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I decided to try to make this tidy/doily from Godey’s Lady’s Book, September 1860.  It was a real challenge but ended up being easier than I thought it would be.  That’s after trying and retrying many times and changing the yarn!  Anyway here is a pic.  Click the picture to link to the pattern at a new site, […]

 Crochet lace, made with leaf braid (fig. 465).—Introduce the thread into one of the leaves of the braid and working from right to left, make for the outer border: * 1 plain, 2 chain, 1 picot in bullion stitch, with 5 twists of the thread, 2 chain, 1 treble near the end of the leaf. […]

4. Ladies’ Sleeveless Jacket or Hug-Me-Tight (from Handbook of Wool Knitting and Crochet, 1918)
Use Germantown worsted, white or any desired color, with a hook large enough to carry the yarn smoothly. Commence with a chain of 140 stitches, turn.
(Explanation of Crochet Stitches Used)
1. Miss 3, 1 treble in each of 68 stitches following, shell […]

2. Woman’s Crochet Jacket (from Handbook of Wool Knitting and Crochet, 1918)
One color or two may be used for making this pretty jacket, which is extremely modish, and very comfortable for the cool days and evenings sure to be experienced during summer outings. Six skeins of fourfold Germantown will be sufficient; or four skeins […]

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Lace picots (figs. 435 and 436).—Fig. 435 represents picots formed of chain stitches, as follows: 2 chain, put the needle into the first, 1 over, bring the thread back to the front, 2 chain: * put the […]

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Drooping picots (fig. 434).—5 chain, drop the loop, put the needle into the first of the 5 chain, take up the dropped loop, and draw it through the stitch.
Fig. 434. Drooping picots.
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