Crochet · Knitting · Tatting · Sewing

Three thousand vintage patterns, catalogued one by one.

Leaflets and pattern books from across the last century, some from the early 1900s. Each one described by Karen, and each one a PDF you can print tonight.

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Pot Holders Vintage Crochet Patterns Book Vintage Tatting Patterns Adeline Cordet 5
New Afghans Vintage Knitting Crochet Patterns Book 61 Edgings Insertions Medallions Vintage Crochet Patterns
Vintage Filet Crochet Patterns Mary Fitch Knitting Crocheting and Darning with Belding Silk

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Deepest in lace: filet, tatting and pineapple crochet.

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Doilies & table linens 481 patterns Women's fashion 593 patterns Babies 310 patterns Children 294 patterns Toys & dolls 243 patterns Afghans & bedspreads 167 patterns Edgings, collars & trims 129 patterns Home & kitchen 318 patterns
Bowl of Flowers, filet crochet mat, 13 × 14 in.

Filet crochet · 162 patterns

Old charts, square by square.

Filet crochet is worked from a chart of open and filled squares. The collection holds leaflets and books for doilies, chair sets, runners and tablecloths, some of them over a hundred years old.

Row 15 of Bowl of Flowers, read from the chart
3 d c, (1 lacet, 1 bar) 6 times, 1 lacet, 10 d c, 28 sp., 10 d c, (1 lacet, 1 bar) 6 times, 1 lacet, 3 d c.

A few from the collection

Each is a reproduction of the original, sent as a PDF.

Filet crochetCalla Lily Motif Tablecloth Filet Crochet Pattern $5.00 KnittingCape or Shoulder Shawl Knitting Pattern $3.00 KnittingPullover Striped V-Neck Knitting Pattern 36-44 $3.00 CrochetMilk Glass Table Setting Crochet Pattern $5.00 KnittingDoll Clothes Knitting Pattern 12" $3.00

About Karen's Variety

Karen's Variety began in 2002 as a small pattern shop. The collection grew one pattern at a time, and the pattern descriptions are Karen's own.