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Young homemakers will like the smart simplicity of this spread … the fluid beauty of its rippling stripes … its drama.

MATERIALS:

SINGLE SIZE
J. & P. COATS BEDSPREAD COTTON,
14 balls of White or Ecru.

DOUBLE SIZE
J. & P. COATS BEDSPREAD COTTON,
19 balls of White or Ecru.

3 double-pointed steel knitting needles No. 13.

GAUGE:

Each strip measures 7 inches wide after blocking.
For a single size spread, about 70 x 107 inches, make 9 strips.
For a double size spread, about 91 x 107 inches, make 12 strips.

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 4, make a cable— to make a cable, slip next 4 sts onto a double-pointed needle and hold in back of work; k next 4 sts; then k the 4 sts from double-pointed needle. K 4, p 10, k 4, * O, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o. Repeat from * once more, k 3, p 10, k 4, make a cable, k 4. 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, * O, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o. Repeat from * 2 more times, k 28. 10th, 11th and 12th rows: Repeat 2nd, 1st and 2nd rows. 13th row: K 16, p 8, k 4, * O, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o. Repeat from * 3 more times, k 3, p 8, k 16. 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, * O, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o. Repeat from * 4 more times, k 26.

18th, 19th and 20th rows: Repeat 2nd, 1st and 2nd rows. 21st row: K 16, p 6, k 4, * O, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o. Repeat from * 5 more times, 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 4, make a cable, k 4, p 6, k 19, p 6, k 4, make a cable, k 4. 24th row: Same as 22nd row. 25th row: K25, * O, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o. Repeat from * 6 more times, k 24. 26th, 27th and 28th rows: Repeat 2nd, 1st and 2nd rows. 29th row: K 16, p 4, k 4, * O, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o. Repeat from * 7 more times, k 3, p 4, k 16. 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: K23, * O, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o. Repeat from * 8 more times, k 22.

34th, 35th and 36th rows: Repeat 2nd, 1st and 2nd rows. 37th row: K 16, p 2, k 4, * O, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o. 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: K 4, cable, k 11, * O, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o. Repeat from * 8 more times, k 10, cable, k 4. 42nd, 43rd and 44th rows: Repeat 2nd, 1st and 2nd rows. 45th row: K 16, p 4, k 4, * O, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o. Repeat from * 7 more times, k 3, p 4, k 16. 46th, 47th and 48th rows: Repeat 30th, 31st and 30th rows. 49th row: Same as 25th row. 50th, 51st and 52nd rows: Repeat 2nd, 1st and 2nd rows. 53rd and 54th rows: Repeat 21st and 22nd rows. 55th row: K 16, p 6, k 19, p 6, k 16. 56th row: Same as 22nd row. 57th and 58th rows: Repeat 17th and 2nd rows. 59th row: K 4, cable, k 39, cable, k 4. 60th row: Same as 2nd row. 61st, 62nd and 63rd rows: Repeat 13th, 14th and 15th rows. 64th and 65th rows: Repeat 14th and 9th rows. 66th, 67th and 68th rows: Repeat 2nd, 1st and 2nd rows. 69th row: K 16, p 10, k 4, * O, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o. Repeat from * once more, k 3, p 10, k 16. 70th, 71st and 72nd rows: Repeat 6th, 7th and 6th rows. 73rd row: K 31, O, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k 30. 74th, 75th and 76th rows: Repeat 2nd, 1st and 2nd rows.

The last 72 rows (5th to 76th rows incl.) consti­tute the pattern. Repeat pattern until strip measures about 100 inches (be sure to complete last pattern). Bind off.

Make the necessary number of strips and sew them together with neat over-and-over stitches on wrong side.

EDGING … Cast on 18 sts. 1st row: Sl 1, k 3, O, k 2 tog., O, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k 3, * O, k 2 tog. Repeat from * 2 more times, O, k 1. 2nd and all even rows: K across. 3rd row: Sl 1, k 4, O, k 2 tog., O, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k 3, * O, k 2 tog. Repeat from * 2 more times, O, k 1. 5th row: Sl 1, k 5, O, k 2 tog, O, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o, k 3, * O, k 2 tog. Repeat from * 2 more times, O, k 1. 7th row: Sl 1, k 6, O, k 2 tog, O, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o, k 3, * O, k 2 tog. Repeat from * 2 more times, O, k 1. 9th row: Sl 1, k 7, O, k 2 tog, O, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o, k 3, * O, k 2 tog. Repeat from * 2 more times, O, k 1. 11th row: Sl 1, k 5, k 2 tog, O, k 2 tog, O k 3, k 2 tog, * O, k 2 tog. Repeat from * 3 more- times. 13th row: Sl 1, k 4, k 2 tog, O, k 2 tog, O, k 3, k 2 tog, * O, k 2 tog. Repeat from * 3 more times. 15th row: Sl 1, k 3, k 2 tog, O, k 2 tog, O, k 3, k 2 tog, * O, k 2 tog. Repeat from * 3 more times. 17th row: Sl 1, k 2, k 2 tog, O, k 2 tog, O, k 3, k 2 tog, * O, k 2 tog. Repeat from * 3 more times. 18th row: K across. This completes pattern. Now 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 neat over-and-over stitches.