Heirlooom Treasures

Stars at Dusk Table Runner Design by Josie Rabier

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

21 inches wide x 34 inches long

MATERIALS

• Size 10 crochet cotton: 650 yds white 350 yds blue • Size 7/1.65mm steel crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge • Starch

GAUGE

Motif = 41/4 inches in diameter; Rnd 1 = 11/8 inches in diameter

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-5 at beginning of round counts as first treble crochet unless otherwise stated.

SPECIAL STITCHES

Beginning shell (beg shell): Sl st in ch-3 sp, (ch 3, 2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in indicated st.

Shell: (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in indicated st.

TABLE RUNNER FIRST MOTIF

Note: Make 9 Motifs for center, with blue for rnds 1–3 and white for rnds 4 and 5. Make 16 Motifs for outer border using white for rnds 1–3 and blue for rnds 4 and 5. Rnd 1 (RS): With first color, ch 8, join (see Pattern Notes) to form a ring, ch 3 (see Pattern

Notes), 23 dc in ring, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (24 dc)

Rnd 2 (RS): Ch 3, 2 dc in same st, sk next dc, [3 dc in next dc, sk next dc] around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (36 dc) Rnd 3 (RS): [ Ch 5 (see Pattern Notes), 5 tr in same dc as ch-5, sk next 2 dc, sl st in next dc] around, ending with last sl st in same dc as beg ch-5. Fasten off. (12 petals)

Rnd 4 (RS): Working behind petals in sk dc sts of rnd 2, join 2nd color in first dc behind any petal, ch 3, dc in same st as beg ch-3, 2 dc in next dc, ch 3, [2 dc in each of next 2 sk dc of rnd 2, ch 3] around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (48 dc, 12 ch-3 sps) Rnd 5 (RS): Beg shell (see Special Stitches) in ch-3 sp of shell, *sl st in sp between ch-5 and first tr of next petal**, shell (see

Special Stitches) in next ch-3 sp, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off.

REM MOTIFS

Rnds 1–4: Rep rnds 1–4 of First Motif.

Rnd 5 (RS): Beg shell in ch-3 sp of shell, [sl st in sp between ch-5 and first tr of next petal, 3 dc in next ch-3 sp, ch 1, sl st in ch-3 sp of previous Motif, ch 1, 3 dc in same ch-3 sp on working Motif] 2, 4 or 6 times as needed to join to previous Motifs, *sl st in sp between ch-5 and first tr of next petal**, shell in next ch-3 sp, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off. Starch lightly and press.