5 Doubles

(Notice only 2 picots.) 4 doubles, 1 picot

4 doubles, 1 picot

Fill loop of 13 with 4 doubles, 1 picot

4 doubles.

(Notice 3 picots.)

Fill last loop of 10 like the first.

(This makes one completed scallop.) Begin the next scallop with 15 doubles in the edge of the goods. This pattern crocheted in coarse linen is most effective on the edge of doilies.

Edge Of Doily

(Use No. 20 O. N. T.) Cut the doily the required size and prepare edge.

Crochet 4 doubles into goods, chain 4 for a picot, then 4 doubles into goods.

Chain 14 for the first scallop, turn and catch back into 5th stitch of the chain, leaving a loop the use of which will be revealed when the doily is ready to be finished. Cover this chain with 16 doubles; catch into cloth.

Turn and crochet in back of these 16 doubles till all are used.

4 doubles, 1 picot

4 doubles, 1 picot

Turn and crochet

4 doubles, 1 picot

4 doubles.

(This covers the 16 doubles and makes 3 picots in all.) Catch into cloth. (This will leave a detached scallop.) Crochet again into cloth 4 doubles, 1 picot, 4 doubles. Chain 9 and catch into first picot of detached scallop; fill this chain with 16 doubles and proceed as before. In making doilies, after crocheting the first scallop, use this as a unit and so equally divide the remainder of the circle, which will simplify the work and keep the scallops equal in size.

A Narrow Insertion

This is suitable for a shirt-waist or dress and can be used as a beading if desired.

Crochet chain of 16, fasten with a treble on this chain into ninth stitch from the needle. Chain 5 and fasten with a treble, skipping 5 of the foundation chain. Chain 3 and with a treble fasten to the end. This is the first row completed and will consist of three open spaces.

Turn, chain 8, and catch with treble into first treble of previous row. Crochet 4 trebles in the next space and fasten with a fifth treble into last treble of previous row. Chain 3 and catch with treble into chain of 8. This finishes the second row.

Turn, chain 8, fasten with a treble into first treble of previous row. Chain 5, skip 4 trebles, and fasten with a treble into next treble of previous row. Chain 3 and fasten with treble into chain of 8.

This will show the pattern and the repetition can be easily followed.

Ladder Pattern

(A narrow beading.) Crochet a chain of 18 and catch it together in a big loop; turn, chain 2, and into the big loop put 5 doubles, 1 picot of 5 chain, 5 doubles. Chain 10 and catch with a treble into the chain of 2 or the first of the 5 doubles (skipping over all that has been done). This will give a proper space between the bars.

Chain 2 and again fill chain of 10 with 5 doubles, 1 picot, 5 doubles.

Repeat until you have the desired length. The outer edge on each side is finished and made firm by filling each section with 4 doubles.

This beading if required for heavy linen may be made of No. 20, 24, or 36 Coats's cotton.