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Magnolia Popcorn Motif Bedspread (1941): vintage crochet pattern
A thread bedspread of round 6-inch motifs with treble popcorn and cluster petals, joined through their chain loops, with small popcorn fill-in motifs between them and a scalloped edging. The book presents it as the popcorn variation of Queen Anne's Lace.
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| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Skill level | Advanced |
| Yarn weight | Lace (#0) |
| Yardage | 45–50 yd (41–46 m) |
| Hook | 1.65 mm |
| Gauge | As printed: each motif about 6 in (15 cm) in diameter before joining. |
| Finished size | Not printed; each motif measures about 6 in (15 cm) in diameter before joining. Overall size depends on the number of motifs. |
| Time | about 5 hours |
Materials
- Knit-Cro-Sheen mercerized cotton (about a size 10 crochet cotton today)
- Yardage: about 50 yd (46 m) per large motif and about 7½ yd (7 m) per fill-in motif, as printed, plus 1 extra ball for the edging. The number of motifs is not printed. Check your label for ball size.
- Original hook: Milward's steel crochet hook No. 7.
- Tapestry needle; rustproof pins for blocking.
- Make one motif first and check it against the printed motif size before buying all the thread.
- Hook: Start with 1.65 mm (US steel 7) and change size to match the gauge.
Yarn Kit & Substitution Options
This pattern calls for 50 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
1 skeins required
approx. $$5.49 total
Abbreviations (US terms)
- chain
- slip stitch
- single crochet
- half double crochet
- double crochet
- treble crochet
- popcorn
- cluster
- skip
- stitch
- stitches
- space
- chain space
- yarn over
- loop
- round
- repeat
Notes before you start
- Source: "Magnolia" (6020), Old and New Favorites: Crochet Designs (Book No. 173), The Spool Cotton Company, 1941. Public domain in the USA.
- As printed — materials: J. & P. COATS KNIT-CRO-SHEEN.; See thread information on page 22.; Milward’s Steel Crochet Hook No. 7.. Gauge: Using the materials recommended, each motif measures about 6″ in diameter before joining, and requires about 50 yds. of thread. Fill-in requires about 7½ yds. Allow an extra ball for edging..
- Modernisation note: The original is written in US terms; abbreviations and wording were updated to modern style ("half dc" → hdc, "pc st"/"popcorn st" → pc, "skip" → sk, "p" → picot, "bl" → block).
- Modernisation note: In rnd 3 the popcorn definition ("to make pc st, ch 1, make 5 tr in sp…") is placed in parentheses; the stitches are unchanged. These popcorns are made with treble, as printed.
- Modernisation note: "Thread over" is written as "yo".
- Modernisation note: "3rd st of ch-3" and similar are written as "3rd ch of ch-3"; "center st of next ch-3" is written as "center ch".
- Modernisation note: Round labels rewritten in modern form ("1st rnd:" → "Rnd 1:"); run-on paragraphs split into one round or step per line. No stitches were added, removed or reordered.
- Modernisation note: "Break off" is written as "fasten off"; "attach" is written as "join".
- Modernisation note: The original prints no finishing beyond the edging; no finishing steps were added.
- Modernisation note: Milward's steel hook numbers were not standardised to millimetres; the starting size given is a modern US steel hook of the same number, and the motif size is what matters.
- Modernisation note: Metric conversions, the yardage example and the modern thread/yarn suggestions were added; they are not in the original.
- Modernisation note: Page numbers and "see page …" cross-references were removed or pointed to the matching section on this page.
- Modernisation note: The original lists: recommended use — Bedspreads. It is printed under the heading "Popcorn Variation" of Queen Anne's Lace.
Row progress: 0 of 8 done (0%)
First motif
0 of 8 done- Starting at center, ch 6, join with sl st.Mark row complete
- Rnd 1: Ch 4 (counts as tr), 15 tr in ring. Join with sl st to 4th ch of ch-4.Mark row complete
- Rnd 2: Ch 7, * tr in next tr, ch 3. Repeat from * around; join to 4th ch of ch-7.Mark row complete
- Rnd 3: Ch 4, * in next sp make a pc (to make pc, ch 1, make 5 tr in sp, drop loop from hook, insert hook in ch-1 preceding 5 tr and draw dropped loop through). Then make a tr and pc in same sp. Make tr in next tr, ch 3, tr in next tr. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-3 to 4th ch of ch-4.Mark row complete
- Rnd 4: Ch 4, pc in same place as sl st, * tr in next pc, pc in next tr, tr in next pc; in next tr make a pc and a tr. Ch 4, in next tr make a tr and a pc. Repeat from * around; join last ch-4 to 4th ch of first ch-4.Mark row complete
- Rnd 5: Sl st in tip of next pc, ch 4; * (pc in next tr, tr in next pc) twice; ch 4, sk next tr, 5 tr in next ch-4 sp, ch 4, sk next tr, tr in next pc. Repeat from * around; join.Mark row complete
- Rnd 6: Sl st in tip of next pc, ch 4, tr in next tr and in tip of next pc, holding back the last loop of each tr on hook; yo and draw through all loops on hook (a cluster). * Ch 5, sk next tr and sp, make 2 tr in next tr, tr in next 3 tr, 2 tr in next tr; ch 5, sk next sp and 1 tr; make tr in next 3 sts, holding back the last loop of each tr on hook; yo and draw through all loops on hook (another cluster). Repeat from * around; join.Mark row complete
- Rnd 7: * Ch 11, sk next sp and 1 tr; tr in next 5 tr, holding back the last loop of each tr on hook and complete a cluster as before. Ch 11, sc in tip of next cluster. Repeat from * around. Join and fasten off. This completes one motif.Mark row complete
Working on:
Starting at center, ch 6, join with sl st.
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The rest of the Magnolia Popcorn Motif Bedspread (1941) pattern is in the Vintage Afghans & Bedspreads
Still to come in the full pattern:
- Second motif
- Fill-in motif
- Edging
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Frequently asked questions
Where is the Magnolia pattern from?
It was published as "Magnolia" in Old and New Favorites: Crochet Designs (Book No. 173) by The Spool Cotton Company in 1941. 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 Magnolia?
Knit-Cro-Sheen mercerized cotton (about a size 10 crochet cotton today). Printed: about 50 yd per motif, about 7½ yd per fill-in, plus 1 extra ball for edging. Total depends on how many motifs you make (not printed).
What hook should I use?
Start with 1.65 mm (US steel 7) and change size to match the gauge. Gauge: As printed: each motif about 6 in (15 cm) in diameter before joining.
