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Crochet Neck Tie in Purse Twist (1854): vintage crochet pattern
A long, narrow openwork neck tie of chain loops, about a yard and a quarter long, worked in two shades of silk purse twist and finished with a silk-covered ring and two silk tassels. Originally published as "Neck Tie" in The Ladies' Complete Guide to Crochet, Fancy Knitting, and Needlework (Mrs. Ann S. Stephens) by Dick & Fitzgerald.
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| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Skill level | Easy |
| Yarn weight | Lace (#0) |
| Yardage | Not printed. (as printed; yardage not given) |
| Hook | 1.6 mm |
| Gauge | Not printed. |
| Finished size | About 1¼ yd (114 cm) long; width depends on the chain. |
| Time | about 3 hours |
Materials
- Silk twist thread about the thickness of size 10–20 crochet cotton, in two shades of one colour (period: crochet purse twist)
- A small ring, covered with silk
- Two silk tassels
- Hook: Start with a 1.6 mm (US steel 7) hook and adjust to suit your thread (original: crochet hook No. 16, eagle card-board gauge; approximate conversion). 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
- stitch
- row
- skip
- repeat
Notes before you start
- Source: "Neck Tie", The Ladies' Complete Guide to Crochet, Fancy Knitting, and Needlework (Mrs. Ann S. Stephens), Dick & Fitzgerald, 1854. Public domain in the USA.
- As printed — materials: Two shades of crochet purse twist, any color that may be desired. Crochet hook, No. 16. Eagle card-board gauge.. Gauge: Not given.
- Modernisation note: Stitch names checked against the book's own definitions (pp. 22–23), which describe the same stitches as modern US terms, so they are kept: “ch.” = ch; “sl.” / “slip” = sl st; “sc.” = sc; “dc.” = dc (US, not UK); “tc.” (treble crochet) = tr; “l tc.” / “long tc.” (long treble crochet) = dtr; “miss” = sk. Note that the book's “tc.” is a modern US tr, not a UK treble (US dc).
- Modernisation note: Period wording modernised: “needle” (meaning the hook) → hook; “commence” → begin; “close for a loop”, “close in a round” and “form it into a round” → join into a ring (the book does not name the joining stitch unless it says “slip”); “under” a chain → in the ch-sp; “fasten off” → FO; “alternative” → alternate. Repeat marks (✕, +, *, †, ¶, (a)) are written as parentheses with the book's total count.
- Modernisation note: Printed paragraphs split into one step per row, round or instruction; no stitches, counts, rows or rounds added, removed or reordered.
- Modernisation note: Crochet hook numbers belong to the book's “eagle card-board gauge”, a period bell-type gauge in which higher numbers are finer. The metric and US sizes given are approximate conversions only, and no gauge is printed.
- Modernisation note: No yardage or weight of thread is printed for this design, and none is estimated.
- Modernisation note: The engraving for this design is not among the surviving illustrations of the book, so it is transcribed from the text alone.
- Modernisation note: “Purse twist” was a firmly twisted silk used for netted and crocheted purses; a silk twist or fine pearl silk is the nearest modern thread.
- Modernisation note: Check: the book asks for two shades of purse twist but does not say how they are used.
- Modernisation note: Check: “Continue these 2 rows” is read literally; row 2 is worked into sc and row 3 into loops, and the book does not say whether later repeats of row 2 go into the loops of row 3.
- Modernisation note: Check: the book gives the tie's length (“a yard and a quarter”) but no foundation-chain count, so the chain sets the width, and it is not clear how the ring and tassels are attached.
- Modernisation note: Metric conversions added.
Row progress: 0 of 2 done (0%)
Stitches
0 of 2 done- Chain (book's definition, “ch.”): “A loop of thread made on the hook, and through this the thread is drawn, forming the first chain stitch; draw the thread through this one, and a second is formed.” = ch.Mark row complete
- Single crochet (book's definition, “sc.”): “Insert the hook in the chain, and draw the thread through it; this forms a second loop on the hook. Draw the thread through these two by a single movement and the stitch will be completed.” = modern US sc.Mark row complete
Working on:
Chain (book's definition, “ch.”): “A loop of thread made on the hook, and through this the thread is drawn, forming the first chain stitch; draw the thread through this one, and a second is formed.” = ch.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is the Neck Tie pattern from?
It was published as "Neck Tie" in The Ladies' Complete Guide to Crochet, Fancy Knitting, and Needlework (Mrs. Ann S. Stephens) by Dick & Fitzgerald in 1854. 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 Neck Tie?
Silk twist comparable to size 10–20 crochet cotton (approximate). Not printed.
What hook should I use?
Start with a 1.6 mm (US steel 7) hook and adjust to suit your thread (original: crochet hook No. 16, eagle card-board gauge; approximate conversion). No gauge is printed. Gauge: Not printed.
