Lily Altar Lace Pattern #9050

Each completed panel measures about 14 x 21 inches, and requires about 500 yds. of thread.

MATERIALS:
Choose one of the following threads in White, size 30:
Clark's O.N.T. Mercerized Crochet.
J. & P. Coats Mercerized Crochet.
J. & P. Coats Big Ball Best Six Cord Mercerized Crochet.
Milward's steel crochet hook No. 9.

GAUGE: 5 sps make 1 inch; 5 rows make 1 inch.

CROSS PANEL … Starting at bottom of panel, ch 68. 1st row: D c in 8th ch from hook, * ch 2, skip 2 ch, d c in next ch (sp). Repeat from * across (21 sps). Ch 5, turn. 2nd row: D c in next d c (sp over sp), * 2 d c in next sp, d c in next d c (bl). Repeat from * to within last sp, ch 2, d c in 3rd st of turning ch-8. Ch 10, turn. 3rd row: D c in 8th ch from hook, ch 2, d c in 1st d c of previous row, sp over 1st sp, d c in each of next 3 d c (1 bl); ch 2, skip 2 d c, d c in next d c; make 16 more sps, 1 bl, 1 sp, ch 5, d c at base of last d c made, ch 5, d c in 3rd st of previous ch-5 (2 sps increased at each end). Ch 5, turn. 4th row: Sp over 1st sp, 3 bls, 1 sp, 15 bls, 1 sp, 3 bls, 1 sp. Ch 10, turn. 5th row: Inc. 2 sps; 1 sp, 1 bl, 3 sps, 1 bl, 1 sp, ch 3, skip 2 d c, s c in next d c, ch 3, skip 2 d c, d c in next d c (lacet); ch 5, skip 5 d c, d c in next d c (bar); make 1 more lacet, 1 bar, 1 lacet, 1 bar, 1 bl, 3 sps, 1 bl, 1 sp, inc. 2 sps. Ch 5, turn. 6th row: Sp over 1st sp, 3 bls, 1 sp, 3 bls, ch 3, s c in 3rd ch of ch-5, ch 3, d c in next d c, ch 5, d c in next d c; 1 lacet, 1 bar, 1 lacet, 1 bar, 1 sp, 3 bls, 1 sp, 3 bls, 1 sp. Ch 28, turn. Make 8 sps on ch-28. Then follow chart to top—to inc. sps at beginning of row, make 3 ch for each sp to be added, plus 4 ch. (Where an odd number of sps is increased at end of row, turn after last sp and sl st to 3rd st of ch-5, before beginning next row.) Fasten off.

LILY PANEL … Ch 68 and follow chart to top. Fasten off.
   Make desired number of Cross Panels (an odd number is necessary). Make 1 panel less of Lily Panels. Sew Cross Panels and Lily Panels together alternately, with neat over-and-over stitches on wrong side. Across top of lace, work a row of tr separated by ch-2, having sps directly over d c-sps. Ch 3, turn and. keeping work flat, work a row of d c. Fasten off. Work a row of s c along lower edge of lace, making ch-2 at points.