Elsa 3044 Model 108

This is a pretty lace edging which you can see here. It is in a booklet with quite a few Herbert Niebling patterns, but there is no way I can tell if this is a HN pattern, so I'm listing it with other vintage patterns instead.

The instructions are a bit tricky, I think. So I'll give the original instructions and then what I would do instead. The instructions call for size 100 crochet thread and size 1.25 needles. I assume that is 1.25 mm, as the thread is very fine. Begin by sewing the narrowly rolled edge of a handkerchief tightly at a rate of 7 stitches per 1 cm. At the corners sew 3 stitches in 1 puncture point (last stitch of one side, corner stitch, first stitch of next side). Pick up 1 stitch out of every 2 stitches on a knitting needle; the number of stitches on each side should be divisible by 13, plus 1 st for each corner. Knit two rounds then begin following the chart with the first stitch after a corner stitch. For each repeat knit up to the second heavy red line, this includes the new stitches from round 7 onwards. At the corner knit the stitches up to the FIRST heavy red line, skip the stitches between the red lines, and knit the stitches after the SECOND red line. Then begin again on the next side. Knit all stitches on the intermediate rounds. Bind off with a crochet hook, as shown in the last round. Chain 10 between decreases.

I think it would be easier to knit a swatch of the chart. Then figure out how many stitches you are getting per inch in pattern. Use this to calculate the number of stitches required to knit the lace: 13 stitches per repeat, plus 1 stitch per corner. Either way (my way or the original instructions), you'll have some calculating to do. Follow the knitting instructions in the last paragraph (knit two rounds, then begin following the chart as described above.)

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