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Leaf Scallop Centerpiece, Plate 2 (1915): vintage crochet pattern
A 24-inch centerpiece with a linen centre bordered by a ring of oval picot-edged leaves joined side by side, with chain-spoke fans between them and scalloped upper and lower edges. Originally published as "Instructions for Plate No. 2" in Center Pieces and Lunch Sets in Crochet Work by Anne Orr in 1915, it is now in the public domain.
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| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Skill level | Advanced |
| Yarn weight | Lace (#0) |
| Yardage | 6 balls as printed; ball yardage not printed. |
| Hook | 1.5 mm |
| Gauge | Not given in the original — work to the printed size of 24 in (61 cm). |
| Finished size | 24 in (61 cm) as printed. |
| Time | about 4 hours |
Materials
- 6 balls size 10 mercerised cotton crochet thread (ball yardage not printed — check your ball band)
- Round linen centre (not listed in the original; size not printed — see the photograph)
- Tapestry needle
- Hook: Start with 1.5 mm (US steel 8), the modern hook of the printed number, and change size to reach the printed finished size.
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
- slip stitch
- single crochet
- stitch
- stitches
- space
- round
Notes before you start
- Source: "Instructions for Plate No. 2", Center Pieces and Lunch Sets in Crochet Work, Anne Orr, 1915. Public domain in the USA.
- As printed — materials: 6 balls Cordonnet Crochet Cotton No. 10, Steel Crochet Needle No. 8.. Gauge: Not given.
- Modernisation note: "Miss 3 st" is kept as printed (modern "skip 3 sts").
- Modernisation note: "Fasten in" at the lower edge means join the thread.
- Modernisation note: Check: rnd 6 is printed as one long passage mixing the leaf-joining, the chain spokes and the leaf edging; it is kept word for word in one step. Compare the photograph while working, especially "place 1st leaf by 2d and sl st to 3d, sc from the beginning of leaf".
- Modernisation note: Check: "6 ch st sl at top of leaf" (end of rnd 2) is read as ch 6, sl st at top of leaf.
- Modernisation note: Check: the book does not say how many leaves to make or how to attach the border to the linen; the photograph shows about 28 leaves around a round linen centre.
- Modernisation note: In the lower edge "6 sc picot 6 sc" is punctuated "6 sc, picot, 6 sc"; the picot is the book's ch 4, sc in 4th ch from hook unless you match the leaf picot (ch 6, sl st back to 4th ch).
- Modernisation note: Stitch names mapped by the book's own definitions: its single crochet = modern US sc, double crochet = modern US dc, treble crochet = modern US tr, slip stitch = sl st, picot = ch 4, sc in 4th ch from hook. These match modern US usage, so no stitch was converted; only the abbreviation "tc" (treble crochet) is written "tr".
- Modernisation note: The book calls every round a "Row" ("First Row—"). Pieces worked in joined rounds are labelled "Rnd 1:" etc.; pieces worked back and forth keep "Row". Run-on paragraphs were split into one round or step per line; no stitches were added, removed or reordered.
- Modernisation note: Anne Orr's phrasing "1 sc, join into …" / "join to top of sc" means work the stitch into the place named; it is kept as printed. "St of ch" (e.g. "middle st of ch 5") is kept.
- Modernisation note: Steel crochet needle (hook) numbers of 1915 were not standardised to millimetres; the starting hook is the modern US steel hook of the same number. Change size so the piece reaches the printed size.
- Modernisation note: Cordonnet Crochet Cotton No. 10 was a hard-twisted mercerised crochet cotton; the nearest modern equivalent is size 10 mercerised cotton crochet thread.
- Modernisation note: Thread is printed in balls only; ball yardage is not printed, so no yardage has been invented. Buy the printed number of balls of a comparable modern thread and check your ball band.
- Modernisation note: No gauge is printed in the book.
- Modernisation note: Metric conversions and modern thread and hook suggestions were added; they are not in the original.
Row progress: 0 of 5 done (0%)
First leaf (each leaf must be worked separately)
0 of 5 done- Rnd 1: Ch 14, sl st back into 7th st of ch, forming ring, 7 ch join into last st of ch, forming 2d ring.Mark row complete
- Rnd 2: 6 ch, miss 3 st of ring, 1 sc into 7th st of ch, 4 ch, 1 sc, join into connecting of the two rings, 4 ch, 1 sc, join to top st of small ring, 6 ch, 1 sc, join into same st, 4 ch, 1 sc, join into connection of two rings opposite other ch 4, 4 ch, 1 sc, join into 4th st of next ring, 6 ch st sl at top of leaf.Mark row complete
- Rnd 3: Sl st 9 times over every ch of 6 and sl st 6 times over every ch of 4 around leaf, join.Mark row complete
- Rnd 4: Sc into top of each sl st around leaf, join.Mark row complete
- Rnd 5: 9 sc, join into top of each 9 sc, 6 ch, sl st back to 4th st of ch 6, forming a picot, 1 sc, join into top of 2d sc, skipping one sc, repeat until 16 sc are set around leaf, each separated by a picot, 9 sc, join into top of each 9 sc, join, finishes leaf.Mark row complete
Working on:
Rnd 1: Ch 14, sl st back into 7th st of ch, forming ring, 7 ch join into last st of ch, forming 2d ring.
Continue this pattern
The rest of the Leaf Scallop Centerpiece, Plate 2 (1915) pattern is in the Heirloom Doilies & Tablecloths
Still to come in the full pattern:
- Second and following leaves
- Upper edge
- Lower edge
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Frequently asked questions
Where is the Instructions for Plate No. 2 pattern from?
It was published as "Instructions for Plate No. 2" in Center Pieces and Lunch Sets in Crochet Work by Anne Orr in 1915. 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 Instructions for Plate No. 2?
Size 10 mercerised cotton crochet thread. 6 balls as printed; ball yardage not printed.
What hook should I use?
Start with 1.5 mm (US steel 8), the modern hook of the printed number, and change size to reach the printed finished size. Gauge: Not given in the original — work to the printed size of 24 in (61 cm).
