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Square Shawl – Free Vintage Crochet Pattern (1912)

Difficulty Intermediate Technique Openwork square construction Era 1910s Source Priscilla, 1912 This airy square shawl is built from the center outward, with four corners established at the beginning and one additional point added along each side in every new row. A shell-and-knot-stitch border completes the design. Materials & Size 14–15 skeins Shetland floss Medium-sized bone crochet hook, or modern equivalent that gives an open, even fabric The original shawl is described as approximately 1½ yards square. Vintage Instructions Row 1: Make 1 short chain stitch. Draw out a long chain stitch to about 1/2 inch, make 1 short chain and single crochet back into the short chain at the beginning. Repeat this point twice more. Then make 1 long chain and 1 double crochet into the same stitch with the 3 single crochet. These four points establish the four corners. Row 2: Make 1 long chain and a double crochet of equal length back into the top of the double crochet at the end of Row...

Slumber Slippers – Free Vintage Crochet Pattern (1912)

Difficulty Easy Technique Ribbed single crochet Era 1910s Source Priscilla, 1912 These wonderfully simple 1912 “slumber slippers” are made from a ribbed rectangle that is folded and joined into a soft sleeping slipper. The construction is an excellent example of how economical many historical crochet designs could be. Materials About 3 ounces fourfold Germantown wool Medium-sized crochet hook The source notes that a larger No. 7 or 8 hook gives very soft work but may become too thin after washing, and suggests approximately No. 9 or 10 instead. Historical hook numbers should not be treated as direct modern metric equivalents. Vintage Instructions Make an easy foundation chain about 9 inches long. Work 1 single crochet in every stitch. Row 2: Chain 1 to turn. Work single crochet in the back loop of every stitch. Repeat Row 2 until the piece measures 18 inches long for an ordinary adult foot. Assembly Join the two long sides softly and evenly. Lay the work perfectly flat and fo...

Circular Knot-Stitch Shawl – Free Vintage Crochet Pattern (1912)

Difficulty Advanced Technique Knot stitch / circular increases Era 1910s Source Priscilla, 1912 This circular shawl alternates knot stitch with compact double-crochet clusters, creating radiating cable-like lines from the center. Eight increase lines expand the body before a broad shell and scallop border is added. Materials White Shetland floss Medium-sized bone crochet hook, or modern equivalent Vintage Instructions Foundation: Chain 4 and join in a circle. Round 1: Chain 3, work 1 double crochet in the circle. Make a knot stitch by drawing the loop on the hook out about 1/3 inch, yarn over and draw through, then work a close single crochet around the front of the long stitch. Work a cluster of 2 double crochet in the ring. Alternate knot stitch and 2-double-crochet cluster until there are 8 knot stitches. Join the last knot stitch to the 3rd chain at the beginning. Round 2: Chain 3, double crochet in the next double crochet, knot stitch, then work a 2-double-crochet clus...

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