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Crochet Pinwheel Pattern Doily with Rosettes
A white cotton doily measuring approximately 7.5 inches in diameter. The doily features a spiral center with rosettes on the border, resembling Irish Crochet.
Suzann Thompson, Center for Knit and Crochet: This doily is very similar to one entitled…
Crochet Star and Scallops Doily
A doily crocheted in white cotton thread measuring approximately 9 inches in diameter. The doily features a six pointed star in the center and scalloped edges.
Crochet Stitch Sample Swatch
A small swatch of different crochet stitches based on a pattern from the magazine Vanidades. The swatch measures approximately 4 inches by 7 inches and includes small puff stitches as well as scallops.
Crochet Tea Towel Corner Insert
A V-shaped piece, measuring 10.5 inches x 3 inches, made to be used as a corner in a tea towel. The corner is made using a filet crochet technique, mixing open and closed mesh to create the silhouette of grape leaves, vines, and grapes as decoration.…
Crochet Top with Apple
The pattern for this single-crochet top, with an apple motif, came from a Woman's Day or Family Circle magazine published in the mid-1970s. I was in high school at the time, and loved the bold design. It was the first time I had crocheted two colors…
Crochet Tray Doily
A doily for use on a tea tray, measuring 19.5 inches x 5.7 inches, and made up of 9 crocheted circles in a modified starburst motif.
Crochet Tray Doily with Diamond Motif
A lace doily made up of 54 crocheted squares joined together at the corners to create a large rectangular piece, likely intended as a tray doily. Each square has scalloped edges, and the negative space between each square creates a checkered effect.
Crocheted American Beauty Rose Doily
In the 1980s, a friend loaned me her copy of The American Beauty, No. 17, a crochet pattern book published by Novelty Art Studios, Chicago, IL, in 1919. I photocopied the pattern for the stunning “American Beauty” Cluny lace-inspired centerpiece trim…
Crocheted Bedspread
Double bed size bedspread was crocheted by my grandmother sometime in the 1940s to 1950s. It was made by my grandmother and given to me by my mother. I used it on a guest bed for many years and it is currently stored, since it's not practical for…
Crocheted Bedspread
A large crocheted bedspread. The piece is made up of 100 crocheted squares that have been joined together. Each square features a four pointed star in an “x” orientation with an open-lace backing.
Crocheted Bedspread with Norwegian Star Motif
A white crocheted lace bedspread featuring a nordic star motif. The blanket is constructed from 42 individual squares joined together and finished with a scalloped border.
Crocheted Circle with Scalloped Corners
A crocheted circle made in an off-white yarn with metallic sparkles in it. The piece features scallops in four evenly placed spots around the circle, giving it the illusion of having corners. This piece is included in 2023.MCV.06.024 as part of a…
Crocheted Doily with Floral Center and Pineapple Border
A crocheted doily measuring approximately 7 inches in diameter. The center of the doily depicts a flower surrounded by eight leaves. The border around the doily is made up of eight pineapples in a scalloped pattern.
Crocheted Donkey from 1980s
Sometime during the 1980s, my husband Alan and I were visiting friends in San Antonio, Texas. We went to a grocery store, and there among the vegetables were ceramic donkeys pulling carts. They were planters. They were very cute and not too…
Crocheted Dots Gloves
Elegant crochet gloves with decorative circle motifs on the top, and an open mesh pattern on palms and thumbs.
Crocheted Granny Square with Pineapple and Floral Motifs
A crocheted granny square in an off-white color. The square features a flower in the center surrounded by four pineapples. There are additional flowers in each corner of the piece. This piece is included in 2023.MCV.06.025 as part of the sample set.
Crocheted Lace Doily with Coronation Cord and Scalloped Border
A doily measuring approximately 7 inches in diameter. The doily features a solid linen center, with a crocheted lace border made up of a combination of coronation cord hand crocheted lace in a scalloped design.
Crocheted Pincushion with Purple and Cream Border
A heart-shaped pincushion with an open lace netting center and elaborate crocheted border. The body of the pincushion is white, while the border is in a variegated purple and cream colored yarn. There are several pins and one needle sticking out of…
Crocheted Pineapple Doilies
These two pineapple pattern doilies were likely to have been made by my great-grandmother, Alvina Billig in 1946 or after. The smaller one is slightly tan in color and measures 7 inches across. The larger doily is made in a thicker crochet thread and…
Crocheted Pinwheel Doilies
These two doilies made in a pinwheel design were likely made by my great-grandmother, Alvina Billig, and I'm guessing they date from the 1930s - 1940s. The smaller one is mainly tan with a white border and measures 6.5 inchess across. The larger…
Crocheted Rose Sample
A 13 inch x 8 inch crochet sample created using a filet crochet technique, made up of open and solid meshes to create the silhouette of a rose in the center of the piece. The sample piece is shaped like a cloche jar with the rose inside.
Crocheted Snowflakes
Some of the designs pictured here are probably by Deborah Atkinson (Ravelry); I learned a lot from studying & making her snowflake patterns. Others in the picture are of my own design. I entered these pictures in CraftStylish's "Dare to Make it:…
Crocheted Teddy Bears
During a visit to my grandmother's cousin, Clara Schultz-Sierrko, when I was a child, she let me play with a small teddy bear that she had crocheted. I loved it so much that I hated to leave it and Clara gave in to my pleading and let me take it…
Damaged Round Linen Doily with Crochet Edge
A doily with trim crocheted in white cotton thread measuring approximately 9 inches in diameter. The center is solid linen fabric, while the crocheted edge features a delicate and viny picot stitch pattern. This doily matches items 2023.MCV.06.003…