Crochet Borders
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edging. Worki ng a base round stabilizes the edge and creates a foundation onto which to work the border stitches. A round of single crochet usually works well for this purpose. Take care to work the base-round stitches evenly. If you work the base round in the main color of the piece, any uneven spacing orstitching will be minimized (see example B at right). You can always add another round of stitches in a contrasting color before stitching the edging, ifdesired.

The instructions in this book give a stitch countfor the base round, assumi ng that the base round is the round immediately preceding the border design you are about to stitch. The instructions dont spell out the base round or indicate where to start and end that round, but you can see the single crochet base round in each photographed sample.

Contrasting color basa round (A). The single crochet base round in this example was worked in a different color from the main piece. Wille the second round of stitches is even, the initial round looks somewhat uneven due to the naturę of working into the selvedge edge.