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Bath and Boudoir

   Here are new ideas for trimming your "extra special" linens. J. & P. Coats or Clark's O.N.T. Mercerized Crochet, sizes 30 and 50, are popularly used. Edgings and insertions crocheted of Clark's O.N.T. "Brilliant" have a rich, lustrous effect. For delicate laciness, use J. & P. Coats Tatting Cotton, size 70, or fine sizes of Mercerized Crochet.

   Bath towel edgings are attractively made of Pearl Cotton, size 5, Clark's O.N.T. Cronita and J. & P. Coats Knit-Cro-Sheen—using Milward's steel crochet hook No. 5, 6 or 7.

8016 • classic frieze

   To make braid, ch 7, 1 d c in 1st st of ch. * Ch 7, turn, 1 d c in last d c made. Repeat from * for desired length. Sl st back in 3 sts of last ch-7. 2nd row: Ch 2, tr in next ch-7 loop, * a ch-5 picot, ch 1, 1 tr in same loop. Repeat from * 4 more times, ch 2, 1 s c in next loop, ch 2, tr in next loop. Repeat from * along braid. Make another row of braid and scallops.

Joining: Place these 2 rows alongside each other with braids opposite each other. Ch 4, 1 s c in 1st ch-7 loop of braid at right of center of 1st scallop on left-hand piece of lace, ch 3, turn. 1 sl st in 1st st of ch-4, ch 3, 1 s c in ch-7 loop on other piece of lace to left of center of 1st scallop, ch 3, turn. 1 sl st in same st with last sl st. * Ch 10, 1 s c in next ch-7 loop on left-hand braid row, ch 3, turn, skip 3 sts of ch-10, 1 sl st in next, ch 3, 1 s c in next ch-7 loop on other braid row, ch 3, turn. 1 sl st in same st with last sl st. Repeat from *. (This offsets the scallops so that they are not opposite each other.)

Heading row: Attach thread to 2nd picot of end scallop. Ch 18, 1 tr in 4th p of same scallop, * ch 2, 1 tr in 2nd p of next scallop, ch 10, 1 tr in 4th p of same scallop. Repeat from * across.