How to make Vintage - Victorian Crotchet & knitted Lace
Janis Carleton Allen
January 2nd 2010, 10:23pm
Updated January 3rd 2010, 5:47pm
Patterns from 1870. Including a basket, lace & Couvrette
We have taken this pattern out of our soon to be reprinted Needlework Book from the year 1870.
How to make 1870s Victorian Accessories-
"Small Crochet Basket"
Materials: 2 balls of closely-covered white and silver, and 1 ball of pink and silver twine; a crochet needle.
For the bottom:Make a chain of 4 stitches and unite it, work 3 long, 3 chain, and repeat three times more.
2nd round:Work 3 long into the 1st 3 chain, make 3 chain, work 3 long into the next 3 chain, make 3 chain, work 3 long into the same place, make 3 chain, and repeat.
3rd round: 3 long, 3 chain, working twice into the 3 chain of last round.
4th round: 3 long, 3 chain, increasing in every other 3rd chain by working twice into it.
5th round: Increasing in every 3rd chain, repeat.
For the leaves: Make a chain of 32 stitches, then work a row of 1 long stitch and 1 chain stitch with the silver twine.
2nd round: Work 1 long stitch into each chain stitch in 1st row, make 1 chain stitch, repeat. (At the point, make 4 long, with a chain stitch between each), repeat on the other side of the chain, 1 long stitch and 1 chain stitch alternately.
3rd round: With pink: Work over a wire in double crochet 1 stitch into each loop, work 15 more leaves in the same way, join each leaf half way, then sew it to the centre, work a row of double crochet 1 yard in length, and twist it for the handle. This should also be crocheted over wire.
"Daisy Pattern for a Crochet Couvrette"
Materials: For a large couvrette, Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s Boar's Head cotton No. 8; for pincushion covers, mats, and such-like small articles, Boar's Head cotton No. 16 or 20.
A pattern of this description is most useful, as it can be converted to so many purposes. Counterpanes, couvrettes of every description, mats, pincushions, and a thousand other things can all be arranged from the design.
Daisy Pattern for a Crochet Couvrette.
Each circle is made separately, and joined to the others, as the last row is crocheted. Begin in the centre; make 8 chain, insert the needle in the first, and make * a long treble stitch, then make 3 chain, repeat 4 times from *, always inserting the needle in the 1st chain stitch, join the last chain to the 5th of the 1st 8 chain to close the round.
2nd round: Work 1 double crochet, * 9 chain, turn, work a slip stitch in each of the 9 chain; work round the stem thus made in close crochet, working 3 stitches in 1 to turn at the point; miss 1 stitch of preceding row, work 2 double crochet, and repeat from * 5 times more, making 6 petals in all.
3rd round: Work at the back of the last row, behind the petals; make 1 petal between each petal in last row, 1 double crochet at the back of each, and cut the cotton at the end of the round.
4th round: 2 double crochet at the point of each of the 12 petals, 5 chain between each petal.
5th round: 2 treble, 5 chain, repeat.
6th and last round: 1 double crochet in the centre of the 1st 5 chain, * 5 chain, 1 treble in the centre of the next 5 chain, 5 chain, 1 slip stitch in the top of the treble stitch, 6 chain, 1 slip stitch in the same place, 5 chain, a 3rd slip stitch in the same place, 5 chain, 1 double crochet in the centre of the next 5 chain, repeat from * to the end of the round. There should be 12 trefoil patterns in the round.
For the couvrette join the circles together, as shown in illustration, in working the last round. As many circles can be added as may be required for the couvrette.
"Crochet Lace"
Material: Messrs. Walter Evans and Co.'s crochet cotton No. 30.
Crochet Lace.
A particular kind of purl makes this border look very like guipure lace. Begin with a foundation chain worked in the following manner:--* 3 chain, the last of them forms 1 purl; this is made by drawing out a long loop on the needle, taking the needle out of the loop, inserting it in the chain stitch before the last one, drawing the cotton through it, and continuing to work so that the loop out of which the needle has been drawn forms 1 purl. All the purl must be equally long; to do this more easily the loop may be kept on the needle till a chain stitch has been worked in that which comes just before the purl, continue the foundation chain, and repeat from *.
1st row: 1 long double in the 1st stitch of the foundation, * 1 chain, 1 slip stitch in the nearest purl of the foundation chain; repeat from *.
2nd row: 1 double in the 1st stitch, * 1 purl, 1 chain, missing 1 stitch under it; 1 slip stitch in the slip stitch of the preceding row; repeat from *.
3rd row: Like the 1st.
4th row: 1 double in the 1st stitch, * 1 purl, 5 chain, 1 purl, 1 chain, missing 5 stitches under them; 1 double in the 6th stitch; repeat from *.
5th row: 1 long double in the 1st stitch, 3 chain, 1 purl, 1 chain, * 1 double in the middle of the next 5 chain of the preceding row, 1 purl, 5 chain, 1 purl, 1 chain; repeat from *.
6th to 9th rows: Alternately like the 4th and 5th rows.
10th row: 1 double in the 1st stitch, * 6 chain, 1 double long treble (throw the cotton 3 times round the needle) in the 1st of these chain stitches; the stitch is only completed so far as still to leave 2 loops on the needle; 1 double long treble in the same chain stitch. This stitch is cast off so as to leave in all 3 loops, and the cotton over the needle; these loops are cast off together by drawing the cotton once through them. This forms 1 leaf, or one-half of the bell-shaped patterns. 3 purl, 1 chain, 1 leaf like the preceding one, 1 slip stitch in the 1st of the first 6 chain stitches; the other half of the pattern is then completed; 1 purl, 5 chain, 1 purl, 1 chain, 1 double in the middle stitch of the next scallop of the preceding row, 1 purl, 5 chain, 1 purl, 1 chain, 1 double in the middle stitch of the following scallop.
11th row: 1 slip stitch in the next purl of the preceding row, 1 purl, 2 chain, 1 slip stitch in the next purl of the preceding row, 1 purl, 2 chain, 1 slip stitch in the following purl, 1 purl (the 3 purl which are worked on the 3 purl of the bell-shaped pattern are made in this row and in the following one as follows:--Crochet 1 chain after the slip stitch, leave it for 1 purl, and work the next chain stitch in the slip stitch), 1 purl, 5 chain, 1 purl, 1 chain, 1 double in the middle stitch of the following scallop, 1 purl, 3 chain, 1 purl, 1 chain. 12th row: 3 purl on the next 3 purl of the preceding row, 3 chain between, 1 purl, 3 chain, 1 purl, 1 chain, 1 double in the middle stitch of the next 5 chain stitches, 1 bell-shaped pattern like those of the 10th row, 1 purl, 3 chain, 1 purl, 1 chain.
Open Lace.
This kind of edging is made with two meshes of different sizes and extremely fine crochet cotton.
Tie the thread to the foundation, net 3 rows with the small mesh of the required length.
4th Row--On the large mesh, one stitch in each stitch.
5th Row--On the small mesh take 3 stitches together to form 1 loop; repeat to end of row.
6th Row--On the large mesh make 5 loops in each stitch; repeat to end of row.
Open Lace.
7th Row--On the small mesh, one loop in each of the 4 first stitches, pass over the 5th, repeat to end.
8th Row--On the small mesh make a loop in each of the two first stitches, pass over the 4th; repeat.
9th Row--On the small mesh make a loop in each of the two first stitches, pass over the 3rd; repeat.
This lace is often used in fine wool of two colours to trim opera-caps & children's hoods.
Please Note:-all of these images and patterns are part of my Vintage Clothing Collection photos which are circa 1800 - 1920 & are originally of public domain but they have been altered & enhanced & repaired by us & remains the property of Janis Carleton Allen copyright 2009