Old Crochet Patterns - Cover for Talcum Box

old crochet patterns

Cover for talcum box

Old crochet patterns - First cover box smoothly with silk of the same shade as used for the cushion. Make a ch. To fit lower edge of can and join. Ch. 5, (skip 2 d.c., d.c. in next, ch. 2) all around.

2d row: Same as 1st, mesh over mesh.

3d row: *ch. 7, catch back in 5th for p., ch. 7, p., ch. 2, s.c. in 2d mesh; repeat from * around, skipping 2 meshes between s.c. There must be an odd number of loops.

4th and 5th row: Same as the 3d, fastening between picots.

6th row: *ch. 11, s.c. between next 2 p., ch. 3, turn, 14 d.c. in the ch., ch.3 turn, d.c. in each of 14 d.c., s.c. between next 2 p.; repeat from *.

7th row: Same as 3d, catching 1st and 2d chains in the point and center of shell. Work 10 and 12 more rows (or enough to bring the work to top of can) like the 7th, catching each ch. Between picots of previous row.

13th row: 7 ch., catch back for p. ch. 2, sl.st. between 2 p. all around, thus drawing in the cover some.

14th row: 11 ch. And s.c. in each sl.st of last row.

15th row: 11 ch. Caught by s.c. in center of each ch. Of last row.

16th row: Make (t., p.) 6 times in each 11 ch. And fasten by sl. St. between the chains. Make a rose same as in the cushion.

Leaf: ch. 11, s.c. in each st. of ch. Beginning in 3d from hook and in the end st. of ch. Make 2 s.c. with 2 ch. Between, s.c. in each st. along the other side of ch., ch. 2, turn, s.c. back same as in 1st row and repeat until leaf has 5 ridges on one side and 4 on the other. Slip needle through center and draw thread through to form the vein of the leaf. Make another leaf. Sew leaves and rose to the cover as seen in illustration. Run ribbon in top and a thread through the lower edge of cover to draw up on this old crochet patterns tutorial.