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Friday, 17 August 2012

Popcorn Eagle Bedspread Pattern


Size: 57 x 100 inches including Border

Materials Required:
  • AMERICAN THREAD "AUNT LYDIA'S"
  • HEAVY RUG YARN
  • 65—70 yd. skeins White 
  • Plastic Crochet Hook Size H OR ANY SIZE HOOK WHICH WILL RESULT IN STITCH GAUGE BELOW

GAUGE: 3 d c = 1 inch; 4 d c rows and 4 s c rows = 3½ inches

CENTER PANEL: 

Ch 118 to meas­ure 40 inches, d c in 4th st from hook, 1 d c in each remaining st of ch, ch 1, turn—116 d c. 
2nd ROW: 1 s c in each d c, turn—116 sc. 
3rd ROW: Ch 3 (counts as 1st d c), skip 1st s c, d c in next s c, popcorn st in next 2 s c (popcorn st: 2 d c in each of the next 2 sts, drop loop off hook, in­sert in 4th st from hook, pick up loop and pull through, ch 1 to tighten st), popcorn st in next 2 s c, popcorn st in next 2 s c, * d c in next s c, popcorn st in next 2 sts, repeat from * across row to within the last 6 sts, popcorn st in next 2 s c, popcorn st in next 2 s c, d c in next st, d c in last s c, ch 1, turn. Each popcorn st is worked in 2 s c throughout. 
4th ROW: 1 s c in each st working 1 s c in top of each popcorn st and 1 s c in ch 1 at top of each pop­corn st - 116 s c. Repeat the 3rd and 4th rows once. 
7th ROW: Ch 3, turn, skip 1st s c, d c in next st, popcorn st in next 2 sts, pop­corn st in next 2 sts, 1 d c in each st across row to within the last 6 sts, popcorn st in next 2 sts, pop­corn st in next 2 sts, d c in next st, d c in last st, ch 1, turn. 
8th ROW: 1 s c in each st. Repeat the last 2 rows 4 times. Always work 2 d c and 2 popcorn sts at beg and end of d c rows up entire panel. 
17th ROW: Start spray of wheat: 2 d c, 2 popcorn sts, 4 d c, 1 popcorn st, 92 d c, 1 popcorn st, 4 d c, 2 popcorn sts, 2 d c. 
18th and ALL EVEN ROWS: 1 sc in each st (116 s c). 
19th ROW: 2 d c, 2 popcorn sts, 6 d c, 3 pop­corn sts, 6 d c; 1 popcorn st, 11 d c, 1 popcorn st, 38 d c, 1 pop­corn st, 11 d c, 1 popcorn st, 6 d c, 3 popcorn sts, 6 d c, 2 pop­corn sts, 2 d c. 
21st ROW: 2 d c, 2 popcorn sts, 8 d c, 4 popcorn sts, 4 d c, 3 popcorn sts, 7 d c, 3 pop­corn sts, 26 d c, 3 popcorn sts, 7 d c, 3 popcorn sts, 4 d c, 4 pop­corn sts, 8 d c, 2 popcorn sts, 2 d c. 23rd ROW: 2 d c, 2 pop­corn sts, 22 d c, 4 popcorn sts, 5 d c, 4 popcorn sts, 18 d c, 4 popcorn sts, 5 d c, 4 popcorn sts, 22 d c, 2 popcorn sts, 2 d c. 
25th ROW: Same as 7th row. 
27th ROW: 2 d c, 2 popcorn sts, 22 d c, 4 popcorn sts, 5 d c, 4 popcorn sts, 18 d c, 4 popcorn sts, 5 d c, 4 popcorn sts, 22 d c, 2 popcorn sts, 2 d c. 
29th ROW: 2 d c, 2 popcorn sts, 20 d c, 3 popcorn sts, 7 d c, 3 popcorn sts, 26 d c, 3 popcorn sts, 7 d c, 3 popcorn sts, 20 d c, 2 popcorn sts, 2 d c. 
31st ROW: 2 d c, 2 popcorn sts, 16 d c, 3 popcorn sts, 7 d c, 3 popcorn sts, 34 d c, 3 popcorn sts, 7 d c, 3 popcorn sts, 16 d c, 2 popcorn sts, 2 d c. 
32nd ROW: 1 s c in each st. Re­peat the 7th and 8th rows 7 times. 
47th ROW: Start Eagle as follows: 2 d c, 2 popcorn sts, 51 d c, 1 popcorn st in next 2 sts, 51 d c, 2 popcorn sts, 2 d c.

Keeping pattern as established follow chart until Eagle is completed, then work in pattern of 1 row d c, 1 row s c having 2 d c and 2 popcorn sts on each side until work measures 34 inches from last row of Eagle (top of wing). Repeat from 17th through 32nd row. Repeat the 7th and 8th rows 7 times, cut yarn.

BORDER: 
Attach yarn at top of panel and working down left side work 1 d c in each s c row, 1 d c in top of each d c row and 1 d c in center of each d c row, working 3 d c in center st at lower corner, working across lower edge 1 d c in each st, 3 d c in corner st, work opposite side to correspond work­ing to corner only, ch 1, turn. 2nd ROW: 1 s c in each st to with­in the 3 corner sts, 2 s c in next st, 1 s c in center st, 2 s c in next st, 1 s c in each remaining st working other corner to corre­spond, ch 3, turn. 3rd ROW: 1 d c in each s c working 3 d c in center st at each corner. Repeat the last 2 rows 4 times. 12th ROW: Same as 2nd row of border. 13th ROW: * Popcorn st in next 2 sts, d c in next st, repeat from * around the 3 sides working 3 d c in center st at each corner, ch 1, turn. 14th ROW: Same as 2nd row of border. Repeat the last 2 rows once, then repeat the 3rd row of border once, cut yarn.

STEM: 
Crochet a ch to measure 18 inches. Crochet 3 more stems in same manner. Using 2 stems sew to wheat spray as illustrated sewing through center of wheat and crossing stems at center. Fin­ish other spray in same manner.