Hairpin Lace Edging Pattern #8236

Hairpin Lace Edging Pattern #8236

Intermediate Edgings

Hairpin lace edging with twisted loops, chain spaces, and shell rows. Originally published in Spool Cotton #129, 100 Useful Edgings.

Pattern instructions

Notes

Color note

Suggest shaded or variegated color.

Hairpin Lace

Hairpin lace

Make hairpin lace for desired length. Fasten off.

First side

Attach thread to 1st loop and, taking care to keep twist of loops throughout, make sc in each loop across. Fasten off.

Opposite Side

Setup

Attach thread to 1st loop at opposite side, sc in 1st loop, sc in next loop, * ch 5, sc in each of next 2 loops. Repeat from * across. Ch 5, turn.

Next row

* In next ch-5 sp make tr, ch 5 and tr; ch 5, sc in next sp, ch 5. Repeat from * across, ending with sc. Turn.

Following row

Sl st to top of 1st loop, sc in loop, * in ch-5 between tr's make 3 dc, ch 3 and 3 dc (shell); sc in next loop (following tr's), ch 3, sc in next loop. Repeat from * across. Ch 5, turn.

Next row

* Ch 5, in ch-3 of shell make sc, ch 3 and sc; ch 5, sc in next ch-3 sp. Repeat from * across, ending with ch-5, sc. Ch 1, turn.

Last row

In each loop across make 5 sc. Fasten off.

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