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Enchanting Edgings
By Mary Carolyn Waldrep Dover Publications, Inc.
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CHAPTER 1
Enchanting Edgings
No. 8404 MOTIFS ... Starting at center, ch 22. Join with sl st to form a ring. 1st rnd: 44 s c in ring. 2nd rnd: * Ch 5, s c in next s c, ch 5, s c in same s c, ch 5, s c in each of next 10 s c. Repeat from * around. 3rd rnd: Sl st in each of next 3 ch of ch-5 loop, * ch 3, in next loop make s c, ch 5 and s c. Ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 3, s c in next loop. Repeat from * around. Fasten off. Make another motif same as this to within 3rd rnd.
3rd rnd: Sl st in each of next 3 ch of ch-5 loop, * ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 2, sl st in ch-5 loop of 1st motif, ch 2, s c back in same ch-5 of 2nd motif and complete as for 3rd rnd of previous motif . Fasten off. Make the necessary number of motifs for desired length, joining to previous motif as 2nd was joined to 1st, leaving 1 point free between joinings.
HEADING ... 1st row: Attach thread to free loop next to corner loop and in line with joining. Ch 10, d c in next loop, ch 2, s c in next center loop, * ch 2, d c in next loop, ch 4, tr tr in next ch-3 loop, tr tr in corresponding loop of next motif, ch 4, d c in next loop, ch 2, s c in next loop. Repeat from * across, ending row with tr tr in loop next to corner loop. Ch 1, turn. 2nd row: 6 s c in 1st sp, s c in d c, 3 s c in next sp, s c in next s c, * 3 s c in next sp, s c in next d c, 6 s c in next sp, s c in each of next 2 tr tr, 6 s c in next sp, s c in next d c, 3 s c in next sp, s c in next s c. Repeat from * across. Ch 3, turn. 3rd row: * Skip 3 s c, d c in next s c, ch 3, d c in same place as last d c. Repeat from * across, ending row with skip 3 s c, d c in last s c. Ch 1, turn. 4th row: S c in d c, * 2 s c in sp, s c in each of 2 d c. Repeat from * across. Fasten off.
No. 8383 1st row: Ch 7, 4 d c in 7th ch from hook. Ch 7, turn. 2nd row: 5 d c in last d c made. Ch 7, turn. Repeat the 2nd row for desired length. Ch 6, do not turn but work along long side as follows: 1st row: * 4 d c in next ch-7 loop, ch 3, d c in d c at base of ch-7 loop, d c at base of same d c, ch 3. Repeat from * across, ending row with 4 d c in last loop. Ch 3, turn. 2nd row: D c in each of 4 d c, d c in next ch, * ch 2, skip 2 ch of next ch-3, d c in next ch, d c in each of next 4 d c, d c in next ch. Repeat from * across. Ch 5, turn. 3rd row: * Skip 2 sts, d c in next st, ch 2. Repeat from * cross. Fasten off.
No. 8346 Make a chain slightly longer than desired length. 1st row: D c in 8th ch from hook, * ch 2, skip 2 ch, d c in next ch. Repeat from * across. Ch 3, turn. 2nd row: * 2 d c in ch-2 sp, d c in next d c, ch 4, skip 1 sp, s c in next sp, ch 4, skip 1 sp, d c in next d c. Repeat from * across, ending row with 4 d c. Ch 1, turn. 3rd row: * S c in each of 4 d c, ch 9. Repeat from * across, ending row with 4 s c. Ch 1, turn. 4th row: S c in each of 3 s c, * ch 4, skip 4 ch of ch-9, in next ch make d c, ch 2 and d c. Ch 4, skip 1 s c, s c in each of next 3 s c. Repeat from * across. Ch 1, turn. 5th row: Skip 1 s c, s c in next s c, ** ch 4, in ch-2 sp make: d c, * ch 5, sl st in 4th ch from hook (1 p made), ch 1, d c in same ch-2. Repeat from * 2 more times, ch 4, skip 1.s c, s c in next s c. Repeat from * * across.
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