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Serviette for Liqueur-Stand (1850): vintage crochet pattern
A three-lobed mat for a liqueur stand in three shades of Manlove's pink crochet-thread with a white edge of Raworth's thread No. 30: a round centre of chain-loop and single-crochet bands, three open points, and a scalloped border. Originally published as "Serviette for Liqueur-Stand" in The Lady's Album of Fancy Work for 1850 by Not printed (the Address.
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| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Skill level | Intermediate |
| Yarn weight | Lace (#0) |
| Yardage | Not printed. (as printed; yardage not given) |
| Hook | 1.3 mm |
| Gauge | Not printed. Work to the size of the article. |
| Finished size | Not printed. |
| Time | about 9 hours |
Materials
- Cotton crochet thread about size 30 in white (period: Raworth's No. 30) and in three shades of pink of the same thickness (period: Manlove's pink crochet thread)
- Tapestry needle for weaving in ends
- Hook: Start with a 1.3 mm (US steel 9) hook and adjust to suit your thread; no gauge is printed.
Yarn Kit & Substitution Options
This pattern calls for 350 yards of weight #0 yarn. Select a suggested yarn to see required skeins and estimated cost:
Caron Simply Soft · 100% Acrylic
315 yds per skein · High-yield yardage, silky no-scratch texture
2 skeins required
approx. $$10.98 total
Abbreviations (US terms)
- chain
- single crochet
- double crochet
- stitch
- stitches
- round
- row
- repeat
- skip
Notes before you start
- Source: "Serviette for Liqueur-Stand", The Lady's Album of Fancy Work for 1850, Not printed (the Address names only “the Publishers of the Lady's Album of Fancy-Work”), 1850. Public domain in the USA.
- As printed — materials: Raworth's thread No. 30, and three shades of Manlove's pink crochet thread of corresponding size.. Gauge: Not given.
- Modernisation note: Stitch names converted to modern US terms strictly by the book's own “Explanation of the Various Terms used in Crochet”, not by modern UK usage: “double crochet” / “close double crochet” / “d c” = sc; “single crochet” / “single” / “s c” = sl st; “long stitch” / “long” / “l s” = dc; “double long stitch” / “d l s” = tr; “treble long stitch” / “t l s” = dtr; “chain” / “c s” = ch; “single open crochet” = dc, ch 1, sk 1; “chain-stitch open crochet” = ch loops (5 or another odd number) joined into every 3rd st, then into the centre of each loop below; “three chain crochet” = the same with ch-3 loops; “miss” = sk; “unite” = join (the joining stitch is not named). Note that the book's “double crochet” is a modern sc and its “single crochet” a modern sl st.
- Modernisation note: “Plain” is not defined in the book. It is written as sc throughout this design. Check: some period books meant a sl st by “plain stitch”; compare with the engraving.
- Modernisation note: Period wording modernised: “needle” / “tambour-needle” written as “hook”; “commence” as “begin”; “cotton” / “thread” as “thread”; “receipt” as “directions”. Round and row numbers are kept as printed.
- Modernisation note: Printed paragraphs split into one step per row, round or instruction; no stitches, counts or rows added, removed or reordered. Words in square brackets or marked “Check:” are ours.
- Modernisation note: Raworth's crochet-thread (and Manlove's) was a period English cotton sold by number; the numbers do not match modern crochet-thread sizes exactly. The modern size given is an approximate equivalent only.
- Modernisation note: No hook size and no gauge is printed. The modern starting hook is an approximate suggestion only.
- Modernisation note: No yardage is printed and none is estimated.
- Modernisation note: Colour swatches are approximate modern readings of the period colour names; they are not in the book. “Drab” is a dull greyish brown; “puce” a dark purplish brown; “cerise” a deep cherry pink; “geranium” a bright scarlet-pink.
- Modernisation note: Check: the book does not say which shade Rnds 9–12 use (read as continuing the second shade).
- Modernisation note: Check: the first row of each point (“ch 9, 1 plain, miss 6”) and the “beginning one stitch from the first stitch … finishing a stitch in advance” are read as each row starting and ending 1 st further out along the Rnd-12 edge, so the point widens as it grows; compare the engraving.
- Modernisation note: “Weave in ends” added.
Row progress: 0 of 3 done (0%)
Stitches
0 of 3 done- Double crochet (book's definition): “having made a chain, pass the needle through the first loop on the chain, draw the cotton through the loop, there will now be two loops on the needle, through these draw the cotton.” = single crochet (sc). “Close double crochet” = sc worked in every st with no chain between.Mark row complete
- Long stitch (book's definition): “Twist the cotton round the needle, pass it through the loop, draw the cotton through the first two loops on the needle, then catch the cotton again and draw it through the next two loops; there will be one loop left on the needle.” = double crochet (dc).Mark row complete
- “Plain” (plain stitch, plain crochet) is not defined in the book; it is the stitch that joins the loops of chain-stitch open crochet, and elsewhere an ordinary short stitch. It is written here as sc. Check: a sl st may have been meant; compare the engraving.Mark row complete
Working on:
Double crochet (book's definition): “having made a chain, pass the needle through the first loop on the chain, draw the cotton through the loop, there will now be two loops on the needle, through these draw the cotton.” = single crochet (sc). “Close double crochet” = sc worked in every st with no chain between.
Continue this pattern
The rest of the Serviette for Liqueur-Stand (1850) pattern is in the Heirloom Doilies & Tablecloths
Still to come in the full pattern:
- Centre
- Points (darkest shade)
- Edge (white)
- Finishing
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Frequently asked questions
Where is the Serviette for Liqueur-Stand pattern from?
It was published as "Serviette for Liqueur-Stand" in The Lady's Album of Fancy Work for 1850 by Not printed (the Address names only “the Publishers of the Lady's Album of Fancy-Work”) in 1850. The publication is in the public domain in the United States; this version is transcribed and modernised by crochetpatterns.io.
What yarn or thread do I need for the Serviette for Liqueur-Stand?
Cotton crochet thread about size 30 (period: Raworth's No. 30). Not printed.
What hook should I use?
Start with a 1.3 mm (US steel 9) hook and adjust to suit your thread; no gauge is printed. Gauge: Not printed. Work to the size of the article.
