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Altar Lace No. S302 Pattern
Church filet crochet altar lace with scalloped ends worked from a chart in mercerized crochet thread. Originally published in Edgings for All Purposes.
Materials
- Steel crochet hook · No. 8 (Size 10 thread)
- Steel crochet hook · No. 9 (Size 20 thread)
- Steel crochet hook · No. 10 (Size 30 thread)
- Steel crochet hook · No. 12 (Size 50 thread)
- Steel crochet hook · No. 13 (Size 60 thread)
Pattern instructions
Notes
Church Laces
Use J. & P. Coats or Clark's O.N.T. Best Six Cord Mercerized Crochet (Sizes 10-60); or Clark's O.N.T. Big Ball Mercerized Crochet (Sizes 10-50).
This free pattern originally published in Edgings for All Purposes
Altar Lace
Starting at "A" on chart, ch 195.
Dc in 4th ch from hook, dc in next 2 ch (bl made), ch 2, skip 2 ch, dc in next ch (sp made), make 7 more sps, dc in next 3 ch (another bl made), make 6 sps, 3 bls, 12 sps, 1 bl, 1 sp, 1 bl, 17 sps, 1 bl, 4 sps, (1 bl, 1 sp) twice; 1 bl, 3 sps. Ch 8, turn.
Dc in first dc (1 sp increased at beginning of row), ch 2, dc in next dc (sp made over sp), 2 dc in next sp, dc in next dc (bl made over sp), make 1 sp, ch 2, skip 2 dc, dc in next dc (sp made over bl), make (1 bl, 1 sp) twice; 1 bl, 3 sps, dc in next 3 dc (bl made over bl), 10 sps, 1 bl, 7 sps, 1 bl, 1 sp, 1 bl, 28 sps, 2 bls, ending with dc in top of turning chain. Ch 3, turn.
Skip first dc, dc in next 3 dc and follow chart across. At end of row ch 5, dc in same place as last dc. Turn (1 sp increased at end of row).
Sl st in first 3 ch, ch 8, dc in same place as last sl st and follow chart across.
Follow chart, ending at scalloped end. At end of 9th row, do not chain to turn.
Sl st in next 2 ch and in next dc, ch 5, dc in next dc and follow chart across.
Continue following chart to "B". Follow chart from "A" to "B" for length desired. Then repeat first row once more. Break off.
