Tufted Pattern New England Fireside, 1888

TUFTED PATTERN.

This pattern is very useful and pretty for shawls and scarfs, being alike on both sides. Use fingering wool and a bone crochet needle, No. 7, and commence with chain suffecient for entire width of the shawl.
1st row.- 1 double crochet in the first chain from the needle, 1 double crochet in the next, * wool over the needle and insert the hook in the next chain ,and draw the wool through, wool over the needle again and back through two stitches on the needle, this makes half a treble stitch, make two more half treble stitches in the same place, wool over the needle and draw through the three half trebles and through the other stitch that is on the needle, 2 double crochet in two consecutive chain, and repeat from * to the end of the row, turn.

2nd row.- 2 double crochet above the two double crochet of previous row, * 3 half treble above the three half trebles, and 2 double crochet above the two next double crochet, repeat from *. Every succeeding row is worked the same as the second row. The shawl maybe fringed, or finished off with a crochet edging.

You are going to need the vintage stitch instructions located on the Vintage Stitches page. They are listed under New England Fireside, 1888.