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Materials Required—
AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY "PURITAN" MERCERIZED CROCHET AND KNITTING COTTON
33 400-yd. Balls White, Ecru, Cream or Beige.
Steel Crochet Hook No. 7.
Each square measures about 8½ inches.
109 squares are required for spread measuring 76 x 111 inches.

SQUARE. Ch 96, tr c in 5th st from hook, 1 tr c in each of the next 3 sts, ch 3, skip 3 sts, 1 tr c in each of the next 17 sts, ch 3, skip 3 sts, tr c in next st, ch 3, skip 3 sts, 1 tr c in each of the next 29 sts, ch 3, skip 3 sts, tr c in next st, ch 3, skip 3 sts, 1 tr c in each of the next 17 sts, ch 3, skip 3 sts, 1 tr c in each of the next 4 sts, ch 7, turn.

2nd Row—Skip 3 tr c, tr c in next tr c, 3 tr c over next mesh, tr c in next tr c, * ch 3, skip 3 tr c, tr c in next tr c, repeat from * 3 times, * 3 tr c over next mesh, tr c in next tr c, repeat from *, * ch 3, skip 3 tr c, tr c in next tr c, repeat from * 6 times, * 3 tr c over next mesh, tr c in next tr c, repeat from *, * ch 3, skip 3 tr c, tr c in next tr c, repeat from * 3 times, 3 tr c over next mesh, ch 3, skip 3 tr c, tr c in next tr c, ch 4, turn and continue working back and forth according to diagram, break thread.

Work 108 more squares. Sew squares together having 2 rows of 11 squares, 5 rows of 13 squares, (adding both rows at one side for shaping at lower edge) and 2 rows of 11 squares.

SCALLOP. Attach thread at side, ch 6, skip 3 tr c, d c in next tr c, ch 3, d c in next tr c, ch 5, turn, s c in next d c, ch 5, s c in 3rd st of ch 6, ch 1, turn and over first loop work 1 s c, 5 d c, 1 s c, over next loop work 1 s c, 3 d c, ch 5, turn, sl st in center of first scallop, ch 1, turn and work 1 s c, 5 d c, 1 s c over loop just made, sl st in top of 2nd scallop and finish that scallop with 2 d c, 1 s c, sl st in top of d c, * ch 3, skip 3 tr c, d c in next tr c, repeat from * twice, ch 5, turn, s c in next d c, ch 5, s c in next d c, ch 1 turn and work 1 s c, 5 d c, 1 s c over first loop, 1 s c, 3 d c over next loop, ch 5, turn, sl st in center of next scallop, ch 1, turn and work 1 s c, 5 d c, 1 s c over loop just made, sl st in top of d c of previous scallop and finish other half of scallop with 2 d c, 1 s c, sl st in top of d c, ch 3, skip 3 tr c, d c in next tr c, ch 3, d c in next tr c, ch 3, d c in next tr c, repeat scallop and continue in same manner across side, side opening and lower edge, break thread.