This is Coats & Clark’s Crochet Book No. 516, published in 1957. It highlights the then-new and decorative Woven Crochet technique, where you crochet a plain background and then weave strands through it to create textured patterns.

The 32-page booklet includes a nice variety of designs:

• Several pineapple doilies and edgings
• Ruffled doilies and place mats (including combinations with plastic doilies)
• Filet crochet projects (a beautiful “Caravel” chair set and a large 23rd Psalm wall hanging)
• Kitchen accessories (tea cozy, toaster cover, pot holders)
• Woven crochet items such as a rug, scrap basket cover, hot plate mat, and seat pad

It’s a charming mid-century booklet that captures both classic pineapple and filet work along with the fresh “woven” trend of the late 1950s.

Condition note: All pages are complete and fully readable. The cover shows typical light wear and age toning for a 1957 booklet, with a small handwritten price mark.