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The Complete Vintage Crochet Library

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  • Persian Print Motif Afghan (1952)

    Afghans (Afghan Book No. 289), 1952

  • California Ranch Afghan (1952)

    Afghans (Afghan Book No. 289), 1952

  • Autumn Chevron Afghan (1952)

    Afghans (Afghan Book No. 289), 1952

  • Siesta Afghan (1952)

    Afghans (Afghan Book No. 289), 1952

  • Sugar ’n Spice Afghan (1952)

    Afghans (Afghan Book No. 289), 1952

  • Americana Afghan (1952)

    Afghans (Afghan Book No. 289), 1952

  • Highland Home Woven Afghan (1952)

    Afghans (Afghan Book No. 289), 1952

  • Flower Garden Afghan (1952)

    Afghans (Afghan Book No. 289), 1952

  • Colonial Charm Hexagon Afghan (1952)

    Afghans (Afghan Book No. 289), 1952

  • Flower Afghan (1951)

    Beautiful, Beautiful Afghans (Star Book No. 82), 1951

  • Indian Stripe Afghan (1951)

    Beautiful, Beautiful Afghans (Star Book No. 82), 1951

  • Square Dance Afghan (1951)

    Beautiful, Beautiful Afghans (Star Book No. 82), 1951

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  • Square Dance Shawl Afghan (1951)

    Beautiful, Beautiful Afghans (Star Book No. 82), 1951

  • Chevron Afghan (1951)

    Beautiful, Beautiful Afghans (Star Book No. 82), 1951

  • Granny Afghan (1951)

    Beautiful, Beautiful Afghans (Star Book No. 82), 1951

  • Victorian Afghan (1951)

    Beautiful, Beautiful Afghans (Star Book No. 82), 1951

  • Crocheted Fan Afghan (1951)

    Beautiful, Beautiful Afghans (Star Book No. 82), 1951

  • Two-Toned Reversible Afghan (1951)

    Beautiful, Beautiful Afghans (Star Book No. 82), 1951

  • Charleston Garden Afghan (1951)

    Beautiful, Beautiful Afghans (Star Book No. 82), 1951

  • Magnolia Popcorn Motif Bedspread (1941)

    Old and New Favorites: Crochet Designs (Book No. 173), 1941

  • Golden Wedding Filet Bedspread (1941)

    Old and New Favorites: Crochet Designs (Book No. 173), 1941

  • Pinwheel Popcorn Bedspread (1941)

    Old and New Favorites: Crochet Designs (Book No. 173), 1941

  • Octagon Popcorn Block Bedspread (1941)

    Old and New Favorites: Crochet Designs (Book No. 173), 1941

  • Irish Crochet Popcorn Bedspread (1941)

    Old and New Favorites: Crochet Designs (Book No. 173), 1941

  • Six Pointed Star Popcorn Bedspread (1941)

    Old and New Favorites: Crochet Designs (Book No. 173), 1941

  • Bulky Yarn Afghan (vintage Crazy Daisy)

    "Crazy Daisy" Boutique, Vol. No. 5

  • Crocheted Afghan with Daisy Trim (vintage Crazy Daisy)

    "Crazy Daisy" Boutique, Vol. No. 5

  • Carriage Robe (vintage Crazy Daisy)

    "Crazy Daisy" Boutique, Vol. No. 5

  • Blossom Ruffle Doily (1940s–50s)

    Ruffled Doilies (Star Doily Book No. 143)

  • Tea Time Ruffle Doily (1940s–50s)

    Ruffled Doilies (Star Doily Book No. 143)

  • Sunburst Ruffle Doily (1940s–50s)

    Ruffled Doilies (Star Doily Book No. 143)

  • Large Table Ruffle Doily (1940s–50s)

    Ruffled Doilies (Star Doily Book No. 143)

  • Flower Ruffle Oval Doily (1940s–50s)

    Ruffled Doilies (Star Doily Book No. 143)

  • Sea Shell Ruffle Doily (1940s–50s)

    Ruffled Doilies (Star Doily Book No. 143)

  • Yellow Bud Ruffle Doily (1940s–50s)

    Ruffled Doilies (Star Doily Book No. 143)

  • Pineapple Ruffle Doily (1940s–50s)

    Ruffled Doilies (Star Doily Book No. 143)

  • Small Pineapple Doily (1940s–50s)

    Ruffled Doilies (Star Doily Book No. 143)

  • Poinsettia Tablecloth (1948)

    New Tablecloths (Star Book No. 57), 1948

  • Lily of the Valley Tablecloth (1948)

    New Tablecloths (Star Book No. 57), 1948

  • Pond Lily Tablecloth (1948)

    New Tablecloths (Star Book No. 57), 1948

  • Tulip Tablecloth (1948)

    New Tablecloths (Star Book No. 57), 1948

  • Rose Filet Cloth (1948)

    New Tablecloths (Star Book No. 57), 1948

  • Philodendron Place Mat Set (1948)

    New Tablecloths (Star Book No. 57), 1948

  • Chrysanthemum Tablecloth (1948)

    New Tablecloths (Star Book No. 57), 1948

  • Daisy Tablecloth (1948)

    New Tablecloths (Star Book No. 57), 1948

  • Carnation Luncheon Set (1948)

    New Tablecloths (Star Book No. 57), 1948

  • Daffodil Luncheon Set (1948)

    New Tablecloths (Star Book No. 57), 1948

  • Perennial Pineapple Chair Set (1947)

    Chair Backs, 1947

  • Child's Kitten Chair Back (1947)

    Chair Backs, 1947

  • Love Birds Filet Chair Set (1947)

    Chair Backs, 1947

  • Jewel Dot Chair Set (1947)

    Chair Backs, 1947

  • Star Flower Chair Set (1947)

    Chair Backs, 1947

  • Irish Crochet Rose Chair Set (1947)

    Chair Backs, 1947

  • Wedding Ring Chair Set (1947)

    Chair Backs, 1947

  • Snowdrift Motif Lace (1941)

    Old and New Favorites (Book No. 172), 1941

  • Queen Anne's Lace Motif Tablecloth (1941)

    Old and New Favorites (Book No. 172), 1941

  • Colony Club Square Motif Cloth (1941)

    Old and New Favorites (Book No. 172), 1941

  • Pinwheel Square Motif Cloth (1941)

    Old and New Favorites (Book No. 172), 1941

  • Hospitality Filet Square Cloth (1941)

    Old and New Favorites (Book No. 172), 1941

  • Wheel of Fortune Motif Cloth (1941)

    Old and New Favorites (Book No. 172), 1941

  • Colonial Tulip Chair Set (1941)

    Old and New Favorites (Book No. 172), 1941

  • Two-Colour Chair Seat Cover (1941)

    Old and New Favorites (Book No. 172), 1941

  • Modern Rustic Place Mats (1941)

    Old and New Favorites (Book No. 172), 1941

  • Lucky Star Motif Doily (1941)

    Old and New Favorites (Book No. 172), 1941

  • Pine Cone Block Runner (1941)

    Old and New Favorites (Book No. 172), 1941

  • Star Wheel Motif Cloth (1941)

    Old and New Favorites (Book No. 172), 1941

  • Ballerina Motif Cloth (1941)

    Old and New Favorites (Book No. 172), 1941

  • Pineapple Luncheon Set (1941)

    Old and New Favorites (Book No. 172), 1941

  • Royal Pineapple Centerpiece (1941)

    Old and New Favorites (Book No. 172), 1941

  • Chariot Wheel Chair Set (1941)

    Old and New Favorites (Book No. 172), 1941

  • Flower Basket Filet Chair Set (1941)

    Old and New Favorites (Book No. 172), 1941

  • Two-Colour Runner and Chair Set (1941)

    Old and New Favorites (Book No. 172), 1941

  • Diamond Setting Doily (1949)

    Fine Crochet and Tatting, 1949

  • Sea Froth Ruffled Doily (1949)

    Fine Crochet and Tatting, 1949

  • Breakfast Time Filet Tray Mat and Napkin (1949)

    Fine Crochet and Tatting, 1949

  • Bright Cluster Chair Set (1949)

    Fine Crochet and Tatting, 1949

  • Flower Edging for a Handkerchief #811 (1951)

    Edgings: crocheted, tatted, hair pin lace (Star Book No. 81), 1951

  • Shell and Cluster Handkerchief Edging #813 (1951)

    Edgings: crocheted, tatted, hair pin lace (Star Book No. 81), 1951

  • Rose Border for Place Mats and Napkins #816 (1951)

    Edgings: crocheted, tatted, hair pin lace (Star Book No. 81), 1951

  • Scallop Motif Place Mat Border and Napkin Edge #817 (1951)

    Edgings: crocheted, tatted, hair pin lace (Star Book No. 81), 1951

  • Red and White Periwinkle Handkerchief Edging #819 (1951)

    Edgings: crocheted, tatted, hair pin lace (Star Book No. 81), 1951

  • Lavender and Pink Knot Stitch Handkerchief Border #8110 (1951)

    Edgings: crocheted, tatted, hair pin lace (Star Book No. 81), 1951

  • White Rice Stitch and Shell Handkerchief Edging #8111 (1951)

    Edgings: crocheted, tatted, hair pin lace (Star Book No. 81), 1951

  • Narrow Pink Cluster and Picot Edging #8112 (1951)

    Edgings: crocheted, tatted, hair pin lace (Star Book No. 81), 1951

  • Pineapple Pillowcase Edging #8118 (1951)

    Edgings: crocheted, tatted, hair pin lace (Star Book No. 81), 1951

  • Scalloped Turkish Towel Edging #8117 (1951)

    Edgings: crocheted, tatted, hair pin lace (Star Book No. 81), 1951

  • Picot Fan Guest Towel Edging #8116 (1951)

    Edgings: crocheted, tatted, hair pin lace (Star Book No. 81), 1951

  • Square Motif Pillowcase Edging #8119 (1951)

    Edgings: crocheted, tatted, hair pin lace (Star Book No. 81), 1951

  • Two-Colour Shell Scallop Towel Edging #8115 (1951)

    Edgings: crocheted, tatted, hair pin lace (Star Book No. 81), 1951

  • Shaded Pink Cluster Scallop Towel Edging #8114 (1951)

    Edgings: crocheted, tatted, hair pin lace (Star Book No. 81), 1951

  • Cluster Motif Corner and Handkerchief Edging #815 (1951)

    Edgings: crocheted, tatted, hair pin lace (Star Book No. 81), 1951

  • Rice Stitch and Double Crochet Shell Handkerchief Edging #8120 (1951)

    Edgings: crocheted, tatted, hair pin lace (Star Book No. 81), 1951

  • Yellow Lace Handkerchief Edging #8121 (1951)

    Edgings: crocheted, tatted, hair pin lace (Star Book No. 81), 1951

  • Tinted Pink and Blue Motif Corner and Picot Edging #8122 (1951)

    Edgings: crocheted, tatted, hair pin lace (Star Book No. 81), 1951

  • Home Sweet Home Woven Rug (vintage American Thread)

    Crocheted Rugs (Star Rug Book No. 106)

  • Dot Dot Dash Rug (vintage American Thread)

    Crocheted Rugs (Star Rug Book No. 106)

  • Young Modern Waffle Stitch Rug (vintage American Thread)

    Crocheted Rugs (Star Rug Book No. 106)

  • Biarritz Embroidered Block Rug (vintage American Thread)

    Crocheted Rugs (Star Rug Book No. 106)

  • The New Granny Square Rug (vintage American Thread)

    Crocheted Rugs (Star Rug Book No. 106)

  • Provincial Woven Mesh Rug (vintage American Thread)

    Crocheted Rugs (Star Rug Book No. 106)

  • Happy the Clown Rug (vintage American Thread)

    Crocheted Rugs (Star Rug Book No. 106)

  • Country Home Round Rug (vintage American Thread)

    Crocheted Rugs (Star Rug Book No. 106)

  • Cliff Dweller Rug (vintage American Thread)

    Crocheted Rugs (Star Rug Book No. 106)

  • Regimental Stripes Rug (vintage American Thread)

    Crocheted Rugs (Star Rug Book No. 106)

  • Round and Round Oval Loop Stitch Rug (vintage American Thread)

    Crocheted Rugs (Star Rug Book No. 106)

  • Day and Night Shell Stitch Rug (vintage American Thread)

    Crocheted Rugs (Star Rug Book No. 106)

  • Pinwheel Round Rug (vintage American Thread)

    Crocheted Rugs (Star Rug Book No. 106)

  • Contemporary Double Loop Square Rug (vintage American Thread)

    Crocheted Rugs (Star Rug Book No. 106)

  • Santa Fé Modern Rug (vintage American Thread)

    Crocheted Rugs (Star Rug Book No. 106)

  • Concerto Popcorn and Shell Stole (1960)

    Stoles: Knitted; Crocheted; Hairpin Lace (Star Stole Book No. 133), 1960

  • Fantasy Star Stitch Stole (1960)

    Stoles: Knitted; Crocheted; Hairpin Lace (Star Stole Book No. 133), 1960

  • Lyric Scalloped Strip Stole (1960)

    Stoles: Knitted; Crocheted; Hairpin Lace (Star Stole Book No. 133), 1960

  • Waltz Hairpin Lace Cape (1960)

    Stoles: Knitted; Crocheted; Hairpin Lace (Star Stole Book No. 133), 1960

  • Peachtree Street Knot Stitch Stole (1951)

    Stoles and Shawls: Hairpin Lace, Knitted, Crocheted (Star Book No. 86), 1951

  • La Louisian Square Shawl (1951)

    Stoles and Shawls: Hairpin Lace, Knitted, Crocheted (Star Book No. 86), 1951

  • Esplanade Two-Color Hairpin Lace Stole (1951)

    Stoles and Shawls: Hairpin Lace, Knitted, Crocheted (Star Book No. 86), 1951

  • Wilshire Shell Stitch Stole (1951)

    Stoles and Shawls: Hairpin Lace, Knitted, Crocheted (Star Book No. 86), 1951

  • Campus Queen Woven Plaid Shawl (1951)

    Stoles and Shawls: Hairpin Lace, Knitted, Crocheted (Star Book No. 86), 1951

  • Gold Coast Hairpin Lace Scarf (1951)

    Stoles and Shawls: Hairpin Lace, Knitted, Crocheted (Star Book No. 86), 1951

  • Metropolitan Hairpin Lace Stole (1951)

    Stoles and Shawls: Hairpin Lace, Knitted, Crocheted (Star Book No. 86), 1951

  • Style No. 3611 Pearl-Trimmed Circular Shawl (1953)

    Bernat Handicrafter Book No. 161: Stoles, 1953

  • Style No. 3601 Angora Neck Scarf (1953)

    Bernat Handicrafter Book No. 161: Stoles, 1953

  • Style No. 3603 Lace Triangle Shawl (1953)

    Bernat Handicrafter Book No. 161: Stoles, 1953

  • The New High Rise Crocheted Vest and Skirt

    In Fashions: for Him, for Her, in Knits, in Crochets (Star Book No. 230)

  • Make Them Lacy Crocheted Vest and Tam

    In Fashions: for Him, for Her, in Knits, in Crochets (Star Book No. 230)

  • Crochet Ring Poncho

    In Fashions: for Him, for Her, in Knits, in Crochets (Star Book No. 230)

  • Boldly Banded Man's Crochet Jacket

    In Fashions: for Him, for Her, in Knits, in Crochets (Star Book No. 230)

  • Flings ’n Caps Lace Hat and Scarf Set

    In Fashions: for Him, for Her, in Knits, in Crochets (Star Book No. 230)

  • Flame Crochet Scarf and Hat

    In Fashions: for Him, for Her, in Knits, in Crochets (Star Book No. 230)

  • Pick-a-Length Long Crochet Sleeveless Cardigan

    In Fashions: for Him, for Her, in Knits, in Crochets (Star Book No. 230)

  • The Edwardian Knot Stitch Vest

    In Fashions: for Him, for Her, in Knits, in Crochets (Star Book No. 230)

  • Flowery Border Crochet Dress

    In Fashions: for Him, for Her, in Knits, in Crochets (Star Book No. 230)

  • Color Cascade Poncho

    In Fashions: for Him, for Her, in Knits, in Crochets (Star Book No. 230)

  • Skiers Beware! Girl's Crocheted Hooded Jacket

    Bulkies: Sweaters to Knit and Crochet (Book No. 006)

  • Walking & Talking Man's Zippered Jacket Sweater

    Bulkies: Sweaters to Knit and Crochet (Book No. 006)

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The whole library of transcribed and modernised public-domain crochet patterns, updated free as new collections are added.

Frequently asked questions

Where do these patterns come from?

Every pattern is transcribed from a real crochet leaflet or book published by companies such as The Spool Cotton Company and The American Thread Company between the 1940s and 1960s, now in the public domain in the United States. Each pattern names its original publication, and the original photograph is included.

What did you change?

The designs are unchanged. We rewrote the instructions in current US abbreviations, split long paragraphs into numbered rows and rounds, matched vintage yarns and threads to today's weights, estimated yardage and suggested a starting hook tied to the printed gauge. Every change is listed in a modernisation note on the pattern page.

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These are first editions: the transcriptions are checked against the original text, and test-crocheting is in progress. Anything the original leaves unclear is marked "Check" rather than guessed. Corrections from testing are added to your download free, for life.

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