Materials Needed: About 1 oz of main color and small amount of contrasting color, worsted weight cotton yarn. Size H crochet hook. Yarn needle.
Special Stitches: Beginning Cluster (BegCL): Ch 2, (yo, insert hook in stitch indicated, draw up a loop draw through two loops on hook) twice, YO and draw through all three loops on hook. Cluster (CL): (YO, insert hook in stitch indicated, draw up a loop. draw through two loops on hook) three times, YO and draw through all four loops on hook.
With Main Color, ch 36
Row 1: SC in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across. (35 sc) Right Side
Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in same st and each across. (35 sc)
Row 3: Ch 2, turn, HDC in BLO of next st and each across. (35 hdc)
Row 4: Ch 5 (counts as 1st dc and ch 2 sp), turn, Skip next st, dc in next st. *Ch 2, skip next st, dc in next st* Repeat * across. (17 ch 2 spaces)
Row 5: Turn, Sl st in next ch 2 sp. Beg Cl in same sp. *Ch 2, Cl in next ch 2 sp* Repeat * across. (17 cl)
Row 6: Ch 1, turn. 2 sc in same st, sc in each ch 2 space and each cl across, do 2 sc in last cl (35 sc)
Row 7: Ch 1, turn. Sc in same st and each st across (35 sc)
Rows 8-19: Repeat rows 4-7 THREE times.
Row 20: Repeat row 4
Row 21: Repeat row 5
Row 22: Ch 2 (counts as first hdc), turn. HDC same st and each ch 2 space and each cluster across, do 2 hdc in last cluster.
Row 23: Ch 1, turn. Sc in BLO of same st and each st across (35 sc)
Row 24: Ch1, turn. Sc in same st and each st across. (35 sc) Finish off and weave in ends.
Edging: With contrasting color and right side facing you, join with a sl st in any sc along the top row. Ch 1, sc in same st and evenly around, working 3 sc in each corner. Finish off weave in ends.
Ruffles: With right side facing and top of cloth UP, join CC with a sl st in 1st FL from row 23. CH 2 (1st hdc), hdc in next 3 st, *5hdc in next st, hdc next 4 st* Repeat * across. Join with a sl st to edging sc. Finish off, weave in ends.
Turn piece upside down and repeat above using FL from Row 2. Finish off and weave in ends.
Copyright Laurie Clark 2001