Trailing Vine Bedspread Pattern #631

MATERIALS:
1 Pair of steel knitting needles No. 13
Choose one of the following threads:
J. & P. Coats Knit-Cro-Sheen (approx. 58 balls)
Clark's O.N.T. Lustersheen (approx. 44 skeins)
Clark's O.N.T. Knitting and Crochet Cotton (approx. 44 balls)

This amount is sufficient for a double size spread in White or Ecru. Color requires about one-third more.

Gauge: Strips are about 5½ inches wide and require about 150 yards of thread for every 15 inches. Edging is about 3 inches wide and requires about 56 yards of thread for every 15 inches. For a double size spread (about 94 x 106 inches), or a single size spread (about 83 x 106 inches), make the necessary number of strips and then join them together to correspond with measurement.

Strips. Starting at one end of strip, cast on 63 sts. 1st row: K across. 2nd row: K 4, p 8, k 4, p 31, k 4, p 8, k 4. 3rd and 4th rows: Repeat 1st and 2nd rows. 5th row: K 16, p 10, k 4, * thread over, sl 1, k 1, pass sl st over k st, repeat from * once more. Then k 3, p 10, k 16. 6th row: K 4, p 8, k 14, p 11, k 14, p 8, k 4. 7th row: K 16, p 10, k 11, p 10, k 16. 8th row: Same as 6th row. 9th row: K 29, * thread over, sl 1, k 1, pass sl st over k st, repeat from * 2 more times, k 28. 10th, 11th and 12th rows: Repeat 2nd, 3rd and 2nd rows. 13th row: K 4, then make a cable (to make a cable, slip off 4 sts on a stitch holder, keeping the stitch holder in back of work, k the next 4 sts, then k the 4 sts on stitch holder), k 4, p 8, k 4, * thread over, sl 1, k 1, pass sl st over k st, repeat from * 3 more times. Then k 3, p 8, k 4, make another cable, k 4. 14th row: K 4, p 8, k 12, p 15, k 12, p 8, k 4. 15th row: K 16, p 8, k 15, p 8, k 16. 16th row: Same as 14th row. 17th row: K 27, * thread over, sl 1, k 1, pass sl st over k st, repeat from * 4 more times, k 26. 18th, 19th, and 20th rows: Repeat 2nd, 3rd and 2nd rows. 21st row: K 16, p 6, k 4, * thread over, sl 1, k 1, pass sl st over k st, repeat from * 5 more times. Then k 3, p 6, k 16. 22nd row: K 4, p 8, k 10, p 19, k 10, p 8, k 4. 23rd row: K 16, p 6, k 19, p 6, k 16. 24th row: Same as 22nd row. 25th row: K 25, * thread over, sl 1, k 1, pass sl st over k st, repeat from * 6 more times, k 24. 26th, 27th and 28th rows: Repeat 2nd, 3rd and 2nd rows. 29th row: K 4, make a cable as before, k 4, p 4, k 4, * thread over, sl 1, k 1, pass sl st over k st, repeat from * 7 more times, then k 3, p 4, k 4, make another cable, k 4. 30th row: K 4, p 8, k 8, p 23, k 8, p 8, k 4. 31st row: K 16, p 4, k 23, p 4, k 16. 32nd row: Same as 30th row. 33rd row: K 23, * thread over, sl 1, k 1, pass sl st over k st, repeat from * 8 more times, k 22. 34th, 35th and 36th rows: Repeat 2nd, 3rd and 2nd rows. 37th row: K 16, p 2, k 4, * thread over, sl 1, k 1, pass sl st over k st, repeat from * 9 more times, k 3, p 2, k 16. 38th row: K 4, p 8, k 6, p 27, k 6, p 8, k 4. 39th row: K 16, p 2, k 27, p 2, k 16. 40th row: Same as 38th row. 41st row: Same as 33rd row. 42nd, 43rd and 44th rows: Repeat 2nd, 3rd and 2nd rows. 45th, 46th and 47th rows: Repeat 29th, 30th and 31st rows. 48th row: Same as 30th row. 49th row: Same as 25th row. 50th, 51st and 52nd rows: Repeat 2nd, 3rd and 2nd rows. 53rd, 54th and 55th rows: Repeat 21st, 22nd, and 23rd rows. 56th row: Same as 22nd row. 57th row: Same as 17th row. 58th, 59th and 60th rows: Repeat 2nd, 3rd and 2nd rows. 61st, 62nd and 63rd rows: Repeat 13th, 14th and 15th rows. 64th row: Same as 14th row. 65th row: Same as 9th row. 66th, 67th and 68th rows: Repeat 2nd, 3rd and 2nd rows. 69th, 70th and 71st rows: Repeat 5th, 6th and 7th rows. 72nd row: Same as 6th row. 73rd row: K 31, thread over, sl 1, k 1, pass sl st over k st, k 30. 74th, 75th and 76th rows: Repeat 2nd, 3rd and 2nd rows. Hereafter repeat from 5th to 76th rows incl., but making cables every 16th row as before. When strip measures about 100 inches (be sure to complete the last motif), bind off. Make 15 more strips same as this.

Sew strips together on wrong side with over and over stitches.

Edging. Cast on 18 sts. 1st row: Sl 1, k 3, thread over, k 2 together, thread over, sl 1, k 1, pass sl st over k st, k 3, * thread over, k 2 together, repeat from * 2 more times, thread over, k 1. 2nd and all even rows: K across. 3rd row: Sl 1, k 4, thread over, k 2 together, thread over, sl 1, k 1, pass sl st over k st, k 3, * thread over, k 2 together, repeat from * 2 more times, thread over, k 1. 5th row: Sl 1, k 5, thread over, k 2 together, thread over, sl 1, k 1, pass sl st over k st, k 3, * thread over, k 2 together, repeat from * 2 more times, thread over, k 1. 7th row: Sl 1, k 6, thread over, k 2 together, thread over, sl 1, k 1, pass sl st over k st, k 3, * thread over, k 2 together, repeat from * 2 more times, thread over, k 1. 9th row: Sl 1, k 7, thread over, k 2 together, thread over, sl 1, k 1, pass sl st over k st, k 3, * thread over, k 2 together, repeat from * 2 more times, thread over, k 1. 11th row: Sl 1, k 5, k 2 together, thread over, k 2 together, thread over, k 3, k2 together, * thread over, k 2 together, repeat from * 3 more times. 13th row: Sl 1, k 4, k 2 together, thread over, k 2 together, thread over, k 3, k 2 together, * thread over, k 2 together, repeat from * 3 more times. 15th row: Sl 1, k 3, k 2 together, thread over, k 2 together, thread over, k 3, k 2 together, * thread over, k 2 together, repeat from * 3 more times. 17th row: Sl 1, k 2, k 2 together, thread over, k 2 together, thread over, k 3, k 2 together, * thread over, k 2 together, repeat from * 3 more times. 18th row: K across. This completes pattern. Hereafter repeat from 3rd row until edging is long enough to go around entire spread, easing in at corners to curve. Sew edging to spread on wrong side with over and over stitches.