Crocheted Edging Pattern #14

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.

The work begins with an oval figure, then one figure after another is added until length is correct. Begin with * ch 14, 1 s c in ch first made forming loop. Under one-half of loop thus formed make 1 sl st, 2 s c, 2 half d c, 1 d c, 2 half d c, 2 s c, 1 sl st. Without breaking off repeat from * until length is sufficient, then fill other half of loops with same sts, working back to loop first made. 1st heading row: Ch 7, turn, 1 s c each in half d c, d c, and next half d c at center of side of 1st loop, * ch 5, 3 s c at center of next loop, and repeat from * to end. 2d row: 1 d c in every 2d st of preceding row, 1 ch between d c.