Creating a wonderful and very stylish crochet border lace pattern can add a beautiful finishing touch to your projects. Here’s a detailed pattern for an elegant lace border that you can use for blankets, shawls, garments, or any other crochet project.
Materials Needed:
- Yarn of your choice (cotton yarn works great for lace)
- Crochet hook suitable for your yarn
- Scissors
- Tapestry needle for weaving in ends
Pattern Notes:
- The pattern is worked in multiple rows.
- Adjust the length of your starting chain according to the project you are attaching it to.
- Familiarity with basic crochet stitches like chain (ch), single crochet (sc), double crochet (dc), and slip stitch (sl st) is required.
Abbreviations:
- ch: chain
- sc: single crochet
- dc: double crochet
- sl st: slip stitch
- st: stitch
- sp: space
Crochet Border Lace Pattern:
- Foundation Row:
- Start with a base chain. The length should be a multiple of 10 + 1 (e.g., 31, 41, 51, etc.)
- Row 1: Sc in the 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Turn.
- Row 2:
- Ch 1, sc in the first st, ch 5, skip next 4 sts, sc in next st. Repeat from * to * across. Turn.
- Row 3:
- Ch 1, sc in the first st, ch 5, sc in the next ch-5 sp. Repeat from * to * across. Turn.
- Row 4:
- Ch 3 (counts as dc), 4 dc in the first ch-5 sp, sc in the next ch-5 sp, 9 dc in the next ch-5 sp. Repeat from * to * across, ending with 5 dc in the last ch-5 sp. Turn
- Row 5:
- Ch 1, sc in the first st, ch 5, skip next 4 dc, sc in next dc (center dc of the 9 dc group). Repeat from * to * across. Turn.
- Row 6:
- Ch 1, sc in the first st, ch 5, sc in the next ch-5 sp. Repeat from * to * across. Turn.
- Row 7:
- Repeat Row 4.
- Row 8:
- Repeat Row 5.
- Row 9:
- Repeat Row 6.
- Row 10:
- Ch 1, sc in the first st, ch 2, skip next 2 dc, dc in next dc, ch 2, sc in next ch-5 sp. Repeat from * to * across. Turn.
- Finishing Row:
- Ch 1, sc in the first st, ch 3, sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 3, sc in next dc, ch 3. Repeat from * to * across, ending with a sc in the last st. Fasten off and weave in ends.
Tips:
- Blocking your lace will help to open up the pattern and make it look more defined.
- Adjust the size of your border by changing the number of initial chains and repeating the pattern rows as needed.
Enjoy your beautiful and stylish crochet lace border! Feel free to experiment with different yarns and hook sizes to achieve different effects.
video tutorial :
Wonderful Very Stylish Crochet Border Lace Pattern