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 Lace made on Point Lace braid (fig. 458).—For the rounds: 1 plain on the braid, 10 chain, then coming back, 1 single on the 4th chain.
Fig. 458. Lace made on point lace braid.
Materials: Fil d’Alsace D.M.C Nos. 30 to 50, or Cordonnet 6 fils D.M.C No. 80, white[A] and Point Lace braid.
In this first round […]

Crochet for Baby
Nightingale with Colored Border by Mrs. C. J. Matthews

pg. 10, Home Needlework Magazine, October, 1915 Design No. 1510-25;2 skeins white and one skein of pink or blue saxony, and a steel crochet hook No. 3.  Pink or Blue ribbon, 2 ½ yards. st/s=stitche/s dt=Double treble (Having loop on hook, thread over twice, insert hook […]

16. Child’s Toque (cap) in Wedge-Stitch (from Handbook of Wool Knitting and Crochet, 1918)
This pretty cap, which will fit a girl of ten to fourteen years, and is easily enlarged to any desired size, requires five hanks of eiderdown-wool. If desired, two colors may be used, say white for cap and blue for the […]

15. Child’s Crocheted Hood in Wedge-Stitch (from Handbook of Wool Knitting and Crochet, 1918)
Materials required are one and one-half hanks of 4-fold Germantown wool, white, or any preferred color, and a bone crochet-hook of medium size. While intended for a small child, this hood may be very easily enlarged to fit any head.
(Explanation […]

14. Child’s Crocheted Hood (with rosette) (from Handbook of Wool Knitting and Crochet, 1918)
Use eiderdown or very heavy Germantown worsted, with a hook large enough to carry the wool without fraying.
(Explanation of Crochet Stitches Used)
Chain 4 stitches, join.
1. Chain 3, draw a loop through 2d and 3d stitches of chain, and 2 through the […]