_Illustrated on center pages_
Materials Required: AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY
“STAR” TATTING CROCHET, Article 25
2 balls each White and Fuchsia or any contrasting color
1 Handkerchief 11 inches x 11 inches
Hairpin staple ½ inch wide
Steel crochet hook No. 13
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.