Cushions, footstool covers, frames for pictures, and other attractive articles may be inexpensively made by using Clark's O.N.T. Knitting and Crochet Cotton, J. & P. Coats Crochet Cord or J. & P. Coats or Clark's O.N.T. Pearl Cotton Size 5, to develop designs similar to this one. Suggested color combinations for alternate blocks are:
Knitting and Crochet Cotton or Crochet Cord
102 Coffee Brown and 88 Peach
68 Skipper Blue and 84 Beige
106 Sport Green and 9 Yellow
12 Black and 26 Nile Green
Pearl Cotton
81 Dark Brown and 43 Dark Yellow
109 Dark Willow Green and 61 Ecru
57 Mid Red and 51 Golden Brown
12 Black and 26 Nile Green
Use needlepoint canvas or hardanger net for the background. Determine the type of design preferred. Any of the simple cross stitch designs can be carried out, or you may create your own design of alternating colored blocks as illustrated.
Use two strands of size 5 Pearl Cotton, or Knitting and Crochet Cotton or Crochet Cord, and a No. 23 Milward's tapestry needle. Fill in the design with a tapestry stitch.
Shell Tie Back Pattern
Mesh Lace Chair Set Pattern
Lamp Shade Pattern
Filet Tie Back with Tassel Pattern
Shell Stitch Oval Set Pattern
Luncheon or Tea Cloth Pattern
Reticella Motif for Luncheon Set Pattern
California Rose Inset for Luncheon Set Pattern
Cocktail Napkin Pattern
Windmill Bedspread Pattern
Pillow Case Insertion Pattern
Reticella Motif for Towel Pattern
Monkeyface Lace Edging Pattern
Lattice Lace Edging Pattern
New Mile-a-Minute Edging Pattern
Chain and Shell Edging Pattern
Pointed Filet Edging Pattern
Shell Scallop Edging Pattern
Stool Cover Pattern
Bath Mat Pattern
Bone Ring Mat Patterns
Flower Filet Luncheon Set Pattern
Square Doily with Crochet Inset Pattern
Lace Doily Pattern
Doily with Two-Colored Mesh Edging Pattern
Linen Center with Crocheted Edge Pattern
Sunday Night Supper Set Pattern
Luncheon Set in Colored Linen Pattern
Pearl Point Tapestry Pattern
Bathroom Rug with Fringe Pattern