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Romance in handkerchief edgings

Dainty edgings give a delightfully feminine air to handkerchiefs. Crochet these interesting new designs with J. & P. Coats Tatting Cotton, size 70, or the fine sizes from 50 to 100 of J. & P. Coats or Clark's O.N.T. Mercerized Crochet—either white or any of the lovely pastels. Use Milward's steel crochet hook No. 10, 12 or 14.

8075 • christmas bells

   Ch 10, 2 d c's in 8th ch from hook, ch 3, 2 d c in same st (to form a shell), ch 5, turn. Make another shell under ch-3 of 1st shell, tr in ch-5 loop of 1st shell, ch 5, turn, make shell under ch-3 of previous shell.

Bell: Ch 6, work 8 d c under ch-5 loop of preceding shell, ch 3, turn. * D c in each d c across, ch 3, turn, repeat from * once. ** Ch 1, d c in next d c, repeat from ** across, ch 3, turn. *** Ch 2, d c in next d c, repeat from *** across, ch 1, turn. Make 3 s c in each of next 3 sps, into next sp make 2 s c, ch 6, 2 s c. 3 s c in each of next 3 sps, ch 12 and work a shell under ch-3 of last shell made, tr under ch-5 loop. This completes 1st bell. Ch 5, turn, shell, ch 5, turn, shell, tr under ch-5, ch 5, turn, shell, and repeat from beginning of bell. At end of row of d c's with ch-2 between, join to corner of preceding bell with a sl st and finish as before.

   To make edging for a round or oval article, make a curve by working ch 3 instead of ch 5 across top edge, and joining shells with d c instead of tr.