See directions for hairpin lace on [page 2].
With White work a strip of hairpin lace to fit around handkerchief (about 480 loops on each side of staple).
Attach Fuchsia through 1st 3 loops of hairpin lace keeping the twist in the loops, * ch 4, s c through next 3 loops, repeat from * across lace, cut thread.
Sew this side to handkerchief easing in a little fullness at each corner.
With White work another length of hairpin lace same as 1st length allowing 6 loops more for each corner.
Join 2nd length to 1st length as follows: attach Fuchsia through 1st 3 loops of 1st length, ch 2, s d c in same space (s d c: thread over hook, insert in st, pull through, thread over and pull through all loops at one time), ch 2, thread over hook, insert in 1st 3 loops of 2nd length, thread over and pull loop up about ⅛ inch, thread over, insert through same 3 loops, thread over and pull loop up the same length, thread over and pull through all 5 loops at one time, * ch 2, thread over hook, insert through next 3 loops of 1st length, thread over and pull loop up about ⅛ inch, thread over hook, insert through same 3 loops, pull loop up the same length, thread over and pull through all 5 loops at one time (small puff st) ch 2, small puff st through next 3 loops of 2nd length, repeat from * to the 3 loops before corner 3 loops of 1st length, ch 2, small puff st through next 3 loops of 1st length, ch 2, small puff st through next 3 loops of 2nd length, ch 2, small puff st through same 3 loops of 1st length, * ch 2, small puff st through next 3 loops of 2nd length, ch 2, small puff st through next 3 loops of 1st length, ch 2, small puff st through next 3 loops of 2nd length, ch 2, small puff st through same 3 loops of 1st length, repeat from * once, * ch 2, small puff st through next 3 loops of 2nd length, ch 2, small puff st through next 3 loops of 1st length, repeat from * across each side, working all corners same as 1st corner, join, cut thread.
Next Row—Attach Fuchsia in 1st of the 3 corner loops, ** ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 5, s c in next loop, * ch 4, s c through next 3 loops, repeat from * to 1st loop at next corner, repeat from ** all around ending row to correspond, ch 4, join.
Next Row—sl st into loop, ch 3, 2 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 5, sl st in 3rd st from hook for picot, ch 2, cluster st in same space (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 5, sl st in 3rd st from hook for picot, ch 2 (picot loop), 2 cluster sts with picot loop between in next loop, * picot loop, cluster st in next loop, repeat from * all around working all corners same as 1st corner ending row to correspond, join, cut thread.
| CROCHET ABBREVIATIONS | |
|---|---|
| ch | Chain |
| st | Stitch |
| sts | Stitches |
| sl-st | Slip st. |
| s c | Single Crochet |
| s d c | Short Double Crochet |
| d c | Double Crochet |
| tr c | Treble Crochet |
| d tr c | Double Treble Crochet |
| tr tr c | Triple Treble Crochet |
* Asterisk—This sign indicates that the instructions immediately following are to be repeated the given number of times plus the original.