A 1945 Royal Society house book — Hand Crochet, Book No. 4 — printed Copyright 1945, Royal Society, Inc., First Edition 545, from 230 Fifth Avenue, New York 1. Original cover price 25 cents.

Room by room, this is the booklet that promised “a wealth of priceless possessions to enrich your home.” Most of the work is thread crochet in Royal Society Eversheen and Six Cord Cordichet, with steel hooks. Two patterns are written for knitting pins: an 11" doily and a block bedspread. Everything else is crochet — filet, motifs, Irish lace, rugs, edgings, and kitchen cotton. Patterns are a mixture of crochet and knitting.

Featured designs in this volume:

• Curtains No. 4-68 — pair of V-stitch panels, each about 40" × 81"
• Chair Set No. 4-60 — chair back 13" × 16½" plus two arm pieces
• Cluster Doily No. 4-65 — about 8½" across
• Runner No. 4-71 — about 12" × 22"
• Knitted Doily No. 4-66 — 11" (knitting pins No. 0)
• Motif Doily No. 4-63 — hexagon medallions, about 10" point to point
• Oval Doily No. 4-64 — about 8" × 11"
• Cocktail Napkins No. 4-69 — linen napkins with crocheted glass appliqué and edging
• Bridge Cloth — linen cloth with crocheted border
• Luncheon Set No. 4-81 — runner 12" × 23" and place mats 10" × 16"
• Irish Lace Tablecloth No. 4-79 — about 72" square
• Bread Tray Doily No. 4-88 — about 7" × 14"
• Round / polka-dot / motif luncheon sets and tablecloths — including Motif Tablecloth No. 4-80
• Crocheted Bedspread No. 4-74 — 63" × 98" or 84" × 98"
• Knitted Bedspread No. 4-73 — single 68" × 110" or double 85" × 110"
• Bedroom Rug No. 4-77 — 25" × 36" with fringe
• Vanity Doilies No. 4-76 and Night Table Doily
• Potholders, kitchen chair seat, and hot plate mats
• Bath towel and guest towel edgings, bath rug, bath mitt, and face cloth

A complete First Edition for collectors of 1940s Royal Society thread books and whole-house pattern sets.

Condition of this copy: Cover shows typical wartime-paper wear — frayed and chipped along the left edge, and surface scuffs. Interior pages in the scan remain readable, with photos and pattern numbers intact.

This is a vintage / pre-owned publication. See our Condition Guide for typical wear.