Antique Crochet

This category contains posts about a variety of different antique crochet patterns.

Would you like to learn how to crochet flowers? If so, you’ll probably appreciate these free crochet flower patterns. There are a variety of different flower patterns listed; some of them are vintage, some of them are antique, and some of them are contemporary. There’s a great mix of flowers: roses, a tropical flower, scrap […]

I’ve updated the web site with a new page about another old crochet book: The Star Yoke Book, published by the American Thread Company in 1921. There are some gorgeous vintage crochet patterns in this book; most of the patterns are for crocheted nightgown yokes. One yoke is intricate Irish crochet; some others are filet […]

This seller has some of the most interesting auctions! The most interesting of which is this auction for 2 1920’s pattern books with instructions on how to make beadwork bags in both crochet and knitting. I’ve owned both of these pattern books before, and they are both exceptional. In the past I’ve sold copies of […]

I’ve just updated antique-crochet.com with a brand new page about the December 1924 issue of the Modern Priscilla Magazine. Please Click Here To View It! Thanks for your interest; ENJOY!

Sorry, these auctions have all ended. Please click here to visit my page about Needlecraft Magazine, where more current information is available. Or, if you found this listing because you are in search of Modern Priscilla Magazine issues, please click here to view my web page about Modern Priscilla Magazine. Thanks for visiting!

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I’ve just updated the Antique-crochet.com web site with a brand new page about the February 1918 issue of Needlecraft Magazine. This is a fantastic issue!

Wouldn’t you love to learn how to crochet this…

Or this?

There are many other beautiful patterns and projects in the issue as well. Click Here To Read More About the Feb. 1918 […]

Check out this ebay auction!
(quick! It ends in just a few hours.) Scratch that, the auction ended. Sorry if you missed out!

Books included in the lot this seller is offering for sale sold are:

Corticelli Lessons in Crochet, book 9, 1919
J & P Coats book by Anne Orr, 1923
Star Book of Crochet Designs
Star Book of […]

I just updated antique-crochet.com with a new page about another old crochet and knitting pattern book. This one is from 1917, and it is called the Corticelli Yarn Book, Lessons in Knitting and Crochet, Book 6. I hope you’ll check out the page! It features photos of some of the projects in the book, […]

Edited to add: The auction I originally posted about has now ended, so I removed the link to it. However, you can still click the link below to visit my page about the Star Needlework Journal Volume 9 Number 4.

I just found what looks like a fantastic deal on a lot of 4 original vintage […]

I just added a new page to antique-crochet.com which features detailed information about the pattern book pictured above. It’s Star Needlework Journal Vol. 9, No. 4, and it was originally published in 1924. This blog post only gives you a peek at the contents; on the new web page I have included lots more photos, […]

I just updated antique-crochet.com with a new page about Collingbourne’s Elgin Maid Book. Please check it out!

Thanks for your interest!

Antique-Crochet.com has been updated with a new page about Emma Post Barbour’s New Bead Book. This lovely Roaring 20’s Pattern book contains beadwork patterns for a variety of handbags, purses, necklaces, bracelets and other interesting items. Some of these include crochet work and some of them don’t, but all are interesting and lovely. Please visit […]

Have you seen this amazing book? It’s called My Trousseau. It’s really a gem of a pattern book. I just updated antique-crochet.com to include an entire page about this lovely book, including lots of photos and a list of crochet patterns included in it. I also link to some sources in case you’d be interested […]

The antique-crochet.com site has now been updated with a new page about the book Centerpieces, Lemonade Sets, and Doilies, by Marie Antoinette Hees.

Now, I must confess that I am not much of a doily fan. I find that there are too many other things I’d rather spend the time on, if I am going to […]