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Woolco Knitting & Crocheting Manual
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Woolco Knitting & Crocheting Manual
F.W. Woolworth Co.
Original Copyright 1916
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Knitting and crocheting the patterns in this book is one of the most fascinating forms of recreation. It is very easy to learn the first stitches, and a little practice will make you a proficient worker. You will find that the work goes quickly, and that instead of tiring you it will rest you and soothe the nerves.
Crochet Patterns
With white, chain 161.
*Make 1 single crochet in each of the first 10 stitches. In next stitch make 3, then 1 in each of the next 10 stitches. Skip 2.* Repeat across chain.
2D ROW-Same as 1st. From now on take the 10 stitches always in back loop, and 3 stitches in both loops. Always place the 3 stitches in center stitch of 3 in previous row. (More)
With white, make a chain of 130 stitches.
On this chain, work in bean stitch, as follows:
6 rows of white, *1 row of blue, 1 row of white, 6 rows of blue, 1 row of white, 1 row of blue, 8 rows of white. (More)
The Reversed Afghan Stitch is made the same as Afghan Stitch, except that the vertical thread is taken from the back instead of from the front.
Using blue, chain 141 stitches.
1 row of blue in R. A. S.
6 rows of blue in star stitch. (More)
Chain 31.
1ST ROW-Skip 1 stitch, *1 single crochet in next stitch, 1 double crochet in next stitch. * Repeat to end of row.
2D ROW-*1 single and 1 double crochet in single crochet, taking both loops. *
Repeat 2d row until stripe is as long as required. (More)
Commence with a chain of 140 stitches, using white yarn.
On this chain work in Newport stitch, as follows:
4 rows of white, * 1 row of blue, 1 row of white, 6 rows of blue, 1 row of white, 1 row of blue, 8 rows of white.
Repeat from *. (More)
With dark yarn chain 36.
1ST AND 2D ROWS-Single crochet.
3D ROW-*3 single crochet, make a puff stitch thus; wrap, put hook around the 4th stitch in 1st row, pull yarn through, wrap, take off 2 loops, wrap, put hook around the same stitch, pull yarn through, wrap, take off 2 loops, wrap, take off 3 loops. * Repeat between stars, end row with 3 single crochet. (More)
YOKE-With color chain 77.
1ST ROW-Make 1 double crochet in 4th stitch of chain, *chain 1, skip 1 stitch, 1 double crochet in next stitch, * repeat to end of row, turn, chain 1.
2D ROW-1 single crochet in each of the first 18 stitches, 3 single crochet in 19th stitch. 1 in each of the next 38, 3 in next stitch, 1 stitch in each of the next 18 stitches. (More)
Chain 80.
1ST ROW-6 pineapple stitches, increase 1; 4 pineapple stitches, increase 1; 9 pineapple stitches, increase 1; 9 pineapple stitches, increase 1; 4 pineapple stitches, increase 1; 6 pineapple stitches.
2D, 3D, 4TH ROWS-Increase same as 1st row. (More)
YOKE-With color chain 57. On this make 27 star stitches. Insert hook in 3d stitch from hook, pull through, take up a loop in 4th and 5th stitches, take up yarn, pull through 4 loops on hook, chain 1. *Pull yarn through the eye of star, through the loop back of last stitch, take up 2 new chain stitches, pull yarn through 5 loops on hook*. Repeat to end of chain. (More)
YOKE-With color chain 82. Use single crochet, taking back loop, throughout.
Work 3 rows even.
4TH ROW-*18 stitches, increase 1 in next stitch, 1 stitch in each of the next 3 stitches, increase 1 in next stitch*, 35 stitches. Reverse between stars. (More)
Chain 69.
1ST ROW-Make a double crochet in 4th stitch, then a double crochet in every other stitch, chaining 1 between each.
2D ROW-2 double crochets in each of the first 8 openings, 4 double crochets in 9th, 2 in each of the next 7, then 4 in next, then 2 in each of the next 7, 4 in next, 2 in each of next 8. Chain 3. (More)
Chain 62. Work 3 rows double crochet, turn, chain 2.
4TH ROW-1 double crochet, 1 chain, skip 1, *1 double crochet in each of next 2 stitches, 1 chain, skip 1*.
5TH ROW-Single crochet taking both loops. Use single crochet from now on. (More)
1ST ROW-7 single crochet in ring.
2D AND 3D ROWS-2 single crochet in each stitch, taking both loops.
4TH ROW-*1 single crochet in 1st stitch, 2 in next stitch*.
5TH ROW-*1 single crochet in each of the next 2 stitches, 2 in next stitch*. Increase in this way until there are 12 stitches between each widening. (More)
1ST ROW-In 1st stitch make 7 bean stitches of 6 loops, thus: Insert hook, wrap yarn around hook, pull through, wrap, insert hook, pull through, wrap, insert hook, pull through, wrap, insert hook, pull through 6 loops, chain 1. Join; chain 2 at end of every round.
2D ROW-*Make 2 beans in 1st stitch, 1 in next*. Repeat between *'s. There should be 21 beans. (More)
1ST ROW-Make a half-double crochet in each stitch, thus: wrap, take up both loops, wrap, take off 3 loops. Turn, chain 1 at end of row.
Make 40 rows even. Fold in half, sew edges together. Join color and holding right side toward you, make 1 row of single crochet taking both loops. Join, chain 1, 1 row of single crochet taking back loop. Join, chain 1. (More)
1ST ROW-Skip 1 stitch, *1 single crochet in next stitch, chain 2, 1 double crochet in each of the next 2 stitches*. End row with single crochet. Turn, and chain 1 at end of every row.
2D ROW-1 single crochet, 2 chain, 2 double crochet in the single crochet of previous row. *1 single crochet, 2 chain, 2 double crochet in chain 2 of previous row*. End row with single crochet. (More)
Chain 3, join with slip stitch. Join every row with slip stitch and chain 1.
1ST ROW-10 half double crochet in ring. Wrap, draw yarn through, wrap, take off 3 loops.
2D ROW-*2 stitches in each stitch.*
3D ROW-*2 stitches in 1st stitch, 1 in next.* (More)
1ST ROW-1 double crochet in each stitch.
2D ROW-Pineapple stitch. Draw yarn through 1st stitch, skip 1 chain, draw a loop through next stitch, wrap, take off 3 loops, chain 1. *Draw a loop through same stitch as last loop, skip 1 stitch, draw a loop through next stitch, wrap, take off 3 loops, chain 1.* Repeat between stars. (More)
1ST ROUND-1 single crochet in each stitch. Join, chain 3.
2D ROUND-*Skip 1 stitch, 1 double crochet in next stitch, chain 1*. Join, chain 1, turn.
3D ROUND-1 single crochet in each stitch. Join, turn, chain 1.
4TH ROUND-*1 single crochet in each of the next 3 stitches, 1 double crochet around single crochet in 3d round, skip 1 stitch*. Repeat. (More)
MATERIAL- 1 skein white and 1 skein color Woolco Shetland Floss. No. 3 ½ Woolco hook. 1 yard of ribbon.
With white, chain 30; join with a slip stitch.
Work 18 rows even in single crochet, taking both loops.
Make 10 rows of 10 stitches in afghan stitch. Fasten off. (More)
Using white, make a chain of 25 stitches; turn; work back in single crochet; chain at the end of row, and take only the half of stitch. Change to pink, and work in alternate ribs of pink and white until there are 7 ribs (4 white and 3 pink).
With pink, work 12 stitches; turn, and continue back and forth for 11 ribs; join to the other side of the front with slip stitches. (More)
Half double crochet. Chain 91. 3 rows even.
4TH ROW-Increase 1 at beginning of row. 3 rows even.
8TH ROW-Increase 1 at beginning of row. 5 rows even. Then decrease 1 every row at neck 9 times. Then increase 1 every row 9 times. 5 rows even. Next row, *decrease 1, 3 rows even*. Repeat once. Next row, work 70 stitches, chain 1, turn. (More)
Chain 145.
1 single crochet, taking both loops. *2 single crochet, taking back loop, 2 single crochet, taking front loop. * Repeat between stars, ending row with 1 single crochet, taking both loops.
Work 11 inches even. Then work 105 stitches, turn, work 68 stitches.
Work 5 inches even on the 68 stitches. (More)
FRONTS-Chain 100. Use double crochet, taking back loop throughout.
1ST Row-Skip 2, make 1 double crochet in each of following stitches. Turn, chain 2.
Make 9 rows more increasing 1 stitch each row at neck. Then 9 rows, decreasing 1 each row at neck for shoulder.
20TH Row-Work 76 stitches, turn, chain 2. (More)
Chain 270. Join.
1ST ROW-Single crochet.
2D ROW-*1 single crochet, taking both loops, in each of first 3 stitches, 3 single crochet in next stitch, 1 single crochet in each of next 3 stitches, taking back loop, skip 2.* Repeat around skirt. (More)
With white, chain 171.
1ST ROW-Skip 2 stitches. *Make a double crochet in each chain*, 6 double crochet in center stitch.
2D ROW-*Draw a loop through both loops, wrap, draw a loop through next stitch, wrap, take off 4 loops, chain 1*, make a pattern stitch in center stitch. (More)
1ST ROW-Skip 2 chain, make a double crochet in each stitch. Turn, chain 3.
2D ROW-1 single crochet and 3 chain in space between every 4th and 5th stitches, and 1 in the chain 2 at end of row. There will be 9 groups. Turn, chain 2.
3D ROW-5 double crochet under 1st chain 3, 4 double crochet under each of the next 7, chain 3, and 5 in the last. Turn, chain 3. (More)
1ST ROW-*1 single crochet in 1st stitch, 2 chain, 1 double crochet in each of the next 3 stitches. * Repeat between *'s, make a single crochet in last stitch, turn, chain 1.
2D ROW-*1 single crochet, 2 chain, 3 double crochet* in the 1st single crochet. Repeat between *'s in chain 2. End row with single crochet. Repeat 2d row until work measures 16 inches. (More)
1ST ROW-Skip 3 stitches. 1 double crochet in each stitch of chain. Fasten off. Turn.
2D ROW-Join white, 1 double crochet in r st stitch, *skip 1 chain, 1 double crochet in next stitch, 1 double crochet in skipped chain stitch.* Repeat between *'s to end of row. Fasten off, turn. (More)
Chain 101 stitches, join. Chain 1 at end of every round.
1ST ROW-*1 single crochet, 1 double crochet in every other stitch. *
2D ROW-Same as 1st, making the 2 stitches in each single crochet.
Repeat 2d row until band measures 3 inches. (More)
1ST ROW-12 double crochet in ring. Join, chain 2 every round.
2D ROW-2 double crochet in each stitch.
3D ROW-*2 double crochet in 1st stitch, 1 in next stitch. *
4TH ROW-2 double crochet in 1st stitch, 1 in each of the next 2 stitches. (More)
With color, chain 24.
Insert hook, draw yarn through, wrap, take off 1 loop, wrap, take off 2 loops. Repeat for 22 stitches – in last stitch make 4. Work down the other side of chain, make 4 stitches in last stitch. Join with a slip stitch, chain 1, turn, at end of every row.
(More)
Chain 105. Join rows with slip stitch, chain 1.
1ST ROW-*1 single crochet in first stitch, 1 double crochet in next stitch. *
2D ROW-*1 single and 1 double in each single crochet. * Repeat 2d row 9 times. Work 9 more rows, joining rows, but turn at end. (More)
Chain 86. 1 row single crochet.
2D ROW-*1 single crochet, taking both loops, 1 single crochet, taking back loop. * End row by taking both loops.
3D ROW-* 1 single crochet, taking both loops, 1 single crochet, taking front loop. *
Repeat 2d and 3d rows throughout. (More)
PATTERN-*Make 1 stitch in front loop of first stitch, 1 stitch in back loop of next stitch, until you have crocheted 7 stitches, then make 6 plain stitches by taking up both loops*. Repeat between stars to end of round. Make 6 rounds like this. In the next 6 rounds the 6 plain stitches must be made over the 7 fancy stitches.
This design is repeated throughout entire mitten with the exception of the thumb and gore which are made plain. (More)
PATTERN-1ST, 2D, 3D ROUNDS-1 single crochet in front loop of 1st stitch, 1 single crochet in back loop of next stitch; repeat to end of round.
4TH, 5TH, 6TH ROUNDS-Reversed. These 6 rounds must be repeated throughout.
1ST ROUND-Increase 1 at beginning of round by making 2 stitches in 1; continue like pattern to end of round. (More)
MATERIAL-5 skeins white and 6 of color Woolco Germantown Zephyr. No. 4 Woolco hook.
With white chain 55. Work 40 rows even in single crochet, taking both loops.
*4 rows of color, 6 white. * Repeat once. (More)
Make a chain of 278 stitches; turn into the 4th stitch. Make 4 double crochet, and make 4 chain, catching back into the top of the 4th double crochet; make 3 more double crochet into the same stitch; make 1 single crochet into the 4th chain, and repeat to the end of row.
Make 4 more rows like above. (More)
1ST ROW-Skip 2 chain, make 1 double crochet in each chain stitch. Turn, chain 2 at end of every row.
2D ROW-6 double crochet, taking both loops, *6 double crochet around the stitches; that is, putting the hook between the stitches and out through the next space. Then draw through. 6 double crochet, taking both loops. * Repeat between *'s 3 times. (More)
1ST ROW-2 double crochet in 4th stitch of chain, chain 2, skip 2 chain, 1 single crochet in next stitch. *2 double crochet in next stitch, chain 2, skip 2 chain, 1 single crochet in next stitch. *
Repeat between *'s for 23 rows, making the stitches in the chain 2 of previous row.
Join color, work 3 rows. (More)
MATERIAL-5 skeins white and 2 skeins color Woolco Shetland Floss. No. 4 Woolco hook.
Chain 61.
*Wrap yarn around hook, insert hook in stitch, wrap, pull yarn through, wrap, take off 3 loops.* Repeat between *'s across row. (More)
Make a chain of 70 stitches.
1ST ROW-Make a chain of 3 stitches; in each of next three stitches, make a treble (this makes 4 trebles, counting 3 chains for each treble). In the 5th stitch, make a shell of 4 trebles, with 1 chain in the center of the shell. In the next 4 chains, 4 trebles; then a shell; then 4 trebles; then a shell – all the way across, ending with 4 trebles. (More)
Make a chain 27 inches long.
1ST ROW-Wrap, draw a loop through 3d stitch of chain, skip 1 stitch, draw a loop through next stitch, wrap, take off 4 loops. *Chain 1. Wrap, draw a loop through stitch last used, skip 1, draw a loop through next stitch, wrap, take off 4 loops*.
2D ROW-Wrap, draw a loop through 1st stitch, skip 1, draw a loop through next, wrap, take off 4 loops, chain 1. Repeat between stars of 1st row. (More)
With white, chain 4. Join with slip stitch, chain 3 at end of every row.
1ST ROW-7 double crochet in ring.
2D ROW-In 1st and 2d spaces make 2 stitches in each, in *next space 4 stitches, in the next space 2 stitches*. Repeat twice. Then 2 stitches in 1st space. This forms a square. (More)
On the next row, work 21 single crochets; increase in the next, by putting 3 stitches in one; 1 single crochet in each of the next 4 stitches; increase in the next stitch, as before; 1 single crochet in each of the next 50 stitches; increase in the next stitch; 1 single crochet in each of the next 4 stitches; increase in the next stitch; 1 single crochet in each of the next 21 stitches. (More)
Chain 100 stitches.
1ST ROW-Make 1 treble in each chain; turn. (From now on work all the trebles around the trebles of former row.)
2D ROW-*3 trebles; around the 4th treble make 3 treble; 3 trebles; 1 chain; skip 1 treble of former row; repeat from * to the end of the row; turn. (More)
1ST ROW-Skip first 2 stitches, make a double crochet in each of the following stitches of chain, turn, chain 1.
2D ROW-1 single crochet in each stitch, taking both loops, turn, chain 2. Repeat these 2 rows until there are 132 rows in all.
Join edges with slip stitch, leaving 8 inches for placket. Make 3 rows single crochet around bottom of skirt. (More)
FRONTS-Commence at lower edge by making a chain of 85 stitches. Work 27 rows even.
Then decrease on 1 side every 4th row 12 times. 18 rows even. Increase 1 every 4th row 3 times. 7 rows even.
On armhole side leave off 12 stitches, and decrease 1 in 5th and 6th stitches in border, every other row 8 times, then every row up to the shoulder. (More)
1ST TO 5TH ROWS-Single crochet, taking both loops.
6TH ROW-5 single crochet. *Chain 3, skip 3 stitches, 1 single crochet in each of the next 15 stitches. *
This forms buttonhole. Repeat between stars until there are 6 buttonholes. Finish row with single crochet. (More)
Chain 61.
1ST ROW-Skip 1 stitch, make a single crochet in each stitch of chain. Turn, chain 1 at end of every row.
2D ROW-1 single crochet, taking front loop, 1 single crochet, taking back loop. Repeat 2d row throughout sweater. (More)
Chain 82. Half double crochet throughout. Work 24 inches. Work 27 stitches, turn. Repeat twice. Increase on front every other row 4 times, then every row until there are 50 stitches. Add a chain of 11. Work back on chain and across row (this forms hem). *Work 45, chain 4, skip 4, work 4, skip 4, work 3, turn, chain 1. (More)
Chain 17.
1ST AND 2D ROWS-Plain afghan stitch.
3D, 4TH AND 5TH ROWS-Reversed afghan stitch. Pick up 8 stitches, increase 1 stitch by taking a stitch between the 2 perpendicular loops, take up a loop, then increase 1, then pick up 8 loops. (More)
Chain 24. 1ST ROW-Skip 1 stitch, make a single crochet in each stitch. Turn, chain 1.
2D ROW-Single crochet in each stitch, taking both loops. Repeat 2d row 21 times. Then work 17 single crochet, taking back loop, turn, chain 1, work 30 ridges (60 rows) even. (More)
With color, chain 4, join with a slip stitch.
1ST ROW-12 single crochet in ring. Join every row with a slip stitch. Do not break off yarn.
2D ROW-With white, *2 single crochet in 1st stitch, taking both loops, 1 single crochet in next*. Repeat around, join with slip stitch. (More)
With hook No. 3 make a chain about 2 inches longer than required. Into the 5th stitch work 6 treble crochets. *Skip 3 stitches, 1 single crochet in next, skip 3 stitches, 7 treble in next stitch.* Repeat between stars the length of chain. Turn, chain 3. (More)
With hook No. 3 chain 7 and into the 4th chain from hook make 3 double crochet, 2 chain and 3 double crochet, chain 2, skip 2 chain and in last stitch make 1 double crochet, 2 chain and 1 double crochet.
1ST ROW-Turn, chain 3, make 1 double crochet, 1 chain 6 times in loop, 3 double crochet, 2 chain and 3 double crochet in next loop. (More)
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