Colony Club Square Motif Cloth (1941): vintage crochet pattern

Materials

• Size 30 six-cord mercerized crochet thread (printed: Clark's O.N.T. or J. & P. Coats Best Six Cord, size 30)
• Yardage: About 26 yd per motif, as printed
• Tapestry needle, rustproof pins and starch for blocking
• Hook: Start with a 1.25 mm steel hook for size 30 thread and change size so one motif measures 4 inches square (the printed hook is Milward's No. 9).

Abbreviations (US terms)

ch

chain

sl st

slip stitch

sc

single crochet

dc

double crochet

st

stitch

rnd

round

Notes before you start

• Source: "Colony Club" (7015), Old and New Favorites (Book No. 172), The Spool Cotton Company, 1941. Public domain in the USA.
• As printed — materials: CLARK’S O.N.T. or J. & P. COATS BEST SIX CORD MERCERIZED CROCHET, size 30. See thread information on page 22.; Milward’s Steel Crochet Hook No. 9.. Gauge: Using the materials recommended, each motif measures 4″ square. About 26 yds. are required for 1 motif. About 4 small balls or 2 large balls are required for tablecloth or bedspread edging..
• 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: “attach” → “join”
• Modernisation note: Page numbers, page-continuation notes and illustration references removed.
• Modernisation note: Hook numbers in the original are Milward's steel hook sizes; a starting size is suggested from the thread weight instead of converting the old numbering.
• Modernisation note: The original lists: recommended uses — Tablecloths, bedspreads, runners.
• Modernisation note: Stitch counts have not been added; where the original prints a count it is kept as printed.

Motif

1. Ch 6, join with sl st to form ring.
2. Rnd 1: * Ch 7, sc in ring. Repeat from * 3 more times.
3. Rnd 2: * Ch 6, 3 sc in next loop. Repeat from * 3 more times.
4. Rnd 3: Ch 6, 3 sc in 1st ch-6 loop of previous rnd and 1 sc in each of next 2 sc, picking up only the back loop of sc throughout motif; ch 6, 3 sc in next ch-6 loop and 1 sc in back loop of each of the 2 sc. Continue in this manner, making ch-6 between groups, 3 sc over the ch-loop and sc in each sc except the last sc of each group, until the 8th rnd is completed (15 sc in each group).
5. Rnd 9: * Ch 6, sc in ch-6 of previous rnd, ch 6, skip 1st sc of group, 1 sc in each of next 13 sc, picking up back loops only, and repeat from * around.
6. Rnd 10: * Ch 6, sc in 1st ch-6 loop of previous rnd, ch 6, sc in next loop, ch 6, skip 1st sc of group, sc in each sc to within last sc of same group. Repeat from * around.
7. Rnd 11: * Ch 6, sc in ch-6, ch 6, 4 dc in center ch-6 loop, ch 6, sc in next ch-6 loop, ch 6, skip 1st sc, sc in each sc to within the last sc. Repeat from * around.
8. Rnd 12: * Ch 6, sc in loop, ch 6, 3 sc in loop, ch 3, skip 4-dc group, 3 sc in next loop, ch 6, sc in next loop, ch 6, skip 1st sc and make sc in each of next sc, omitting the last sc. Repeat from * around.
9. Rnd 13: * Ch 6, sc in loop, ch 6, 3 sc in next loop, ch 10, skip the 3 sc, the ch-3 and the 3 sc, then make 3 sc in next loop, ch 6, sc in next loop, ch 6, skip 1st sc, sc in each of next sc, omitting last sc in group. Repeat from * around.
10. Rnd 14: * Ch 6, sc in next loop, ch 6, 3 sc in next loop, ch 6, 4 dc in ch-10 loop, ch 6, 3 sc in next loop, ch 6, sc in next loop, ch 6, skip 1st sc, sc in each of next 3 sc. Repeat from * around.
11. Rnd 15: Ch 6, sc in next loop, * ch 6, 3 sc in next loop, ch 6, 4 dc in next loop, ch 14, 4 dc in next loop, ch 6, 3 sc in next loop, ch 6, sc in next loop, ch 3, sc in next loop. Repeat from * around.
12. Rnd 16: Ch 5, sc in next loop, ch 10, sc in next loop, ch 10, sc in 5th st of corner loop, ch 10, sc in 10th st of same corner loop. Continue thus, making ch-10 loops all around, skipping the ch-3 at tip of sc-sections and making corners as before. Join last ch-10 with sl st to sc following 1st ch-5 in this rnd. Fasten off.