Linen & Lace Luncheon Cloth

PATTERN NOTES

Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated. Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated. Chain-4 at beginning of round counts as first treble crochet unless otherwise stated. Chain-5 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet and chain-2 unless otherwise stated. Chain-8 at beginning of round counts as first treble crochet and chain-4 unless otherwise stated. Chain-9 at beginning of round counts as first treble crochet and chain-5 unless otherwise stated.

SPECIAL STITCH

Picot: Ch 5, sl st in first ch of ch-5.

LUNCHEON CLOTH LINEN SQUARE

Make 41. Straighten fabric by pulling a thread along cut edge. Using straightened edge, cut fabric in 5-inch Squares. Run a small bead of seam sealant along outside edge of each Square. Set aside to dry thoroughly. Using natural and steel hook size 11, work 50 sc loosely and evenly sp over edge of fabric and evenly sp along each side of square. Use care that edge of fabric lies flat and is not bunched up, working 3 sc over each corner. An easy way to sp these sts is to use a sewing machine set at 10 sts per inch and sew a row of sts

1/8 inch in from the edge of the fabric square. Use this line of sts as a spacing guide for making the sc over the edge of the piece.

CROCHET SQUARE

Make 40. Rnd 1: With size 4 hook, ch 8, join (see Pattern Notes) in first ch to form a ring, ch 3 (see

Pattern Notes), 15 dc in ring, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (16 dc) Rnd 2: Ch 5 (see Pattern Notes), [dc in next dc, ch 2] around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-5. (16 dc, 16 ch-2 sps) Rnd 3: Ch 8 (see Pattern Notes), sc in next dc, ch 4, [tr in next dc, ch 4, sc in next dc, ch 4] around, join in 4th ch of ch-8. (8 tr, 8 sc, 16 ch-4 lps) Rnd 4: Sc in joining, ch 8, [sc in next tr, ch 8] join in beg sc. (8 sc, 8 ch-8 lps) Rnd 5: Ch 4 (see Pattern Notes), 11 tr in next ch-8 lp, [tr in next sc, 11 tr in next ch-8 lp] around, join in 4th ch of beg ch-4. (96 tr) Rnd 6: Sl st to 2nd tr of next ch-11 lp, sc in same st, *ch 7, sk next 3 tr, sc in next tr (6th tr of lp), ch 7, sk next 3 tr, sc in next tr (10th tr of lp), ch 7, sk next 3 tr, sc in next tr (2nd tr of next lp), rep from * around, ending with last lp of ch 3, tr in beg sc to position hook in center of last ch lp. (24 ch-7 lps)

Rnd 7: Sc in same st as joining, [ch 7, sc over next ch lp] around, ending with ch 3, tr in beg sc to position hook in center of last ch lp. (24 ch-7 lps)

Rnd 8: Sc in same st as joining, *ch 9, sc over next ch lp, 11 dc over next ch lp**, sc over next ch lp, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg sc. (8 ch-9 lps, 8 11-dc groups)

Rnd 9: Sl st back to 10th dc of previous 11-dc group, sc in same 10th dc, ch 7, *sc in 5th ch of next ch-9 lp, ch 7, sc in 2nd dc of next 11-dc group, ch 7, sk next 3 dc, sc in next dc (6th dc of

same 11-dc group)**, ch 7, sk next 3 dc, sc in next dc (10th dc

of same 11-dc group), rep from * around, ending last rep at **, ch 3, tr in beg sc. (32 ch-7 lps)

Rnd 10: Sc in same st as joining, [ch 7, sc over next ch lp] rep around, ending with ch 3, tr in beg sc. (32 ch-7 lps) Rnd 11: Sc in joining, ch 9 (see

Pattern Notes), sc over next lp, [ch 5, sc over next lp] 6 times, *ch 5, (tr, ch 5, tr) in 4th st of next lp (corner), [ch 5, sc over next lp] 7 times, rep from * twice, ending with ch 5, tr in beg sc, ch 5, join in 4th ch of beg ch-9. Fasten off. (4 corners, 32 ch-5 lps)

JOINING SQUARES

Holding Linen Square and a Crochet Square with WS tog, join cotton in 3rd st of any corner lp of Crochet Square, ch 3, sl st in corner sc of Linen

Square (center sc of 3-sc group), 4 dc in same corner lp of Crochet Square, *sk next 4 sc on Linen Square, sl st in next st, 5 dc in next ch-5 lp of Crochet Square, rep from * across side edge of Squares, ending with 5 dc in corner lp of Crochet Square and sl st in center corner sc of Linen Square. Fasten off. Each side of the Crochet Square will have 10 groups of 5-dc with sl st in adjoining Linen Squares between dc groups of Crochet Squares. Continue joining Crochet Squares and Linen Squares, alternating until all Squares have been joined in 9 x 9 Squares. Outer edges of Crochet Squares need a row of sts worked in same manner as joining row. Work 10 groups of 5-dc along edge of Crochet Square with first and last st joined to corner st of adjoining Linen Square. Fasten off.

BORDER

Rnd 1: Join cotton with sc to outer edge at joining of any 2 Squares, [ch 7, sc in outer edge] rep around, working across Linen Square about every 4–5 sts, ending with 10 ch-7 lps across each Linen Square. On each of the 4 Linen Square corners, work 9 ch-7 lps across side edge, for corner lp, ch 9, sk 2 sts on each side of corner and 1 st at corner, sc in next sc and work additional 9 ch-7 lps across rem side of Square, work 10 ch-7 lps across side edge of each Crochet Square, ending with ch 3, dc in beg sc to position hook in center of last ch lp.

Rnds 2–7: Sc in same st as joining, [ch 7, sc over next ch lp] rep around, working (dc, ch 7, dc) in 5th ch of corner ch-9 lp, ending with ch 3, dc in beg sc.

Rnd 8: Sc in same st as joining, [ch 5, sc in next ch lp] rep around, working (dc, ch 9, dc) in 5th ch of ch-9 lp, ending with ch 5, join in beg sc.

Rnd 9: Sl st in next ch sp, ch 3, 4 dc in same ch sp, [5 dc in next ch lp, picot (see Special Stitch), 5 dc in next ch lp] rep around, at corners work [picot, 5 dc in next lp] twice, picot (3 picots at each

corner), ending with join in beg ch-3. Fasten off. Dampen slightly and block to size, making sure edges are straight and that corners are even and square. Spray lightly with starch and let dry thoroughly. CW