At My House
February 2020 Pattern of the Month Crochet
Clark's O.N.T. J & P Coats Book #230
Square Centerpiece #7776
SQUARE CENTERPIECE
No.7776-A
SQUARE
CENTERPIECE No.7776-A
MATERIALS:
J. & P. COATS OR CLARK'S BEST SIX CORD MERCERIZED CROCHET, Size 30: Small
Ball: ]. & P. COATS-7 balls of white or ecru or aby other color or
CLARK'S O N T 11 balls of white or ecru
or 13 balls of any color. Steel Crochet hook size 10 OR Size 10 crochet thread about 2 or 3
balls and a crochet hook size 7. Sorry I
don't remember how many balls I used.
Centerpiece
measures 23 inches square (from point to point)
Starting
at center. ch 8. Join.
1st
rnd: Ch 3. in ring make dc, ch 2 and 2 dc (shell made); * ch 3; in ring make 2
dc, ch 2 and 2 dc (another shell made). Repeat from * 2 more times; ch 3. sl st
in top of starting chain.
2nd
rnd: Sl st in next dc and in sp. ch 3 and complete shell as before
(shell made over shell), * ch 1, in next ch-3 sp make 2 dc. ch 3
and 2 dc (corner shell made), ch 1. shell over next shell. Repeat from *
around. Join.
3rd
rnd: * Shell over shell. ch 3. corner shell over corner shell, ch 3. Repeat
from * around. Join.
4th
rnd: Make shell over shell and ch 4
alternately around. working corner shells as before. Join.
5th
rnd: Same as last rnd. making ch 6 (instead of ch-4) between shells. Join.
6th
rnd: " Shell over shell, eh 6, in next shell make shell. eh 3 and shell.
eh 6. Repeat from " around. rain.
7th
rnd: * Shell over shell, ch 6, shell in
next ch-2 sp. ch 2, corner shell in next sp. ch 2. shell in next sp, ch 6. Repeat from * around. Join.
8th
rnd: * Shell over shell. ch 6. shell over shell. ch 2. shell in next sp. ch 2.
corner shell over corner shell, ch 2. shell in next sp, ch 2. shell over shell.
ch 6. Repeat from * around. Join.
9th
rnd: * Shell over shell. ch 6, (shell over shell, ch 3) twice; corner shell
over corner shell, (ch 3, shell over shell) twice; ch 6. Repeat from * around.
Join.
10th
and 11th rnds: Same as last rnd, making ch 4 for 10th rnd and ch 5 for 11th rnd
between 5 corner shells. Join.
12th
rnd: * (Shell over shell, ch 6) twice; in sp of next shell make 2 dc, ch. 7 and
2 dc; ch 6, shell over shell, ch 6, in sp of next shell make 2 dc, ch 7 and 2
dc; ch 6, shell over shell, ch 6. Repeat from * around. Join.
13th
rnd: * Shell over shell, ch 6. shell over shell, ch 2, 20 tr in ch 7 loop (this
is base of pineapple), ch 2, shell over shell, ch 2. 20 tr in next ch-7 loop.
ch 2, shell over shell, ch 6. Repeat from * around. Join.
14th
rnd: * Shell over shell, ch 6, dc in sp of next shell. (ch 1, tr in next tr) 20
times; ch 1, shell over shell, (ch 1, tr in next tr) 20 times; ch 1, dc in sp
of next shell, ch 6. Repeat from *
around. Join.
15th
rnd: * Shell over shell, ch 5, sc in next ch-1 sp between tr's, (ch 3. sc in next sp) 18 times; ch 1,shell over
shell, ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp between tr's, (ch 3, sc in next sp) 18 times;
e=ch 5. Repeat from * around. Join.
16th
rnd: * Shell over shell, ch 4, sc in next ch-3 loop, (ch 3, sc in next loop) 17
times; ch 1, shell over shell, ch 1, sc in next ch-3 loop, (ch 3, sc in next
loop) 17 times; ch 4. Repeat from *
around. Join.
17th
rnd: * Shell over shell, ch 4, sc in next ch-3 loop, (ch 3, sc in next loop) 16
times; ch 1, shell over shell, ch 1, sc in next ch-3 loop, (ch 3, sc in next
loop) 16 times; ch 4. Repeat from * around. Join.
18th
and 19th rnds: Same as last rnd, having
15 (instead of 16) loops on each pineapple for 18th rnd, and 14 loops for 19th
rnd. Join.
20th
rnd: Ch 3, dc in sp of shell, in same sp make ch 2, 2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2 and
2 dc;
* ch
4, sc in next ch-3 loop, make 13 loops across pineapple, ch 2, in sp of next
shell, make shell, ch 3 and shell; ch 2, sc in next loop, 13 loops across
pineapple, ch 4, in sp of next shell make shell, ch 3 and shell. Repeat from * around.
Join.
21st
rnd: * Shell in next sp, (ch 2, shell in next sp) twice; ch 4, sc in next loop,
make 12 loops across pineapple, ch 3, skip next ch-2, (shell in next sp, ch 2)
twice; shell in next sp, ch 3, sc in next loop, make 12 loops across pineapple,
ch 4, skip next ch 4. Repeat. from * around. Join.
22nd
rnd: * (Shell over shell, ch 1) twice; shell over shell, ch 4, sc in next ch- 3
loop, make 11 loops across pineapple, ch 4, shell over shell, shell in next sp,
corner shell over corner shell, shell in next sp, shell over shell, ch 4, sc in
next eh-3 loop, make 11 loops across pineapple, ch 4. Repeat from * around.
Join.
23rd
rnd: * (Shell over shell, ch 2) twice; shell over shell, ch 4, sc in next ch-3
loop, make 10 loops across pineapple, ch 4, (shell over shell, ch 2) twice;
corner shell over corner shell, (ch 2, shell over shell) twice; ch 4, sc in
next loop, make 10 loops across pineapple, ch 4. Repeat from * around. Join.
24th
rnd: Same as last rnd, making ch 3
(instead of ch-2) between shells and 9 loops on pineapples.
25th
rnd: Same as last rnd, making ch 4 (instead of ch- 3) between shells and 8
loops on pineapples.
26th
-rnd: * Shell over shell, ch 5, in next shell make 2 dc, ch 7 and 2 dc; ch 5,
shell over shell, ch 4, 7 loops across pineapple, ch 4, shell over shell, ch 5,
in next shell make 2 dc, ch 7 and 2 dc; ch 5, shell over shell, ch 5, in next
shell make 2 dc, ch 7 and 2 dc; ch 5, shell over shell, ch 4, make 7 loops
across pineapple, ch 4. Repeat from * around. Join.
27th
rnd: * Shell over shell, ch 4, 20 tr in ch 7 loop, ch 4, shell over shell, ch
4, make 6 loops across pineapple, ch 4, shell over shell, ch 4, 20 tr in ch-7
loop, ch 2, shell over shell, ch 2, 20 tr in ch-7 loop, ch 4, shell over shell,
ch 4, make 6 loops across pineapple, ch 4. Repeat from * around. Join.
28th
rnd: . * Shell over shell, ch 4, (tr in next tr, ch 1) 19 times; tr in next tr,
ch 4, shell over shell, ch 4, make 5 loops across pineapple, ch 4, shell over
shell, ch 4, (tr in next tr, ch 1) 19 times; tr in next tr, ch 1, shell over
shell, ch 1, (tr in next tr, ch 1) 19 times; tr in next tr, ch 4, shell over
shell, ch 4, make 5 loops across pineapple, ch 4. Repeat from * around. Join.
29th
rnd: Work as before, having 18 loops in pineapples on 2nd pineapple rnd and 4
loops in pineapples on 1st pineapple rnd.
30th,
31st and 32nd rnds: Work as before, having 1 loop less on each pineapple (on
32nd rnd, 1 loop remains in pineapples on 1st pineapple rnd). Join.
33rd
rnd: * Shell over shell, ch 4, 14 loops across pineapple, ch 4, shell over
shell, ch 4, sc in ch-3 loop, ch 4, shell over shell, ch 4, 14 loops, ch 1,
shell over shell, ch 1, 14 loops, ch 4, shell over shell, ch 4, sc in ch-3
loop, ch 4. Repeat from * around. Join.
34th
rnd: * Shell over shell, ch 4, 13 loops across pineapple. ch 4, shell over
shell, ch 1, shell over shell, ch 4, 13 loops across pineapple, ch 2, in sp of
shell make shell, ch 3 and shell; ch 2, 13 loops across pineapple, ch 4, shell
over shell, ch 1. Repeat from * around. Join.
35th
rnd: * Shell over shell, ch 4. 12 loops across pineapple, ch 4, shell over
shell, ch 1, shell in next sp, ch 1. Repeat from * around. Join.
36th
rnd: * Shell over shell, ch 4, 11 loops across pineapple, ch 4, (shell over
shell, ch 2) twice; shell over shell, ch 4, 11 loops across pineapple, ch 4,
shell over shell, shell in next sp, corner shell over corner shell, shell in
next sp, shell over shell, ch 4, 11 loops across pineapple, ch 4, (shell over
shell, ch 2) twice. Repeat from * around. Join.
37th,
38th and 39th rnds: Make shell over shell, ch 4 and work in pattern as before,
making 1 loop less on each pineapple on each rnd. Join.
40th
rnd: * Shell over shell, ch 4, 7 loops across pineapple, ch 4. shell over shell,
ch 5, in next shell make 2 dc, ch 7 and 2 dc; ch 5, shell over shell, ch 4, 7
loops across pineapple, ch 4, shell over shell, ch 5, in next shell make 2 dc,
ch 7 and 2 dc; ch 5, corner shell over corner shell. ch 5, in next shell make 2
dc, ch 7 and 2 dc, ch 5, shell over. shell, ch 4. 7 loops across pineapple, ch
4. shell over shell, ch 5, in next shell make 2 dc, ch 7 and 2 dc; ch 5. Repeat
from * around. Join.
41st
to 47th rnds: work in pattern around. Join.
48th
rnd: Shell over shell. ch 1. shell over shell. ch 4, 13 loops across pineapple,
ch 4, shell over shell, ch 1, shell over shell and work in pattern around.
Join.
FIRST
PINEAPPLE: Sl st across to sp of 2nd
shell and work points as follows:
1st
row: Shell over shell, ch 4, work across loops of pineapple, ch 4, shell over
shell. Ch 5, turn; Repeat last row until 1 loop remains on pineapple. Ch 5,
turn.
Next
row: Shell over shell, tr in loop, shell over next shell, ch 5, turn, sc in sp
of last shell made. Break off. Attach thread to sp of shell on next pineapple
and complete as before. Work all
pineapples to correspond.
EDGING
. 1st rnd: Attach thread to ch-l sp at base of points, sc in same sp, (ch 2,
shell in next ch-5 loop) 13 times; ch 2, sc in next ch-l sp (between shells).
ch 2, shell in next ch-5 loop of next point and continue thus around. Join last
ch-2 to 1st sc.
2nd
rnd: Sl st to sp of next shell, ch 6, * (sc in next ch-2 sp between shells, ch
3, in sp of next shell make dc, ch 5, sc in dc-picot-and dc; ch 3) 11 times; sc
in next ch-2 sp, ch 3, dc in sp of next shell, picot, dc in sp of next shell,
ch 3. Repeat from * around. Join and break off.
