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- “HOME WORK”, ROSE PUBLISHING CO. (LTD.), 1881
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The Three Chain lace creates an airy and openwork border.
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Materials
Pearl cotton, crochet thread size 12, and steel crochet hook size 1.25 - 1.50 mm / 10 - 8.
You may use any yarn of your choice, and a suitable hook.
Techniques used in this stitch
Chain stitch – ch
Double crochet / Single crochet – dc/sc
Treble / Double crochet – tr / dc
Double treble / Treble – d.tr / tr
Shell - 3 tr/dc + 1 ch + 3tr/dc in the same stitch
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Row 1: 5 ch skip, shell in next ch, 3 ch, 4 ch skip, 1 dc/sc in next, 3 ch, 2 ch skip, 1 dc/sc in next, 3 ch, shell in last ch. Turn.
Row 2: 5 ch skip, shell in next ch, 3 ch, 4 ch skip, 1 dc/sc in next, 3 ch, 2 ch skip, 1 dc/sc in next, 3 ch, shell in last ch. Turn.
Row 3: 3 ch, shell in shell, 3 tr/dc in space of 3 ch, 3 tr/dc in tr/dc below, 3 tr/dc in next space of 3 ch, shell in shell. Turn.
Row 4: 3 ch, shell in shell, 3 ch, 3 tr/dc in middle 3 tr/dc below, 3 ch, shell in shell,
12 d. tr/tr in space of 3 ch and shells below, 1 dc/sc in first ch of row below. Turn.
Row 5: 5 ch, work 11 times: 1 dc/sc in space between d.tr/tr + 5 ch; 1 dc/sc in space between d.tr/tr and shell, 2 ch,
shell in shell, 3 ch, 1 dc/sc in space of 3 ch, 3 ch, 1 dc/sc in next space of 3 ch, 3 ch, shell in shell, 1 tr/dc in first ch of previous row. Turn.
Repeat 2 - 5 rows.
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