Nothing is daintier and more feminine than fine handmade lace edging your lingerie. Slips, panties, nighties – edge them for yourself – or edge them to make a trousseau type of gift.
Use
Clark's O.N.T. or J. & P. Coats Mercerized Crochet, sizes 50 to 80.
J. & P. Coats Tatting Cotton.
To begin, make a chain to measure slightly longer than length desired. 1st row: S c in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Ch 7, turn. 2nd row: * Skip 5 s c, s c in next s c, ch 7. Repeat from * across. Ch 5, turn. 3rd row: * D c in 4th ch of next ch-7 loop, ch 2, d c in same ch, ch 2, d c in same ch. Repeat from * across. Ch 5, turn. 4th row: Make s c in each ch-2 sp, with ch-5 between each s c. Break off.