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Medallion Ring Centerpiece, Plate 1 (1915): vintage crochet pattern
A ring of small, medium and large crochet medallions with scalloped edges surrounding a round linen centre, shown on the book's cover. The book gives directions for the three medallions only. Originally published as "Instructions for Plate No. 1 (illustrated on cover page)" in Center Pieces and Lunch Sets in Crochet Work by Anne Orr in 1915, it.
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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 — make one large medallion first and compare it with the photograph. |
| Finished size | Not printed. The photograph shows a round linen centre ringed by medallions. |
| Time | about 5 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; sewing thread to attach the medallions
- 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
- single crochet
- double crochet
- treble crochet
- double treble crochet
- stitch
- stitches
- space
- round
Notes before you start
- Source: "Instructions for Plate No. 1 (illustrated on cover page)", 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: Plate 1 uses "t", "d" and "dt", which are not in the book's abbreviation list. They are read as treble (tr), double (dc) and double treble (dtr), matching the book's "treble crochet" and "double crochet" definitions.
- Modernisation note: Check: rounds begun with ch 3 or ch 4 before "18 t in ring" suggest the "t" may have been worked at dc height; test a medallion against the photograph.
- Modernisation note: Check: "d" in the scallops ("15 d in each loop") could also be read as sc; the photograph shows closely packed scallops either way.
- Modernisation note: Check: the large medallion is printed in very abbreviated form (e.g. rnd 3 "18 t in every stitch, with 2 stitches between", rnd 8 "take up 2 ch with a short stitch"). It is transcribed as printed; the "short stitch" is not defined (likely a sc or sl st).
- Modernisation note: Check: the book does not say how many medallions to make, how to join them or how to prepare the linen centre; follow the cover photograph.
- Modernisation note: "Fasten" in the large medallion is read as "join" (rnd 1: "ch 6, fasten" makes the ring).
- 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: 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 1 done (0%)
Small medallion
0 of 1 done- Ch 6, join, ch 3, 18 tr in ring, join; ch 8, join in 5th tr; repeat around until you have 4 loops; 15 dc in each loop.Mark row complete
Working on:
Ch 6, join, ch 3, 18 tr in ring, join; ch 8, join in 5th tr; repeat around until you have 4 loops; 15 dc in each loop.
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The rest of the Medallion Ring Centerpiece, Plate 1 (1915) pattern is in the Heirloom Doilies & Tablecloths
Still to come in the full pattern:
- Medium medallion
- Large medallion
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Frequently asked questions
Where is the Instructions for Plate No. 1 (illustrated on cover page) pattern from?
It was published as "Instructions for Plate No. 1 (illustrated on cover page)" 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. 1 (illustrated on cover page)?
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 — make one large medallion first and compare it with the photograph.
