Handkerchief Edging Pattern #CT-226

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Handkerchief Edging Pattern

MATERIALS: J. & P. Coats Tat­ting-Crochet, Size 70, 2 balls … Steel Crochet Hook No. 14 … Hem­stitched linen handkerchief.

FIRST MOTIF … Starting at center, ch 10. Join with sl st to form ring. 1st rnd: Ch 3, dc in ring, ch 5, sc in 5th ch from hook (picot), in ring make (3 dc, picot) 7 times and dc. Join and break off.

SECOND MOTIF … Starting at center, ch 10. Join with sl st to form ring. 1st rnd: Ch 3, dc in ring, ch 2, sl st in any picot on First Motif, ch 2, sc in 5th ch from hook on Second Motif. Complete rnd as for First Motif.
   Make necessary number of motifs to go across each side of handkerchief, joining them as Second Motif was joined to First Motif and leaving 3 picots free on each side of joinings on each motif.
   To form corner, make 2 more motifs, joining them to adjacent side motifs as before so that there is only one picot free on each of the 4 corner motifs inside the joinings.

FILL-IN-LACE … Attach thread to a free picot between joinings, ch 3, dc in next 3 free picots. Sl st in top of ch-3. Break off. Work all corners in this manner.
    Pin crocheted edging in place and sew 3 picots of each side motif to handkerchief edge. Pin corners in place. Cut away linen under corner motifs. Make a narrow hem. Sew crocheted corners in place.