Crocheted Edging Pattern #18

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.

In this pattern a string of the motifs is made first. * Ch 5, d c in 1st st made. Ch 5, turn, d c in ring, ch 3 and make a p, ch 3, d c in 3d ch of ring, ch 5, turn, d c in 1st sp, p made as before, ch 3, d c in next sp, p, ch 3, d c in 3d st of turning ch at end. Ch 5, turn. D c in 1st sp, p, ch 3, d c in next sp, p, ch 3, d c in next sp, p, ch 3, d c in 3d ch at end. Ch 5, turn, make 1 d c in each sp with ch-3 between the d c. Without breaking off repeat from * for length required. Edge. Work 4 s c in 3 sps down each side of each point, in outer sp of each point make 4 s c, ch 3 for a p, 4 s c, at inner point make p, omitting s c. Heading. Along straight edge make 1 d c in every 2d st, ch 1 between d c.