WeRead Powered by ReaderPub
The ladies' complete guide to crochet, fancy knitting, and needlework cover

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

Chapter 86: CROCHET EDGING. [WORKED THE SHORT WAY.]
By Ann S. Stephens
Open in WeRead

Explore more books like this:

How To ...

About This Book

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.
[WORKED THE SHORT WAY.]

Materials.—Cotton, No. 20. Chain of 20 stitches; form into a loop.

1st.—5 ch., + miss 1, 1 dc., 2 ch., + 5 times, 1 dc.

2nd.—9 ch., 1 dc. into loop, + 2 ch., 1 dc. in next, + three times, 7 ch., 1 dc. in last.

3rd.—5 ch., 1 dc. in large loop, + 1 ch., 1 dc. in same, + 6 times, 2 ch., 1 dc. in next loop, 2 ch., 1 dc. in next.

Turn the work, and repeat the 2nd and 3rd rows until sufficient is done.

TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES
Page Changed from Changed to
30 10th.—All White: cast of 2, k. 2, p. 9, k. 4. 10th.—All White: cast off 2, k. 2, p. 9, k. 4.
45 come to the last 9 tc. stitches, when repeat backwards come to the last 9 tc. stitches, then repeat backwards
48 11th.—+ 1 tc., on tc. of last round, 4 ch. ✕; repeat. 12th.—+ Dc. on 4 ch. of last round, 1 ch. ✕; repeat. 11th.—+ 1 tc., on tc. of last round, 4 ch. +; repeat. 12th.—+ Dc. on 4 ch. of last round, 1 ch. +; repeat.
80 bolland, trimmed with worsted braid. There are holland, trimmed with worsted braid. There are
83 12th.—✕ 3 tc. under 6 ch., 3 tc. under next 6 ch., 12 ch., + 12th.—✕ 3 tc. under 6 ch., 3 tc. under next 6 ch., 12 ch., ✕
83 4 times, ✕. Then repeat from the beginning. 4 times, +. Then repeat from the beginning.
83 5 ch. of last row, * 4 times, +. Repeat to the 5 ch. of last row, * 4 times, ✕. Repeat to the
85 miss 2, 7 dc., 2 ch. miss 2, 1 do. miss 2, 7 dc., 2 ch. miss 2, 1 dc.
95 under next loop, * 6 times, 5 ch., +. Repeat under next loop, * 6 times, 5 ch., ✕. Repeat
106 5th.—Knit 2, ✕ m. 1, k. 2 t., + twice, k. 2 5th.—Knit 2, ✕ m. 1, k. 2 t., ✕ twice, k. 2
107 19th.—Knit 2, + m. 1, k. 2 t., ✕ twice, k. 2 19th.—Knit 2, + m. 1, k. 2 t., + twice, k. 2
108 next loop, 5 ch., slip through sc. stitch, ✕ 3 next loop, 5 ch., slip through sc. stitch, + 3
110 11th.—17 os. w., 2 dc. d. b., 3 dc. 1 l. b 2, 2 dc. w., dc. l. b., 17 os. w. 11th.—17 os. w., 2 dc. d. b., 3 dc. l. b 2, dc. w., ? dc. l. b., 17 os. w.
110 b., (to form the eye), dc. w., 4 dc. l. b., 17 b., (to form the eye), ? dc. w., 4 dc. l. b., 17
111 l. b., 15 dc. w., 5 do. l. b; finish as before l. b., 15 dc. w., 5 dc. l. b; finish as before
113 twist them, miss 1, 2 dc., * 2 ch., miss 2, 1 dc. + twist them, miss 1, 2 dc., * 2 ch., miss 2, 1 dc. *
114 ch., miss 2, 1 dc. + 6 times, 3 dc., 2 ch., miss 2, 3 dc. ch., miss 2, 1 dc. ✕ 6 times, 3 dc., 2 ch., miss 2, 3 dc.
115 1 c., 1 o., 1 c., 7 o., + 5 times, 1 c., 1 1 c., 1 o., 1 c., 7 o., 5 times, 1 c., 1
116 19th.—2 dc., 6 o., + 1 c., 1 o., 1 c., 7 o., ✕ 5 19th.—2 dc., 6 o., + 1 c., 1 o., 1 c., 7 o., + 5
  1. Silently corrected palpable typographical errors; retained non-standard spellings and dialect.
  2. Reindexed footnotes using numbers.