2 dc.
1 sc in each st (116 sc).
2 dc, 2 popcorn sts, 6 dc, 3 popcorn sts, 6 dc; 1 popcorn st, 11 dc, 1 popcorn st, 38 dc, 1 popcorn st, 11 dc, 1 popcorn st, 6 dc, 3 popcorn sts, 6 dc, 2 popcorn sts, 2 dc.
2 dc, 2 popcorn sts, 8 dc, 4 popcorn sts, 4 dc, 3 popcorn sts, 7 dc, 3 popcorn sts, 26 dc, 3 popcorn sts, 7 dc, 3 popcorn sts, 4 dc, 4 popcorn sts, 8 dc, 2 popcorn sts, 2 dc.
2 dc, 2 popcorn sts, 22 dc, 4 popcorn sts, 5 dc, 4 popcorn sts, 18 dc, 4 popcorn sts, 5 dc, 4 popcorn sts, 22 dc, 2 popcorn sts, 2 dc.
Same as /throw.
2 dc, 2 popcorn sts, 22 dc, 4 popcorn sts, 5 dc, 4 popcorn sts, 18 dc, 4 popcorn sts, 5 dc, 4 popcorn sts, 22 dc, 2 popcorn sts, 2 dc.
2 dc, 2 popcorn sts, 20 dc, 3 popcorn sts, 7 dc, 3 popcorn sts, 26 dc, 3 popcorn sts, 7 dc, 3 popcorn sts, 20 dc, 2 popcorn sts, 2 dc.
2 dc, 2 popcorn sts, 16 dc, 3 popcorn sts, 7 dc, 3 popcorn sts, 34 dc, 3 popcorn sts, 7 dc, 3 popcorn sts, 16 dc, 2 popcorn sts, 2 dc.
1 sc in each st.
Repeat the 7th and 8th rows 7 times.
Start Eagle as follows: 2 dc, 2 popcorn sts, 51 dc, 1 popcorn st in next 2 sts, 51 dc, 2 popcorn sts, 2 dc.
Keeping pattern as established follow chart until Eagle is completed, then work in pattern of 1 row dc, 1 row sc having 2 dc and 2 popcorn sts on each side until work measures 34 inches from last row of Eagle (top of wing).
Repeat from 17th through 32nd row.
Repeat the 7th and 8th rows 7 times, cut yarn.
Border
Attach yarn at top of panel and working down left side work 1 dc in each sc row, 1 dc in top of each dc row and 1 dc in center of each dc row, working 3 dc in center st at lower corner, working across lower edge 1 dc in each st, 3 dc in corner st, work opposite side to correspond working to corner only, ch 1, turn.
1 sc in each st to within the 3 corner sts, 2 sc in next st, 1 sc in center st, 2 sc in next st, 1 sc in each remaining st working other corner to correspond, ch 3, turn.
1 dc in each sc working 3 dc in center st at each corner.
Repeat the last 2 rows 4 times.
Same as 2nd row of border.
* Popcorn st in next 2 sts, dc in next st, repeat from * around the 3 sides working 3 dc in center st at each corner, ch 1, turn.
Same as 2nd row of border.
Repeat the last 2 rows once, then repeat the 3rd row of border once, cut yarn.
Stem
Crochet a ch to measure 18 inches. Crochet 3 more stems in same manner. Using 2 stems sew to wheat spray as illustrated sewing through center of wheat and crossing stems at center. Finish other spray in same manner.