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Royal Palm Tablecloth Motif Pattern
Royal Palm square motif for tablecloths and bedspreads. Each motif measures 3½ inches square. Originally published in Contemporary Crochet Throughout the Home.
Materials
- Milwards Steel Crochet Hook · No. 10
Pattern instructions
Motif
Starting at center, ch 10. Join with sl st to form ring.
Ch 4, 31 tr in ring. Join to top of ch-4.
Ch 4, tr in same place as sl st, * tr in next 2 tr, 2 tr in next tr, ch 1, 2 tr in next tr. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 1. Join.
Ch 4, tr in same place as sl st, * tr in each tr across group, 2 tr in last tr of group, ch 3, 2 tr in next tr. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3. Join.
Work as for 3rd rnd, having 2 tr in first and last tr of each group and 2 ch more between each group on each rnd. Join (7 ch and 12 tr on 5th rnd).
Ch 4, tr in each tr across group, ch 9, tr in each tr across next group, * ch 4, turn; holding back on hook the last loop of each tr, skip first tr, make tr in next 3 tr, thread over and draw through all loops on hook (cluster made), tr in each tr across to within last 3 tr, make a cluster over last 3 tr, ch 4, turn; holding back on hook the last loop of each tr skip first cluster, tr in each tr and in last cluster, thread over and draw through all loops on hook, ch 4, sl st in top of ch-4 on previous row, sl st in each ch of same ch-4, sl st in top of next tr, (ch 9, tr in each tr of next group) twice. Repeat from * around. Join and break off.
See pattern book page for how to join motifs.
