Above is a gorgeous Irish Crochet Yoke Comprised of Various Motifs. Click on it, it will open in a new window, there it will be quite a bit bigger so you can take a closer look.
A Little Info
I have two great vintage Irish Crochet patterns for you today. Since St. Patrick’s Day will be here shortly, I’ve decided to share a little bit about this type of crochet.
Certainly a favorite among crocheters, when finished it looks like a delicate lace.
Known also as Irish Lace it’s always been an important part of the Irish needlework tradition. During the hard times of the 1800s, women found that they could earn money using their skills with this needlework.
It could easily travel with them and the equipment was simple, a ball of very fine cotton and a small steel crochet hook. That’s all that was necessary to make these beautiful pieces of Irish Crochet lace.
You can distinguish this type of lace by the separately crocheted motifs that are later assembled into a mesh background. In that same tradition, one of the patterns shared today uses a similar style.
Free Irish Crochet Patterns
The first pattern is a Hexagon Table Doily from the fifties. It’s intricate and dainty with picots, petals and shells.
Another vintage pattern is for three different backgrounds used to connect motifs.
Rose Motif Pattern
PDF File Download Links
Hexagon Table Doily Pattern Instructions PDF
Rose Motif and Background Patterns PDF
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