Detail Stitches—Afghan Border
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MALTESE STITCH
Have a plain afghan stitch stripe for foundation. (See page 25, Old Afghan Stitch.)
1st row: Start on the edge about 1 inch from a corner with a single crochet; make 1 chain, draw out the loop, put yarn over hook and take up 1 loop in back of the single crochet, yarn over and take up another loop in same place, yarn over and pull through all on needle at once and make 1 chain. Draw out the loop on needle and make another cluster in the back of the 1 chain, the eye of the Maltese Stitch.
Fasten to the other edge with a slip stitch, make a chain of 3 stitches, go back into the eye of the Maltese with a slip stitch and make 1 chain. Work 1 cluster as before in the back of the 1 chain, another cluster, fasten to the edge and repeat for the length of the border.
2nd row: Start in the eye of the Maltese with a slip stitch; make 1 chain, then a cluster in the 1 chain and fasten to a stitch opposite the cluster at the edge. A chain of 3 stitches, go back into the eye of the Maltese with a slip stitch, another chain of 3 stitches, go over to the next eye of the Maltese and repeat.
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LACE EDGE
(When white and pink yarns are used.)
Begin with white yarn and make a chain the length required.
1st row: Work the single crochet; break off the yarn. Turn the row upside down, so that you will take up in the chain.
2nd row: Start with a single crochet; * make 1 chain, then make 2 double crochet between 4th and 5th stitch from the single crochet, a chain of 2 stitches and 2 more double crochet in the same place. Make 1 chain, a single crochet between 4th and 5th stitch from the double crochet, and repeat from * to end of row.
3rd row: Same as 2nd row, making the double crochet over the chain of 2 stitches and the single crochet in the single crochet on row below.
Now use pink yarn.
4th row: Make a slip stitch (from right to left) below the 1st single crochet on 2nd row. Make a chain of 4 stitches and a slip stitch over the 1 chain above; a chain of 4 stitches and another slip stitch over the next 1 chain above, then a chain of 4 stitches and * make 1 double crochet over the chain of 2 stitches. Now make a chain of 3 stitches, then make 1 single crochet below the chain over the double crochet and repeat from * 3 times more in same space.
Make other side of scallop to correspond.
Attach lace to afghan with pink yarn. * Make a slip stitch on edge of afghan, then make a slip stitch on edge of lace and repeat from *, taking up in every stitch on both sides.
This stitch is also used in putting stripes together.
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SCALLOP EDGE
(When white and pink yarns are used.)
Begin with white yarn and make a chain the length required.
1st row: Make 5 single crochet, then * 1 chain, skip 1 stitch, work 9 single crochet and repeat from * to end of row; break off the yarn.
2nd row: Make 1 single crochet in 1st stitch on 1st row. * Put yarn over hook twice, skip 4 stitches and take up 1 loop in the space; yarn over and pull through 2 loops at a time. Make 8 more treble crochet in same space; a single crochet in 5th stitch and repeat from * to end of row.
3rd row, in pink: Make a single crochet in 1st stitch; take up 1 loop in each of the next 2 stitches, * put yarn over hook and pull through all on needle. Make a chain of 3 stitches, take up 1 loop in same place as preceding stitch, 1 loop in the next stitch and repeat from *, having a single crochet between each scallop.
Now make another chain in white, same length as first one.
Work 1 row in the double crochet.
Join this row to the scallop with the cord stitch.
Use white and pink yarn, turn the row upside down, place both edges together and work as on one.
Start with white yarn; make 1 single crochet and a chain of 4 stitches. Take the pink yarn and make 1 single crochet in the 2nd stitch from the white, then a chain of 4 stitches.
Now take up the white chain over the pink one, toward you, and make a single crochet in the 2nd stitch, then a chain of 4 stitches.
Repeat the same with the pink chain.
Work alternately with the 2 colors.
This corded stitch is also used in putting stripes together.
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SCALLOP EDGE
(When white and blue yarns are used.)
Begin with white yarn and make a chain the length required.
1st row: Make the single crochet, 1 chain, turn.
2nd row: The single crochet, taking up in the back of the stitches.
3rd row, in blue: Make 1 double crochet below top row, in 3rd stitch from edge; a chain of 3 stitches and another double crochet across 1st one in 1st stitch from edge.
Repeat the cross, leaving 1 stitch between each cross.
4th row, in white: * Make 1 single crochet in 1st cross, then a shell of 8 double crochet in the next cross and 1 single crochet in 3rd cross; make 1 chain and repeat from * to end of row.
5th row, in blue: Make 1 single crochet between the scallops; then 1 chain and another single crochet in the 1st double crochet. * A chain of 3 stitches; make 1 single crochet in the 2 loops below the chain, then 1 single crochet in the next double crochet and repeat from * around the scallop.
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