Hospitality Filet Square Cloth (1941): vintage crochet pattern

Materials

• Size 10 six-cord mercerized crochet thread (printed: Clark's O.N.T. or J. & P. Coats Best Six Cord, size 10)
• Yardage: As printed in the gauge note below (per square)
• Tapestry needle, rustproof pins and starch for blocking
• Hook: Start with a 1.65 mm (US 7) steel hook for size 10 thread and change size to get 2 spaces and 2 rows to 1 inch (the printed hook is Milward's No. 5).

Abbreviations (US terms)

ch

chain

sl st

slip stitch

tr

treble crochet

st

stitch

sp

space

rnd

round

Notes before you start

• Source: "Hospitality" (7067), 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 10. See thread information on page 22.; Milward’s Steel Crochet Hook No. 5.. Gauge: Using the materials recommended, 2 sps make 1″; 2 rows make 1″ (when blocked). Each square measures about 19½″ before blocking and about 20½″ after blocking, and requires about 320 yds. of thread..
• 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: 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.
• Modernisation note: Stitch counts have not been added; where the original prints a count it is kept as printed.

Square

1. Starting at center, ch 11, join with sl st.
2. Rnd 1: Ch 4 (to count as tr), 4 tr in ring, * ch 7, 5 tr in ring. Repeat from * until 4 groups of tr’s are made. Then ch 7, join with sl st to 4th st of ch-4.
3. Rnd 2: Ch 4, tr in each of next 4 tr, * 4 tr in corner sp, ch 7, 4 tr in same corner sp, tr in each of next 5 tr. Repeat from * around. Join as before.
4. Rnd 3: Ch 7 (to count as tr and ch-3), * skip 3 tr, tr in next tr, ch 3, tr in last tr of tr-group, ch 3, tr in corner st of ch-7, ch 7, tr in same corner st, ch 3, tr in 1st tr of tr-group on other side, ch 3, skip 3 tr, tr in next tr, ch 3. Repeat from * around. Join to 4th st of ch-7.
5. Rnd 4: Ch 7, * skip ch-3, tr in next tr, ch 3, skip ch-3, tr in next tr, 3 tr in sp, tr in next tr, 4 tr in corner sp, ch 7, 4 tr in same corner sp, tr in next tr, 3 tr in next sp, tr in next tr, ch 3, skip ch-3, tr in next tr, ch 3. Repeat from * around; join to 4th st of ch-7 first made.
6. Rnd 5: Ch 7, * skip ch-3, tr in next tr, 3 tr in sp, tr in each tr of tr-group, 4 tr in corner sp, ch 7, 4 tr in same corner sp, tr in next tr, tr in each tr of tr-group, 3 tr in sp, tr in next tr, ch 3. Repeat from * around. Join as before.
7. 6th to
8. 20th rnds incl: Work in the same manner following chart, making ch-3 for sps and ch-7 for each corner sp, and joining each rnd with a sl st. The dotted line on chart shows where each rnd begins. At end of 20th rnd, join and fasten off.
9. Make necessary number of squares and sew together on wrong side with neat over-and-over stitches.
10. For edging, work 3 rnds of tr around entire article, keeping work flat.