Gray Towel Edging #8115
This edging may be made with any of the AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY products listed below:
| Material | Quantity | Size of Needle |
|---|---|---|
| “DE LUXE” CROCHET COTTON Article 346 | 1 ball each Peach and Lt. Green | steel 7 |
| or | ||
| “PURITAN” CROCHET COTTON Article 40 | 1 ball each Pink and Nile Green | steel 7 |
| or | ||
| “STAR” PEARL COTTON Article 90, size 5 | 2 balls Lt. Peach 1 ball Nile Green | steel 7 |
| 1 Turkish Towel |
With Peach ch 12, 2 d c in 6th st from hook, ch 2, 2 d c in next st, ch 4, skip 4 sts of ch, sl st in last st, ch 3, turn.
2nd Row—9 d c in 1st loop, ch 1, 2 d c, ch 2, 2 d c (shell) in next loop, ch 5, turn.
3rd Row—Shell in center of shell, ch 1, 1 d c in each d c and 1 d c in 3rd st of end ch, ch 4, turn.
4th Row—1 d c in each d c with ch 1 between each d c, ch 2, shell in center of shell, ch 5, turn.
5th Row—Shell in shell, ch 2, 1 d c in each d c with ch 1 between each d c, ch 1, d c in 3rd st of ch, ch 3, turn.
6th Row—* D c in next mesh, d c in next d c, repeat from * 8 times, ch 3, shell in shell, ch 5, turn.
7th Row—Shell in shell, ch 3, s c in 1st d c, * ch 4, skip 1 d c, s c in next d c, repeat from * 8 times, ch 4, turn.
8th Row—S c in 1st loop, * ch 4, s c in next loop, repeat from * 7 times, ch 3, shell in shell, ch 5, turn.
9th Row—Shell in shell, ch 4, skip 1 loop, s c in next loop, ch 3, turn. Repeat from 2nd row for length desired. Sew to lower edge of towel as illustrated.
Attach Green in corner of towel to right of work, ch 1, 1 s c in each of the next 2 d c of shell, 2 s c in next loop, ch 3, sl st in last s c for picot, 1 s c in same loop, 1 s c in each of the next 2 d c, 2 s c, ch 3 picot, 1 s c in next loop, repeat from * 8 times, ** 3 s c, ch 3 picot, 2 s c in loop at point, working downward * 2 s c, ch 3 picot, 1 s c over next d c, repeat from * 3 times, 1 s c over next d c, 1 s c over s c between scallops, ch 3 picot, 1 s c in same loop with s c of previous row, * 2 s c, ch 3 picot, 1 s c in next loop, repeat from * 6 times, repeat from ** across row finishing opposite side to correspond.
Shaded Pink Edging #8114
This edging may be made with any of the AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY products listed below:
| Material | Quantity | Size of Needle |
|---|---|---|
| “GEM” CROCHET COTTON Article 35, size 30 | 1 ball Shaded Pinks or color desired | steel 11 or 12 |
| or | ||
| “STAR” CROCHET COTTON Article 20, size 30 | 1 ball Shaded Pinks or color desired | steel 11 or 12 |
| or | ||
| “STAR” CROCHET COTTON Article 30, size 30 | 1 ball Shaded Pinks or color desired | steel 11 or 12 |
| 1 Guest Towel |
Ch 4, d c in 4th st from hook, ch 2, 2 d c in same space, ch 5, turn.
2nd Row—2 d c, ch 2, 2 d c (shell) in the ch 2 loop, ch 5, turn.
3rd & 4th Rows—Shell in center of shell, ch 5, turn.
5th Row—Shell in center of shell, ch 3, working along side of edging, work 5 d c with ch 3 between each d c in next ch 5 loop, ch 3, s c in next ch 5 loop on side, ch 3, turn.
6th Row—Cluster st in next d c (cluster st: 3 d c in same space keeping last loop of each d c on hook, thread over and pull through all loops at one time), ch 3, sl st in top of cluster st for picot, * ch 4, cluster st in next d c, picot, repeat from * 3 times, ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 3, shell in center of shell, ch 5, turn.
Next 4 Rows—Shell in center of shell, ch 5, turn. Repeat from 5th row for length desired. Sew to end of towel.