APPROX. SIZE: 86 inches in diameter

Materials Required: AMERICAN THREAD The Famous "PURITAN" MERCERIZED CROCHET COTTON 22 - 250 yd. Balls White or "GIANT" MERCERIZED CROCHET COTTON 10 - 550 yd. Balls White Steel Crochet Hook No. 7

1st ROUND:Ch 4, join to form a ring, ch 1, work 8 sc in ring, join in 1st sc.

2nd ROUND:Ch 3 (counts as 1st dc), dc in same space, * ch 3, 2 dc in next sc, repeat from * 6 times, ch 3, join in top of ch 3 at beg.

3rd ROUND:Sl st into ch 3 loop, ch 1, sc in same loop, * ch 5, sc in next loop, repeat from * 6 times, ch 5, join in 1st sc.

4th ROUND:Sl st into loop, ch 1, sc in same loop, sdc in same loop (sdc: thread over hook, insert in loop, pull through, thread over and work off all 3 loops at one time), then 3 dc, sdc, sc in same loop, * 1 sc, 1 sdc, 3 dc, 1 sdc, 1 sc in next loop, repeat from * all around, join in 1st sc.

5th ROUND:Sl st to 1st dc, ch 3, sl st in same space for picot, * ch 7, skip next dc, sl st in next dc, ch 3, sl st in same space for picot, ch 7, skip next 4 sts, sl st in next dc, ch 3, sl st in same space, repeat from * 6 times, ch 7, skip next dc, picot in next dc, ch 3, tr c in same space where 1st picot was worked (this brings thread in position for next round).

6th and 7th ROUNDS:Picot in top of tr c, * ch 7, picot in center st of next loop, repeat from * all around, ending with ch 3, tr c in tr c.

8th ROUND:* Ch 11, sc in next loop, repeat from * all around, ending with ch 11, sl st in tr c.

9th ROUND:Sl st into loop, ch 1, 6 sc, ch 2, 6 sc in same loop, * 6 sc, ch 2, 6 sc in next loop, repeat from * all around, join in 1st sc.

10th ROUND:Sl st to ch 2 loop, * ch 11, sc in next ch 2 loop, repeat from * all around, ch 11, join.

11th ROUND:Ch 1, 13 sc in next loop, * ch 5, cluster st in center st of next loop (cluster st: keeping last loop of each st on hook, 3 tr c in same st, thread over and work off all loops at one time), ch 3, cluster st, ch 3, cluster st in same space, ch 5, 13 sc in next loop, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, join in 1st sc.

12th ROUND:Ch 1, *1 sc in each of the next 11 sc, 7 sc in next loop, 5 sc in next loop, ch 2, 5 sc in next loop, 7 sc in next loop, skip next sc of next sc group, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, join in 1st sc.

13th ROUND:Sl st to center sc, ch 4, keeping last loop of each st on hook, 2 tr c in same space, thread over and work off all loops at one time, * ch 11, sl st in center sc of next 5 sc group, ch 3, sl st in next ch 2 loop, ch 3, sl st in center st of next 5 sc group, ch 11, cluster st in center sc of next 11 sc group, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, join in 1st cluster st.

14th ROUND:* 6 sc, ch 2, 6 sc in next loop, ch 5, 3 sc in next loop, 6 sc, ch 2, 6 sc in next loop, picot in next cluster st, repeat from * all around, join.

15th ROUND:Sl st to ch 2 loop, ch 1, sc in same loop, ** ch 11, sc in next ch 5 loop, * ch 11, sc in next ch 2 loop, repeat from * once, repeat from ** all around, ending with ch 5, tr tr c (4 times over hook) in 1st sc.

16th ROUND:Ch 3, dc over tr tr c, * ch 11, 2 dc in center st of next loop, repeat from * all around, ending with ch 11, join in 3rd st of ch.

17th ROUND:Sl st to center st of next loop, ch 3, dc in same space, * ch 11, 2 dc in center st of next loop, repeat from * all around, ending with ch 11, join in 3rd st of ch.

18th ROUND:Sl st into loop, ch 1, work 1 sc, 1 sdc, 9 dc, 1 sdc, 1 sc in each loop, join in 1st sc.

19th ROUND:Sl st to 1st dc, picot in same space, * ch 7, skip next 3 dc, picot in next dc, ch 7, skip next 3 dc, picot in next dc, ch 7, skip next 4 sts, picot in next st, repeat from * all around, ending last repeat with ch 3, tr c in same space as 1st picot.

20th ROUND:Picot in same space, * ch 7, picot in center st of next loop, repeat from * all around, ending with ch 3, tr c in tr c.

21st to 37th ROUNDS:Repeat last round.

38th to 44th ROUNDS:Repeat 8th to 14th rounds.

45th ROUND:Work same as 15th round but work ch 9 instead of ch 11, and end with ch 4, tr c in 1st sc.

46th ROUND:Work same as 16th round but ch 9 instead of ch 11.

47th ROUND:Work same as 17th round but ch 9.

48th to 51st ROUNDS:Repeat last round.

52nd to 60th ROUNDS:Same as 17th round.

61st ROUND:Same as 18th round.

62nd ROUND:Same as 19th round.

63rd to 85th ROUNDS:Same as 20th round.

86th to 97th ROUNDS:Same as 20th round but ch 9, and end with ch 4, d tr c (3 times over hook) in tr c.

98th to 118th ROUNDS:Same as 20th round but ch 11, and end with ch 4, d tr c in d tr c.

119th ROUND:Repeat 8th round.

120th ROUND:Repeat 9th round.

121st ROUND:Repeat 10th round.

122nd ROUND:Repeat 11th round.

123rd ROUND:Repeat 12th round.

124th ROUND:Repeat 13th round.

125th ROUND:* 6 sc, ch 5 picot, 5 sc in next loop, 3 sc in next loop, sl st in next sl st between 2 ch 3 loops, ch 5 picot in same space, 3 sc in next loop, 6 sc, ch 5 picot, 5 sc in next loop, ch 5 picot in next cluster st, repeat from * all around, join in 1st sc, cut thread.

FINISHING:Pin and block to size. If necessary divide into 8 sections, and block one section at a time.