Handkerchief with White Rice Stitch Edging #8120

Materials Required: AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY “STAR” TATTING CROCHET, Article 25 3 balls White or color desired 1 Handkerchief 11 inches square Steel crochet hook No. 13

Attach thread in 4th space to right from corner, ch 6, d c in same space, skip 2 spaces (about ¼ inch), 1 d c, ch 3, 1 d c in next space, ch 4, 2 d c in 4th st from hook keeping last loop of each d c on hook, thread over and pull through all loops at one time (a rice st), 1 d c, ch 3, 1 d c (shell) in corner space, ch 4, rice st in 4th st from hook, 1 d c, ch 3, 1 d c (shell) in next space, ** skip 2 spaces, shell in next space, * ch 4, rice st in 4th st from hook, skip 2 spaces, shell in next space, skip 2 spaces, shell in next space, repeat from * to space before next corner ending with the 2 shells having the last shell in space before the corner, work a rice st, shell in corner space, work a rice st, shell in next space, repeat from ** all around working all corners same as 1st corner, ending row with rice st, join in 3rd st of ch.

2nd Row—Sl st into loop, ch 6, d c in same space, shell in next shell, work a rice st, shell in corner shell, * work a rice st, shell in next shell, shell in next shell, repeat from * all around working all corners same as 1st corner and joining last rice st in 3rd st of ch.

3rd Row—Sl st into shell, ch 6, d c in same space, shell in next shell, work a rice st, 2 d c with ch 3 between in corner loop, ch 5, 2 d c with ch 3 between in same space, * rice st, shell in each of the next 2 shells, repeat from * all around working all corners same as 1st corner, joining last rice st in 3rd st of ch.

4th Row—Same as last row but working a shell in each of the 3 loops at each corner.

5th Row—Same as last row but working a shell in each shell at each corner.

6th Row—Work a shell in each shell and a rice st over each rice st working 1 d c, ch 3, 1 d c, ch 5, 1 d c, ch 3, 1 d c in center shell at each corner. Repeat the 5th and 6th rows once.

9th Row—Sl st into shell, ch 7, sl st in 3rd st from hook for picot, ch 1, d c in same space, d c in next shell, ch 4, sl st in 3rd st from hook for picot, ch 1, d c in same space, rice st, * d c in next shell, ch 4, sl st in 3rd st from hook for picot, ch 1, d c in same space, repeat from * 6 times, * rice st, work 1 d c, ch 1, ch 3 picot, ch 1, 1 d c in each of the next 2 shells, repeat from * all around working all corners same as 1st corner, join, cut thread.