Trousseau Edging Pattern #1864
WILL SERVE AS HEIRLOOM TREASURES
USE AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY "STAR" or "GEM" MERCERIZED CROCHET COTTON Sizes 10 to 50
Work 1 s c in each space of hemstitching or ch for desired length.
2nd Row. * Ch 5, skip 2 sts, s c in next st, repeat from * across row.
3rd Row. Sl st to center of loop, * ch 5, s c in next loop, repeat from * across row.
4th Row. Sl st to center of loop, ch 3, d c in next loop, ch 3, cluster st in next loop, (cluster st, thread over twice, insert in loop, pull through, thread over, pull through 2 loops, thread over, pull through next 2 loops, thread over twice, insert in same space, pull through, thread over, pull through 2 loops, thread over, pull through next 2 loops, thread over, insert in same loop, pull through, * thread over, pull through 2 loops, repeat from * thread over and pull through all loops on needle) ch 4, cluster st in same loop, * ch 3, d c in next loop, d c in next loop, ch 3, 2 cluster sts with ch 4 between in next loop and repeat from * across row.
5th Row. Sl st to center ch between clusters, 5 – 2 tr c cluster sts in same space with ch 2 between each cluster st, * ch 2, d c between the two d c of previous row, ch 2, skip next loop, 5 cluster sts with ch 2 between each cluster in next loop and repeat from *.
6th Row. Ch 3, s c in ch between cluster sts, * ch 3, s c in next ch, repeat from * twice, ch 3, s c in d c of previous row, ch 3, s c between next 2 cluster sts and repeat from beginning.