Curtain Tie Back Pattern #224

Materials Required. American Thread Company "De Luxe" Mercerized Crochet and Knitting Cotton.
1 Ball each of Rust and Beige or any two colors desired.
Steel Crochet Hook No. 7 or 8.

With Rust, ch for about 18 inches and work 1 s c in each st until work measures 16 inches, cut off remaining ch.

2nd Row—S c in first s c, d c in next s c, repeat across row. To turn, ch 1 when row starts with s c and ch 2 when row starts with d c.

3rd Row—With Beige, s c in each d c and d c in each s c. Repeat 3rd row 11 times working 1 row in Rust, 1 row Beige, 4 rows Rust, 1 row Beige, 1 row Rust, 1 row Beige, 2 rows Rust, ch 3, turn, d c in same space, skip 2 sts, s c in next st, * ch 3, d c in same space with s c, skip 2 sts, s c in next st, repeat from * across long end, work 8 shells at short side and work other half to correspond.

"Star" Mercerized Crochet Cotton size 10 or "Star" Pearl Cotton size 5 may be used for these tie-backs.