Eight Three Press: 37 books

With six variations on a gorgeous chrysanthemum--scarf end, tablecloth corner, napkin corner, wide border (with corner turn), square, and insertion--you can accessorize any room in your house. Tweak the scarf end to make a curtain, make strips of the insertion for a bedspread or curtain, use the...

Make a classic table runner or dresser scarf for your music room with this lovely pattern originally designed by Nouvart Tashjian. This is not your usual scanned vintage crochet pattern! To make this pattern great for today’s crocheter, I wrote complete instructions and made an easy to follow...

Designed by Olive Ashcroft in 1930, this novel design is an excellent imitation of the Nottingham lace, a favorite of days gone by, the background resembling the crackle-stitch in Battenberg-work, and affording a very pleasing change from the usual filet crochet spaces, while no more difficult to...

Simple stitches and a simple pattern, combined with negative space, make for an elegant insertion and lace edging. Designed by Edward Ellis Ford in 1921, you can use this pattern to make wonderful embellishments for garments and linens. The pattern includes instructions for the outside edging of the...

Crochet these simple, elegant carnation corners and sew them to a square or rectangular tablecloth for a beautiful spring setting. Designed in 1919 by Mary E. Fitch, the pattern is great for today’s busy crocheter who wants to do a relatively quick but fancy project. For a very speedy gift, use...

Reminiscent of medieval tapestry themes, this wonderfully inventive crochet pattern has angels, a griffon, a hart and a deer, a warrior, a queen and a dancer, and more. Originally designed as a tablecloth by Emma Boardman in 1922, you can crochet these blocks for other uses such as pillow tops and...

Originally designed by Mary Card in 1919 as a table scarf or tablecloth end, this pattern could be adapted for a curtain by making the sides straight. This is not your usual scanned vintage crochet pattern. To make this pattern great for today’s crocheter I wrote complete instructions, expanded...

Pulitzer Prize-winning Wisconsin playwright Zona Gale, author of the popular "Friendship Village" series, uses delicately crafted sentences and careful introspection to create a brief, satisfying tale of class struggle and unexpected human connection.  

Set in a cabbage patch, a stork welcomes a new baby. Featuring the motto "May all your Troubles be Little Ones", this crocheted lace wall hanging pattern was designed by Mary Card as a pillow cover in 1925. Using simple chain and double crochet stitches, you can make it as a gift for a new mother....