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Deep Lace Border with Fringe for a Bassinet Quilt (Victorian): vintage crochet pattern
A Victorian deep lace border worked in rounds of dc groups and chain loops around the edge of a quilt, in Brooks' knitting cord No. 6, finished with a knotted fringe of No. 4 cotton in every loop. Originally published as "Deep Border for Bassinet Quilt" in The Ladies' Work-Book by John Cassell, La Belle Sauvage Yard, Ludgate.
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| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Skill level | Intermediate |
| Yarn weight | Lace (#0) |
| Yardage | Not printed. (as printed; yardage not given) |
| Hook | 1.25 mm |
| Gauge | Not printed. Work to the size of the article. |
| Finished size | Not printed. Worked round the whole edge of the counterpane in 25 rounds plus a 2¼ in (5.5 cm) fringe. |
| Time | about 8 hours |
Materials
- White cotton crochet thread about size 5–10 (period: Brooks' Knitting Cord No. 6) for the border
- A slightly coarser white cotton (period: Brooks' No. 4) for the fringe
- A card about 2¼ in (5.5 cm) wide for winding the fringe
- Tapestry needle for weaving in ends
- Hook: Start with a 1.25 mm (US steel 8) hook and adjust to suit your thread; the book names “Crochet-hook, No. 18”, and no gauge is printed.
Yarn Kit & Substitution Options
This pattern calls for 350 yards of weight #0 yarn. Select a suggested yarn to see required skeins and estimated cost:
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Abbreviations (US terms)
- chain
- slip stitch
- single crochet
- double crochet
- treble crochet
- stitch
- stitches
- round
- repeat
- skip
- loop
Notes before you start
- Source: "Deep Border for Bassinet Quilt", The Ladies' Work-Book, John Cassell, La Belle Sauvage Yard, Ludgate Hill, London (no year printed). Public domain in the USA.
- As printed — materials: Brooks' Knitting Cord, Nos. 4 and 6; Crochet-hook, No. 18.. Gauge: Not given.
- Modernisation note: Stitch names converted to modern US terms strictly by the book's own crochet lesson: “chain” / “ch.” = ch; “slip” / “slip-stitch” = sl st; “single crochet” / “s.c.” = sc; “double crochet” / “double” / “d.c.” = dc; “treble crochet” / “treble” / “t.c.” = tr; “long treble” / “long t.c.” = dtr; “long” / “l.” = dc (one wrap, from the book's “double long … twisting the cotton twice”); “open square” = dc, ch 2, sk 2; “close square” = 3 dc; “diminished” / “contracted” stitch = dc2tog; “miss” = sk; “loop” (of a chain or row) = st. In this book “double crochet” means the same stitch as the modern US dc, and “single crochet” the modern sc.
- Modernisation note: Period wording modernised: “needle” written as “hook”; “commence” as “begin”; “unite” / “close into a round” as “join into a ring”; “round loop” as “ring”; “receipt” as “directions”; “scollop” as “scallop”. Round and row numbers are kept as printed.
- Modernisation note: Printed paragraphs split into one step per round, row or instruction; no stitches, counts or rows added, removed or reordered. Words in square brackets or marked “Check:” are ours, and the printed wording is quoted wherever a reading was needed.
- Modernisation note: Brooks' Great Exhibition Prize Goat's-head Crochet Cotton (and its Knitting Cord) was a period English cotton sold by number; the lower the number, the thicker the cotton. Its numbers do not match modern crochet-thread sizes exactly; the modern size given is an approximate equivalent only.
- Modernisation note: The book's “Crochet-hook, No. 18” is a gauge number with no printed conversion; the modern hook is an approximate suggestion only.
- Modernisation note: No yardage is printed and none is estimated.
- Modernisation note: Check: Rnd 24 says “3 t.c. on 2 ch.”, but Rnd 23 has no ch 2; the book does not say which chain spaces take the tr groups — compare with the engraving.
- Modernisation note: Check: Rnd 25 is kept as printed; the groups “4 ch., miss none, 4 d.c.” are presumably worked over the tr and dc groups of Rnd 24, so that each ch-4 lp can take a fringe tassel.
- Modernisation note: Check: the book does not say how the pattern turns the corners after Rnd 4; follow the engraving.
- Modernisation note: Metric conversions added.
Row progress: 0 of 5 done (0%)
Stitches
0 of 5 done- Slip-stitch (book's definition): “made by drawing a thread at once through any given stitch and the loop which is on the needle.” = sl st.Mark row complete
- Single crochet, “s.c.” (book's definition): “Having a loop on the needle, insert the hook in a stitch, and draw the thread through in a loop. You then have two on the hook; draw the thread through both at once.” = sc.Mark row complete
- Double crochet, “d.c.” (book's definition): “Twist the thread round the hook before inserting it in the stitch, through which you draw the thread in a loop. Three loops being then on the needle, draw the thread through two, and then through the one just formed and the remaining one.” = dc.Mark row complete
- Treble crochet, “t.c.”, and long treble, “long t.c.” (book's definition): “worked in the same manner; in the former the thread is put twice, in the latter three times, round the hook, before inserting it into the stitch.” = tr and dtr.Mark row complete
- Repeat marks (book): asterisks, crosses and daggers mark repeats — “in every row or round, if one of any kind is used, a second, similar one, is sure to be found; and that the repetition occurs between the two”. Written here with *…* and (…).Mark row complete
Working on:
Slip-stitch (book's definition): “made by drawing a thread at once through any given stitch and the loop which is on the needle.” = sl st.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is the Deep Border for Bassinet Quilt pattern from?
It was published as "Deep Border for Bassinet Quilt" in The Ladies' Work-Book by John Cassell, La Belle Sauvage Yard, Ludgate Hill, London (no year printed). 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 Deep Border for Bassinet Quilt?
Cotton crochet thread about size 5–10 (period: Brooks' Knitting Cord No. 6). Not printed.
What hook should I use?
Start with a 1.25 mm (US steel 8) hook and adjust to suit your thread; the book names “Crochet-hook, No. 18”, and no gauge is printed. Gauge: Not printed. Work to the size of the article.
