Vintage Butterfly Insertion (1915)
Edwardian filet insertion strip with butterfly motif. Adapted from Handbook of Crochet No. 2 (Needlecraft Magazine, c. 1915) via Antique Pattern Library.
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Materials
- 5 mm (US H-8) crochet hook
- Worsted weight yarn
- Yarn needle
- Gauge: 4 blocks × 5 rows per 4″
- Finished size 21″ × 13.3″ (53 × 34 cm)21.0″ (53 cm) × 13.3″ (34 cm)Computed from 21 × 16 filet blocks
- Approximate yardage: 47 yd (43 m)
Instructions
Foundation: Chain 66
- R1Row 1: 1 dc in 4th ch from hook (first 3 ch = 1st dc). 1 dc in each of next 62 ch. (21 blocks, 64 sts)
- R2Row 2: Ch 5 (counts as dc + first sp). sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 20. (64 sts)
- R3Row 3: Ch 5 (counts as dc + first sp). sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 20. (64 sts)
- R4Row 4: Ch 5 (counts as dc + first sp). sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 5. 1 dc in each of next 3 sts. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 5. 1 dc in each of next 3 sts. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 8. (64 sts)
- R5Row 5: Ch 5 (counts as dc + first sp). sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 6. 1 dc in each of next 6 sts. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 5. 1 dc in each of next 6 sts. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 5. (64 sts)
- R6Row 6: Ch 5 (counts as dc + first sp). sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 4. 1 dc in each of next 9 sts. ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. 1 dc in each of next 3 sts. ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. 1 dc in each of next 9 sts. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 7. (64 sts)
- R7Row 7: Ch 5 (counts as dc + first sp). sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 5. 1 dc in each of next 6 sts. ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. 1 dc in each of next 3 sts. ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. 1 dc in each of next 3 sts. ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. 1 dc in each of next 3 sts. ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. 1 dc in each of next 6 sts. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 4. (64 sts)
- R8Row 8: Ch 5 (counts as dc + first sp). sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 4. 1 dc in each of next 9 sts. ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. 1 dc in each of next 3 sts. ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. 1 dc in each of next 9 sts. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 7. (64 sts)
- R9Row 9: Ch 5 (counts as dc + first sp). sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 3. 1 dc in each of next 12 sts. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 2. 1 dc in each of next 9 sts. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 2. 1 dc in each of next 12 sts. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 2. (64 sts)
- R10Row 10: Ch 5 (counts as dc + first sp). sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. 1 dc in each of next 9 sts. ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. 1 dc in each of next 9 sts. ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. 1 dc in each of next 3 sts. ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. 1 dc in each of next 9 sts. ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. 1 dc in each of next 9 sts. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 3. (64 sts)
- R11Row 11: Ch 5 (counts as dc + first sp). sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 2. 1 dc in each of next 6 sts. ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. 1 dc in each of next 9 sts. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 2. 1 dc in each of next 3 sts. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 2. 1 dc in each of next 9 sts. ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. 1 dc in each of next 6 sts. ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. (64 sts)
- R12Row 12: Ch 5 (counts as dc + first sp). sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. 1 dc in each of next 12 sts. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 2. 1 dc in each of next 3 sts. ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. 1 dc in each of next 3 sts. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 2. 1 dc in each of next 12 sts. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 4. (64 sts)
- R13Row 13: Ch 5 (counts as dc + first sp). sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 20. (64 sts)
- R14Row 14: Ch 5 (counts as dc + first sp). sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 20. (64 sts)
- R15Row 15: Ch 5 (counts as dc + first sp). sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st. (ch 2, sk 2 sts, 1 dc in next st) × 20. (64 sts)
- R16Row 16: Ch 3 (counts as dc). 1 dc in each of next 63 sts. (64 sts)