CROCHET EDGING.

Materials.—Cotton, No. 40, crochet hook, No. 22, eagle card-board gauge.

This edging will be found very pretty for children’s dresses and similar articles.

Make a chain of the length required.

1st. row.—1 dc., 1 ch., miss 1; repeat.

2nd.—✕ 1 dc. under a loop, 6 ch., miss 1 loop, dc. under 2nd, 6 ch., miss 1 ✕; repeat.

3rd.—✕ 7 dc. under 1 loop; 3 ch., 2 dc. under next loop, 3 ch. ✕; repeat.

4th.—✕ 6 dc. over 7, 4 ch.; 2 dc. over 2, 4 ch. ✕; repeat.

5th.—✕ 4 dc. over 6, 4 ch.; 3 sc. over 2, 4 ch. ✕; repeat.

6th.—✕ 3 dc. over 4, 4 ch.; 1 dc. before 3 sc., 5 ch.; 1 dc. after sc., 4 ch. ✕; repeat.

7th.—✕ 2 dc. over 3, 5 ch.; 6 dc. under the 5 ch., 5 ch., ✕; repeat.

8th.—✕ 1 dc. between 2 dc., 5 ch., 1 dc. after first of 6 dc., 3 ch; dc. after 2nd, 3 ch., dc. after 3rd, 3 ch., dc. after 4th, 3 ch., dc. after 5th, 5 ch. ✕; repeat.