Experience Level Easy

Size 52 x 60 inches Materials South Maid crochet cotton size 10: 2,200 yds No 1 white Steel crochet hook size 7 Spray starch Gauge Motif: 3 inches in diameter Pattern Notes Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Tablecloth is 6-sided. As an aid in joining as rods progress, mark first motif of rnd with scrap of CC cotton to mark beg. Motifs Make 271 Rod 1: Ch 9, join to form a ring, ch3 (first dc), 17 dc in ring, sl st to join in top of beg ch-J. (18) Rnd 2: Ch 3 (first dc), dc in next 2 sts, ch 5, [dc in each next 3 sts, ch 5J 5 times, sl st to join in top of beg ch- 3.(6 ch-5 sps) Rnd 3: Ch 3 (first dc), dc in next 2 sts, 5 dc in ch-5 sp, [dc in next 3 sts, 5 dc in ch-f sp] nip around, sl st to join in top of beg ch-3. (48) Rnd 4 (First motif only): Ch 3 (first dc), dc in next 2 sts, ch 9, sk 2 sts, dc in next st, ch 9, sk 2 sts, [dc in next 3 sts, ch 9, dc in next st, ch 9J 5 times, sl st to join in top of beg eh-3, fasten off. Continue to rep Rnds 1-3, joining motifs tog over ch-s Ips of Rnd 4, depending on touching edges as motifs are completed. Rnd 4 (Joining motifs): Ch 3 (first dc), dc in next 2 dc [ch 4, sl st in corresponding ch-9 lp of previous motif ch 4, sk 2 sis on working motif, dc in next st, ch 4, sl st in next ch-9 lp of previous motif, ch 4, sk 2 sts on working motif, dc in next 3 sts] rep between brackets for number of motifs joined to, joining 2 ch-s Ips to each motif, continue in pattern of previous Rnd 4 of motif around, sl st to join in top of beg ch-3, fasten off. Starting with a strip of 10 motifs at right edge, join 11 motifs to the 10 motifs, 12 motifs to the 11 motifs, 13 motifs to the 12 motifs, continue to rep until there are 19 motifs across center. Now join 18 motifs to 19 motifs, 17 motifs to the 18 motifs, continue to rep until 10 motifs are joined along left edge. Finishing, Starch tablecloth lightly and press