Vintage Crochet

I love vintage crochet patterns. If you do too, you may be interested in this section. I have included links to some free patterns which are now in the public domain. There are a lot of links to free baby crochet patterns in this section.

Triangular Head Shawl

Beehive Crochet Shawls [ c. 1950 ]

The patterns below are available from the Antique Pattern Library and are in the Public Domain. You are free to share these patterns but not to sell them. Within the Beehive Shawl booklet there are three free crochet shawl patterns,…

Lady's Knitting, Netting and Crochet Book. Crochet Patterns from 1840-1850. Public Domain. Oombawka Design. Vintage Crochet Patterns.

Free Vintage Crochet Patterns from 1840-1850

Something you may not know about me…I love genealogy, researching family trees and antiques – I love pottering about in antique shops and seeing everything from years gone by. I love holding something in my hands that I know someone…

Vintage Crochet. Irish Crochet Lace Book. Oombawka Design.

Irish Crochet Lace (Free Vintage Patterns)

I love finding vintage crochet patterns and I have a few places I frequent to find “new” old patterns 🙂 The patterns below are scanned by a fabulous group of volunteers at the Antique Pattern Library (New Media Arts), for personal…

free baby crochet patterns vintage alice fowler baby patterns

Free Vintage Baby Crochet Patterns by Alice Fowler

A few years ago (2013) I found this fabulous link to a collection of free vintage baby crochet patterns designed by Alice Fowler before the 1950s. These are vintage patterns and reportedly in the public domain. The patterns include baby…

Priscilla Crochet Book. Bedspreads. Vintage Crochet Patterns. Free Patterns. Oombawka Design Crochet.

Priscilla Publishing – Free Vintage Crochet Patterns

As I am busily working on pattern development this week, I thought I would share some of the lovely free vintage crochet patterns (that I know about) that are available online 🙂 Today’s category is Priscilla Publishing – Free Crochet…

Crocheted Edgings and Insertions with Complete Instructions Book No. Two. Oombawka Design Crochet.

Free Vintage Crochet Edging Patterns

I love browsing through the collection of free ebooks in the Antique Pattern Library.  Here are some of the Free Vintage Crochet Edging Patterns that are available. Free Vintage Crochet Edging Patterns Crocheted Edgings and Insertions (1912) Photo Credit: Antique…

Priscilla Wool Crochet Book. Oombawka Design Crochet.

Vintage Crochet Books in the Public Domain

Do you like vintage Crochet Books?  Free Vintage Crochet Ebooks – available online – for immediate download?  I do 🙂 There are many resources online for Vintage Crochet Books – one site that I like to browse is babel.hathitrust.org –…