Dentelle Collar and Cuffs Pattern #266

Materials:
Clark's O.N.T. Mercerized Crochet, 3 balls, White, size 50.
Milward's steel crochet hook No. 8.

Foundation row: Ch 6, d c in 6th ch from hook, ch 1, d c in same place, ch 2, d c in same place, ch 1, d c in same place. * Ch 5, turn. Over loop of ch-2 work d c, ch 1, d c, ch 2, d c, ch 1, d c. Repeat from * 124 times, making 63 loops of ch-5 on each side. 2nd row: * Ch 8, s c over next ch-5 loop. Repeat from * along foundation row. Ch 6, turn. 3rd row: 2 s c in loop of ch-8 below. * Ch 5, 3 s c under next loop, ch 5, 3 d c under next loop. Repeat from * across. Finish row with s c in last loop, ch 5, s c under ch-2 at end of foundation row. Ch 5, turn. 4th row: S c under 1st loop of row below. Ch 5, * 3 d c under next loop, ch 2, 3 d c under next loop, ch 3, tr in 2nd s c of 3-s c group, ch 3. Repeat from *. Finish row with ch 5, s c in last loop. Ch 3, turn.

5th row: S c in 1st loop. * Ch 5, s c in ch st before tr, s c in tr, s c in next ch st. Ch 5, 3 d c under ch-2, repeat from * across. Finish row with 3 d c between last 2 groups of 3 d c below, ch 5, s c under ch-5, ch 3, tr in last loop below. Ch 5, turn. 6th row: S c in 1st loop below. * Ch 5, 2 d c under next loop, d c in 1st d c, ch 2, d c in 3rd d c, 2 d c under next loop, ch 5, s c in each of 3 s c, and repeat from * across. Finish row with ch 3, tr over last loop. Ch 5, turn.

7th row: S c in 1st d c of previous row, ch 5, * d c in 3rd d c below, 2 d c under next loop, ch 4, tr in 2nd s c below, ch 4, 2 d c under loop, d c in 1st d c of group below, ch 3, 3 s c under ch-2 between 2 groups of d c, ch 3, repeat from * across. Finish row with ch 3, tr in last loop of row below. Ch 5, turn. 8th row: S c in 1st loop below, ch 5, d c in 3rd d c of group of 3 d c, 2 d c under loop, * ch 5, s c in each of 3 s c, ch 5, d c in 3rd d c of next group of 3 d c, 2 d c under loop, ch 2, 2 d c under loop and d c in 1st d c of next group. Repeat from * across. Finish row with ch 3, tr in last loop of row below. Ch 5, turn.

9th row: S c under 1st loop of previous row, ch 5, s c under next loop, * ch 5, s c under loop between groups of 3 d c, ch 5, s c under next loop, ch 3, tr in 2nd s c of group, ch 3, s c under next loop. Repeat from * across. Finish row with ch 3, tr in last loop. Ch 5, turn. 10th row: S c in 1st loop of previous row. * Ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 5, s c in top of tr, ch 5, s c in next loop. Repeat from * across. Finish row with ch 4, tr in last loop. Ch 5, turn. 11th row: S c in 1st loop, * ch 5, s c in next loop and repeat from * across. Finish row with ch 4, tr in last loop. Ch 5, turn. 12th row: Same as 11th row. 13th to 19th rows incl: Repeat 2nd to 8th rows. 20th row: S c in 1st loop, * ch 5, s c in next loop. Repeat from * across. Ch 5, turn.

21st row: Same as 20th. At end of row, work around corner and down end of collar, making ch 5, s c into each end loop. 22nd row: Ch 2, ch-3 picot, ch 2, s c in 1st loop. * Ch 2, ch-3 picot, ch 2, s c in next loop. Repeat from * down end of collar, around corner and along edge. At other end, work 1 row of plain loops without picots. At end, turn and finish with a row of loops with picots to corner.

Cuffs: Repeat directions for collar, making only 55 rows of foundation edge. Leave the edge with 28 loops of ch-5 for outer edge and work along 27 loops of other side. Work 1st 8 rows same as collar. 9th, 10th and 11th rows: Same as 20th, 21st and 22nd rows.