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.
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I’ve finished one square of this and found a couple of mistakes in instructions if need help you can leave me a reply
That’s wonderful. I would appreciate any information on crocheting this pattern. Please feel free to share what you found. Thanks! Debra
I have a vintage lace spread and not sure the date of it? I’m thinking 40’s or 50’s. Is there a way I can find out the date and what it’s worth?
Thank You
Ruth Sapp
Hi Ruth, I would look on eBay and Etsy for something similar to compare age and other details. Also you can do an internet search for collecting vintage linens for some sites out there that specialize in that information. There are some very good books out there as well that can help you identify vintage linens. Hope that helps. Thanks for your question. Debra
Thank you so much for sharing it!
You’re welcome!
découvrir un blog pareil est un plaisir pour moi j”ai appris beaucoup de chose
Je vous remercie. Je suis heureux que vous appréciez les motifs.
c”est des motifs facille a faire meme pour des debutantes il suffit d”etre attentives et cest vraiment de très beau modeles de fleur et de feuilles au crochet
I really want to make this, but I am stopped by not being able to read the pattern at the beginning. I have tried the Block about 10 times and it just doesn’t make sense. I read the discussion above by Kathy and I also read the stitch instructions. Can someone help? thank you
I know this is a difficult pattern based on the comments. I haven’t done it myself. I’m hoping someone who has will come along and help you out. In the meantime, I did add a page to my blog, How to Read Vintage Patterns, in an effort to maybe clarify some of the pattern.
Hope it helps.
I was browsing for another pattern and I found your vintage crochet lace pattern and I love it. Thank you
You’re welcome. So glad you found it. Thanks! Debra
So, I’m trying to make this design and I come to the 2nd line in Block. It says 3d ch st. Is that 3rd? Does that mean 3dc? Please help ASAP , I finally started this and got stopped soo soon, I’m eager to start working on this motif. Thank you.
Reading the instructions, it looks to me like it’s telling you to slip stitch in the chain 3 that made a dc. The chain 3 in the parenthesis. 3d may be short for a double crochet made up of 3 chain stitches.
Pull up the Terms and Explanation of Stitches sheet in the post, that should help and click on the picture of the motif to enlarge it to get a closer look.
Also check the Irish Crochet Pattern – Flower Basket post. A comment was submitted on that one about doubles and modern crochet. She suggested to check the instruction page on that pattern as well. That’s why I try to include them, because I know some things are different now in crochet instructions.
Hope that helps. If anyone else has tried this and knows the answer, please feel free to comment.
Thanks, I’ll check into this.
It means to slip stitch into the third chain of the first 7 chains to close the ring. The first three chains make the first dc of the round. So when you’re finished with the first round (block) you now have 4 dcs and 4 chain 3 spaces.
Note: “the first the chains” should be “the first three chains”
Hi Kathy,
Thank you for this explanation. This is a very popular crochet post on the site and it’s appreciated. I edited your first comment to make the change to “the first three chains”
Thanks again.
Debra