Wheel and Bell Edge Pattern #11

The edgings shown on these pages were all crocheted of "Silkine" Crochet Cotton in size 50, with a No. 14 steel crochet hook. However, any of the following threads may be used, depending on the use the worker wishes for the finished piece, and the number of hook mentioned is the most practical. With "Silkine" Pearl Cotton No. 3 use a No. 5 hook; with size 5, use a No. 6 hook. With Star Crochet Cord use a No. 5 hook. With "Silkateen-Sansilk" use a No. 8 steel hook. These threads come in many attractive colors and tones, so the edgings may fit in with the existing color scheme. Gem Mercerized Crochet Cotton is also lovely. Gem or De Luxe Ready-Shrunk Mercerized Cotton is appropriate when coarser edgings are desired. With this use a No. 7 hook.

Wheels: Ch 8, 1 tr in 1st st, (ch 3, 1 tr in same st) 6 times, ch 3, 1 sl st in 4th st of 8-ch counting from 1st tr, * ch 16, 1 tr in 8th st from hook, (ch 3, 1 tr in same st) twice, ch 2, 1 sl st in 5th st of ch from previous wheel. Pass lace already made over working thread and continue on across ch and around to complete wheel, with (ch 3, 1 tr in same st with last tr) 3 times, ch 3, 1 sl st in 4th st of next ch counting from 1st tr. Repeat from * for about 1-3 more than required length, making an even number of wheels. Fasten off. Edge: Join to next to last tr of 1st wheel, * (ch 6, 1 sc in 5th st from hook for a 5-ch p) twice, ch 1, 3 d tr in 2nd st of next 4-ch between wheels, a 5-ch p in top of last d tr, 3 d tr in next st of 4-ch, (ch 6, p) twice, ch 2, 1 sc in 2nd or middle tr of next wheel, ch 6, p, ch 2, 1 sc in 2nd tr of next wheel. Repeat from *. Fasten off. Heading row: Join to center tr at top of end wheel, ch 6, 1 d tr in 2nd tr of next wheel. * Ch 6, 3 d tr in 2nd st of 4-ch between wheels, 3 d tr in next ch st, ch 6, (1 d tr in 2nd tr of next wheel) twice, working these 2 d tr into a cluster. Repeat from *.