Red and White Handkerchief Edging Pattern

Materials Required—AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY
"STAR" TATTING CROCHET Article 125
1 ball each White and Bright Red or colors of your choice
1 Handkerchief
Steel crochet hook No. 13

With Red ch 5, join to form a ring, ch 1 and work 10 s c in ring, join, drop Red.
Attach White in 1st s c, * ch 4, 3 d tr c (3 times over hook) in same space, 3 d tr c in next s c, ch 4, sl st in same space, sl st in next s c, repeat from * 4 times, cut White thread.
Next Row—Pick up Red, ch 4, 1 s c in each of the 6 d tr c of 1st petal, ch 4, sl st in 1st row between petals, * ch 4, 1 s c in each of the 6 d tr c of next petal, ch 4, sl st in 1st row between petals, repeat from * 3 times, cut thread. Work a 2nd flower joining center of one petal to center of any petal of 1st flower in last row. Work a 3rd flower joining to 2nd flower in same manner leaving 1 petal free at lower edge and 2 petals at outside edge. Work a 4th flower same as 1st flower.
Sew the 3 flowers in corner as illustrated leaving 2 entire petals of side flowers extend over the hem of handkerchief. Sew 4th flower between the 2 upper flowers as illustrated. Attach White in hem next to flower to left at corner flower and working around handkerchief, * ch 5, skip ¼ inch space, s c in next space, repeat from * to corner having an uneven number of loops on side, ch 7, s c in same space (corner), * ch 5, skip ¼ inch space, s c in next space, repeat from * all around having an uneven number of loops on each side not counting corner loop and working all corners same as 1st corner, working to flower on last side, cut thread.
2nd Row—Attach White in 1st loop on opposite side, * ch 6, cluster st in next loop (cluster st: 4 d c in same space keeping last loop of each d c on hook, thread over and pull through all loops at one time), ch 6, s c in next loop, repeat from * across side to corner loop, ch 6, 2 cluster sts with ch 6 between in corner loop, ch 6, s c in next loop, * ch 6, cluster st in next loop, ch 6, s c in next loop, repeat from * all around to flower at opposite side working all corners same as 1st corner, cut thread.
3rd Row—Attach Red in same space where 1st row was started, ch 6, s c in top of 1st cluster st, ch 3, s c in same space, ch 6, sl st in next s c, * ch 6, s c in top of next cluster st, ch 3, s c in same space, ch 6, sl st in next s c, repeat from * to the s c before corner, ch 6, s c in top of 1st cluster st at corner, ch 3, s c in same space, ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 5, s c in top of next cluster st at corner, ch 3, s c in same space, * ch 6, sl st in next s c, ch 6, s c in top of next cluster st, ch 3, s c in same space, repeat from * around next 3 sides working all corners same as 1st corner and working to flower on last side, cut thread.