Today I’m sharing a beautiful lacy bedspread vintage crochet pattern.  The design reminds me of the gingerbread lattice on a the porch of a Victorian Era home.

Lace Valentine

A great pattern for lace lovers.  Named “Lace Valentine” it graces the cover of Crocheted Bedspreads, a pattern booklet from Lily Crochet Cotton.

There is no date in the booklet but I’d guess it’s from the 1940’s.

 

Crochet Cotton

Each motif measures about 5¼ inches square when blocked and requires 45 yards of crochet cotton. The Lily’s Skytone Mercerized Crochet Cotton required is no longer available.

Mercerized thread undergoes a process to make it stronger and give it a luster.  There are many suitable crochet cottons for bedspreads available now that you could substitute.  Just make sure the mercerized cotton thread you choose matches the size of the block when finished, 5¼ inches square.

Crochet Hook Sizes

The Correct Sizes of Crochet Hooks chart below will also help in finding a substitute for the Sky-Tone cotton thread.  You’ll notice that the same size crochet hooks are suggested for the Size 10 cotton and the Sky-Tone Size 1, but still check the finished motif’s measurements.

Crocheted Bedspreads

This is a bedspread pattern, but the pretty motifs are individually crocheted, then joined together, so you could make a pillow, tablecloth or more out of this pattern.

It just depends on the amount of lacy blocks you crochet and how you join them together.

 

 

 

Crochet Clusters Explained

In the pattern instructions you’ll notice that they require you to crochet “Clusters.”

Here’s the explanation for them included in the book:

CLUSTER – This consists of 2 or more dc, tr, dtr, or tr tr, gathered together at top into a tight group. Hold the last loop of each st on hook, then thread over and draw thru all loops on hook at once, pulling tight. Stitches can be made thru either both loops of stitches of previous row or thru the back loops only. If not specified, take up both loops.

Terms and Explanation of Stitches

I’ve also included the complete Terms and Explanation of Stitches page from the booklet.

Snowflake Ornament

Looking at the design for this pattern, if you leave off the Clusters on each corner, I see a really pretty Snowflake Ornament. You could make several in white and stiffen them (find Crochet Snowflake Stiffeners and instructions in this post).

They would be a pretty decorations for your tree, as a tag on a package, or garland hung around your home.  This is really a versatile crochet pattern.

PDF Pattern Download

Lace Valentine Bedspread Design

The pattern is in PDF format so to download it you’ll need the Adobe Reader software on your computer. Most computers come with it, but it is free and can be found here.

Download Instructions: Right-Click the link below and select either “save target as” or “save link as” depending on what browser you are using.

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