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MATERIALS: J. & P. COATS "KNIT-CRO-SHEEN" or BEDSPREAD COTTON: Single Size Spread—72 x 106 inches (including fringe)—24 balls of White or Ecru, or 36 balls of any color, Double Size Spread—92 x 106 inches (including fringe)—30 balls of White or Ecru, or 45 balls of any color … 1 set of 5 Double-Pointed Steel Knitting Needles No. 13.

GAUGE: Block measures 10 inches square.

BLOCK ... Starting at the center, cast on 8 sts on 4 needles. 1st rnd: * O, k 1. Repeat from * around (16 sts). 2nd rnd: K around. 3rd rnd: * O, k 1. Repeat from * around (32 sts). 4th rnd: K around. 5th rnd: * O, p 2, (k 1, O) twice; k 1, p 2, O, k 1. Repeat from * around. 6th rnd: * P 3, k 5, p 3, k 1. Repeat from * around (48 sts). 7th rnd: * O, p 3, k 2, O, k 1, O, k 2, p 3, O, k 1. Repeat from * around. 8th rnd: * P 4, k 7, p 4, k 1. Repeat from * around (64 sts). 9th rnd: * O, p 4, k 3, O, k 1, O, k 3, p 4, O, k 1. Repeat from * around. 10th rnd: * P 5, k 9, p 5, k 1. Repeat from * around (80 sts). 11th rnd: * O, p 5, k 4, O, k 1, O, k 4, p 5, O, k 1. Repeat from * around. 12th rnd: * P 6, k 11, p 6, k 1. Repeat from * around (96 sts). 13th rnd: * O, p 6, place thread at back of work, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k 7, k 2 tog, p 6, O, k 1. Repeat from * around. 14th rnd: * P 7, k 9, p 7, k 1. Repeat from * around. 15th rnd: * O, p 3, O, k 1, O, p 3; sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k 5, k 2 tog, p 3, O, k 1, O, p 3, O, k 1. Repeat from * around. 16th rnd: * P 4, k 3, p 3, k 7, p 3, k 3, p 4, k 1. Repeat from * around (112 sts). 17th rnd: * O, p 4, (k 1, O) twice; k 1, p 3; sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k 2 tog, p 3, (k 1, O) twice; k 1, p 4, O, k 4. Repeat from * around.
   18th rnd: * P 5, k 5, (p 3, k 5) twice; p 5, k 1. Repeat from * around (128 sts). 19th rnd: * O, p 5; k 2, O, k 1, O, k 2; p 3, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k 1, k 2 tog, p 3; k 2, O, k 1, O, k 2; p 5, O, k 1. Repeat from * around. 20th rnd: * P 6, k 7, p 3, k 3, p 3, k 7, p 6, k 1. Repeat from * around (144 sts). 21st rnd: * O, p 6, k 3, O, k 1, O, k 3, p 3, sl 1, k 2 tog, p.s.s.o., p 3, k 3, O, k 1, O, k 3, p 6, O, k 1. Repeat from * around. 22nd rnd: * (P 7, k 9) twice; p 7, k 1. Repeat from * around (160 sts). 23rd rnd: * O, (p 7, k 4, O, k 1, O, k 4) twice; p 7, O, k 1. Repeat from * around. 24th rnd: * P 8, k 11, p 7, k 11, p 8, k 1. Repeat from * around (184 sts). 25th rnd: * O, p 8, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k 7, k 2 tog, p 7, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k 7, k 2 tog, p 8, O, k 1. Repeat from * around. 26th rnd: * P 9, k 9, p 7, k 9, p 9, k 1. Repeat from * around (176 sts). 27th rnd: * O, p 9, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k 5, k 2 tog, p 7, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k 5, k 2 tog, p 9, O, k 1. Repeat from * around. 28th rnd: * P 10, k 7, p 7, k 7, p 10, k 1. Repeat from * around (168 sts). 29th rnd: * O, p 10, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k 3, k 2 tog, p 7, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k 3, k 2 tog, p 10, O, k 1. Repeat from * around. 30th rnd: * P 11, k 5, p 7, k 5, p 11, k 1. Repeat from * around (160 sts). 31st rnd: * O, p 11, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k 1, k 2 tog, p 7, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k 1, k 2 tog, p 11, O, k 1. Repeat from * around. 32nd rnd: * P 12, k 3, p 7, k 3, p 12, k 1. Repeat from * around (152 sts). 33rd rnd: * O, p 12, sl 1, k 2 tog, p.s.s.o., p 7, sl 1, k 2 tog, p.s.s.o., p 12, O, k 1. Repeat from * around. 34th rnd: * P 35, k 1. Repeat from * around (144 sts). 35th rnd: * O, k 35, O, k 1. Repeat from * around. 36th rnd: * K 2, (O, k 2 tog) 17 times; k 2. Repeat from * around. Turn. 37th rnd: * O, p 37, O, k 1. Repeat from * around (160 sts).
   Now work back and forth across 1 needle only as follows: 1st row: Bind off 1 st, k across (39 sts). Turn. 2nd row: (Right side) K 1, k 2 tog, * O, k 2 tog. Repeat from * across. 3rd row: K 2 tog, * O, k 2 tog. Repeat from * across. 4th row: K 2 tog, * O, k 2 tog. Repeat from * across, ending with k 1. 5th row: K 1, k 2 tog, * O, k 2 tog. Repeat from * across, ending with k 1. Repeat the last 4 rows (2nd to 5th rows incl) until 4 sts remain. Next row: K 1, k 2 tog, k 1. Bind off.
   With wrong side facing, attach thread at next needle and, starting with 1st row, work across the next group of sts. Complete remaining two sides to correspond.
   For Single Size Spread make 6 rows of 10 Blocks. For Double Size Spread make 8 rows of 10 Blocks. Sew Blocks neatly together on wrong side.