Lucky Star Bedspread

From Coats and Clark’s, date unknown.

I have also seen this pattern in The Complete Book of Crochet(1949) as a table cloth.

Materials: crochet cotton, size 10, steel crochet hook, no 7 or 8.

Each motif measure about 5.5 inches in diameter. For a double spread, about 94x 100 inches, make 17x 20 motifs. For a single size spread, about 77x110 inches, make 14x20 motifs.

Motif: Starting at center, ch 8, join w/sl st to form a ring.

1^st rnd: ch 5,8 dc in ring, ch 2. repeat from * 6 more times. Join last ch 2 w/ sl st to 3^rd st of ch 5 first made (8 sps)

2^nd rnd: sl st into ch 2 sp, ch 3, 2 dc in same sp, ch 2,* 3 dc in next sp, ch 2. repeat from * around. Join last ch 2 with sl st to 3^rd st of first ch 3 made.

3^rd rnd: Ch 3, dc in same place as sl st, * dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 2, 2 dc in next dc, repeat from * around, ending with ch 2. Join to 3^rd st of ch 3 first made.

4^th rnd: ch 3, dc in same place as sl st, * dc in each of next 3 dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 2, 2 dc in next dc. repeat from * around, ending w/ ch2. join.

5^th rnd: Ch 3, dc in same place as sl st, * dc in each of next 5 dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 3, 2 dc in next dc. repeat from * around, ending w/ ch 3. Join.

6^th rnd: Sl st in next dc, ch 3,* dc in each of next 6 dc, ch 3, sc in ch 3 sp, ch3, skip 1 dc, dc in next dc. Repeat from * around, ending w/ ch 3. Join.

7^th rnd: Sl st in next dc, ch 3, * dc in each of next 4 dc, ch 4, sc in ch 3 sp, sc in next sc, sc in next ch 3 sp, ch 4, skip 1 dc, dc in next dc. . Repeat from * around. Join.

8^th rnd: sl st in next dc, ch 3, * dc in each of next 2 dc, ch 5, sc in ch 4 sp, sc in each of next 3 sc, sc in next sp, ch 5, skip 1 dc, dc in next dc. . Repeat from * around, ending w/ ch 5. Join.

9^th rnd: Sl st in next dc, ch 3, 2 dc in same splace as sl st, holding back the last loop of each dc on hook, thread over and draw through all loops on hook, Ch 1 to fasten (Thus a 3 dc cluster is made-counting ch 3 as 1 dc); * ch 6, sc in ch 5 loop, sc ineach of next 5 sc, sc in next loop, ch 6, skip 1 dc, 3-dc cluster in next dc. . Repeat from * around, ending with ch 6, st st in tip of 1^st cluster made.

10^th rnd: SC in same place as sl st, ** ch 5, skip 3 sc, tr in next sc, * ch 2, tr in same sc. Repeat from * 2 more times, ch 5, sc in tip of next cluster, repeat from ** around, ending w/ ch 5. Join.

11^th rnd: ch 6, dc in same place as sl st, * ch3, 4 sc in ch 5 loop, sc in ch 2 sp, ch 3; in next ch-2 sp make dc, ch 3, dc, ch 3, sc in next ch 2 sp, 4 sc in next ch 5 loop, ch 3, in next sc make dc, ch 3, dc. . Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3. Join w/ sl st to 3^rd st of ch-6 first made.

12^th rnd: Sl st in ch 3 sp, ch 6, dc in same sp, * ch 3, sc in next ch 3 sp, ch 2, skip 2 sc, sc in next sc, ch 2, sc in next sp, ch 3; in next ch 3 sp (between dc’s) make dc, ch 3, dc. . Repeat from * around, ending w/ ch 3, sl st into 3^rd st of ch-5 first made. Fasten and break off. This completes 1 motif. Make necessary number of motifs, and sew together on wrong side using over and over stitches. , joining 2 points of each motif to 2 points of adjacent motif, leaving 2 points free on each motif, between joinings, to be filled in later.

Fill in Lace:

Ch 8, join w/sl st to form ring.

1^st rnd: Ch 5, * dc in ring, ch 2. . Repeat from * around 6 more times. Join w/ sl st to 3^rd st of ch 5 first made. (8 sps).

2^nd rnd: sc in same place as last sl st, * ch 18, sc at joining of 2 motifs, ch 18, sc in same place as 1^st sc was made, sc in next sp, ch 9, sc in next point on motif, ch 9, sc in same sp on ring as last sc was made, sc in next sp, ch 9, sc in next point, ch 9, sc in same spot in ring where last sc was made, sc in next dc. Repeat from * around. Join w/ sl st. Fasten and break off.