1810. Popularity of Crochet
Perhaps no kind of work has ever attained such popularity as
Crochet
. Whether as a simple trimming, as an elaborate quilt, or as a fabric, almost rivalling Point Lace, it is popular with every woman who has any time at all for fancy work, since it is only needful to understand the stitches, and the terms and contractions used in writing the descriptions of the different designs, to be enabled to work with ease the most beautiful pattern that ever appeared in crochet.
1811. Stitches used in Crochet
These, with their abbreviations, are:
| ch | chain stitch |
| s | single crochet |
| dc | double crochet |
| L | long stitch |
| double and treble long |