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Crochet Border #1 for Tag

By Aura Main

To make these tags you will need:

Card stock or heavy scrap book paper cut 4-1/4” by 3-1/4”

An awl or a sharp needle to punch paper

A needle with a large eye (Tapestry needle)

Sport weight yarn

A crochet hook size C (2.5 mm) or E (3.5 mm)

Graph paper was used to punch 12 holes at the bottom of the tag.

The following pictures are from other

projects and are used for illustration
purposes.

Create a blanket stitch border using these

12 holes.

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This picture illustrates the blanket stitch. You will be

inserting the crochet hook in each space to create the stitches.
There should be eleven spaces.

The Pattern for Border #1

Chain 1, 3 double crochet in first space, slip 1 stitch in next
space *(3 double crochet, slip in stitch in next space)*

Repeat from * to * to the end. Finish off by slipping the last

stitch in the last space.

The Pattern for Crochet Border # 2

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*(Chain 3, single crochet in next space)* Repeat from *to* 9

more times. You will have 10 loops made.

The Pattern for Crochet Border #3

This tag was made using heavy weight scrap book paper measuring
6” by 3”. You will need to punch 11 holes using the awl or
sharp needle. Create a blanket stitch border on the bottom edge
of the tag as the previous tags.

Chain 3 (counts as the first double crochet, 1 double crochet.

*(2 double crochet)* Repeat from *to* across. Fasten off and
finish by slipping last stitch at the base and hide tails on the
back side.

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