Altar Lace Pattern #9056

Lace measures 12/2 inches deep. One pattern measures about 17 inches wide, and requires about 475 yds. of thread.

Choose one of the following threads in White, size 50: Clark's O.N.T. Mercerized Crochet. J. & P. Coats Mercerized Crochet. J. & P. Coats Big Ball Best Six Cord Mercerized Crochet.

Starting at lower edge, make a chain (18 chain sts to 1 inch) to measure ¥% longer than desired length.

1st row: D cin 4thch from hook, dcineachchacross for desired length (number of dc should be divisible by 309, plus 1). Cut off remaining chain. Ch 5, turn.

2nd row: Skip Ist 3d c,dcinnextdc,*ch2, skip 2dc,dcinnext dc. Repeat from * across (number of spaces should be divisible by 103). Ch 5, turn.

3rd and 4th rows: * Dcinnextdc, ch2. Repeat from * across, dcinturning ch. Ch 5, turn.

5th row: 20 sps, dcineach of next 2 ch, dc in next dc (1b); make 10 more bis, 40 sps, 12 bls, 20 sps (this completes one pattern). Repeat pattern the necessary number of times. Ch 5, turn.

6th row: Dcinnext dc (sp over sp); make 16 more sps, dc in each of next 2. ch, dcinnext dc; make 2 more bls, 12 sps, 3 bls, 34 sps, 3 bls, 11 sps, 3 bls, 17 sps (this completes one pattern). Repeat pattern necessary number of times. Ch 5, turn.

Hereafter, starting at 3rd row, follow chart to top, always repeating design necessary number of times.