Rings and Roses Edging
from Old and New Designs in Crochet Work
by Sophie T. LaCroix, Published in the year 1914
Note: I have rewritten these instructions in today's crochet terms.
Sandi Marshall
No size of thread given in original pattern. I made a sample with size 20 thread, using a size 10 steel crochet hook, which resulted in a rose that's 2 inches round; just to give you an idea of finished size. Use whatever size thread you desire.
Large Ring - chain 40, join with slip stitch to form a ring.
Rnd 1: Chain 1, work 67 sc in ring. Slip stitch in first sc of this round.
Rnd 2: Chain 1, sc in each sc around. Slip stitch in first sc of this round.
Small Rings - chain 30, loop through large ring, then join with a slip stitch in first chain of small ring.
Rnd 1: Chain 1, 48 sc in ring. Slip stitch in first sc of this round.
Rnd 2: Chain 1, sc in each sc around. Slip stitch in first sc of this round.
Repeat the above instructions to make number of rings needed, which you join-as-you-go, in this order (refer to photo at top of this page: http://crochet.about.com/cs/vintage/a/051504.htm ... you can click on that photo and then click on NEXT for a closer image, plus you can right-click on that photo to print it): 3 small, one large, 7 small, one large and 3 small rings.
Rose - Chain 9, join with slip stitch to form a ring.
Rnd 1: 12 sc in ring.
Rnd 2: (ch 5, sc) in each sc around.
Rnd 3: Skipping each ch-5 of previous row, (ch 5, skip next sc, sc in next sc) 6 times.
Rnd 4: (sc, 6 dc, sc) in each chain-5 space around. At end of round, slip stitch in first sc. (6 petals)
Rnd 5: (ch 7, sc) in each sc (skipping the 6-dc group of stitches
each time). When you have finished, be sure each chain-7 is positioned behind
each petal. (Just pull the chain-7 to the back of the petal with your fingers, if it isn't.)
Rnd 6: (sc, 3 dc, 3 treble, 3 dc, sc) in each chain-7 space. At end of round, slip stitch in first sc. (6 petals)
Rnd 7: (ch 9, sc) in each sc (skipping the dc/tr group of stitches
each time). When you have finished, be sure each chain-9 is positioned behind
each petal.
Rnd 8: (sc, 3 dc, 5 treble, 3 dc, sc) in each chain-9 space. At end of round, slip stitch in first sc. (6 petals)
Fasten off.
Hand sew to the piece you are edging. In this example, a cloth piece was cut in a wide zig-zag shape to accomodate the shape of the rings and roses. The cloth piece was hemmed with a 1/4" hem, then the rings and roses were sewn to it. As you can see by the photo, only the top edge of each of these rings are sewn down: 1st, 2nd, 6th through 10th, 14th, 15th. The three rings directly below each rose are not sewn down; they hang freely. Only the top half of each rose is sewn down, the bottom half of each rose hangs down below the edge of the piece you are attaching it to. (None of this sewing information was given in the 1914 pattern. In those days the crocheter was expected to just *know* how to do it.)
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For comparison, see Page 2 for the Rings and Roses Instructions as they appeared in the original 1914 directions. As you can see, I added a lot of instructions to help you in recreating this vintage design.
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