Crochet
The Lady’s Album of Fancy Work (1850)1 picture
Old words in this patternThis pattern uses the old British crochet terms. Their double crochet is today’s single crochet, their treble is today’s double crochet, and their single crochet is today’s slip stitch.
What you needRaworth’s thread No. 90
- Make a chain of 9 stitches, join and work 3 rounds in double crochet.—
- 4th round. 3 chain, 1 long in every alternate stitch.—
- 5th round. Double crochet.—
- 6th round. 3 chain crochet.—
- 7th round. Two 3 chain crochet-stitches, 3 chain, 7 long in the centre loop of 5th, 3 chain crochet-stitch.—
- 8th round. Three 3 chain crochet-stitches, 7 chain over the 7 long.—
- 9th round. Double crochet.—
- 10th round. 3 chain, 1 long in every alternate stitch.—
- 11th round. Double crochet.—
- 12th round. Two 3 chain crochet-stitches, 6 long in 9th stitch.—
- 13th round. Four 3 chain crochet-stitches, 6 long over the 6 long.—
- 14th round. Three 3 chain crochet-stitches, 8 long.—
- 15th round. Two 3 chain crochet, 10 long.—
- 16th round. 3 chain, 12 long.—
- 17th round. Four 3 chain crochet-stitches over the 12 long, 7 long in the centre loop of 3 chain.—
- 13th round. Five 3 chain crochet-stitches, 9 long over the 7 long.—
- 14th round. Three 3 chain crochet, 11 long.—
- 15th round. Two 3 chain crochet, 13 long.—
- 16th round. 3 chain, 15 long.—
- 17th round. Double crochet.—
- 18th round. 3 chain, 2 long, missing two stitches.—
- 19th round. Double crochet.—
- 20th round. 7 chain, 7 long in centre of 7th stitch.—
- 21st round. 7 chain, 7 long over the 7 long.—
- 22d round. 7 chain, 7 long.—
- 23d round. 9 chain, 5 long.—
- 24th round. 11 chain, 3 long.—
- 25th round. Double crochet.
- Lace.—1st round. 8 chain, 6 long, missing 6 stitches.—
- 2d round. 5 chain, 1 long in centre of 8 chain, 5 chain, 4 long over the 6 long.—
- 3d round. 5 chain crochet to the centre of 5 chain, 5 chain crochet to the centre of 5 chain, 5 chain, 3 long.—
- 4th round. 5 chain. Work this lace round the top of the row of leaves which is to form the side of cushion, commencing at the 17th round.
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