Tinted Pink and Blue Motif Corner and Picot Edging #8122 (1951): vintage crochet pattern

Materials

• Fine crochet cotton (about size 70–80), variegated pink and blue — check the ball band for yardage
• 0.85 mm steel crochet hook
• A handkerchief
• Hook: Start with a 0.85 mm steel hook (the original No. 13) and change size to match the gauge

Abbreviations (US terms)

ch

chain

sc

single crochet

dc

double crochet

sl st

slip stitch

cl

cluster

sk

skip

sp

space

st

stitch

rep

repeat

Notes before you start

• Source: "Tinted Pink and Blue Corner and Edging" (#8122), Edgings: crocheted, tatted, hair pin lace (Star Book No. 81), American Thread Company, 1951. Public domain in the USA.
• As printed — materials: AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY “STAR” TATTING CROCHET, Article 25; 2 balls Tinted Pink and Blue or any color desired; Steel crochet hook No. 13; 1 Handkerchief. Gauge: Not given.
• Modernisation note: Abbreviations respelled to modern US style using the leaflet's own abbreviation table: s c → sc, s d c (short double crochet) → hdc, d c → dc, tr c → tr, d tr c → dtr; “thread over” → “yarn over”. Stitches, order and counts are unchanged.
• Modernisation note: Instructions split into one row, round or step per line; the original prints them as running paragraphs.
• Modernisation note: Hook conversion: the leaflet uses the mid-century US steel hook numbering; the metric size given is the usual modern equivalent (No. 7 ≈ 1.65 mm, No. 11 ≈ 1.1 mm, No. 12 ≈ 1.0 mm, No. 13 ≈ 0.85 mm). Old hooks varied — match the gauge suggestion rather than the number.
• Modernisation note: Thread: the original “Star” Tatting Crochet (Article 25) is a fine mercerised cotton with no size printed; a modern fine crochet cotton (around size 70–80) is the closest match. Check your ball band for yardage.
• Modernisation note: Finishing steps are our addition.

Motif

1. Ch 5, join to form a ring, ch 1 and work 8 sc in ring, join in 1st sc.
2. 2nd Row—Ch 6, dc in next sc, * ch 3, dc in next sc, repeat from * 5 times, ch 3, join in 3rd st of ch.
3. 3rd Row—Sl st into loop, ch 3, 2 dc in same space leaving last loop of each dc on hook, yarn over and pull through all loops at one time, ch 5, cluster st in same space (cluster st: 3 dc in same space keeping last loop of each dc on hook, yarn over and pull through all loops at one time), * ch 3, dc in next loop, ch 3, 2 cluster sts with ch 5 between in next loop, repeat from * twice, ch 3, dc in next loop, ch 3, join.
4. 4th Row—4 sc, ch 5, 4 sc over next loop (corner), 4 sc over next loop, sc in next dc, 4 sc over next loop, repeat from beginning all around, join.
5. 5th Row—Sl st to the ch 5 loop at corner, ch 6, dc in same space, * ch 5, 2 dc with ch 3 between in same space, ch 5, skip 7 sc, 1 sc in each of the next 2 sc, ch 3, sl st in top of last sc for picot, sc in next sc, ch 5, skip 7 sc, 2 dc with ch 3 between in the ch 5 loop at next corner, repeat from * all around ending row with ch 5, 2 dc with ch 3 between in same space, ch 5, skip 7 sc, 1 sc in each of the next 2 sc, ch 3, sl st in top of last sc for picot, sc in next sc, ch 5, join in 3rd st of ch, cut thread.