Flower Edging lace
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| 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
