When I posted my crochet throw a while back, I promised to post the edging pattern so here it is. The laciness adds a lovely dimension to the throw, and I’m definitely planning on using it on a shawl sometime soon.
There are four rounds, but the first is simply a base layer of sc all around your working edge to secure the edging to, and the second is just chain 5 and chain 3 loops to secure the next two rounds to… anyway enough talking about it and on with the pattern!
Pretty lacy edging:
Round 1: Join edge yarn and sc in each stitch around the blanket, join with ss to finish the round. I went with 3 sc in each corner, but just add enough stitches to the corner so it stays flat and doesn’t pull.
Round 2: Chain 5, skip next 4 sc, (dc, ch3, dc) in next sc, ch 5, skip next 4 sc, sc in next sc. repeat around, join with ss to finish the round.
Round 3: Chain 5, sc in next ch-5 space, 3dc, ch3, 3dc in next ch-3 space, sc in next ch-5 space, repeat around, join with ss to finish the round.
Round 4: Ch1, *sc in next 5ch, dc in next dc, picot, dc in next dc, dc in next dc, picot, (2dc, picot, 2dc) in next ch3 space, picot, dc in next dc, dc in next dc, picot, dc in next dc, sc in next ch5 space* Repeat between * and * around. Join with ss into ch1 to finish the round.
Picot = chain 5, ss in fourth ch from hook.
And in case you missed it the first time around here is a little video of me crocheting the last round of the edging…
It’s frustrating for me to watch because there are so many little hiccups (yarn catching/missing the stitch etc) in my crocheting… I’m usually a very smooth crocheter!
Happy to answer any questions about this, just sing out 🙂
Have a happy day! J xox
The Green Dragonfly 
Thank you for the pattern, a pretty edging for all kinds of projects. – Sharon
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Hi Sharon, thanks I agree it would be lovely on lots of different projects too! x
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Thank you for sharing. Love the cat too!
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Oh my Gosh your cat is like my cats twin!
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Ha, how funny!
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That is beautiful Janette oh and I love your kitty too, miss fur, no cats anymore
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He is pretty cute, when he’s asleep… and not bringing in mouses!
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I see no hiccups in the video! And I’m intrigued by how you hold your hook and yarn! I give myself cramps the way I hold mine, but I don’t know if it’s too late for me to change! Love the border! So pretty!
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I try to hold the hook lightly because if I don’t I too get sore hands, especially if I’m am crocheting a lot… I hold the yarn weird, but that’s the best way to get good tension for me 🙂
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The border is lovely, thanks for sharing. I recently finished a baby blanket, it will finish it off nicely!
Your cat is purrfectly happy on your blanket….ahh
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Sounds great, I’d love to see a photo when you are done!
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You are so kind to share. Thank you very much. God bless you. ❤
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Thank you Joanne xx
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Absolutely beautiful
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Thanks 🙂
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Hello, Janette!
I´d like to thank you for sharing the gorgeous pattern for Top Down Crochet Cardigan! I´ve crocheted mine and I´m totally in love with it. I had some difficulties to make it bigger to fit me, but in the end I like it very much. If you want to take a look, I´ve just posted it on my blog: http://linhasimaginarias.blogspot.com.br/2014/06/verde-que-te-quero-ver.html
I´ve linked to your pattern, of course.
Best regards, from Brazil, Claudia
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Hi Claudia, I’ve just been over and had a look… It’s fabulous, the color and the fit are perfect- well done! I’m now wishing I’d made one in green 🙂 xxx ps is it ok if I post it on the Facebook page and link to your site?
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Where can I find this pattern in English? I love the cardigan! Also, tonight I was looking for an edging for a baby granny square blanket. I was having a hard time with the pattern, so I had searched & didn’t find what I wanted, so I decided to do a sc along the edge & hope for inspiration! Got into bed & started looking at FB, where I saw this edging, just what I wanted. I will start it tomorrow ! Thanks!
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Thank you for such a GORGEOUS pattern! xoxoxo
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I always really enjoy watching people crochet. They don’t like me staring at knit groups etc so I like the video very much. 🙂 thanks for your visits today, it reminded me I haven’t been here for ages.
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Such pretty edging. I think I’ll have to make something especially to try this out!
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It is such a pretty edging and I love that blue colour very much
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This is such a gorgeous edge, I will definitely be using the pattern sometime in the near future. Thank you for sharing and great blog so by the way! I am a new fan 😀
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Can you let me know what kind of yarn you are using and the size of your hook?
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Hi there! I’m using the edging right now and I’m having some trouble with round three. After chain 5 am i single crocheting in the chain 5 space or a stitch? Are there any chains to get to the chain 3 space?
Thanks
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Hi, just sc into the space created by the chain 5 of the row before. There are no chains to get to the chain 3 space. J
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I finally looked at the pattern in the light of day and with a little more confidence and it made sense this time 😉 I’ve started round 3 and it’s going well. Thanks for the help!
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Amazing blanket, Janette – what wool did you use for this one?
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Just curious, what weight yarn did you use for this afghan?
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I love your work. Thank you for the pattern. I have to say your cat looks like my Sassee and her sister Tigger. She is so pretty.
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Hi Sassee and Tigger from Billy the cat!
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Sorry entered the wrong email. Need to put my glasses on.
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i love this pattern but i’m stuck on round 3 think i will have to give up,you said in an earlier comment there is no chain to get to the ch3 space but it reads ch3 then 3dc into ch3 loop?i’m pretty new to crochet but have done round 1 and 2 ok
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Hi Linda, sorry you are having trouble. I just used this pattern again to make an edging for a shawl and it works fine… From the sc you just make your dc in the 3ch space, this pulls it across and gives it the fan effect. I hope that helps, good luck!
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thankyou i will try again as i love the pattern and i don’t give up easily but as i say i’m quite new to crocheting
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Can this be doubled? I love it! But I am going to need two rows..
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I have the same question as Rina. Can this be doubled. I need to make an additional three rows. I anxiously await your response.
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Hi, I do not think you could double it, could you do a few rounds of dc before you begin? J
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I’m having a problem with row 4:after the last dc in the next dc just before the * you say to sc in next ch 5. I looked at row 3 again and there are no ch 5 spaces except for the one at the beginning. I will re-read it to be sure I’m not missing anything but it definitely is a lovely looking edging. Oh and I’m edging a granny square lapghan with it in worsted weight yarn.
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Ahhhh. Now I see. Well, time to rip out the last row and do it again!
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Hi Laura hope you got sorted, it’s sc in the next 5 chains ( so one sc in each) 😀
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Well but I’m still having trouble with it. When I get to the part where it says to sc in the ch 3 space at the end of the pattern, the place I’ve reached on the 3rd row has a single crochet and then the 3 dc in the ch 3 space. there is not a 5 ch space to sc into at that point. What am I doing wrong?
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The only thing I can figure out is to sc into the chs of the same 5 ch sp I just sc into. Is that right?
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I agree with Laura. What is the repeat for row 3, please? Your pattern says:
“Round 3: Chain 5, sc in next ch-5 space, 3dc, ch3, 3dc in next ch-3 space, sc in next ch-5 space, repeat around, join with ss to finish the round.”
Breaking it down, I start with a ch-5.
Then a sc in the ch-5-sp.
Then (3dc, ch3, and 3dc) in the ch-3-sp.
Then another sc in the next ch-5-sp.
Here’s where I question the pattern: is the ch 5 part of the repeat OR does it start with the first sc? If it is part of the repeat then your answer to Linda makes no sense. If it is NOT part of the repeat then Round 4 makes no sense.
“Round 4: Ch1, *sc in next 5ch, dc in next dc, picot, dc in next dc, dc in next dc, picot, (2dc, picot, 2dc) in next ch3 space, picot, dc in next dc, dc in next dc, picot, dc in next dc, sc in next ch5 space* Repeat between * and * around. Join with ss into ch1 to finish the round.”
Round 4 does START the repeat with 5sc in the 5ch (which would necessitate a ch5 in the prior row.)
After all the dcs and picots the repeat ENDS with sc in next ch-5-sp (again calling for a ch-5-sp.)
Please clarify. I would appreciate your help in this.
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What multiple do you need to have in your project for this pattern to work?
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Hi I have been crocheting for years but like knitting also. If I knit a blanket and want to use your edging pattern can u tell me where to begin and how do I get it to come out in an even pattern?
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I’m going to try this pattern to edge a curtain I’m making for my bathroom window. I’ll post a picture on my blog if it works out and link to you!
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Love this one….. i thought it would be hard to do…. but it was easy.
And i am not skillded at all 🙂
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Wonderful! Thanks for letting me know. Xx
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Hi Janette, hope you don’t miss my post. LOVE the edging pattern! Here is where I get stumped.
So in Round 3: We ch 5, sc (5 times) in the ch 5 sp from the previous round, 3dc 3ch 3dc in the ch 3 sp, then sc (5 times) in the next ch 5 sp of the previous round….
THEN we repeat it….does that mean we always do a ch 5 when we repeat the round each time?
If so I have to redo Round 3.
I really appreciate your reply, 1st time gramma in a week and I have got to get this baby blanket done. I just looooove the edging! I looked for a week almost for the perfect edging and yours is THE best!
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Hi! It’s such a long time since I did this, and I dont have the blanket to look at as I gave it away as a gift. But yes I’m pretty sure you repeat the whole thing including the ch 5: Chain 5, sc in next ch-5 space, 3dc, ch3, 3dc in next ch-3 space, sc in next ch-5 space. Good luck! Congrats on becoming a Gramma! Xx
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Beautiful work – I love your dragonfly name – do you have any dragonfly pattern links you could share
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First off I love this pattern, but I am having a tiny bit of trouble at the end of round 2. This round follows an a/b type pattern (a being the DC,ch3,DC and b being the sc) when I reach the end of my round I end up with a,b,b,a instead of a,b,a,b. Is there a simple way to fix this?
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Beautiful pattern but your going to fast for me, I’m just begging at crocheting, but I guess I will figure it out.
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Hello Janete,
This is simple and beautiful. I used it recently on my graphgran and everyone is loving the border.
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Hi Whitney, that’s lovely to hear. Thanks for letting me know! J
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What size hook are you using? I am currently working this with a I/9-5.5mm hook and the ch5 in round 2 looks huge!
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Hi Janette
Hopefully you still check this in 2020. I’m using your lovely pattern to finish of a baby blanket I designed and I just wanted to clarify, on row 4, just before the pattern repeats, you do one sc into the ch-5 space, then am I reading it correctly that you repeat with another sc in that same ch5 space, so you end up with 2 sc in that space, one from the beginning of the repeated section and one from the end of it?
Many thanks,
Chloe
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I am also stuck on this very same point. Could you please clarify? I love the pattern, thank you so much from the UK.
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Thank you SOOOOOOO much for sharing. I’m working on Continuous Granny Hearts Throw and it needs this Pretty Lacy border edging. Love your twin Cat, had my girl for 18 yrs, she was a sweetheart . Again many Thanks to you.
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Hi Janette, I have finished my granny hearts throw and your pretty lacey border makes it so beautiful. Honestly your border is actually
Prettier than my throw. Trying to figure how to send a finished pic. I’m clueless. Again many thanks for sharing.❤
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That’s lovely to hear! I’m glad it worked out well x
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I’m using your lovely pattern to finish of a shawl I designed and I just wanted to clarify, on row 4, just before the pattern repeats, you do one sc into the ch-5 space, then am I reading it correctly that you repeat with another sc in that same ch5 space, so you end up with 2 sc in that space, one from the beginning of the repeated section and one from the end of it?
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