Hinekoa's Corner

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 36, 11 August 1934, Page 20

Hinekoa's Corner

A BABY'S BEDSPEEAD

Make 5 chain stitches and join, in a ring. Into this do 3 trcblo and 2 'chain stitches, 3 treble and 2 chain. stitches, 3 treble and 2 chain stitches, 3 treble and 2 chain stitches. Join with first treble stitch, break

wool, and pull through loop to seeuro it. With a (liffcront coloured wool, do 3 treble, 2 chaiu, 3 treble, into each of tho four corner gaps made by the two chain in the first row.

Break wool and gull through looji to secure it, •

(Lassie lias made one for Hinekoa's cuphoard. It is like a carpet of flowers . . . of the loveliest hues. Perhaps, if you make a doll's bedspread successfully, you would like to make a larger one for Baby. X you do,' choose cream wool' and Bale' shades of pink and Wue for the flower centres,—CAlßlEL.)

When you havo enough squares (12 is a good number) take a third coloured, wool and crochet round all four sides, a double-crochet;' stitch ■; '■ into:.; v every) stitch. l:

Then arrange your squares^ foiir rows of threo if you have twelve. With tho "c,dge" wooll, over-sow tho sides of tho short rows. This gives you 4" strips. Then over-sew tho sides-: of-thoi strips, and that joins all into one whole. Be careful to do all the Over-sewing from the samo side.

Now} either crochet right round tho bedspread twice, with double-crochet stitch, to niakb a border, or if you can do shell-edging, that is very pfotty. Trim, off loose ends 'of wool very; carefully, arid ask if you may press the bedspread with $ cool iron. Thajt gives it a nicely finished look.

Shell Edging.—Do 5 treble stitches all into one stitch of tho work, then miss a stitch and do a double-crochet, then miss a stitch and do five treble into ono stitch. Repeat all1 round tho edge. If you have nino squares.instead of 12, it may be used for a' shawl instead of a-bedspread. . , ,

Tho more colours in it, tho gayer It ts. Short ends will inako the centre of the squares, so collect all tho left-over scraps of wool* .Variegated wool is' lovely, too. , " "LASSIE.*? 1 i Kclbunf, , '