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Star Lunch Set (1915): vintage crochet pattern
An all-crochet lunch set of an 18-inch centerpiece and 12-inch and 6-inch doilies, each a round of solid single-crochet diamonds forming an eight-pointed star in open chain mesh, finished with a treble-crochet shell scallop. Originally published as "Star Lunch Set (Plate No. 10)" in Center Pieces and Lunch Sets in Crochet Work by Anne Orr in 1915, it.
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| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Skill level | Intermediate |
| Yarn weight | Lace (#0) |
| Yardage | 10 balls for the set as printed (number of doilies not printed); ball yardage not printed. |
| Hook | 1.65 mm |
| Gauge | Not given in the original — work to the printed sizes (centerpiece 18 in / 46 cm). |
| Finished size | Centerpiece 18 in (46 cm); large doily 12 in (30 cm); small doily 6 in (15 cm), as printed. |
| Time | about 15 hours |
Materials
- 10 balls size 15 mercerised cotton crochet thread, or size 20 (ball yardage not printed — check your ball band)
- Tapestry needle
- Hook: Start with 1.65 mm (US steel 7), 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
- treble crochet
- stitch
- stitches
- space
- round
Notes before you start
- Source: "Star Lunch Set (Plate No. 10)", Center Pieces and Lunch Sets in Crochet Work, Anne Orr, 1915. Public domain in the USA.
- As printed — materials: 10 balls Cordonnet Crochet Cotton No. 15, Steel Crochet Needle No. 7.. Gauge: Not given.
- Modernisation note: Check: after rnd 26 the book restarts its numbering with twelve rounds labelled "(1) Row" to "(12) Row", printed in two columns. They are read as rounds 27–38; the numbering 27–38 is ours.
- Modernisation note: Check: rnd 1 makes 9 diamonds as printed (3 sc and ch 2, "repeat 8 times"), while the photograph shows 8 star points; kept as printed.
- Modernisation note: Check: rnd 24 prints "4 sc into 8 sp"; read as "into 8th sp".
- Modernisation note: Check: rnd 25 "8 sp 2 sc" is punctuated "8 sp, 2 sc"; the "points started" in rnd 26 are the small sc triangles begun in rnd 24 between the diamonds.
- Modernisation note: Check: the book does not say how many of each doily to make; the photograph shows one centerpiece and four doilies of two sizes.
- Modernisation note: "Widen" is kept (modern: increase).
- 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. 15 was a hard-twisted mercerised crochet cotton; the nearest modern equivalent is size 15 mercerised cotton crochet thread (size 15 is now uncommon — size 10 or 20 are the nearest common weights).
- 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 38 done (0%)
Center piece
0 of 38 done- Rnd 1: Chain of 6, join, 3 sc, join in chain, 2 ch, 3 sc, join in ch, 2 ch; repeat 8 times same into ch, join.Mark row complete
- Rnd 2: 2 sc, join to top of 1st sc, 1 sc join to 2d sc, 2 sc join to 3d sc; 2 ch, 2 sc, join to 1st sc as before, and repeat around, join.Mark row complete
- Rnd 3: 2 sc join to 1st sc, 1 sc to 2d sc, 1 sc to 3d sc, 1 sc to 4th sc, 2 sc to 5th sc, 2 ch, 2 sc to 1st sc, and repeat as before, and around, join.Mark row complete
- Rnd 4: Same as 3d row; widen with 2 sc in 1st and last st of each sc of diamond, join.Mark row complete
- Rnd 5: Same as 4th row.Mark row complete
- Rnd 6: Same as 4th row.Mark row complete
- Rnd 7: Same as 4th row.Mark row complete
- Rnd 8: Same as 4th row.Mark row complete
- Rnd 9: Same as 4th row.Mark row complete
- Rnd 10: Same as 4th row.Mark row complete
- Rnd 11: Same as 4th row.Mark row complete
- Rnd 12: Same as 4th row.Mark row complete
- Rnd 13: Same as 4th row.Mark row complete
- Rnd 14: Same as 4th row.Mark row complete
- Rnd 15: Same as 4th row.Mark row complete
- Rnd 16: Same as 4th row.Mark row complete
- Rnd 17: 1 sc, join to 2d sc of diamond and repeat across diamond, leaving one sc out on each side to narrow down; 2 ch, 1 sc, join to top of 1st sc of diamond, 2 ch, 1 sc join to 1st st of next diamond. Repeat around, join.Mark row complete
- Rnd 18: Same as 17th row, making 2 more sp each time between.Mark row complete
- Rnd 19: Same as 18th row.Mark row complete
- Rnd 20: Same as 18th row.Mark row complete
- Rnd 21: Same as 18th row.Mark row complete
- Rnd 22: Same as 18th row.Mark row complete
- Rnd 23: Same as 18th row.Mark row complete
- Rnd 24: Same as 18th row in diamond, 7 sp, 4 sc into 8th sp; 7 sp, make diamond, always leaving 1 sc on each side of diamond.Mark row complete
- Rnd 25: Same as 24th row for diamond, 8 sp, 2 sc, join to 1st sc, 1 sc to 2d sc, 1 sc to 3d sc, 2 sc join to 4th sc, 8 sp, repeat around.Mark row complete
- Rnd 26: Same as 25th row, making one less on each side of diamond, and adding 2 sc on each side of points started.Mark row complete
- Rnd 27 (printed "(1) Row"): Same as 26th row.Mark row complete
- Rnd 28 (printed "(2) Row"): Same as 26th row.Mark row complete
- Rnd 29 (printed "(3) Row"): Same as 26th row.Mark row complete
- Rnd 30 (printed "(4) Row"): Same as 26th row.Mark row complete
- Rnd 31 (printed "(5) Row"): Same as 26th row.Mark row complete
- Rnd 32 (printed "(6) Row"): Same as 26th row.Mark row complete
- Rnd 33 (printed "(7) Row"): Same as 26th row.Mark row complete
- Rnd 34 (printed "(8) Row"): Same as 26th row.Mark row complete
- Rnd 35 (printed "(9) Row"): Same as 26th row.Mark row complete
- Rnd 36 (printed "(10) Row"): Same as 26th row.Mark row complete
- Rnd 37 (printed "(11) Row"): Same as 26th row.Mark row complete
- Rnd 38 (printed "(12) Row"): 2 ch, 1 sc join to 1 sc of sp; repeat across; 2 ch, join to 3d sc of point; repeat around.Mark row complete
Working on:
Rnd 1: Chain of 6, join, 3 sc, join in chain, 2 ch, 3 sc, join in ch, 2 ch; repeat 8 times same into ch, join.
Continue this pattern
The rest of the Star Lunch Set (1915) pattern is in the Heirloom Doilies & Tablecloths
Still to come in the full pattern:
- Scallop
- Second size piece (large doily)
- Small piece (small doily)
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Frequently asked questions
Where is the Star Lunch Set (Plate No. 10) pattern from?
It was published as "Star Lunch Set (Plate No. 10)" 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 Star Lunch Set (Plate No. 10)?
Size 15 mercerised cotton crochet thread (size 20 is the nearest common weight). 10 balls for the set as printed (number of doilies not printed); ball yardage not printed.
What hook should I use?
Start with 1.65 mm (US steel 7), 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 sizes (centerpiece 18 in / 46 cm).
