Narcissus Vanity Set Edging Pattern #EI-290
A vanity set edging of crocheted narcissus flowers with green heading, sewn onto yellow organdie for a centerpiece and side pieces.
Materials
- Steel crochet hook · No. 14
Pattern instructions
First Narcissus
Starting at center with White, ch 6. Join with sl st to form ring.
First Petal
Ch 3, 3 dc in ring. Ch 3, turn.
Dc in first dc, 2 dc in next 2 dc, 2 dc in top of turning chain. Ch 3, turn.
Skip first dc, holding back on hook the last loop of each dc, make dc in next 3 dc, thread over and draw through all loops on hook (2 dc decreased), dc in next dc, work off next 3 sts as 1 dc. Ch 3, turn.
Skip first dc, work off all other sts as 1 st. Break off.
Second Petal
Attach White to ring, ch 5 and complete as for First Petal. Make 4 more petals in this manner.
Center
Starting at base with Dark Yellow, ch 4.
6 dc in 4th ch from hook, sl st in top of starting chain.
Ch 3, dc in same place as sl st, dc in next 2 dc, 2 dc in next dc (1 dc increased), dc in next 3 dc. Join.
Ch 3, dc in each dc increasing 1 dc at opposite points of rnd.
Sc in same place as sl st, * ch 5, sc in next dc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 5, sl st in first sc. Break off. Sew Center in place.
Joining
Make 40 flowers for centerpiece and 28 flowers for each side piece.
For Centerpiece, tack 7 flowers together at 2 opposite points, leaving 2 petals free on each side of joining for each short side. Join 11 flowers in same manner for each long side. To form corner, join a flower to end flowers of 2 adjacent sides, leaving 4 petals free on outer edge on corner flower.
For each side piece join 6 flowers for each side and one at each corner as before.
Heading
Attach Green to point of first free petal on inner edge of long side, sc in same place, * ch 6, sc in tip of next petal, ch 6, skip 2 rows of next petal, make a long tr in end st of next row—to make a long tr, thread over hook 5 times—skip cluster on next petal, make a long tr in end st of next row, ch 6, sc in tip of next petal. Repeat from * across to corner, ending with sc.
Ch 4, (make a long tr in joining of next 2 petals) twice; ch 4, sc in tip of next petal, and work as for other side. Complete rnd, making corners as before. Join and break off.
Finishing
Cut 3 pieces of organdie, each slightly larger all around than inner edge of corresponding crocheted edgings. Make a narrow hem around each piece. Sew Edgings in place.
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