Classic Crochet, Vol. 2, Issue 1 — January 1987
Step into every room with Classic Crochet Vol. 2, Issue 1 — the January 1987 “new larger type” issue from All American Crafts.
Editor Barbara Grossman Silver promised 27 home instructions in larger type with diagrams. This issue is thread crochet only: filet pillows and mats, pineapple and rose centers, a motif bedspread, and lace curtains. Steel hooks (U.S. 6–13) and #5–#50 cotton / pearl cotton. Printed in Holland; masthead lists publisher Frederik Pynaar and the Sparta, NJ office.
Featured designs include:
- Flower Circle — #50 floral motif for a 13¼" round cushion
- Filet Roses — charted rose panel for a 15" pillow
- Star Rectangle — joined star motifs on a rectangular pillow
- Pineapple Doily, Lily Mat, Net Mat
- Pinwheel Square — 16-motif 14" table center
- Small Doilies Nos. 8–10
- Rose Table Center — ~38½" rose-and-flower cloth
- Pink Mat, Gold Mat, Radial Doily, Dresser Mat
- Pink Center Piece — flowers and leaf stars sewn to a cloth
- Heart Placemat — filet hearts with picot border
- Bedspread — filet motif bands plus border
- Clover Doily and Club Doily
- Geometric Runner — joined 6" squares
- Curtains — 4¾" lace squares (also usable as doily or cloth motifs)
Stitch diagrams and a how-to section (chain through picot) close the issue. A complete 1980s home-lace magazine for collectors of All American Crafts Classic Crochet.
This is a vintage / pre-owned publication. See our Condition Guide for typical wear.