Hairpin Lace Edging Pattern #8236
Hairpin lace edging with twisted loops, chain spaces, and shell rows. Originally published in Spool Cotton #129, 100 Useful Edgings.
Pattern instructions
Notes
Suggest shaded or variegated color.
Hairpin Lace
Make hairpin lace for desired length. Fasten off.
Attach thread to 1st loop and, taking care to keep twist of loops throughout, make sc in each loop across. Fasten off.
Opposite Side
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.
* 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.
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.
* 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.
In each loop across make 5 sc. Fasten off.