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Baby edgings that inspire delighted “Oh’s” and “Ah’s”! If it’s your first baby or your fourth, or someone else’s, you’ll find these are irresistible patterns to edge wee dresses and slips, dainty pillow cases and sheets, fine coverlets, or underthings for a party-going small girl!

Use
Clark's O.N.T. or J. & P. Coats Mercerized Crochet, sizes 30 to 70.
J. & P. Coats Tatting Cotton.

Two-color edging—suggest White and Blue.

With White make a chain slightly longer than the length desired, turn. 1st row: S c in 8th ch from hook, * ch 5, skip 2 ch, s c in next ch. Repeat from * across, turn. 2nd row: Sl st to center of 1st loop, * ch 5, s c in next loop. Repeat from * across, turn. 3rd row: Sl st to center of 1st loop, * 3 d c, ch 2, 4 d c in next loop. S c in next loop. Repeat from * across. Break off. Hereafter pick up only the back loop of each st. 4th row: Attach Blue at beginning of last row and work * s c in each d c, s c in 1st ch, ch 2, s c in next ch, s c in each d c, s c in s c. Repeat from * across. Break off.