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The ladies' complete guide to crochet, fancy knitting, and needlework

Chapter 40: CROCHET EDGING.
By Ann S. Stephens
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The manual opens with a brief history of needle arts and proceeds to clear, elementary instruction and a dictionary of technical terms, enabling readers to learn stitches and techniques quickly. It provides step-by-step guidance and patterns across crochet, fancy knitting, tatting, embroidery, Berlin wool and point lace, with designs ranging from simple edgings and collars to intricate doilies, nets, bags, scarves, infant caps, and anti-macassars. Illustrative patterns and explanations cover materials, stitches, insertions, and border treatments, aiming to teach both basic execution and more elaborate decorative motifs for domestic handiwork.

CROCHET EDGING.

Materials.—Cotton, No. 40, crochet hook, No. 22, eagle card-board gauge.

This edging will be found very pretty for children’s dresses and similar articles.

Make a chain of the length required.

1st. row.—1 dc., 1 ch., miss 1; repeat.

2nd.—✕ 1 dc. under a loop, 6 ch., miss 1 loop, dc. under 2nd, 6 ch., miss 1 ✕; repeat.

3rd.—✕ 7 dc. under 1 loop; 3 ch., 2 dc. under next loop, 3 ch. ✕; repeat.

4th.—✕ 6 dc. over 7, 4 ch.; 2 dc. over 2, 4 ch. ✕; repeat.

5th.—✕ 4 dc. over 6, 4 ch.; 3 sc. over 2, 4 ch. ✕; repeat.

6th.—✕ 3 dc. over 4, 4 ch.; 1 dc. before 3 sc., 5 ch.; 1 dc. after sc., 4 ch. ✕; repeat.

7th.—✕ 2 dc. over 3, 5 ch.; 6 dc. under the 5 ch., 5 ch., ✕; repeat.

8th.—✕ 1 dc. between 2 dc., 5 ch., 1 dc. after first of 6 dc., 3 ch; dc. after 2nd, 3 ch., dc. after 3rd, 3 ch., dc. after 4th, 3 ch., dc. after 5th, 5 ch. ✕; repeat.