Crochet Borders$7

#93

STrrCHES & NOTES

Partial dc: Yam over, insert hook into stiteh or space indicated and puli up a loop, yam over and puli through 2 loops on hook.

Baae md, each side: Multiple of 8 + 5 + corner sts.

Begin 3 sts to leftof comer st

Rnd 1: Ch 1, sc in same st *[ch 1, skip 3 sts, (dc, ch 1) 3 times in next st dc in same st — large Shell madę, ch 1, skip 3 sts, sc in next st] to 2 sts before comer st ch 1, skip 2 sts, large shell in comer st ch 1, skip 2 sts, sc in next st rep from * around, omitting last sc, join with slip stto first sc.

Rnd 2: Ch 5 (counts as dc and ch-2), *[(dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc) in center ch-1 space of large shell — smali shell madę, ch 2, dc in next sc, ch 2] to corner shell, (dc, ch 1) fbur times in center ch-1 space of comer shell, dc in same space — comer gtoup madę, ch 2**, dc in next sc, ch 2; rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join with slip st to 3rd ch of ch-5, slip st in next ch-space.

Rnd 3: Ch 3 (courts as Partial dc and ch-1), *[(dc in next dc, ch 1, dc i n next ch-1 sp, ch 1) 2 times, dc i n nextdc, ch 1, Partial dc in next2 ch-2 spaces, yarn over and puli through all 3 loops on hook to dc2tog, ch 1] to corner group, (dc in nextdc, ch 1, dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) fbur times, dc in next dc —corner gtoup madę, ch 1 **, dc2tog over next 2 ch-2 spaces, ch 1; rep from * aroind, ending last rep at Partial dc in last ch-2 sp, insert hook into 2nd ch of beg ch-3, yarn over and puli through all 3 loops on hook to join.

Rnd 4: Ch 1, sc in nextdc, *[(sc in nextch-1 space, sc in next dc, sc in next ch-1 sp, (sc, ch 3, sc) in next dc, sc in next ch-1 sp, sc in nextdc, sc in next ch-1 space, insert hook into next dc and puli up a loop,