CROCHET EDGING. [WORKED THE SHORT WAY.]
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Materials.—Cotton, No. 20. Chain of 20 stitches; form into a loop.
1st.—5 ch., + miss 1, 1 dc., 2 ch., + 5 times, 1 dc.
2nd.—9 ch., 1 dc. into loop, + 2 ch., 1 dc. in next, + three times, 7 ch., 1 dc. in last.
3rd.—5 ch., 1 dc. in large loop, + 1 ch., 1 dc. in same, + 6 times, 2 ch., 1 dc. in next loop, 2 ch., 1 dc. in next.
Turn the work, and repeat the 2nd and 3rd rows until sufficient is done.
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30 10th.—All White: cast of 2, k. 2, p. 9, k. 4. 10th.—All White: cast off 2, k. 2, p. 9, k. 4.
45 come to the last 9 tc. stitches, when repeat backwards come to the last 9 tc. stitches, then repeat backwards
48 11th.—+ 1 tc., on tc. of last round, 4 ch. ✕; repeat. 12th.—+ Dc. on 4 ch. of last round, 1 ch. ✕; repeat. 11th.—+ 1 tc., on tc. of last round, 4 ch. +; repeat. 12th.—+ Dc. on 4 ch. of last round, 1 ch. +; repeat.
80 bolland, trimmed with worsted braid. There are holland, trimmed with worsted braid. There are
83 12th.—✕ 3 tc. under 6 ch., 3 tc. under next 6 ch., 12 ch., + 12th.—✕ 3 tc. under 6 ch., 3 tc. under next 6 ch., 12 ch., ✕
83 4 times, ✕. Then repeat from the beginning. 4 times, +. Then repeat from the beginning.
83 5 ch. of last row, * 4 times, +. Repeat to the 5 ch. of last row, * 4 times, ✕. Repeat to the
85 miss 2, 7 dc., 2 ch. miss 2, 1 do. miss 2, 7 dc., 2 ch. miss 2, 1 dc.
95 under next loop, * 6 times, 5 ch., +. Repeat under next loop, * 6 times, 5 ch., ✕. Repeat
106 5th.—Knit 2, ✕ m. 1, k. 2 t., + twice, k. 2 5th.—Knit 2, ✕ m. 1, k. 2 t., ✕ twice, k. 2
107 19th.—Knit 2, + m. 1, k. 2 t., ✕ twice, k. 2 19th.—Knit 2, + m. 1, k. 2 t., + twice, k. 2
108 next loop, 5 ch., slip through sc. stitch, ✕ 3 next loop, 5 ch., slip through sc. stitch, + 3
110 11th.—17 os. w., 2 dc. d. b., 3 dc. 1 l. b 2, 2 dc. w., dc. l. b., 17 os. w. 11th.—17 os. w., 2 dc. d. b., 3 dc. l. b 2, dc. w., ? dc. l. b., 17 os. w.
110 b., (to form the eye), dc. w., 4 dc. l. b., 17 b., (to form the eye), ? dc. w., 4 dc. l. b., 17
111 l. b., 15 dc. w., 5 do. l. b; finish as before l. b., 15 dc. w., 5 dc. l. b; finish as before
113 twist them, miss 1, 2 dc., * 2 ch., miss 2, 1 dc. + twist them, miss 1, 2 dc., * 2 ch., miss 2, 1 dc. *
114 ch., miss 2, 1 dc. + 6 times, 3 dc., 2 ch., miss 2, 3 dc. ch., miss 2, 1 dc. ✕ 6 times, 3 dc., 2 ch., miss 2, 3 dc.
115 1 c., 1 o., 1 c., 7 o., + 5 times, 1 c., 1 1 c., 1 o., 1 c., 7 o., 5 times, 1 c., 1
116 19th.—2 dc., 6 o., + 1 c., 1 o., 1 c., 7 o., ✕ 5 19th.—2 dc., 6 o., + 1 c., 1 o., 1 c., 7 o., + 5
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