Hairpin Lace Edging #8214 Pattern

Hairpin Lace Edging #8214 Pattern

Intermediate Edgings

Two-color hairpin lace edging in Ecru and Bright Nile Green with scalloped rows for collars, cuffs, handkerchiefs, or household linens. Originally published in Spool Cotton #109, A Bookful of New Edgings.

Pattern instructions

Edging

Note

Two-color edging—suggest Ecru and Bright Nile Green.

Foundation

With Ecru, make hairpin lace for desired length. Break off.

1st row

Attach Ecru to 1st loop of one side (taking care to keep twist of loops throughout), sc in each of next 4 loops, * ch 11, sc in each of dc in next ch, ch 1, dc in next ch, ch 3, dc in next 5 loops. Repeat from * across. Break off, turn.

2nd row

Attach Bright Nile Green to 2nd sc of 5-sc group, sc in each of following 2 sc, * ch 2, skip last sc and 1 ch of next ch-11 loop, dc in next ch, ch 1, skip 1 ch, dc in next ch, ch 1, skip 1 ch, same ch as dc just made, ch 1, dc in next ch, ch 1, skip 1 ch, dc in next ch, ch 2, skip last ch of ch-11, sc in each of 3 center sc of next 5-sc group. Repeat from * across. Break off, turn.

3rd row

Hereafter pick up only the back loop of each sc. Attach Ecru to center sc of 3-sc group, * skip next sc, sc in each st across to within 2nd st of ch-3 at tip of scallop; in next sc make: 1 sc, ch 3, 1 sc, ch 3, 1 sc. Then, sc in each st across to within 1st sc of 3-sc group, skip 1 sc, sc in next sc. Repeat from * across. Break off.

Opposite side

Attach Ecru at opposite side (taking care to keep twist of loops throughout) and make sc in each loop across, making ch-1 between each sc. Break off.

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