_Illustrated on front cover_
Materials Required: AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY
“STAR” TATTING CROCHET, Article 25
2 balls Tinted Pink and Yellow or any color desired
1 Shuttle
1 Handkerchief
MOTIF: R, 3 d, 4 p sep by 3 d, 3 d, cl r. R, 3 d, join to last p of last
r made, 3 d, 4 p sep by 3 d, 3 d, cl r. R, 3 d, join to last p of last r
made, 3 d, 3 p sep by 3 d, 3 d, cl r (clover), turn. Ch, 6 d, small p, 3
d, small p, 6 d, turn. * R, 3 d, p, 3 d, join to center free p of last r
made, 3 d, 2 p sep by 3 d, 3 d, cl r. R, 3 d, join to last p of last r
made, 3 d, 4 p sep by 3 d, 3 d, cl r. R, 3 d, join to last p of last r
made, 3 d, 3 p sep by 3 d, 3 d, cl r, turn. Ch, 6 d, join to last p of
previous ch, 3 d, small p, 6 d, turn. Repeat from * twice joining the
last r to 1st r made and joining the ch at corresponding picots, tie and
cut.
2nd Row—R, 4 d, 4 p sep by 4 d, 4 d, cl r, * turn. Ch, 6 d, turn. R, 4
d, p, 4 d, join to last p of last r made, 4 d, 2 p sep by 4 d, 4 d, cl
r. R, 4 d, join to last p of last r made, 4 d, 4 p sep by 4 d, 4 d, cl
r. R, 4 d, join to last p of last r made, 4 d, 3 p sep by 4 d, 4 d, cl
r, turn. Ch, 6 d, turn. R, 4 d, join to center free p of last r made, 4
d, 3 p sep by 4 d, 4 d, cl r, turn. Ch, 6 d, p, 6 d, join to p of 1st r
of clover of 1st row, 6 d, join to 1st p of next r of same clover of 1st
row, 6 d, p, 3 d, turn. R, 4 d, p, 4 d, join to center free p of last r
made, 4 d, 2 p sep by 4 d, 4 d, cl r. R, 4 d, join to last p of last r
made, 3 d, 4 p sep by 3 d, 4 d, cl r. R, 4 d, join to last p of last r
made, 4 d, 3 p sep by 4 d, 4 d, cl r, turn. Ch, 3 d, join to last p of
last ch, 6 d, skip 1 p of same r of 1st row, join in next p, 6 d, join
to next p of next r of same clover, 6 d, p, 6 d, turn. R, 4 d, p, 4 d,
join to center free p of last r made, 4 d, 2 p sep by 4 d, 4 d, cl r.
Repeat from * twice, turn. Ch, 6 d, turn. R, 4 d, p, 4 d, join to last p
of last r made, 4 d, 2 p sep by 4 d, 4 d, cl r. R, 4 d, join to last p
of last r made, 4 d, 4 p sep by 4 d, 4 d, cl r. R, 4 d, join to last p
of last r made, 4 d, 3 p sep by 4 d 4 d, cl r, turn. Ch, 6 d, turn. R, 4
d, join to center free p of last r made, 4 d, 3 p sep by 4 d, 4 d, cl r,
turn. Ch, 6 d, join to opposite p of last ch, 6 d, join to next p of
next r of 1st row, 6 d, join to next p of next r of same clover of 1st
row, 6 d, p, 3 d, turn. R, 4 d, p, 4 d, join to center free p of last r
made, 4 d, 2 p sep by 4 d, 4 d, cl r. R, 4 d, join to last p of last r
made, 3 d, 4 p sep by 3 d, 4 d, cl r. R, 4 d, join to last p of last r
made, 4 d, p, 4 d, join to center free p of 1st r made, 4 d, p, 4 d, cl
r, turn. Ch, 3 d, join to opposite p of last ch, 6 d, skip 1 p, join in
next p of same r of same clover, 6 d, join to next p of next r of same
clover, 6 d, join to p of opposite ch, 6 d, tie and cut.
Work 3 more motifs in same manner. Sew one motif in each corner of
handkerchief leaving the clover extend over edge of handkerchief. Cut
away extra material from underneath motif.
EDGE: R, 3 d, 3 p sep by 3 d, 3 d, cl r. R, 3 d, join to last p of last
r, 3 d, 4 p sep by 3 d, 3 d, cl r. R, 3 d, join to last p of last r, 3
d, 2 p sep by 3 d, 3 d, cl r, turn. Ch, 3 d, p, 6 d, p, 2 d, p, 6 d, p,
3 d, turn. * R, 3 d, p, 3 d, join to center p of last r, 3 d, p, 3 d, cl
r. R, 3 d, join to last p of last r, 3 d, 4 p sep by 3 d, 3 d, cl r. R,
3 d, join to last p of last r, 3 d, 2 p sep by 3 d, 3 d, cl r, turn. Ch,
3 d, join to last p of last ch, 6 d, p, 2 d, p, 6 d, p, 3 d, turn.
Repeat from * until strip is long enough to fit across side between
corner motifs. Work 3 more strips in same manner and sew on each side of
handkerchief between the corner motifs.