Star Wheel Motif Cloth (1941): vintage crochet pattern

Materials

• Size 20 six-cord mercerized crochet thread (printed: Clark's O.N.T. or J. & P. Coats Best Six Cord, size 20)
• Yardage: About 30 yd per motif and 4 yd of fill-in lace, 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 4¼ inches (the printed hook is Milward's No. 9).

Abbreviations (US terms)

ch

chain

sl st

slip stitch

sc

single crochet

dc

double crochet

sts

stitches

st

stitch

sp

space

rnd

round

yo

yarn over

Notes before you start

• Source: "Star Wheel" (744), 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 20. See thread information on page 22.; Milward’s Steel Crochet Hook No. 9.. Gauge: Using the materials recommended, each motif measures 4¼″ in diameter and requires about 30 yds. of thread. Fill-in lace requires about 4 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: “thread over” → “yo” (yarn over)
• 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, luncheon sets, chair sets, runners, centerpieces.
• Modernisation note: Stitch counts have not been added; where the original prints a count it is kept as printed.

Motif

1. Ch 10 and join with sl st to form ring.
2. Rnd 1: Ch 3, 23 dc in ring. Join with sl st to 3rd st of ch-3 first made.
3. Rnd 2: Ch 10, and complete a cross st as follows: yo twice, insert hook in 8th ch from hook, draw thread through (4 loops on hook), yo once, skip 1 dc and insert hook in next dc, draw thread through (6 loops on hook), yo, and take off 2 loops at a time, 5 times. * Ch 3, yo 4 times, insert hook in next dc and draw thread through (6 loops on hook), yo, and take off 2 loops at a time twice, then yo, skip 1 dc, insert hook in next, draw thread through (6 loops on hook), yo, and take off 2 loops at a time, 5 times. Ch 3, dc in center point of the cross, thus completing the cross. Repeat from * until there are 8 cross sts around the circle. Join last ch-3 with sl st to 7th st of ch-10 first made.
4. Rnd 3: 5 sc in each sp.
5. 4th to
6. 7th rnds incl: Sc in each sc of previous rnd.
7. Rnd 8: Ch 4, dc in 1st sc, * ch 1, dc in next sc, repeat from * to end of rnd. Then ch 1, and join with sl st to 3rd st of ch-4 first made.
8. Rnd 9: Ch 10, and complete cross st as before, skipping 2 dc between each leg of cross st and inserting hook under ch-1 sp. Ch 3 between each cross st. Skip 2 dc between each cross st. Repeat around (20 cross sts) and join last ch-3 with sl st to 7th st of ch-10 first made.
9. Rnd 10: Sl st in 1st 2 sts of 1st sp, ch 5, * dc in same sp, ch 3, sc in next sp, ch 3, dc in next sp, ch 2, repeat from * to end of rnd. Join last ch-3 with sl st to 3rd st of ch-5 first made.
10. Rnd 11: Ch 6, dc in same sp, * ch 4, sc in next sc of previous rnd, ch 4, dc in next ch-2 sp, ch 3, dc in same sp. Repeat from * to end of rnd, joining with sl st to 3rd st of ch-6 first made.