Crocheted Insertion Pattern #57

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.

Ch 8, 2 tr in 4th ch from hook, holding last 2 loops of 1st tr back on hook and working them off with last loops of 2 d tr. Ch 5, cluster of 3 tr picked up in same ch with last cluster, ch 5, in same ch work 1 tr, catch to beginning of ch with which work started, again 1 tr in same ch with clusters. Ch 5, cluster of 3 tr in same ch as before. Ch 5, catch to top of cluster first made. Without breaking off repeat from beginning. 1st edge row: 1 s c under ch-5, ch 5, s c under next ch-5, and repeat for length. 2d row: 1 tr in each ch loop, ch 3 between. 3d row: 1 d c in every 2d st of preceding row, 1 ch between. Make same 3 rows down other side of center.