Yarn: Monaco crochet cotton 3ply yellow wrapper
lace weight, 65% polyester 35% cotton
1230 yards/ 250 grams
Pattern: https://crochetlovemelbourne.com/light-and-lacy-1970s-cro...
YouTube video:
https://youtu.be/L_E-XiX8op0?si=51MG39c3BHCQQGxf
How to join at 9:40
August 16, 2024
Start 8/16/2024
2.5 mm hook
Width: 5+15+5 = 25 squares (unblocked).
8/17/2024 - 16 squares finished
8/18/2024 - 28 squares
8/20/2024 - 53 squares
8/24/2024 - 84 squares
8/30/2024 - 102 squares
September 2, 2024
MATH
5 rows = 9 inches
table length = 63 inches
ACTUAL MEASUREMENT: 35 rows top of table + 5 rows hanging + 5 rows hanging = 40 rows of 27 squares/row = 1,080 squares
September 3, 2024
9/3/2024 - 125 squares (5 rows)
9/6/2024 - 151 squares
9/29/2024 - 250 squares (10 rows)
October 5, 2024
Finished first cone of thread.
Total made 250+25 = 275 squares
10/5/2024 - 275 squares (11 rows)
10/18/2024 - 375 squares (15 rows)
December 27, 2024
12/27/2024 - 625 squares (25 rows)
Steadily working on this for the past months. It’s more than halfway now but I need to add 2 squares to the width (25+2 squares per row). I need to make around 20 more rows (total 45 rows estimate).
1/3/2025 - 675 squares
Finished second cone of thread. It made 400 squares.
February 10, 2025
2/10/2025 - 810 squares (30 rows x 27)
3/4/2025 - 945 squares (35 rows x 27)
March 19, 2025
Finished third cone of thread. It made 394 squares.
11 squares shy of 40 completed rows (40x27)=1080 -11=1069)
Total 1069 squares
March 20, 2025
Tried it on the table and 40 rows is enough.
March 24, 2025
All tails woven in.
BORDER
Start in the corner. Put sc in each dc stitch, 2 sc in each 3 ch space, 8 sc in each 10 ch space.
March 29, 2025
Finished 3/29/2025
Total 7 1/2 months work