Hairpin Lace Cafe Curtains Pattern #S-472

COATS & CLARK'S O.N.T. "Speed-Cro-Sheen" MER­CERIZED COTTON, Art. C.44: 6 balls of No. 76-A
Aqua and 2 balls of No. 1 White.
Milwards Steel Crochet Hook No. 2/0 (double zero).
A hairpin lace staple, 1¼ inches wide.
14 metal curtain rings, 7/8 inch in diameter.

Each curtain measures 18 x 24 inches.

FIRST STRIP … With Aqua make a strip of Basic Hairpin Lace, see patternbook page. until there are 32 loops on each side of staple. Break off. Keeping the twist in all loops, attach thread through first 9 loops, sc in same place (this forms corner), sc in each loop across. Break off.

SECOND STRIP … Using Aqua and White, make a strip of hairpin lace, see Hairpin Lace Curtains, patternbook page, having 9 loops more on each side of staple.

To Join Strips: Mark center loop at corner of last strip. Holding both strips together, working through both thicknesses and keeping the twist in all loops, with Aqua sc through first loop, * ch 2, sc in next loop. Repeat from * across to center loop at corner, insert hook through center loop and through 9 loops on Second Strip, complete an sc, ch 2 and continue in pattern until all loops have been joined. Break off.

Make 7 more plain Aqua strips and 7 more Aqua and White strips, increasing 9 loops on each strip. Join strips as before, alternating colors and picking up 9 loops to form corner.

BORDER … Attach thread to first free loop on last strip and, keeping the twist in all loops, sc in each loop across to center loop at corner, ch 1, 3 sc in center loop, ch 1, sc in each remaining loop, then sc closely around remaining sides. Join. Picking up back loop only, sc in each sc across side to corner, sc in next ch, sc in next sc, 3 sc in next sc, sc in next sc, sc in next ch, sc in each remaining sc across next side. Break off.

Sew 7 rings across top, spacing evenly apart. Make another curtain the same way, reversing position of corners.