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Seagulls play over this old fashioned ship amid ocean waves in this filet crochet pattern originally designed as a tray insert in 1927 by Carolyn Waite. Add thread rigging to the masts and banners, and you'll have a picture ready to frame. Or use a lightweight yarn and gift it as an afghan to your...

A Greek Key and natural scallops enhance the morning glories in this wide lace edge, originally designed by M. Pintner in 1927. The scallops are made as you go with easy increases and decreases, with no need for an additional edge. A matching insertion pattern is included, which can be used...

Originally designed by Blanche Kendall-Job in 1927, Beverly Lace and Insertion is a very simple and attractive Art Deco design, with symbolic representations of flowers and leaves. It's suitable for many purposes, and the lace edging and insertion may be used separately or in combination....

With twenty-six different borders to choose from, you can make matching corners for guest towels, pillow covers, tablecloths, napkins, and even handkerchiefs. Each letter contains written instructions and a chart for the letter and border in the photograph, and two separate charts for the letter alone...

Designed in 1922 by Ida C. Farr, this filet crochet pattern has instructions for an alternative foundation row. Originally written for very small thread, if you use size 10 crochet cotton you'll have a beautiful piece of one-of-a-kind lace large enough for a curtain or valance. This is not your...

Originally designed by Mabel Levin in 1926, the easy two-row edging adds bling to this set of two simple borders. Along with the matching insertion, they are suitable for many purposes, and may be used separately or in combination. In fine thread, the lace and insertion will be a very...

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...

The chic knitwear worn by a galaxy of Hollywood stars on the silver screen can now be recreated in your own home. Play the vamp in Dorothy Lamour’s figure-hugging beaded sweater, or achieve a pouting innocence in Judy Garland’s fluffy embroidered cardigan, or allow the man in your life to adopt...