Queen Anne's Lace Motif Tablecloth (1941): vintage crochet pattern

Materials

• Size 20 mercerized crochet thread (printed: Clark's Big Ball Mercerized Crochet, size 20)
• Yardage: About 24 yd per motif and 5 yd per fill-in motif, as printed
• Tapestry needle, rustproof pins and starch for blocking
• Hook: Start with a 1.4 mm (US 9) steel hook for size 20 thread and change size so one motif measures 4¾ inches (the printed hook is Milward's No. 8).

Abbreviations (US terms)

ch

chain

sl st

slip stitch

sc

single crochet

dc

double crochet

tr

treble crochet

st

stitch

sp

space

rnd

round

Notes before you start

• Source: "Queen Anne’s Lace" (7050), Old and New Favorites (Book No. 172), The Spool Cotton Company, 1941. Public domain in the USA.
• As printed — materials: CLARK’S BIG BALL MERCERIZED CROCHET, size 20. See thread information on page 22.; Milward’s Steel Crochet Hook No. 8.. Gauge: Using the materials recommended, each motif measures 4¾″ in diameter and requires about 24 yds. of thread. Fill-in motif requires about 5 yds..
• 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: 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.

First Motif

1. Ch 6, join with sl st.
2. Rnd 1: Ch 6, * tr in ring, ch 2. Repeat from * 6 more times, join to 4th st of ch-6 (8 sps).
3. Rnd 2: Ch 4, 4 tr in 1st sp, * ch 2, 5 tr in next sp. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-2 to 4th st of ch-4.
4. Rnd 3: Ch 4, tr in same place as sl st, tr in next 4 tr, * tr in 1st ch of ch-2, ch 3, tr in next ch of same ch-2, tr in next 5 tr. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-3 to 4th st of ch-4; sl st in 1st tr of group.
5. Rnd 4: Ch 4; make tr in next 4 tr, working off together as for a cluster; * ch 4, 5 tr in next ch-3 sp, ch 4, skip 1st tr of next group; make tr in next 5 tr, working off together as for a cluster. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-4 to tip of first cluster.
6. Rnd 5: Ch 8, * skip 1st 3 ch of ch-4, tr in next ch, tr in next 5 tr, tr in 1st ch of next ch-4, ch 4, tr in tip of cluster, ch 4. Repeat from * around. Join to 4th st of ch-8.
7. Rnd 6: * Ch 12, skip 1st tr of next group, tr in next 5 tr, working off together as for a cluster; ch 12, sc in the single tr between groups. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-12 to base of first ch-12 (16 loops). Fasten off.