Edging lace 2

                              Flower Edging lace 

Two crocheted flowers

Here is another easy edging lace. If you are a beginner you can use this type of thing for the practicing purpose. There are only simple stitches like chain, single crochet and double crochet.

If you use a thread for this you can have a very fine lace and can use to decorate fine things like handkerchiefs, baby frocks , baby blankets etc.

Abbreviations:

ch -chain

sc- single crochet 

dc - double crochet 

Instructions :

make 7 ch, join to the first ch with a dc. 

Then make 2 ch, join to the space of 7 ch with a dc.

Make 7 ch. 

Turn the work, make 1 dc into the ch 2 space.

make 2 ch  and make 1 dc into the  same ch 2 space. Then make 7 ch and turn the work and make 1 dc into the ch 2 space. Make 2 ch and 1 dc into the ch 2 space. 

Then make 10 dcs into the space of 7 chains. Join with an sc to the ch 2 space below.

Turn the work and make 4ch and join to the dc below with a single crochet.(sc) 

Then make 4 ch and join to the next dc with a single crochet.(sc) 

Likewise continue until you finish joining to all the dcs.

Make 3 ch and join to the ch 2 space with a double crochet.

Then make 2 ch and join to the  ch 2 space with a dc.

             

Then make 7 chains and turn the work and join to the ch 2 space with a dc.

Make 2 ch  and make 1 dc into the ch 2 space.

Make 7 ch, turn over and join to 2 ch space with a dc

                    

Then make 2 ch and join to the ch 2 space with a dc.

Make 7 ch turn and make 1 dc into the ch 2 space. Then make 2 chain and make a dc into the space of 2 ch.

           Then make 10 dc s into the space of 7 chains.

 

Then join to the ch 3 space of the first flower with a sc.

                                

Turn the work and make 4 ch and join to the first dc with a single crochet.(sc) 

Continue the work for needed length