Small Peach Doily and Vintage Tablecloth Pattern

This small doily is actually a vintage tablecloth motif from New Ideas in Crochet, Table Topics, Book No.123 by The Spool Cotton Company, 1938.

I made mine with size ten crochet thread and 1.25 mm steel hook. My doily came out 6 inches in diameter (across). But here are a couple more ideas: using thicker cotton yarn you can make beautiful round table mats; or use super bulky cotton yarn, and you can make a lovely doily rug.   

I post the pattern below exactly as it appears in the original publication. 

Starting at center, ch 8, join with sl st to form a ring.

1st rnd: Ch 5, *dc in ring, ch 2. Repeat from * 6 more times. Join last ch-2 with sl st to 3rd st of ch-5 first made (8 sps). 

2nd rnd: Sl st in ch-2 sp, ch 3, 2 dc in same sp, ch 2, *3 dc in next sp, ch 2. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-2 with sl st to 3rd st of ch-3 first made. 

3rd rnd: Ch 3, dc in same place as sl st, *dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 2, 2 dc in next dc. Repeat from * around ending wtih ch 2. Join to 3rd st of ch-3 first made.

4th rnd: Ch 3, dc in same place as sl st, *dc in each of next 3 dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 2, 2 dc in next dc. Repaet from * around, ending with ch 2. Join.

5th rnd: Ch 3, dc in same place as sl st, *dc in each of next 5 dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 3, 2 dc in next dc. Reapt from * around, ending with ch 3. Join. 

6th rnd: Sl st in next dc, ch 3, * dc in each of next 6 dc, ch 3, sc in ch-3 sp, ch 3,skip 1 dc, dc in next dc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3. Join.

7th rnd: Sl st in next dc, ch 3, *dc in each of next 4 dc, ch 4, sc in ch-3 sp, sc in next sc, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 4, skip 1 dc, dc in next dc. Repeat from * around. Join.

8th rnd: Sl st in next dc, ch 3, *dc in each of next 2 dc, ch 5, sc in next ch-4 sp, sc in each of next 3 sc, sc in next sp, ch 5, skip 1 dc, dc in next dc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 5. Join. 

9th rnd: Sl st in next dc, ch 3, 2 dc in same place as sl st, holding back the last loop of each dc on hook; thread over and draw through all loops on hook, ch 1 to fasten (thus a 3-dc cluster is made - counting ch-3 as 1 dc); *ch 6, sc in ch-5 loop, sc in each of next 5 sc, sc in next loop, ch 6, skip 1 dc, 3-dc cluster in next dc. Repeat from * around, ending wtih ch 6, sl st in tip of 1st cluster made. 

10th rnd: Sc in same place as sl st, **ch 5, skip 3 sc, tr in next sc, *ch 2, tr is same sc. Repeat from * 2 more times, ch 5, sc in tip of next cluster. Repeat from ** around, ending with ch 5. Join.

11th rnd: Ch 6, dc in same place as sl st, *ch 3, 4 sc in ch-5 loop, sc in next ch-2 space, ch 3; in next ch-2 sp make dc, ch 3, dc; ch 3, sc in next ch-2 sp, 4 sc in next ch-5 loop, ch 3; in next sc make dc, ch 3, dc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3. Join with sl st to 3rd st of ch-6 first made.

12th rnd: Sl st in ch-3 sp, ch 6, dc in same sp, *ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 2, skip 2 sc, sc in next sc, ch 2, sc in next sp, ch 3; in next ch-3 sp (between dc's) make dc, ch 3, dc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3, sl st in 3rd st of ch-6 first made. Fasten and break off. This completes one motif.   

And here is what a tablecloth made out of such motifs looks like. The instructions on how to make the tablecloth are below. 

Photo Credit: New Ideas in Crochet, Table Topics, Book No.123 by The Spool Cotton Company, 1938. 

Make 16 x 20 motifs, and sew together on wrong side with neat over-and-over stitches, joining 2 points of each motif to 2 points of adjacent motifs, leaving 2 points free on each motif, between joinings, to be filled in later. 

Fill-in Lace... Ch 8, join with sl st to form ring. 

1st rnd: Ch 5, *dc in ring, ch 2. Repeat from * 6 more times. Join with sl st to 3rd st of ch-5 first made (8 sps). 

2nd rnd: Sc in same place as sl st, *ch 18, sc at joining of 2 motifs, ch 18, sc in same place as 1st sc was made, sc in next sp, ch 9, sc in next point on motif, ch 9, sc in same sp on ring where last sc was made, sc in next sp, ch 9, sc in next point, ch 9, sc in same sp on ring where last sc was made, sc in next dc. Repeat from * around. Join with sl st. Fasten and break off. 

Crochet Family Heirlooms

Do you have any crochet heirlooms in your family? How old are they? Who made them?

This beautiful crochet motif tablecloth was made by my husband’s great-grandmother! My husband and I received it from my mother-in-law a couple of years ago.

Originally this piece was intended as a bed spread, but unfortunately the work wasn’t completely finished. But it’s still very beautiful and I use it as a small tablecloth quite often.

One of the things on my endless crochet to-do list is to try to reconstruct this motif pattern. It doesn’t seem too complicated, but it will take some time of experimenting before I figure it out.

Crochet Tablecloth Update

I can’t believe I’ve been working on this tablecloth for a year now! But finally I’m getting towards the end. I only need to crochet a couple more square motifs!

I already started blocking my motifs. I thought it would be easier to block them separately and then join together rather than blocking the entire big piece.

I don’t use the fancy blocking technique with pins and padded surface. What I do is I wet the motif, gently squeeze the access water, put it on a towel, and smooth and straighten it. Once the motif dries, it looks much better than it did before.

I also started joining the motifs together. This job is even more tedious and boring than crocheting the motifs!

So far I only joined four motifs, but I must tell you I had to redo it twice.

The first time, I noticed that one of the motifs was joined with the wrong side up. So I had to undo it. The second time, I missed one stitch and as the result, the meshes weren’t matching. So I had to undo it again. That was quite frustrating, but at last all the four motifs were joined correctly. By the way, I use slip stitch on the wrong side to join the motifs since I don’t really know of any other way of joining them.

It looks really nice so far. Once all the motifs are joined, I'll start working on the trim (still sounds like a lot of work). Then I will only need to iron the tablecloth (especially the seams) and it will be done!

Tablecloth Update

It feels like I’ve been crocheting this tablecloth forever. My original deadline date was Christmas, but of course that never happened. I no longer give myself deadlines but rather work on it in between my other crochet projects.

I now have 9 motifs done. Here I placed them next to each other on my table and they cover half of it. I’m still not sure if should make the tablecloth 3 or 4 motifs wide.

Three motifs barely cover the width of the table, but there is going to be trim crocheted as well. What is more, I should take into account that the tablecloth will stretch once I block it.

This is the mistake I made with this round tablecloth. As I was crocheting it, I intentionally made it bigger to fit my outside round table. I wanted the row of the pineapples to start right at the edge of the table.

But look what happened after I blocked it. The pineapples are way too low!

I was telling my mom the other day that I want to unravel this tablecloth and make it all over, but smaller, so that it would fit the table perfectly. To which my mom replied: Don’t you dare!

The pattern for the tablecloth I'm working on right now is here. 

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Crocheted Vintage Piece

This gorgeous lacy piece was made by my husband’s great-grandmother!

Originally it was intended as a bedspread, but it never was completed. My mother-in-law passed it to me wondering if I could finish it.

I think I could’ve recreated the same motif, but I don’t think I can find the same or similar thread. You see, the thread used for this piece is thicker than size 10 crochet cotton thread, but it’s thinner than cotton yarn. I have never seen such thread at stores. 

So I turned this lovely piece into a small tablecloth. I debated for a while if I should make a trim and decided against it. I think it’s quite charming the way it is!

I’m very thankful to my mom-in-law for this wonderful present! I have two boys and perhaps one day I will pass this vintage piece to my daughter-in-law.

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Tablecloth Update: Four Motifs Done

Back in May I started a big project of crocheting a tablecloth for my dining room table. The pattern I chose requires making square motifs, which are then put together. For my table I will need eighteen such motifs.

I eagerly started this project and set Christmas as the due date. However, it’s almost September and I only managed to finish four motifs. I must admit it’s awfully boring to crochet the same motif over and over again. What is more, only trebles and chains are used in the pattern. Chain two, treble, chain two, four trebles, chain two… So monotonous!



On the other hand, when I laid my four motifs next to each other, I really liked the overall pattern. If this table cloth will ever be finished, it’s going to be a gorgeous one!

What do you do when you get bored with a project but at the same time want to finish it? How do you find motivation to continue working on it?

By the way, if anyone is interested in the pattern, here is the link:

Motif Table Cloth Free Pattern

New Grand Project

Hello my fellow crocheters! It’s been a while since my last post because I was away on a mini vacation. Did you miss me? I sure did miss you!

I want to thank you all for your kind words and comments about my tablecloth. I just started a new project on the same scale. Another tablecloth!

I don’t have a round table inside my home. So the one I showed you is for the bistro table in my garden. But now I want to make a tablecloth for indoors as well. My husband and I just recently extended our dining table. It used to fit 4, but now it can fit 6-8 people. In other words, it’s a really big table. And I am going to crochet a tablecloth for it!

I chose a square-a-day type of tablecloth to crochet. See the pattern here.

My first square is done! It took me about three days to crochet it. So it’s definitely not going to be square a day, but I do hope to finish it by December. Oh how nice it would be to have a beautiful crochet tablecloth on my Christmas dinner table.

I will post updates on this project along the way. I’m sure at some point I will get bored and tired of it, so I will need your encouragement to continue ;-)

Wish me luck with my new project!



P.S. I created a Lacy Crochet fan page on Facebook, so you can follow me there as well. Have a great week!

Olga

Crocheted Tablecloth

It’s Sunday, and I’m supposed to feature a doily. The problem is I ran out of doilies! I can’t believe it!

So Doily of the Week will take a break until I have made some new doilies to show. I don’t know how soon that will happen. I hardly have any time for my hobbies right now. The weather is great, and my family and I spend a lot of time outside of home - at play dates, birthday parties, story times at our local library, etc.

I love crocheting so much, but I right now I have so many other priorities. My family is the biggest one! But I intend to continue writing my blog as I have many finished projects to share.

The one that I’m showing today is a crocheted tablecloth that I made a couple of years ago. I found the pattern on the Internet, but unfortunately I can’t find that site right now.

This tablecloth was one of the biggest crocheted projects I’ve ever done. It took a lot of time, but I am very happy with the result.