Crocheted Edging Pattern #19

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.

Closely work a row of s c along edge of the material. 2d row: Ch 5, turn, * skip 3 s c, 1 s c in next st, ch 5 and repeat from *. 3d row: Ch 1 and turn. 3 s c in loop * ch 3 (p) 3 s c in same loop, 3 s c in next loop and repeat from * to end of row. 4th row: Ch 4, turn, 1 s c in 1st p, * ch 4, 1 s c in next p. Continue from * to end of row. 5th row: Same as 4th row. 6th row: Ch 1, turn, 7 s c over 1st loop, * 4 s c over next loop, ch 6, 1 s c in center st of 1st loop, turn, 4 s c over 6-ch loop just made, 1 p, 3 s c over same 6-ch loop, 3 s c over 4-ch loop from which 6-ch loop started, 7 s c over next 4-ch loop. Repeat from *.