Sunday, September 20, 2009

Butterfly Bedspread


Materials: Mercerized Crochet Cotton, size 10; Single Size Spread 74 x 106 inches 53 skeins of Cream, White or Ecru; Double Size Spread 88 x 106 inches— 63 skeins of Cream, White or Ecru; Crochet Hook size 9.


Gauge: Each block measures about 3 inches square when blocked.
For a single size spread make 20 x 29 blocks; For a double size spread make 24 x 29 blocks.
BLOCK—Ch 2, 3 sc in starting st.
ROW 2—Ch 4, turn, 5 dc in back loop of last sc, remove hook, insert it in ch st preceding 1st dc, catch loop and pull thru tight (1 Popcorn Stitch made). (Ch 4, pc st in next sc) twice, 1 dc in same end sc.
ROW 3—Ch 1, turn, sc in dc, (sc in Pc st, 4 sc in 3-ch space) twice, 2 sc in end pc st.
ROW 4—Work this and all pc st rows in back rows only. Ch 4, turn, pc St in last Sc, (ch 2, dc in next 2d Sc, ch 3, pc St in next 2d sc 3 times, 1 dc in same end sc.
ROW 5—Ch 1, turn, sc in dc, (Sc in pc st, 2 sc in 2-ch, sc in dc, 2 sc in 2-ch 3 times, 2 sc in pc St.
ROW 6—Ch 4, turn, pc St in last sc, *(ch 1, dc in next 2d Sc, ch 2, pc st in next 2d Sc) * 5 times, dc in same end sc.
ROW 7—Ch 1, turn, sc in dc, sc in pc st, (sc in 1-ch, sc in dc, sc in 1-ch, 2 sc in pc st) repeated to end.
ROW 8—Repeat Row 6 until 4 pc sts are made. Ch 1, dc in next sc, ch 2, pc St in next. Repeat from * to * in 6th Row 3 times. Dc in same end sc.
ROW 9—Repeat Row 7
ROW 1O—Ch 1, turn, sc in lat sc, ch 12, skip last 2 ch sts, then putting 1 st in each ch st, make 2 sc, 2 hdc, 3 dc and 3 tr, sc in next 6th sc. (Make another point, sc in next 5th sc) 6 times.
ROW 11—Ch 15, turn, sc in tip of last point, (ch 7, sc in next point) 6 times, ch 3, a long tr (thread over 5 times) down in sc at end of last row.
ROW 12—Ch 1, turn, sc in long tr, (hdc and 2 dc) in next 3-ch, * dc in sc, ch 4, sl st in dc for a p, (2 dc, hdc, sc, hdc and 2 dc) in next 7-ch. Repeat from * 5 times. Dc in Sc, a p, (2 dc, hdc and Sc) in end loop.
ROW 13—Ch 6 for a tr, turn, ch 8, sc in 5th st from hook for a p. ch 4, 2 tr in sc between next 2 shells, ch 8, p, ch 4, 2 dtr between next 2 shells, (a p-loop, 2 tr tr between next 2 shells) twice, a p-loop, 2 dtr between next 2 shells, a p-loop, 2 tr between next 2 shells, a p-loop, tr in end sc.
ROW 14—Ch 14 p, ch 4, turn, tr in next tr, ch 2, tr in next tr, ch 8, p, ch 4, dtr in next dtr, ch 2, dtr in next dtr, a p-loop, tr tr in next tr tr, ch 2, (tr tr, ch 2, tr tr) in next tr tr, a p-loop, (tr tr, ch 2, tr tr) in next tr tr, ch 2, tr tr in next tr tr, a p-loop, dtr in next dtr, ch 2, dtr in next dtr, a p-loop, tr in next tr, ch 2, tr in next tr, a p-loop, skip next p, tr in next 4th ch st.
ROW 15—Ch 6, turn, ** (ch 8, tr in next tr, ch 2, tr in next tr) twice, ** ch 8, dtr in next tr tr, ch 2, (dtr, ch 3, tr tr) in next tr tr, * ch 2. (tr tr, ch 2, tr tr) in next tr tr. Repeat from *. Ch 2, (tr tr, ch 3, dtr) in next tr tr, ch 2, dtr in next tr tr. Repeat from ** to **. Ch 8, skip p, tr in next 4th ch st.
 ROW 16—Ch 1, turn, 2 sc in tr, (8 sc in 8-ch, Sc in next st, 2 sc in 2-ch, sc in next st) 3 times, 3 sc in 3-ch, 2 Sc in tr tr, (2 sc in 2-ch, sc in tr tr) 5 times, ch 9, turn, skip last 3 Sc, (dtr in next Sc, dtr in next 3d sc) holding the last loop of each dtr on hook, thread over and pull thru all 3 loops at once (a Cluster), (dtr in next 3d sc) twice, made into a Cluster, ch 9, sl St in next 3d sc (corner). Ch 1, turn, 9 Sc in 9-ch, 5 dc worked between 2 Clusters, 9 sc in next 9-ch, sc in same tr tr, 3 sc in next 3-ch, (sc in next st, 2 sc in 2-ch, sc in next st, 8 sc in 8-ch) 3 times, 3 sc in 9th st of corner chain, (6 sc in next 6-ch Space) 3 times, 12 sc in next, sc in next 3 sts, (2 sc in end of pc st row, 2 sc in next 2 sts) 4 times, 5 dc in corner st, sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in pc st row) 4 times, sc in 3 Sc, 12 sc in next space, (6 sc in next) 3 times, sc in corner tr, sl St in 1st sc. Fasten off.
Sew blocks together with neat over-and-over stitches on wrong side, going thru 1 loop of each st. Be careful to exactly match corners.
 BORDER—Work 3 rows of dc around spread, going thru one loop of each st.
Make 5 dc in each corner. Block to measurements given.

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