Narrow Anita crocheted shell lace edging

Narrow Anita edging

This is very similar to the Anita edging.


1. Ch 8, (dc, ch 2, dc, ch 2, dc, ch 2, dc) (=shell) in first ch (8th ch from hook). Ch 4, turn.
2. Dc in first ch 2 space, ch 2. Shell in next ch 2 space (the middle ch 2 of the previous shell). Dc in ch 8 loop. Ch 5, turn.
3. Shell in shell (make shell in second ch 2 space). Ch 4, turn.
4. Dc in first ch 2 space, ch 2. Shell in next ch 2 space (middle ch 2 of previous shell). Dc in previous ch 5 loop. Ch 5, turn.

Repeat rows 3 and 4 for length desired. To end off, omit last ch 5. Instead, ch 1, cut thread and pull loose end through.

The Anita shell crocheted edging

Anita shell lace edging

I am looking for Ravelry testers for this edging as of 7-25-16. Here's the test page: http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/free-pattern-testers/3443972/

Notes.

- Shell = dc, ch 2, dc, ch 2, dc, ch 2, dc. 

- Ch 4, dc in first 2-ch space, ch 2 = pointy bottom of motif, on the outside of the edging. 

- Ch 3, dc in previous ch 7 is the top of the edging that will be sewed to something.

1. Ch 10, (dc, ch 2, dc, ch 2, dc, ch 2, dc) (=shell) in first ch (10th from hook). First shell made. Turn.

2. Ch 4, dc in first ch-2 space. Ch 2. Shell in second (next) ch-2 space. Ch 3. Dc in previous 10-ch loop. Ch 7. Turn.

3. Shell in second ch-2 space (middle of previous shell, that is). Ch 4, turn.

4. Dc in first ch-2 space, ch 2. Shell in next ch-2 space (middle of previous shell). Ch 3, dc in previous 7-ch loop. Ch 7. Turn.

Repeat rows 3 and 4 for length desired. To end, omit last ch 7. Instead, ch 1, cut thread and pull through.

(For another variant on this, see "Narrow Anita Edging.")

Anita in sizes 10 and 30

The Agnes edging

Agnes Ann chart

Fancier than the Alice edging, The Agnes edging is a small asymmetrical edging based on shells. It would look nice done in a fine thread, say #30. This is DMC Baroque size 10 thread using a #9 (1.4 mm) hook. All shells are dc, ch 2, dc, ch 2, dc.

1. Ch 10. Dc, ch2, dc, ch 2, dc in 1st ch. Ch 6, turn.
2. Dc, ch 2, dc, ch2, dc in second ch 2 space. Dc into previous ch 10 space. Ch 5, turn.
3. Dc, ch 2, dc, ch2, dc in second ch 2 space. Ch 6, turn.
4. Dc, ch 2, dc, ch2, dc in second ch 2 space. Dc into previous ch 5 space. Ch 5, turn.

Repeat rows 3 and 4 to length desired. On last row omit the ch 5 and tie off.

Agnes chart

Repetition in the pattern

"Agnes Ann" (has an extra dc)

Agnes Ann:
1. Ch 10. Dc, ch2, dc, ch 2, dc (shell) in 1st ch. Ch 5, turn.
2. Dc into first ch-2 space, ch 2. Shell into second ch 2 space. Dc into previous ch 10 space. Ch 5, turn.
3. Shell in second ch 2 space. Ch 5, turn.
4. Dc in first 2-ch space, ch 2, shell in second ch 2 space. Dc into previous ch 5 space. Ch 5, turn.

Repeat rows 3 and 4 to length desired. On last row omit the ch 5 and tie off.

The Alice edging

This is  a tiny, basic, simple edging. I call it the Alice edging after my grandmother. It twists when made, but would straighten out sewed to something. After the first row, dc's go into dc's and into chain loops, not into ch.

Start at bottom left with a chain of 11.

Pulled thread stitches

Here are some close-ups of various pulled thread (drawn fabric) stitches from an informal sampler worked on burlap.

Three-sided stitch ground

Eyelet ground

Offset four-sided stitch

Wave stitch? Three-sided stitch's little brother

Been working on the ill-named faggot stitch, which I find very difficult to do. It is so called because it bundles the threads together. A faggot, or fagot, (as in wood) is a bundle.

Here are some stitches worked on linen and some kind of gauzy fabric:

Greens and blues striped shawl

This used the same set of colors as the seascape shawl but was not nearly as ambitious, just stripes. Didn't get pictures of this one.

Seascape shawl

This shawl is using all the blues and greens I can find in my stash, plus maybe some off-white. It is made with the Engineered Crochet Shell Stitch 01010. That is a series of shells where 0 is a chain and 1 is a dc, each anchored at the end with sc in the top of a shell in the previous row, thus
x01010x01010x
010x01010x01010, and so forth.

Start of shawl

Instead of changing colors at the ends of the rows, I am changing at random places in the rows to give a wavy effect, and using the weaver's knot instead of the Russian join for simplicity. I will wash and dry it when it's done to make sure it doesn't come apart. A small swatch using the knot washed and dried just fine, although when I emptied the dryer and couldn't find it I thought at first it had completely disintegrated and been sucked out with the hot air. This didn't seem very likely, and it turned up stuck inside a shirt.

Completed shawl