Crocheted Edging Pattern #36

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.

1 s c in each hole of hemstitching. 2d row: Begin where foundation row was begun. In 2d s c make 1 s c, 1 d c, ch 2, 2 d c. Ch 1, skip 3 s c, in next s c make shell as before. Make a 3d shell as before. Ch 1, skip 3 s c, in next, make 1 s c and 1 d c. Ch 6, turn, s c under ch-2 of preceding shell, ch 6, s c under ch-2 of next shell, ch 6, s c in shell first made, turn, 7 s c each in 1st 2 loops, 4 s c in 3d loop. Turn, ch 6, s c in center of preceding loop, ch 6, s c in center of next loop. Turn, 7 s c in loop, 4 s c in next loop, turn, ch 6, s c in center of loop, turn, 7 s c in loop, then 3 s c in each uncompleted loop. Ch 2, 2 d c in s c of foundation row, to complete shell. Ch 1, skip 3 s c and make shells and s c loops as before. Fasten off at end. 3d row: Begin at end where 2d row was begun. 1 d c in 1st s c, ch 5 and catch for a p, skip 1 s c and repeat from beginning along scalloped edge. At inner points omit p between d c.