Home Edging Pattern #782

Materials suitable: American Thread Company "Silkine" or "Star" Mercerized Crochet Cotton or "Silkine" Tatting Cotton.

Ch 17, 2 d c in 8th st from hook, ch 2, 2 d c in same st, ch 4, skip 3 sts, 1 s c in next st, ch 4, skip 3 sts, 1 d c in each of the last 2 sts, ch 3, turn. 2nd Row. 1 d c in 2nd d c, ch 4, 1 s c in loop, ch 4, 1 s c in next loop, ch 4, 2 d c in center of shell, ch 2, 2 d c in same space, ch 5, turn.
3rd Row. 2 d c in shell, ch 2, 2 d c in same space, ch 4, 1 s c in center loop, ch 4, 1 d c in each d c, repeat the last 2 rows for desired length.