Altar Lace No. S301 Pattern

Church Laces

Use J. & P. Coats or Clark's O.N.T. Best Six Cord Mercerized Crochet (Sizes 10-60); or Clark's O.N.T. Big Ball Mercerized Crochet (Sizes 10-50).

Altar Lace

Starting at "A" on chart, ch 167. 1st row: Dc in 4th ch from hook and in next 9 ch (3 bls made), ch 2, skip next 2 ch, dc in next ch (sp made), make another sp, 3 bls, 2 sps, 15 bls, 1 sp, 1 bl, 5 sps, 1 bl, 1 sp, 1 bl, 5 sps, 13 bls and 2 sps. Ch 5, turn. 2nd row: Skip first dc, dc in next dc, ch 2, dc in next dc (2 sps made over 2 sps), dc in next 3 dc (bl made over bl), ch 2, skip next 2 dc, dc in next dc (sp made over bl), make another sp, 1 bl, 3 sps, 2 bls, 1 sp and 3 bls, 2 dc in next sp, dc in next dc (bl made over sp), make 3 sps, 5 bls, 3 sps, 3 bls, (1 sp, 1 bl) 6 times; 1 sp, 3 bls, 2 sps, 1 bl, 1 sp, 1 bl, 2 sps and 1 bl, dc in next 2 dc, dc in top of turning chain, (thread over, in­sert hook at base of last dc made, draw loop through, thread over and draw through 1 loop for foundation chain, then thread over and complete a dc—foundation dc made) 3 times. Ch 5, turn (1 bl increased at end of row). 3rd row: Dc in 4th ch from hook and in next ch, dc in next dc (1 bl increased at beginning of row), make 2 more bls and follow chart across to within last sp, ch 2, skip next 2 ch, dc in next ch. Ch 5, turn. Follow chart until 22 rows have been completed. Do not chain at end of last row. Turn. 23rd row: Sl st in first 4 dc, ch 3 and follow chart across (1 bl decreased at beginning of row). Ch 5, turn. Follow chart to "B". Then re­peat chart from "A" to "B" for length desired, ending at base of any scallop. Break off.