Open Vandyke Edging
Chain and cotton as last receipt.
1st row—Treble.
2nd row—The same.
3rd row—1 plain, 4 chain, miss 1.
4th row—1 chain, 1 plain; the plain stitches are always in the middle of the chain in last row; 4 chain, miss 5, 1 plain, 4 chain, miss 5, 1 plain, 4 chain, miss 5, 1 plain; turn back, so as to work on the 4th row.
5th row—1 chain, miss 1, 1 plain, 4 chain, miss 5, 1 plain, 4 chain, miss 5, 1 plain; turn back.
6th row—1 chain, miss 1, 1 plain, 4 chain, miss 5, 1 plain. Work 6 shepherd’s stitches down the side of vandyke, so as to bring the thread to the 3rd row: this forms 1 vandyke.
Repeat from 4th row.