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Berry Scroll Border

Large curling scrolls run along the strip, each enclosing a cluster of round berries. Intended as a border for towel ends or curtain edges; the chart shows two repeats, so extend the motif to whatever length the linen needs. The solid berry clusters sit close together, which keeps the filled-mesh runs short and easy to count.

Filet crochet chart: horizontal border strip of curling scrolls, each holding a cluster of round berries.

VINTAGE · 1914 EDGINGS & BORDERS

Chart size47 × 21 meshes
Worked rows21
Stitches usedch, dc — that's all
DifficultyIntermediate
Written rowsevery row + foundation
SourcePriscilla Filet Book No. 2, 1914

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Restored, not scanned. Rectangular chart with full written instructions, foundation chain included. Finished size depends on your thread and tension — swatch first.

Left-handed? These rows are written for right-handed working (odd rows read right to left). Reverse the reading direction of every row, or use the chart maker, which writes the pattern left-handed for you.

Written instructions

How to count. The turning chain at the start of a row stands in for the first stitch of that row's first mesh, and that mesh is already included in the counts below — work only what the counts say, not one mesh more.
Foundation: ch 147 (142 + 5 for turning).
Row 1: dc in 8th ch from hook to begin — that dc counts as the first mesh of the row. Work across: 47 open meshes (47 meshes in total, the first one included). Turn.
Row 2: ch 5, 14 open meshes, 5 filled meshes, 13 open meshes, 5 filled meshes, 10 open meshes. Turn.
Row 3: ch 5, 7 open meshes, 12 filled meshes, 7 open meshes, 9 filled meshes, 12 open meshes. Turn.
Row 4: ch 5, 4 open meshes, 2 filled meshes, 5 open meshes, 3 filled meshes, 4 open meshes, 4 filled meshes, 4 open meshes, 6 filled meshes, 5 open meshes, 5 filled meshes, 5 open meshes. Turn.
Row 5: ch 5, 3 open meshes, 5 filled meshes, 4 open meshes, 1 filled mesh, 5 open meshes, 4 filled meshes, 3 open meshes, 6 filled meshes, 3 open meshes, 3 filled meshes, 3 open meshes, 2 filled meshes, 4 open meshes, 1 filled mesh. Turn.
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Row 1: dc in 8th ch from hook to begin — that dc counts as the first mesh of the row. Work across: 47 open meshes (47 meshes in total, the first one included). Turn.
Row 2: ch 5, 14 open meshes, 5 filled meshes, 13 open meshes, 5 filled meshes, 10 open meshes. Turn.
Row 3: ch 5, 7 open meshes, 12 filled meshes, 7 open meshes, 9 filled meshes, 12 open meshes. Turn.
Row 4: ch 5, 4 open meshes, 2 filled meshes, 5 open meshes, 3 filled meshes, 4 open meshes, 4 filled meshes, 4 open meshes, 6 filled meshes, 5 open meshes, 5 filled meshes, 5 open meshes. Turn.
Row 5: ch 5, 3 open meshes, 5 filled meshes, 4 open meshes, 1 filled mesh, 5 open meshes, 4 filled meshes, 3 open meshes, 6 filled meshes, 3 open meshes, 3 filled meshes, 3 open meshes, 2 filled meshes, 4 open meshes, 1 filled mesh. Turn.
Row 6: ch 3, 3 filled meshes, 2 open meshes, 2 filled meshes, 3 open meshes, 3 filled meshes, 3 open meshes, 1 filled mesh, 3 open meshes, 3 filled meshes, 1 open mesh, 3 filled meshes, 6 open meshes, 3 filled meshes, 4 open meshes, 4 filled meshes, 3 open meshes. Turn.
Row 7: ch 5, 3 open meshes, 2 filled meshes, 1 open mesh, 1 filled mesh, 3 open meshes, 5 filled meshes, 3 open meshes, 5 filled meshes, 1 open mesh, 2 filled meshes, 7 open meshes, 4 filled meshes, 4 open meshes, 4 filled meshes, 1 open mesh, 1 filled mesh. Turn.
Row 8: ch 3, 2 filled meshes, 5 open meshes, 3 filled meshes, 1 open mesh, 3 filled meshes, 1 open mesh, 3 filled meshes, 3 open meshes, 5 filled meshes, 2 open meshes, 1 filled mesh, 3 open meshes, 5 filled meshes, 2 open meshes, 2 filled meshes, 2 open meshes, 1 filled mesh, 3 open meshes. Turn.
Row 9: ch 5, 2 open meshes, 2 filled meshes, 6 open meshes, 5 filled meshes, 7 open meshes, 3 filled meshes, 3 open meshes, 5 filled meshes, 3 open meshes, 5 filled meshes, 4 open meshes, 2 filled meshes. Turn.
Row 10: ch 5, 1 open mesh, 2 filled meshes, 2 open meshes, 6 filled meshes, 1 open mesh, 1 filled mesh, 1 open mesh, 6 filled meshes, 2 open meshes, 3 filled meshes, 4 open meshes, 3 filled meshes, 1 open mesh, 3 filled meshes, 1 open mesh, 3 filled meshes, 4 open meshes, 1 filled mesh, 2 open meshes. Turn.
Row 11: ch 5, 1 open mesh, 2 filled meshes, 3 open meshes, 5 filled meshes, 3 open meshes, 5 filled meshes, 4 open meshes, 2 filled meshes, 3 open meshes, 5 filled meshes, 3 open meshes, 5 filled meshes, 3 open meshes, 2 filled meshes, 1 open mesh. Turn.
Row 12: ch 5, 1 open mesh, 3 filled meshes, 3 open meshes, 3 filled meshes, 1 open mesh, 3 filled meshes, 1 open mesh, 3 filled meshes, 4 open meshes, 2 filled meshes, 3 open meshes, 6 filled meshes, 1 open mesh, 1 filled mesh, 1 open mesh, 6 filled meshes, 2 open meshes, 2 filled meshes, 1 open mesh. Turn.
Row 13: ch 5, 1 open mesh, 2 filled meshes, 3 open meshes, 5 filled meshes, 3 open meshes, 5 filled meshes, 5 open meshes, 2 filled meshes, 6 open meshes, 5 filled meshes, 6 open meshes, 3 filled meshes, 1 open mesh. Turn.
Row 14: ch 3, 5 filled meshes, 2 open meshes, 1 filled mesh, 2 open meshes, 5 filled meshes, 2 open meshes, 2 filled meshes, 2 open meshes, 2 filled meshes, 6 open meshes, 3 filled meshes, 1 open mesh, 3 filled meshes, 1 open mesh, 3 filled meshes, 3 open meshes, 3 filled meshes, 1 open mesh. Turn.
Row 15: ch 5, 2 open meshes, 2 filled meshes, 7 open meshes, 4 filled meshes, 5 open meshes, 4 filled meshes, 1 open mesh, 2 filled meshes, 1 open mesh, 1 filled mesh, 3 open meshes, 5 filled meshes, 2 open meshes, 5 filled meshes, 1 open mesh, 2 filled meshes. Turn.
Row 16: ch 3, 2 filled meshes, 1 open mesh, 3 filled meshes, 5 open meshes, 3 filled meshes, 4 open meshes, 6 filled meshes, 2 open meshes, 2 filled meshes, 4 open meshes, 3 filled meshes, 3 open meshes, 1 filled mesh, 3 open meshes, 2 filled meshes, 3 open meshes. Turn.
Row 17: ch 5, 3 open meshes, 6 filled meshes, 3 open meshes, 3 filled meshes, 4 open meshes, 2 filled meshes, 4 open meshes, 6 filled meshes, 3 open meshes, 1 filled mesh, 4 open meshes, 4 filled meshes, 3 open meshes, 1 filled mesh. Turn.
Row 18: ch 3, 1 filled mesh, 4 open meshes, 5 filled meshes, 5 open meshes, 5 filled meshes, 5 open meshes, 2 filled meshes, 6 open meshes, 3 filled meshes, 4 open meshes, 4 filled meshes, 3 open meshes. Turn.
Row 19: ch 5, 4 open meshes, 9 filled meshes, 18 open meshes, 9 filled meshes, 7 open meshes. Turn.
Row 20: ch 5, 10 open meshes, 5 filled meshes, 21 open meshes, 5 filled meshes, 6 open meshes. Turn.
Row 21: ch 5, 47 open meshes. Fasten off.

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