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A picnic-themed collection of crocheted objects
This collection created by Preeti Samraj and Jade Carrico of the International House of Crochet is a picnic-themed collection of crocheted objects. The collection includes a charcuterie board, spilled wine, cherry pie, crudites, shrimp cocktail, soda…
Pinky Bear
Long-time CKC Board member and Treasurer Marilyn Huset shared a pair of crocheted bears to CKC’s Community Collection: Crocheted Teddy Bears http://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/28639
CKC’s Board of Directors was charmed by the…
Amigurumi squirrels and crochet woodland set
The Big Acorn Race is a 72-page crochet story and pattern book by Jennifer Olivarez that was published in 2016. The story follows the amigurumi characters from the crochet blog, Squirrel Picnic, as they compete to see who can get an acorn out of a…
Baby Layette
This layette set of cap, sweater and booties were made for Marilyn Huset by her mother, Marcelle Huset. The pattern came from the Jack Frost Baby Book Volume 47 published in 1946 with the price of 25¢ printed on the cover. The pattern number is 4701…
Beaded Crocheted Jug Cover with 3-D Teacup
This crocheted jug cover has eighteen deep points around the outside edge. All but two points are weighted with yellow glass beads. It looks like two beads may have broken off; the loops that held them are still there. The center of the cover…
Bedspread Sample
A crocheted granny square with a geometric motif created as a sample square for a bedspread.. This piece is included in 2023.MCV.06.014 as part of the sample set.
Black and White Hand Embroided Placemat and Napkin Set with Crocheted Border
A hand embroidered placemat with a matching napkin. The placemat measures approximately 21 inches long, while the napkin measures 9 inches long. The pieces are an extended octagonal shape, and feature black embroidered flowers on the white fabric.…
Burner Pad Covers in Crochet
For a time, probably in the 2010s, I ran across a number of crocheted doilies with a crocheted mesh border on the wrong side. What was -that- about? My mother Anna knew exactly what the mesh-backed doilies were: decorative covers for asbestos hot…
Calendar Pattern Doily in Heavy Cotton
Anna Wirth (b. 1936) grew up in the village of Sorg in the Franconian Forest of Northern Bavaria, Germany. Some families in the village were weavers by trade, and the entire family would be involved in setting up the loom for a new project. When…
Cameo Butterfly Doily by BellaCrochet
Elizabeth Ann White launched her career as a crochet designer in the late 1980s. She brought a large bag of original designs to the East Texas pattern publishing company, Annie’s Attic. The editors there accepted her designs for publication and asked…
Child's Crocheted Dress, Made in the Frankenwald
Probably made from a printed pattern, this woolen jumper dress was crocheted in the late 1930s by Gertrud Schoedel Wirth for her young daughter Anna (now Anna Wirth Thompson). She worked most of the dress in the round using single crochet, and…
Collar and Garniture in Wheels, Roses, and Leaves
Some early 1900s Irish Crochet books, reprinted by House of White Birches in the 1980s, got me hooked on Irish Crochet. They told how to make beautiful and intricate motifs, backgrounds, jabots, garniture, pendants, handbags, doilies and more. The…
Coronation Cord Lace Collar
A crocheted lace collar created using coronation cord and a scalloped picot edging.
Crochet "Antimacassar" (Upholstery Protector)
Crochet upholstery protector, decorative, measures 11.5 inches x 15 inches. Likely once part of a set made for a sofa or chair. A companion piece to 2023.MCV.06.016
Crochet Afghan
This is a crochet afghan made by Mabel Jensen Forsgren. She was born in 1900 and deceased in the 1980's. It is unknown when she crocheted this piece, but in 2018 it remains in excellent condition.
Crochet Alphabet with Six Letters Missing (FILOPY)
Alphabet (sampler) in filet crochet, measuring 8.5 inches by 6.5 inches, with six letters missing. The missing letters are F, I, L, O, P, and Y.
Crochet Antimacassar
Crocheted chair back or arm protector. Made by my grandmother probably in the 1940’s. Orgin of pattern is unknown. Cotton crochet thread, steel hook.
Crochet Bonnet
This is a crochet baby bonnet that my Great Grandmother Mabel Jensen wore as a baby. She was born in 1900. It is unknown who crocheted it, but it is definitely crochet and wool. It is in excellent condition.
Crochet Cardigan
Object Description: A crocheted lace cardigan featuring a number of different floral and fan motifs, as well as open mesh sleeves.
Original Image designation: MCV.01.0001a; MCV.01.0001b
Crochet Cardigan with Rosettes
Object Description: A crocheted lace cardigan featuring rosettes and thread-covered buttons.
Original Image designation: MCV.01.0001a; MCV.01.0001b-2
Crochet Gloves for Special Occasions
Elegant crochet gloves with decorative star motifs and mesh pattern on palms and thumbs. Suzann Thompson, Center for Knit and Crochet: Star motifs probably made separately and joined to adjacent motifs as the crocheter finished the final round of…
Crochet Lace Collar Intended for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Crochet lace collar of graduated scallops formed with different stitch patterns. Maria C. Vallejo purchased this collar as a gift for United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, March 15, 1933 - September 18, 2020. Justice Ginsburg…
Crochet Motif with Geometric Interplay
A 8.5 inch by 8.5 inch crochet square made up of light brown acrylic thread. Square crochet motif has center comprised of nine rings surrounded by a wide border or filet crochet, popcorn stitches, and plain crochet.
Crochet Pillow Cover
A companion piece to 2023.MCV.06.015. Crochet upholstery protector, decorative, measures 14 inches x 14 inches. Likely once part of a set made for a sofa or chair.
Center for Knit and Crochet Notes:
Suzann Thompson: Comprised of four-cornered motifs…
Crochet Pineapple Pattern Doily
Diamond Shaped pineapple-leaf pattern crochet doily, measuring 9 inches x 15.5 inches.