Snowdrift Luncheon Set Pattern #7266
Motif place mats and runner joined in strips. Originally published in Spool Cotton #147 and #173.
Materials
- Milward's steel crochet hook · No. 12 or 13
Pattern instructions
First Motif
Ch 10, join with sl st.
Ch 3, 23 dc in ring. Join to 3rd st of ch-3.
Ch 4, * dc in next dc, ch 1. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-1 to 1st sp.
Ch 10, * skip 1 sp, tr in next sp, ch 6. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-6 to 4th st of ch-10.
* Ch 2, skip 2 ch, dc in next ch, ch 2, dc in next ch, ch 2, sc in next tr. Repeat from * around; join.
* Ch 2, dc in next dc, ch 2, dc in ch-2 sp, ch 2, dc in next dc, ch 2, sc in next sc. Repeat from * around. Fasten off.
Joining
Work 4 rnds as for 1st motif. 5th rnd: Ch 2, dc in next dc, * ch 1, sl st in corresponding sp on 1st motif, ch 1, dc in next sp on second motif, ch 1, sl st in next sp on first motif, ch 1, dc in next dc on second motif, ch 2, sc in next sc, ch 2, dc in next dc. Repeat from * once more; complete rnd as for 1st motif.
Make 2 more motifs, joining as 2nd was joined to 1st. This completes one strip. Make another strip of 5 motifs, joining 2 points of each motif to 2 points of adjacent motifs as before (motifs fall between those of previous strip). Continue thus, making 1 strip of 6 motifs, 1 strip of 7 motifs, then 1 strip of 6 motifs, 1 strip of 5 motifs, and 1 strip of 4 motifs. This completes 1 place mat.
Make 1st strip of 14 motifs, then 1 strip of 15 motifs, 1 strip of 16 motifs, 1 strip of 17 motifs, 1 strip of 18 motifs, 1 strip of 17 motifs, 1 strip of 16 motifs, 1 strip of 15 motifs, and last strip of 14 motifs.