💛How to Make the Most Beautiful Crochet Lace Edge for Beginners

 This is a beginner-friendly lace border that works on:

• Blankets

• Shawls

• Table runners

• Scarves

• Clothing hems

It is made from simple chain loops + shell groups, very easy to memorize.

🧶 Materials

• Any yarn you like (cotton thread or acrylic works beautifully)

• Hook size that matches your yarn (ex: 2.5–4.0 mm)

• Scissors

• Tapestry needle

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🧵 Abbreviations (US)

Symbol	Meaning
ch	chain
sc	single crochet
dc	double crochet
sk	skip
sp	space
st	stitch

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📌 IMPORTANT

Before starting the lace, you must have 1 row of single crochet along your edge.

This makes the border clean and even.

If you're edging fabric or the side of a finished piece:

Work 1 row of sc evenly across first.

Then start the lace pattern below.

🌿 Pattern Instructions

Row 1 – Base Loops

1. ch 4

2. sk 2 stitches

3. sc in the next stitch

Repeat across:

* ch 4, skip 2 sts, sc in next st *

Turn.

You will now have little chain-loops all across the edge.

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Row 2 – Build Small Shells

1. ch 3 (counts as dc)

2. Work 3 dc into the first ch-4 loop
   (so total 4 dc in that loop, counting the ch-3)

3. sc in next ch-4 loop

4. 5 dc in the next ch-4 loop

Repeat Steps 3–4 across:

sc in next loop,
5 dc in next loop,
sc in next loop,
5 dc in next loop...

At the end: finish with sc in the last loop.

Turn.

Row 3 – Make the Lace Taller

1. ch 4

2. sc in the center dc of each shell
   → this means sc in the 3rd dc of your 5-dc group

3. ch 4

4. sc into the next center dc of the next shell

Repeat across:

ch 4, sc in center of shell, ch 4, sc in next center of next shell...

Turn.

This creates tall chain arches again.

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Row 4 – Large Decorative Shells

1. ch 3 (counts as dc)

2. Work 6 dc into the first ch-4 loop
   → total 7 dc shell

3. sc in next ch-4 loop

4. Into next ch-4 loop: 7 dc

Repeat across:

sc in next loop,
7 dc in next loop,
sc in next loop,
7 dc in next loop...

Fasten off. Weave in ends.

✅ Pattern Repeat Summary

Row	What Happens
1	Create chain loops
2	Create small shells (5-dc shells)
3	Create tall chain arches
4	Create large shells (7-dc shells) and finish

This edging grows quickly and is easy to memorize.

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🎀 Looks Beautiful On:

• Baby blankets

• Table cloth edges

• Shawl borders

• Sleeve & collar edges

• Pillow edges

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💡 Optional Style Variations

Want	Change
More delicate lace	use smaller hook
Bigger scallops	increase final shells to 9 dc
Straighter edge	add 1 row of sc at the end

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