Crocheted Square Medallion Pattern Alice Brooks Design 5560

Product Description

Crocheted Square : This medallion—adapted from the Italian lace—measures 5 inches square when worked in string. It may be used for cloths, scarfs, pillows, buffet sets and bedspreads. Directions are given for the medallion and for joining it to form the above articles.  

This is a Mail Order pattern purchased through newspapers. The pattern was marketed as Alice Brooks 5560 in 1936. I've detailed this pattern in a blog post - Vintage Crocheted Medallion, Alice Brooks 5560, should you care to read.  

Materials:  Unbleached knitting and crochet cotton No. 7 steel crochet hook.   Each medallion requires 27 yards making 29 medallions to a skein. The single bed size bedspread requires 9 skeins and the double bed size 1 skeins. The dinner cloth requires 9 skeins, the luncheon cloth 5 skeins and the tea cloth 2 skeins. For all other articles one skein is sufficient.