Breakfast Time Filet Tray Mat and Napkin (1949): vintage crochet pattern

Materials

• Size 70 tatting-crochet thread (printed: J. & P. Coats Tatting-Crochet, size 70)
• Yardage: 8 balls Shaded Pink, plus ¾ yd pink organdy, as printed — check the ball band for yardage
• Tapestry needle, rustproof pins and starch for blocking
• Hook: Start with a 0.75 mm (US 14) steel hook — the printed size is No. 14 — and change size to get 5 spaces and 5 rows to 1 inch.

Abbreviations (US terms)

ch

chain

sl st

slip stitch

sc

single crochet

tr

treble crochet

st

stitch

sp

space

rnd

round

inc

increase

Notes before you start

• Source: "Breakfast Time" (CT-253), Fine Crochet and Tatting, The Spool Cotton Company, 1949. Public domain in the USA.
• As printed — materials: J. & P. Coats Tatting-Crochet, Size 70, 8 balls of Shaded Pink.... Steel Crochet Hook No. 14.... ¾ yard of pink organdy.. Gauge: 5 sps make 1 inch; 5 rows make 1 inch..
• Modernisation note: Transcribed from the original publication; stitches, repeats and their order are unchanged.
• Modernisation note: Run-on paragraphs split into one round, row or step per line.
• Modernisation note: The source leaflets already use US crochet terms; only abbreviations and wording were modernised.
• Modernisation note: Round/row labels rewritten in modern form (e.g. “2nd Round.” → “Rnd 2:”, “7th to 10th rnds incl:” → “Rnds 7–10:”)
• Modernisation note: “break off” → “fasten off”
• Modernisation note: “attach” → “join”
• Modernisation note: Page numbers, page-continuation notes and illustration references removed.
• Modernisation note: Stitch counts have not been added; where the original prints a count it is kept as printed.

Edging

1. Starting at A on chart, ch 23.
2. Row 1: Tr in 11th ch from hook (sp made), (ch 3, skip 3 ch, tr in next ch) 3 times. Ch 7, turn.
3. Row 2: Skip first tr, tr in next tr (sp made over sp), (ch 3, tr in next tr) twice; ch 3, skip 3 ch of turning chain, tr in next ch. Ch 10, turn.
4. Row 3: Tr in first tr (1 sp increased at beginning of row), make 4 more sps. Ch 7, turn.
5. 4th and
6. Row 5: Make 4 sps. Ch 7, turn.
7. Row 6: Make 4 sps, ch 7, tr in same tr as last tr. Ch 7, turn. Skip 3 ch, tr in next ch. Ch 7, turn. Skip 3 ch, tr in next ch. Turn (3 sps increased at end of row.)
8. Row 7: Sl st in next 4 ch, ch 7, sp over next 7 sps. Ch 7, turn.
9. Row 8: Sp over each sp, inc 1 sp, turn.
10. Row 9: Sl st in each ch across sp, sl st in next tr (1 sp decreased at beginning of row), ch 7, sp over each sp across. Ch 7, turn.
11. Row 10: Sp over each sp across. Turn.
12. Row 11: Sl st across next 3 sps, ch 7, sp over next 4 sps. Ch 7, turn. Follow chart from A to B until 6 large scallops are completed. Now follow chart from B to C to form corner. Fasten off. Join thread at D and follow chart to E, work in pattern until 8 large scallops are completed. Now complete corner and next 2 sides to correspond. Sew first and last rows together. Join thread to inner edge and sc closely around. Join and fasten off. Sc closely around outer edge. Pin edging in place over organdy. Sew neatly in place. Cut out organdy in back of edging and make a narrow hem all around.