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Pineapple and Acorn Centerpiece (1915): vintage crochet pattern
A 27-inch centerpiece with a linen centre and a border of treble-crochet pineapples separated by double shells that form acorn shapes, finished with rounds of chain mesh and a picot edge. Originally published as "Pineapple and Acorn Design (Plate No. 8)" in Center Pieces and Lunch Sets in Crochet Work by Anne Orr in 1915, it is now.
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| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Skill level | Intermediate |
| Yarn weight | Lace (#0) |
| Yardage | 4 balls as printed; ball yardage not printed. |
| Hook | 1.5 mm |
| Gauge | Not given in the original — work to the printed size of 27 in (69 cm). |
| Finished size | 27 in (69 cm) as printed. |
| Time | about 5 hours |
Materials
- 4 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
- treble crochet
- stitch
- stitches
- space
- round
Notes before you start
- Source: "Pineapple and Acorn Design (Plate No. 8)", Center Pieces and Lunch Sets in Crochet Work, Anne Orr, 1915. Public domain in the USA.
- As printed — materials: Four balls of Cordonnet Crochet Cotton No. 10, Steel Crochet Needle No. 8.. Gauge: Not given.
- Modernisation note: Check: rnd 1 ("tc around center piece") does not say how the linen is prepared or how many stitches to make; the photograph shows a hemmed round linen centre.
- Modernisation note: Check: rnd 12 prints "1 tc to 4 tc"; read as "1 tr to 4th tr" to match the sequence.
- Modernisation note: Check: rnd 4 "skip 1 link" is read as skipping the next ch-4 loop of rnd 3.
- Modernisation note: Check: rnd 3 begins "5 ch, sl st in middle of ch, ch 4"; kept as printed.
- 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 16 done (0%)
Border
0 of 16 done- Rnd 1: Tr around center piece.Mark row complete
- Rnd 2: 2 tr into top of 2 lower tr, ch 4, skip 3 lower tr and tr 2 into top of 4th, repeat around, join.Mark row complete
- Rnd 3: 5 ch, sl st in middle of ch, ch 4, repeat around.Mark row complete
- Rnd 4: 2 tr into ch 5, 1 ch, tr 2 to ch 5, 4 ch, 14 tr into ch 5, skip 1 link, repeat around, join.Mark row complete
- Rnd 5: 2 tr into ch 1, 1 ch, 2 tr to ch 1, 4 ch, sl st to 1st tr of 14, 4 ch, sl st to 3d of tr 14, 4 ch, sl st to top of 5th tr, 4 ch, sl st to 7th of tr 14, 4 ch, sl st to 9th of tr 14, 4 ch, sl st to 11th of tr 14, 4 ch, sl st to 13th of tr 14, 4 ch, 2 tr into ch 1, 1 ch, 2 tr to ch 1, 4 ch, sl st to 1st tr 14, and repeat around.Mark row complete
- Rnd 6: 2 tr into ch 1, 1 ch, 2 tr into ch 1, 4 ch, sl st to middle of ch 4, repeat around.Mark row complete
- Rnd 7: Same as 6th row.Mark row complete
- Rnd 8: 2 tr into ch 1, 1 ch, 2 tr into ch 1, 1 ch, 2 tr into ch 1, 5 ch, sl st into middle of ch 4, repeat around.Mark row complete
- Rnd 9: 2 tr into 1st ch 1, 1 ch, 2 tr into ch 1, 1 ch, 2 tr into 2d ch 1, 1 ch, 2 tr into ch 1, 5 ch, sl st into ch 4, repeat around.Mark row complete
- Rnd 10: 2 tr into 1st ch 1, 1 ch, 2 tr in ch 1, 1 tr into 2d ch 1, 3 ch, 1 tr into ch 1, 2 tr into 3d ch 1, 1 ch, 2 tr into ch 1, 5 ch, sl st to ch 4, repeating around.Mark row complete
- Rnd 11: 2 tr into 1st ch 1, 1 ch, 2 tr into ch 1, 1 ch, 12 tr into ch 3, 1 ch, 2 tr into 2nd ch 1, 1 ch, 2 tr into ch 1, 5 ch, sl st to ch 4, repeat around.Mark row complete
- Rnd 12: 4 tr into 1st ch 1, 1 ch, 1 tr into top of 1st tr of 12, 1 tr into top of 2d tr, 2 tr into top of 3d tr, 1 tr to 4th tr, 1 tr to 5th tr, 2 tr to 6th tr, 1 tr to 7th tr, 1 tr to 8th tr, 2 tr to 9th tr, 1 tr to 10th tr, 2 tr to 11th tr, 1 tr to 12th tr, 1 ch, 4 tr into 2d ch 1, 6 ch to middle of ch 4, repeat around.Mark row complete
- Rnd 13: 4 ch, sl st to top of each 3d st around.Mark row complete
- Rnd 14: 4 ch into middle st of ch 4 around.Mark row complete
- Rnd 15: Same as 14th row.Mark row complete
- Rnd 16: 5 ch, sl st back into 2d st of ch, 2 ch, sl st into middle st of ch 4, repeat around.Mark row complete
Working on:
Rnd 1: Tr around center piece.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is the Pineapple and Acorn Design (Plate No. 8) pattern from?
It was published as "Pineapple and Acorn Design (Plate No. 8)" 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 Pineapple and Acorn Design (Plate No. 8)?
Size 10 mercerised cotton crochet thread. 4 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 27 in (69 cm).
