Crochet Your Gifts -1944

Crochet Your Gifts is another book by The Spool Thread Company. The cover definitely dates this to the mid 1940s. Again, most of the patterns are made from thread of varying sizes. There are about 30 patterns in this booklet. I did a bib pattern from this booklet in August 2023 and shared some of the photos from the booklet then too.

This time I'll share the very frilly pincushions and lampshades done in size 30 and 50 thread.
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The doily is pretty and isn't made from super fine thread so it was a possibility for next week. Glass jackets come up a lot in this decade and the next few decades. I've made one and I use it to cover a jelly jar that holds hooks. It keeps sliding off though so I'm not sure how useful these are.

​The Hot Plate Set is made from cotton Rug Yarn and the Luncheon set is made with Pearl Cotton size 5.

Both the filet pillow and the chair set are made from size 30 thread.

The first apron is crocheted in size 20 thread. The second in size 10. I'm assuming these are meant to be "good" aprons you'd wear for hosting or serving and not for cooking.

I won't leave out Smiling Pete this time. He's 18 inches tall and done in Pearl Cotton size 5 except for the hair that's made from rug yarn. They use double crochets so it not super tightly crocheted. There's no pattern for the clothing; it just says "dress as desired".

​For next week, I'll be making the tiny shoes. If they turn out ok they'll go to the county fair as footwear.