- Diagram
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- Step by step instructions #3042
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- King, Helen S., A Book of Edgings, 1912
Guide
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The Pillow-Slip edging creates an airy and openwork border.
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Feel free to use any type of yarn (or even thread) for your project. Most yarns have the recommended crochet hook size on the label.
Techniques used in this stitch
UK / US crochet term:
Chain stitch – ch
Slip stitch – sl.st
Double crochet / Single crochet – dc / sc
Treble / Double crochet – tr / dc
Double treble / treble – d.tr / tr
Triple treble / Double treble – t.tr / d.tr: Yarn over the hook 3 times, insert the hook in st, yarn over the hook and pull it through the st. Yarn over the hook and draw yarn through the first 2 loops on the hook. Repeat the preceding step three more times until you have only 1 loop left on the hook.
Picot of puff stitch – picot: work 3ch, 1 puff.st in 1st ch, 1ch, sl.st in the same ch.
Stitch - st
Work 5ch and sl.st in last ch.
Row 1: 7ch, 8 t.tr/d.tr in ring of 5ch, turn.

Row 2: 5 ch, work 2d.tr/tr together (work 2 incomplete d.tr/tr, yarn over the hook and draw yarn through all loops on the hook), * 6ch, 3d.tr/tr together; rep from * one more time, turn.



Row 3: 1ch, 9dc/sc in 1st space of 6ch, 9dc/dc + 5ch + 1dc/sc in next space of 6ch, turn.

Row 4: 7ch, 17 t.tr/d.tr in space of 5ch, turn.

Row 5: 5 ch, work 2d.tr/tr together, * 6ch, 3d.tr/tr together; rep from * 4 more times, 1d.tr/tr in rig of 5ch, turn.

Row 6: Work 9dc/sc in 1st , 2nd, 3rd and 4th space of 6ch and 9dc/dc + 5ch + 1dc/sc in last space of 6ch, turn.

Row 7: 7ch, 17 t.tr/d.tr in space of 5ch, turn.
Row 8: 5 ch, work 2d.tr/tr together, * 6ch, 3d.tr/tr together; rep from * 4 more times, 1dc/sc in previous shell (see pictures), turn.


Row 9: Work 9dc/sc in 1st , 2nd, 3rd and 4th space of 6ch and 9dc/dc + 5ch + 1dc/sc in last space of 6ch, turn.

Repeat rows 7 – 9 until you have reached your desired length.
Finishing:
Round 1: 7ch, 8 t.tr/d.tr in space of 5ch, turn.
Round 2: 5 ch, work 2d.tr/tr together, * 6ch, 3d.tr/tr together; rep from * one more time, 1dc/sc in previous shell, turn.
Round 3: Work 9dc/sc in 1st and 2nd spaces of 6ch, turn.

Upper edge:
Row 1: 8ch, skip 8st, * 1d.tr/tr in next, 5ch, skip 4st, work 1 incomplete d.tr/tr in next st, 1 incomplete t.tr/d.tr in the same st where two shells join together, skip 4st, 1 incomplete d.tr/tr in next st, yarn over the hook and draw yarn through all loops on the hook (3 sts together), 5ch, skip 4st, 1d.tr/tr in next, 5ch, skip 7st, 1tr/dc in next, 5ch, skip 8st; rep from *, 1d.tr/tr in next, 5ch, work 3 sts together, 5ch, 1d.tr/tr in last dc/sc, turn.



Row 2: 5ch, * skip 2st, 1tr/dc in next, 2ch; rep from*, 1tr/dc in 3rd ch, turn.

Row 3: 1ch, * 2dc/sc in 1st space of 2ch, 1 picot, 3dc/sc in next space of 2ch; rep from *.



Color combinations with purple & pink:

Colors & rounds: 1 - 2 – 3 - purple, 4 - 5 – pink, * 6 - 7 - 8 - purple, 9 - 10 – 11 - pink * .

Color combinations with beige & cyan:

Colors & rounds: 1 - 2 - beige, * 3 - 4 - 5 – brown, 6 - 7 - 8 - cyan, 9 - 10 – 11 - beige * .


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