Materials
Crochet cotton thread size 20 (1 300-yd ball will make 3 tassels)
Steel crochet hook No. 11
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Cap for Tassel: Ch 5, join to form a ring, work 6 sc in ring (do not join rnds).
Rnd 2 2 sc in ea sc Rnd 3 * 1 sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat from * 5 times. Rnd 4 * 1 sc in each of next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat from * 5 times. Rnd 5 * 1 sc in each of next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat from * 5 times. Rnd 6 * 1 sc in each of next 4 sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat from * 5 times. (36 sc) Work 8 rounds of sc even, then sl st to next st. Rnd 15 Work puff sts. (Puff st: Ch 3, thread over, insert needle in same space with ch 3, thread over and pull through, thread over, insert needle in same space, thread over and pull through, thread over, insert needle in same space, thread over and pull through, thread over and pull through all loops but one, thread over and pull through remaining loops) skip 3 sc, sc in next sc, repeat puff sts all around. Row 16 Sl st over ch-3 of puff st of previous rnd and work a puff st, sc over ch-3 of next puff st, repeat puff sts all around. Work 2 more rnds of puff sts, break thread. |
Tassel Over a 5 inch cardboard wind thread 300 times, cut through one end, with a long thread tie through center, draw the long thread through center ring of cap. Attach thread and work in sc over the thread about 18 inches, fasten in tassel under cap and cut thread same length as tassel.
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Here's a closer look at the crocheted cap part of the tassel. |
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Image is from Star Book No. 25, as described below.
Pattern was printed in Star Book No. 25, Conserve with Crochet ... for the Home by The American Thread Company. No date of publication printed in book and no copyright notice given. 10 cents is the price printed on the cover. I do know that Star Book No. 34 was printed in 1944, placing Star Book No. 25 in the late 1930s or early 1940s. Star Book No. 25 is a book now in the public domain, based on the current copyright law that "works published before 1978 that did not contain a valid copyright notice may be considered to be in the public domain".
Vintage Tassel Pattern Index (7 free vintage tassel patterns): http://crochet.about.com/library/weekly/aa082899.htm
