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Sugar ’n Spice Afghan (1952): vintage crochet pattern
A small afghan of 117 square single crochet motifs in doubled baby yarn: striped pastel-and-white motifs alternate with plain white ones in a checkerboard. The motifs are sewn together and finished with a two-round white border. Originally published as "Sugar ’n Spice" in Afghans (Afghan Book No. 289) by The Spool Cotton Company in 1952, it is now.
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| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Skill level | Easy |
| Yarn weight | Super fine (#1) |
| Yardage | 2025–2250 yd (1852–2057 m) |
| Hook | 4 mm |
| Gauge | Each motif (7 rnds, yarn held double) measures 3½ in (9 cm) square. |
| Finished size | Approximately 32 × 46 in (81 × 117 cm) |
| Time | about 5 hours |
Materials
- Super fine (#1) 3-ply baby yarn, held double throughout. Two strands of fingering-weight yarn behave roughly like a light (#3) yarn.
- Colours (baby-wool option): 15 oz White, 2¼ oz each Nile Green and Baby Blue, 1½ oz each Baby Pink and Maize.
- Original hook: Clark's O.N.T. plastic crochet hook No. 5.
- Tapestry needle for sewing motifs.
- Hook: Start with 4 mm (US G-6) and change size to match the gauge.
Yarn Kit & Substitution Options
This pattern calls for 2250 yards of weight #1 yarn. Select a suggested yarn to see required skeins and estimated cost:
Knit Picks Stroll Sock · 75% Superwash Merino, 25% Nylon
231 yds per skein · Durable stitch definition, machine washable
10 skeins required
approx. $$69.90 total
Abbreviations (US terms)
- chain
- single crochet
- round
- repeat
- back loop only
Notes before you start
- Source: "Sugar ’n Spice" (C-123), Afghans (Afghan Book No. 289), The Spool Cotton Company, 1952. Public domain in the USA.
- As printed — materials: CHADWICK’S RED HEART BABY WOOL, 3 Ply, Shrink-and-Stretch Resist Finish, Art. E.275: 20 skeins (¾ oz. “Tangle-Proof” Pull-Out Skeins) of No. 1 White; 3 skeins each of No. 679 Nile Green, No. 802 Baby Blue and 2 skeins each of No. 723 Baby Pink and No. 261 Maize; or; CHADWICK’S RED HEART NYLON, 3 Ply, Shrink-and-Moth Proof, Art. E.260: 15 skeins (1 oz. “Tangle-Proof” Pull-Out Skeins) of No. 1 White and 2 skeins each of No. 679 Nile Green, No. 802 Baby Blue, No. 723 Baby Pink and No. 261 Maize.; Clark’s O.N.T. Plastic Crochet Hook No. 5.; Use yarn double throughout.. Gauge: Each motif measures 3½ inches square..
- Modernisation note: Round and row labels ("1st rnd", "2nd row") are written as "Rnd 1", "Row 2"; "half dc" is written as "hdc"; "thread over" and "yarn over" as "yo"; "skip" as "sk"; "repeat" as "rep" where abbreviated.
- Modernisation note: "Break off" is written as "fasten off"; "attach" is written as "join".
- Modernisation note: Printed counts (59 colour motifs, 58 white motifs, 13 motifs per row) are kept from the original.
- Modernisation note: The Blue, Pink and Maize motifs are worked as the Green motif with that colour in place of Nile Green; the original implies this without saying it.
- Modernisation note: Yarn weight (#1, held double) and the ~100 yd/oz basis are our estimates for a 3-ply baby yarn of the period.
- Modernisation note: Metric conversions, the modern hook suggestion and the yardage estimate were added; they are not in the original.
- Modernisation note: Hook numbers from this period were not standardised to millimetres; the starting size given is a modern equivalent, and the gauge is what matters.
Row progress: 0 of 7 done (0%)
Colour motif
0 of 7 done- Starting at center with Nile Green, ch 2.Mark row complete
- Rnd 1: 8 sc in 2nd ch from hook, drop loop from hook. Hereafter work in back loop only.Mark row complete
- Rnd 2: Leaving Green loop free, join White to first sc, sc in same place, *3 sc in next sc, sc in next sc. Rep from * around, ending with 3 sc in last Green sc, drop White.Mark row complete
- Rnd 3: Pick up Green loop and, leaving White loop free, sc in each sc around, making 3 sc in center sc of each 3-sc group, drop Green.Mark row complete
- Rnd 4: Pick up White and repeat last rnd.Mark row complete
- Rnds 5, 6 and 7: Work as for last rnd, alternating colors, ending with a Green rnd. Join and fasten off.Mark row complete
- Make 17 more Green Motifs, 17 Blue and 12 each of Pink and Maize (59 color motifs).Mark row complete
Working on:
Starting at center with Nile Green, ch 2.
Continue this pattern
The rest of the Sugar ’n Spice Afghan (1952) pattern is in the Vintage Afghans & Bedspreads
Still to come in the full pattern:
- White motif (make 58)
- Joining
- Border
- Finishing
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Frequently asked questions
Where is the Sugar ’n Spice pattern from?
It was published as "Sugar ’n Spice" in Afghans (Afghan Book No. 289) by The Spool Cotton Company in 1952. 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 Sugar ’n Spice?
super fine (#1) yarn. about 2,250 yd / 2,057 m of yarn in total, before doubling (22½ oz of the baby-wool option at an assumed ~100 yd/oz for 3-ply fingering-weight yarn — check your label). Because the yarn is held double, this is the total length used, not the length of the doubled strand.
What hook should I use?
Start with 4 mm (US G-6) and change size to match the gauge. Gauge: Each motif (7 rnds, yarn held double) measures 3½ in (9 cm) square.
