Crocheted Edging Pattern #4

Remember that you need a crochet thread of a size, texture, lustre, and color or shaded color right for the purpose. The thread should be of a quality to wear so that it will not break and make your work valueless. The color must be Boilfast so that innumerable washings will not fade it. These necessities to good work are found in both Clark's O.N.T. and J. & P. Coats Threads.

Mercerized Crochet is made in sizes 1 to 100 in white, and 1 to 70 in ecru; Boilfast colors in sizes 30 and 50. Size 1 is the coarsest, 100 the finest.

Make ch desired length, turn. 1st row: D c in 4th ch from hook, ch 4, d c in top of d c just made. Continue row in cross stitch (to make a cross st, thread over twice, insert hook in next st of foundation ch and draw thread through as for a tr—4 loops on hook—thread over and draw through 2 loops, thread over, skip 2 sts, insert hook in next st, draw thread through—5 loops on hook—thread over and draw off 2 loops at a time 4 times, ch 2, 1 d c in center to complete the cross). Ch 1, turn. 2d row: 1 s c in sp at center of each cross st with ch 3 between. Ch 1, turn. 3d row: S c under 1st 3-ch, * ch 5, s c in same sp, ch 1, s c under next 3-ch. Repeat from *.