Regent Dinner Cloth Pattern #7069

For satisfactory results, it is important to get gauge as specified. The chart shows "% of design.

Outer Lace: Starting at center of narrow edge of cloth, (see "A-A" on chart), ch 114 (to measure about 6" inches), turn.

Ist row: Dc in 9th ch from hook, dcin each of next 45 ch(15 bls made). Ch 2, skip 2 ch, dc innext ch (1sp made), make 3 more sps, 4 bls, 2sps, 2 bls, 2 sps, 2 bls, 2 sps, 2bls. Ch 3, turn.

2nd row: Dcineach of next 6dc, make 2 sps, thench 2, skip 2dc,dcinnextdc,dcineach of next 3dc,2dcinsp,dcinnextdc,2dcinnextsp,dc ineach of next 4dc, ch2, skip 2dc, dcinnext dc, make 3 more sps, 4bls, 4sps, 12 bls, 1sp, 2 bls. Ch 3, turn.

3rd row: |bl,1sp,1bl,4sps, 7 bls, 4sps, 4 bls, 6sps, 2 bls, 4 sps, 2 bls. Ch 3, turn. Hereafter follow chart from 4th row onto 120th row incl (see "B-B" on chart). At end of 120th row, ch 59, turn.

121st row: Dcin9thch from hook, and continue making 51 more sps, then 2 bls. Ch 3, turn. Continue to work until "C-C": then ch 5, turn and continue, still following chart to "D-D" to complete corner, ending with 2 rows of dc (174 rows). At end of 174th row, do not break off but ch 3, and continue for strip on other side as follows:

Next row: Work 6 dc across bars of next 2dc,ch2, and make 34 sps across, working along end of rows ("C-D"). Following row: 3sps, 2 bls, 29 sps, 2 bls. Ch 3, turn. Hereafter follow chart. When row reaches to the top row, reverse the

design, by working back from the top row to "C-D". Then ch 59, turn and work to "B-D". Then continue along ends of rows from "B-B" until you reach "A-A". Then reverse the design by working back from "A-A" to "B-B". This completes 2' sides. Complete remainder to correspond. Sew the two ends together.

Inner Lace: Starting at bottom, ch 725 (to measure about 412 inches), turn.

Ist row: Dc in 9th ch from hook, make 2 bls, 1]sp, 135 bls, 3sps, 5 bls, 190 sps, 5 bls, 3 sps, 13 bls, 1 sp, 2 bls, 1sp. Ch 3, turn.

2nd row: 3 bls, 1sp, 12 bls, 4 sps, Abls, 192sps, 4bls, 4sps, 12 bls, 1sp, 3 bls, ch 3, turn. Hereafter follow chart as far as "O". Then, working on one side, follow chart to top row. Break off. Work other side to correspond. Make another piece same as this. Sew pieces together.

Center Lace: Starting at short end, ch7/5, turn.

Ist row: D cin é6thch from hook, make 23 more sps. Ch 5, turn.

2nd and 3rd rows: Sp over sp of previous row. Ch 5, turn.

4th row: 5sps, 2 bls, lO sps, 2 bls, 5sps. Ch 5, turn.

5th row: 4sps, 4bls, 8sps, 4 bls, 4sps. Ch 5, turn.

6th row: 3 sps, 2 bls, 2sps, 2 bls, 6sps, 2 bls, 2sps, 2 bls, 3sps. Ch 5, turn. Hereafter follow chart to the top row; then reverse the design by working back to the Ist row.

Cut linen into strips, each 3% inches wide, making 2 each of the following lengths: 62' inches, 40% inches, 26%

This free pattern originally published in Spool Cotton #95, New Table Settings