Canterbury Bell Edging Pattern #6520

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Canterbury Bell Edging Pattern

For AMERICAN THREAD CO.
Materials Required
Needle
Handkerchiefs STAR Tatting Cotton Article 25 13
Lingerie or
Sheets and Cases
STAR Crochet Cotton Article 20 or 30, Size 30 or 11
GEM Crochet Cotton Article, 35, Size 30 11
Towels or
Tablecloths
or Doilies
SILLATEEN SANSIL Article 101 or 102 or 10
STAR Pearl Cotton Article 90 or 7
DELUXE Crochet and Knitting Cotton Article 346 or 7
PURITAN Cotton Article 40    7

Green, Yellow and Shaded Oranges or Colors Desired

With Green ch for desired length, d c in 6th st from hook, * skip 3 sts of ch, 2 d c with ch 3 between in next st of ch (shell), repeat from * for desired length having a multiple of 4 plus 3 shells, skip 3 sts of ch, shell in next st, ch 3, shell in same space (corner), skip 3 sts of ch, shell in next st, continue all around in same manner, join in 3rd st of ch, break thread.
Attach Green in 1st shell to right of corner, s c in same space, ** 3 d c, ch 3, 3 d c (double shell) in 1st shell of corner, s c in next ch 3 loop, ch 5, s c in same space, double shell in next shell of corner, s c in next shell, 3 d c in next shell, ch 4, sl st in 3rd st from hook for picot, ch 1, 3 d c in same space (double picot shell), * s c in next shell, double shell in next shell, s c in next shell, double picot shell in next shell, repeat from * to 2nd shell before next corner, s c in next shell, repeat from ** all around, sl st in 1st s c, break thread.
Flower. With right side of work toward you, attach Yellow in ch 3 loop of any double shell, ch 3 (counts as 1 d c), 5 d c in same space, ch 3, turn.
2nd Row. 1 d c in same space, 1 d c in each remaining d c working 2 d c in last st, ch 3, turn.
3rd Row. 1 d c in each st, ch 3, turn.
4th Row. Increase 1 d c at the beginning and end of row, ch 4, turn.
5th Row. 1 d c in each d c with ch 1 between each d c, break thread. Work 1 flower in ch 3 of each double shell and 1 flower in each ch 5 loop of each corner.
Attach Shaded Oranges in 1st ch 1 loop of any flower, s c in same space, * ch 4, s c in next ch 1, repeat from * to last ch 1 loop, s c in 1st ch 1 loop of next flower, continue all around in same manner, join in 1st s c, break thread.