The Octagon Pattern For Bedspreads No. 853 dates from 1920 and was originally published in Corticelli Lessons in Crochet Nook No. 13. I have been searching to see what the original yardage of the Mercerized Cordonnet was but thinking it was nowhere near the yardage of crochet thread today but thinking it was closer to the 100-125 ish yards of tatting thread). I suggest using Aunt Lydia’s® Classic Crochet Thread Size 10 White as a replacement (white thread is approx 400 yards)
Octagon Pattern For Bedspread No. 853
Each octagon measures about 5 inches in diameter, and for a spread of average size, it will require about 255 of these motifs, of 15 motifs in width and 17 in length.
Equipment
- Corticelli Mercerized Cordonnet, Art. 66, 200 balls (20 boxes) White, Size 10.
- One No 6 steel Crochet Hook.
Instructions
- Chain 5, join in ring.
1st row:
- Ch. 3, 17 d.c. in the ring, making 18 d.c., join to top of the chain of 3 first made.
2nd row:
- Ch. 3, 1 d.c. in the same st., ch. 1, *2 d.c. in next st., then make 1 bead as follows: Ch. 2, work over this chain, holding it between first finger and thumb, having space between first and second finger for the thread; put hook under this thread from the left and swing hook half around and under on the right side halfway back and pick up a loop under on left, halfway back pick loop up under on right side. Continue in this way 8 times in all, thread over and pull through all 9 sts., ch. 1. This makes the bead. Skip 1 st., 2 d.c. in next, ch. 1; repeat from * for the remainder of the row and join with sl.st. in top of the chain of 3.
3d row:
- Ch. 3, 1 d.c. in same st., 1 d.c. in next st., *make 1 bead, 1 d.c. in top of next_d.c., 2 d.c. in next, ch. 2, 2 d.c. in next d.c., 1 d.c. in next; repeat from * all around and join to top of the chain of 3.
4th row:
- Ch. 3, 1 d.c. in same st., 1 d.c. in each of next 2 d.c., *1 bead, 1 d.c. in each of next 2 d.c., 2 d.c. in next d.c., ch. 2, 2 d.c. in next d.c., 1 d.c. in each of next 2 d.c.; repeat from * all around the row and join to top of the chain of 3.
rows 5-7
- Work in this manner, increasing one stitch on each side of the chain of each row.(the chains are of two stitches each, all but the second row.) Continue in this manner until there are six beads.
8th row:
- In this row, instead of making a bead, make a chain of 2, still keeping the chain of 2 between groups as before.
9th row:
- Increase next to the chain of 2 on each side the same as before, and 2 d.c. over the chain of 2 on the line of beads, making 20 d.c., chain of 2 between and 20 more d.c. Continue in this way all around row, and crochet together with next motif the width of one of these points with single crochet on the right side forming a little rib in the joining of each one. As you continue adding motifs they are joined with one of these points to the new motif each time until the whole six sides are filled.
Notes
Use half motifs to fill in the space along the edge after the spread is fastened together.
Finish with fringe
