Summer Snowflake Tablecloth Pattern #7530

FIRST MOTIF... Starting at center, ch 10. Join with sl st.

1st rnd: Ch 3, 23 dc in ring, sl st in top of ch-3.

2nd rnd: Ch 3, dc in next 2 dc, *ch 5, dc in next 3 dc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 5, sl st in top of ch-3.

3rd rnd: Ch 3, dc in next 2 dc, *ch 3, sc in next sp, ch 3, dc in next 3 dc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3, join.

4th rnd: Ch 3, dc in next 2 dc, * ch 5, then holding back on hook the last loop of each dc, work dc in next 2 sps, thread over and draw through all loops on hook, ch 5, dc in next 3 dc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 5, join.

5th rnd: Ch 3, dc in next 2 dc, 3 dc in next sp, *ch 9, 3 dc in next sp, dc in next 3 dc, 3 dc in next sp. Repeat from * around, ending with 3 dc in last sp, sl st in top of ch-3.

6th rnd: Ch 3, dc in next 3 dc, * ch 11, skip next sp and 2 dc of next dc-group, dc in next 5 dc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 11, skip 2 dc, dc in last dc. Join.

7th rnd: Ch 3, then holding back on hook the last loop of each dc, work dc in next 2 dc, thread over and draw through all loops on hook (cluster made), * ch 9, sc in ch-9 loop 2 rnds below (working over both ch bars), ch 9, skip 1 dc, then holding back on hook the last loop of each dc work dc in next 3 dc, thread over and draw through all loops on hook. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-9 with sl st to tip of 1st cluster.

8th rnd: Sl st in next 4 ch, sc in loop, * ch 13, sc in next loop. Repeat from * around, ending with sl st in 1st sc made.

9th rnd: Sl st in next 6 ch, sc in loop, * ch 15, sc in next loop. Repeat from * around, ending as before. Fasten off.

SECOND MOTIF... Work as for 1st motif to 8th rnd incl.

9th rnd: Sl st in next 6 ch, sc in loop, *ch 7, sc in corresponding loop of 1st motif, ch 7, sc in next loop on motif in work. Repeat from * once more and complete rnd as for 1st motif (no more joinings).

Make necessary number of motifs, joining them as 2nd motif was joined to 1st, leaving two free loops on each motif between joinings.

FILL-IN-MOTIF ... Ch 10, join. 1st rnd: Ch 3, 23 dc in ring. Join. 2nd rnd: Ch 4, then holding back on hook the last loop of each tr work 2 tr in same place as sl st, thread over and draw through all loops on hook (cluster made), ch 4, sc in a free loop of large motif, * ch 4, skip 2 dc on Fill-in-motif, make a 3-tr cluster in next dc, ch 4, sc in next free loop of large motif. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 4, sl st in tip of 1st cluster made. Fasten off. Fill in all sps between joinings in this manner.

EDGING... Attach thread to joining between any 2 large motifs, * 7 sc in 1st loop of next motif; in each free ch-15 loop of same motif make sc, hdc, 5 dc, 4 tr, 5 dc, hdc and sc; then work 7 sc in last loop (preceding joining). Repeat from * around. Join, fasten off.

This free pattern originally published in Spool Cotton #185, New Table Topics