A fillet was a type of hair accessory. What form it takes varies depending on the fashion (at one point it was a cap tied under the chin, at another it was a ribbon wound around an updo, etc.) but this is most likely meant to go over a bun.
As soon as I saw it finished I thought of a snood to gather up long hair. Probably a ribbon through the last rows of filet to pull it tighter around hair. Nice job deciphering the pattern
I used to work with a lady whose mom had crocheted her a whole set of these bun covers, in nr 8 cotton yarns, all different colours. She wore a different one every day. Its purpose is to function like a hair net to keep all the hair of the bun gathered together.
"It's cutting the puzzle piece to make the dann thing fit" is the best quote I've heard in a long time. I love watching you crochet these vintage crochet patterns.
It’s a snood. Definitely a snood. The pattern is very pretty and you did an amazing job. Let me say how much I’m enjoying this series, I make my husband watch it with me, so he can understand what some of my ratings and ravings are about when I’m crocheting sometimes.
This would not hold any woman's hair back in the 1800s as nearly every woman had very long hair. Her hair was her glory. Besides, it would need some kind of tie to go with it. But then again, reading all the other comments, maybe it is.
I have some snoods from boutiques in Scottsdale AZ that were crocheted type nets and some have bows on top others jewls, or beading. My daughter, nieces, mom & I wore them to church, work, fashion shows. Modeled for Phoenix women's apparel association for many years and these were really popular again in around '95-'98 and still see them early 2000's girls in my family passed them on to siblings and shared with friends at school. Kind of fazed out again around '05 but occasionally still see a business women wearing them.
I think a ribbon might have been threaded through the last round, and then the cap was used to hold a huge bun in place. Perhaps with the ribbon tied underneath 😊
When I was a kid, I had a hair bun cover made just in fillet, as part of my ballet class uniform, that kind of looked similar. It had at the ends a satin ribbon to tied firmly. I believe if you had made in a thin cotton yarn it would be a more intricate version of it. Love it! ❤️
actually, you may be right Cathia...I suspect the original material that would have been used was a fine cotton, or what they used to make doilies..so of course it would have been smaller...I reckon, turn it into a berate/hat...would look nice worn..
As soon as it started curling I thought of a hair cover. Using thinner thread it would be for buns. And it might have considered all the mystery bumps and long chains as filet.
With a couple more rounds it would make a beautiful beret hat. I guess they never heard of pattern testers back then. Lol. You did a great job! If made with crochet thread it almost looks like something they would pin over a bun. (Hair bun)
You might be onto something! In Greek Φιλέ (pronounced almost like filet) was/is a hair net sorta thing (Φιλέ για τα Μαλλιά) if you want to find it on google.
If you saw title first you would understand and finer yarn would be used, you did a great job !but they say pattern not what you are making ! Too weird but a snood or bun cover it is!
Corrinna, you crack me up girl! I think you could run a ribbon through that last row and make a little snood or bonnet out of it? Or a bowl cover? Maybe it's a cover for your kraut/pickle crock? If it was made of crochet thread instead of the bigger yarn it'd be a lot smaller, maybe the size of the top of a mason jar? I do agree with you, it's certainly NOT filet pattern. These are such fun! Keep it up, please. Love and blessings from north Texas.
TBH I think it's a ladies sleeping cap. It looks like it has a place to weave a ribbon through to tighten it up. Bravo to you for soldiering on and not doing what I would've done... Throw it across room and swear... 😂. I love these patterns! Looking forward to seeing more.
❤ during the time this book, there was a standard taught how to start and finish. You figured it out. It like the granny most know how to start and end. My grand mother was a genius at teaching and she used "standard connect" end and beginning a lot. Huggs and thank you for the memories! The standard connect and finish is lost on many. Heck I forget most of the time.
I Googled "1840s crochet beanie cap" and got similar shapes and sizes as this one. The difference was they were most crochet with thread not yarn. I love this series!
It's definitely a head wear. The curly parts sticking out in Round 5/6 should be the outer as it enhances the design when worn on the head. Well Done on a good try-out ❤
Definitely looks like a hairnet, especially if done with fine thread and lace woven through outermost rows. Used to hold a chinon roll or bun from falling loose.
My great grandmother , who was born in 1878, had several of these though, of course, hers were made of thread. She called open, lacy work used as decoration for her hair "filet nets"... rather than "hair nets". She had quite long hair that was worn in a bun right up until she passed away in her sleep at the ripe old age of 96. One of these "filet nets" which she wore to special events, had beading as well. That last row on yours - the traditional filet row - had a fine silk ribbon woven through it and secured around her bun. I am actually excited to see one of these patterns as I can now duplicate it for my youngest who has extremely long hair and wears it often as her great, great grandmother did! Thank you for producing these objects in the bigger yarn as it is much easier to see the stitches you're using. Oh... I love the larger size in yarn as it could easily be made into a beret.
It looks like a cover for your hair, a kind of snood. The bottom row is to lace your ribbon. If it was made of thinner yarn, it would be more authentic. Check out some 1840's. Fashion plates. Anyway, that's my guess, falling back on my costume history training.
This looks like a decorative pillow cover for little round pillows. My step- grandmother had some she put on the pillows of her couch. P.S. I couldn't wait for a new one so I'm just going on a re-watch binge.
I like this pattern, I feel like a few more rows of the fillet work with a ribbon woven through the last row to tie it to the right diameter and it would be a very cute hat.
It looks like a beret hat! I think the stitches are unique and it was supposed to be that way. Don't be so hard on yourself. I'm enjoying these mystery patterns. You do them so well!
Done with the proper thread it would be a snood...bum covering. Love your vrdios. Used to do this but eyes got so bad can't use thin thread. Glad someone is carrying on the tradition..
The only thing I can think of is that for row 3, you read it as working the 2 plain into the last round even though it says to work them into the first round, which to my understanding would be the center ring.
It is definitely a snood, if you run a piece of elastic around half of it . The elastic part tucks under the hair, and the rest is clipped or pinned to the top of the head with hair clips
I’m wondering if it’s a snood. I guess women wore their hair in buns back then, so that item could well be worn fixed with hairpins around a large bun. That way the whole pattern would be visible and look very flattering, especially in black or navy yarn? I was totally intrigued as you worked it out, definitely not a fail for me. Very well done for your perseverance. Looking forward to the next one.x
Your patience and enthusiasm is amazing. I really love these mysteries. Well done for having made it to the end of the pattern. Thank you for sharing your time and skills. 🙂
I love this series! ❤ I originally learned crochet from reading patterns in books from my Mother. (I also received a few book from my Great Aunt) This pattern created a fun puzzle to solve. I originally was thinking it's a bun cover as well, when working it out with you (this pattern would definitely make a pretty one). Later, I changed my mind and re-worked it as a doily. Sorry, Spoilers if anyone hasn't watched the other videos from this series. The other patterns that you did in this series (that came from the same book) from the same section (both the one before and after) are doily's. I interpreted round 10 this way. [Slip st in the next 2 stitches, sc (puts this stitch in the middle of the ch 5 space from previous round), *ch 5, sc in next ch 5 space repeat join with a slip st to 1st sc.] It turned out so pretty this way too. forward
This is so fun to read all the comments after you’ve finished. And yes, I think too it is some kind of headwear or fancy topper for something. Didn’t I see something as picot stitch under this pattern? Maybe that was used to finish it really off😅
I'm enjoying all these vintage patterns. All is in fun and seeing if you can do it. If anyone has anything ugly to say then I think they are missing out on what your doing. I'm loving it. Love your channel. All any of us can do with old crochet patterns can guess. We even have to guess with new patterns up to date. Lol
I thought it would make a great chamber pot cover. 😂🤣 However I do agree with many others that it was probably for a hair bun. I thought it was very pretty. ❤🍁
@@melodied4314 It would be laid across the pot after doing your duty, and then the lid would go on top of that to muffle the sound of the lid being placed on top, to be discreet.
According to the book's author, the Filet Pattern is a doily. I discovered 2 errors in the pattern. I could not get the doily to work without making these 2 corrections: Round 2 - 7 plain, miss 3 as marked in your copy of the book; and Round 10 - slip stitch to top of first chain-5 loop, make 1 plain in the top of that loop, then do as the pattern says: 5 chain, miss 5 (book says 7), 1 plain in chain of last round. I would be glad to send you a picture of my interpretation of the pattern if you'd like. Thank you for sharing these patterns. You have inspired me to seek out more 19th century patterns!
LOL - I had to giggle while you were struggling with this (sorry 😁). As a not very advanced crocheter, this is totally me trying to follow a confusing pattern and of course, I know what I'm making! In fact I'm working on just such a project while I'm watching this video, so I found it pretty funny. I thought it was some kind of teapot cozy when the sides started to turn up. I see from other comments that it might be a hair accessory of some kind. Good job!
It looks like something that they would have put over a bun towards the back of the crown of the head. Maybe with a ribbon threaded through it to draw it together. But they may have also had part of their hair in ringlets. Possibly to wear at a ball.
I'm proud of you for following through even when you doubted. I know I would keep changing the pattern until it resembled a potholder then never look at it again.
I too started young. My grandmother taught me when I was 10. We r/were both lefties. She passed away in 1985. I learned with the knit crosheen thread and the tiny crochet hooks. I have all her pattern books. She was born in 1907 so I have a lot of 1800's patterns. She was also a tatter so I have all her shuttles as well. She wasn't able to teach me tatting as she developed tremmors in her hands and could no longer do needlework.
Bravo to you!! My grandma taught me some basic crochet when I was 10 (I’m 62 now) and I’ve been crocheting blankets using a single crochet and blanket yarn. I’ve tried to follow crochet patterns with no luck, hence just blankets!! Lol. I’m so glad I found your channel and really enjoy watching you try out these patterns from a bygone era!!
I have enjoyed every video from this series that I have seen. This mystery pattern thing has got my brain in a whirl! I used to crochet as a child, but lost my abilities because I got bored. I started again about 8 years ago and have been smothered in yarn ever since.This is not any kind of ad, nor do I have any affiliation, I promise I am a human, not a robot. 😂 This is just a way to help spread the love and knowledge of crochet that I have learned and help a woman who deserves praise. If you are looking to expand your abilities, I have learned a ton from a woman named Crystal at Bag O Day Crochet. She is absolutely phenomenal at describing, slowly, and repeatedly showing how to do stitches and patterns. She is an awesome teacher but is too humble to admit it. She has a ton of video tutorials and a lot of other content. Look her up if you want to expand your crochet options and abilities. Stay crafty and positive.
A snood type hair-net, perhaps... or cap of some type? I would wear it as a snood, right side out. I think if you did it with thin yarn you would have gone crazy. Hugs!
I thought it was a night-cap, but a bun/up-do cover makes sense. Especially if we consider that it would've been made in finer spun "yarn" or crochet cotton or something. I pictured too a ribbon tie in the last round 😊. Interesting to watch 🤓
I think you hit the mark, I agree if it was made with a thread it would be more like a snood to wear around an up do, probably I'd try it with a smaller crochet hook. If it doesn't workout maybe I'd line it with satin and put a draw string and crochet a strap and call it an evening tiny purse (lip stick, ID, credit card).
Based on how it seems to be progressing, I'm thinking this pattern isn't really meant for yarn but for crochet thread instead. Lots of crochet patterns back in the day were three dimensional and done in crochet thread. My great aunt did tons of them. I nearly gave up on crochet because all the older ladies in my family did thread instead of yarn. It was just too tiny for me to grasp where my hook goes. I struggle even with yarn. LOL What it looks like to me is a pot cradle or pitcher cradle. Or maybe something that you set your knick-knacks on as decoration. The women I'm referring to in my family were born around 1900, and they did a lot of these elevated patterns with parts sticking up. Basically doilies were for knick-knacks, this one just has a fancy rim on it. I dunno.
This turned out super cute! I love watching you crochet One thing I did catch at 4:50 when you were going over pattern for round 3 was the instruction to go into the chain of the first round and not the last round, which would have been round 2. That's what it looked like it said to me at least, since there was a mention of "last round" in round 7. (I could very much be wrong. BUT regardless, you're a spectacular crocheter, and the results were still super lovely. Your tension makes me envious
You poor thing. I felt so bad every time you struggled to figure it out but I have to admit , it made for great entertainment. I giggled and talked to you while watching. Thanks!!!😊
Fillet = a band or ribbon worn around the head, especially for binding the hair. it is not a Fail so you made a beautiful snood ...awesome pattern althru
I am enjoying this series too. I thought that if you haven't frogged it, you could put a cardboard disc in there and mount it as an art piece. I have seen them done in thread, as a trivet or covering the old stovepipe hole in a kitchen. ❤️
You did a wonderful job with this. I would recommend that if you do it again, on the third round, it says to go into the first round (1st), not the last round as you did. It would be interesting to see how it turns out if you did it that way.
Starts already very nice. This time I crochet along and I used a thinner yarn than you...like it already (round 2) 😁 thank you so much, again. I really love that. I turned it. No fail to me. It looks to me like a bun cover or a hair accesoir. (Final, before revael)
Its a cap or a hair bun cover .its very nice. It's been made perfect . And very nice ,your understanding if what you have made is off . But its correct . Bless you hun .lol
I kept thinking that it was going to turn out to be a lacy thingy that you would put over a hair bun - so a fancy hair net if made with a thinner cotton, I mean the ladies back then had magnicifently huge hairdo's (or wigs). I recall doing ballet when I was 6yrs old (hated it) but some of the girls wore a woolly crochet net thing over their hair buns. Probably made by one of the moms or the ballet teacher herself. It was in the late 60's and I thought they were beautiful (mainly because I had short boy hair) so I googled it and up came pictures of the very same thing. I think your pattern is a much prettier version of this, So interesting to see what all the other ladies have said as well. And how beautiful are the hairdo's that come up when googling 1846 hairstyles. Once again thankyou for a wonderful journey of discovery and creativity 💜💜
You're braver than I am, I gave up at the beginning of Round 4. You did a great job under the circumstances, and always remember, when working with ancient patterns, alcohol may well have been involved in the editing process.
If you made it in thread, it's a bun cover or one of those little pull-tight purses. Just needs a ribbon thru the last round. You could make a cute little bag with yours.
I love this. I will be making it with a thin cotton thread to hold my hair back/up. It is perfect. I’m going to make a few changes starting with a magic loop.
Since long hair was a must back in the 1800s, it makes sense that it would be a bun or coil covering of some type. The filet around the edge would make even hairpin placement a breeze.
It's pretty. If it was in crochet cotton it looks like what goes over a ballet bun. I had 1 that I wore for ballet when I was younger. We would pin iover my bun
The 3rd round was to be attached in the first round I think. Not sure how much of a difference it would have made. Someone said toilet paper cover, maybe the 3rd round loops that would have resulted from attaching to the first round would have been a decorative topper for that? I love that you make these
when they say " in the chain from the 1st rnd", they mean the same chain that also has the sc worked in it, they write these patterns in a way that was typical for 1840s, and that is very diff then we typically translate our modern pattern, I worked rnd 3 in the correct place :)
I think maybe a cover for something in the kitchen or bedroom. Maybe even a woman’s hat. Whatever it is it’s great. I probably will try the sand-dollar doily. Thank you.
If larger maybe and more cupping it could become a a hat ,maybe a a beret . Know you must be frustrated about how it came out but it was still fun to watch. I am with you it is not filet crochet except the last row. Maybe whoever wrote it got it mixed up with another pattern. Looking forward to the next one. Thanks
I remember my grandmother having covers for the bottoms of her plant pots. Many times my mom would crochet straps and make these same things into hanging pot holders. Similar star/flower in the bottom middle. I remember as a kid looking up at these hanging.
I love watching all of these. You have such a sweet personality. I taught myself to crochet off UA-cam over 13 years ago. I'm very good but I never learned to hold the yarn right. You go so fast and you do it so well. I'm pretty fast but I don't know how to hold the yarn with my finger up. I'd love to be able to do that I feel it feeds the yarn to you better and there is less stopping. Hope that makes sense.
I tend to agree with the snood answer, but since those aren't used much, you could use it as a hot bowl cozy for delicate surfaces. Put a towel in it and it could hold dinner rolls. End the pattern before it turns up and it's a trivet. It's very pretty, whatever you do with it ❤
A fillet was a type of hair accessory. What form it takes varies depending on the fashion (at one point it was a cap tied under the chin, at another it was a ribbon wound around an updo, etc.) but this is most likely meant to go over a bun.
I agree it covers a bun!
That's what I was leaning towards. :)
yep, sounds right
As soon as I saw it finished I thought of a snood to gather up long hair. Probably a ribbon through the last rows of filet to pull it tighter around hair. Nice job deciphering the pattern
I used to work with a lady whose mom had crocheted her a whole set of these bun covers, in nr 8 cotton yarns, all different colours. She wore a different one every day. Its purpose is to function like a hair net to keep all the hair of the bun gathered together.
Imagine it sized down made with thread. It covered a hair bun. It’s lovely
I love it. I think it’s for your hair! I agree with the others! Maybe it’s a Snood! Thinner thread may have worked better! Thank you! 😇🙏♥️
"It's cutting the puzzle piece to make the dann thing fit" is the best quote I've heard in a long time. I love watching you crochet these vintage crochet patterns.
lol, Thank you :)
It’s a snood. Definitely a snood. The pattern is very pretty and you did an amazing job. Let me say how much I’m enjoying this series, I make my husband watch it with me, so he can understand what some of my ratings and ravings are about when I’m crocheting sometimes.
That makes sense!
I just made the same comment I😂
This would not hold any woman's hair back in the 1800s as nearly every woman had very long hair. Her hair was her glory. Besides, it would need some kind of tie to go with it. But then again, reading all the other comments, maybe it is.
I was just thinking that wasn't filet another word for snood? You probably thread a ribbon through the last couple of rows.
What's a "snood"?
I just googled "Filet Hair Cover" and there you go! Its a snood or a bun cover or a "filet"! You did an amazing job crocheting it.
NOT a "snood"... They called them Hair Nets in the 1800s. A snood was made of fabric.
I have some snoods from boutiques in Scottsdale AZ that were crocheted type nets and some have bows on top others jewls, or beading. My daughter, nieces, mom & I wore them to church, work, fashion shows. Modeled for Phoenix women's apparel association for many years and these were really popular again in around '95-'98 and still see them early 2000's girls in my family passed them on to siblings and shared with friends at school. Kind of fazed out again around '05 but occasionally still see a business women wearing them.
It would make a cute beret-type hat, especially with a ribbon woven through the band part.
If you search google for crochet berets you’ll see plenty of these!
I think a ribbon might have been threaded through the last round, and then the cap was used to hold a huge bun in place. Perhaps with the ribbon tied underneath 😊
When I was a kid, I had a hair bun cover made just in fillet, as part of my ballet class uniform, that kind of looked similar. It had at the ends a satin ribbon to tied firmly. I believe if you had made in a thin cotton yarn it would be a more intricate version of it. Love it! ❤️
actually, you may be right Cathia...I suspect the original material that would have been used was a fine cotton, or what they used to make doilies..so of course it would have been smaller...I reckon, turn it into a berate/hat...would look nice worn..
I think it's a beanie cap, it's beautiful & I don't think a fail. Bot not a "filet beanie" either...
I was thinking a berat, French hat.
I'd like to see you redo this with a thinner thread to see how it turns out!❤
I just love watching you figure out these old instructions.
As soon as it started curling I thought of a hair cover. Using thinner thread it would be for buns. And it might have considered all the mystery bumps and long chains as filet.
With a couple more rounds it would make a beautiful beret hat. I guess they never heard of pattern testers back then. Lol. You did a great job! If made with crochet thread it almost looks like something they would pin over a bun. (Hair bun)
I thnk you are right lol, and I agree it would make a really cute hair bun snood :)
You might be onto something! In Greek Φιλέ (pronounced almost like filet) was/is a hair net sorta thing (Φιλέ για τα Μαλλιά) if you want to find it on google.
that's what i was thinking it was supposed to be. Maybe with a ribbon in the fillet part with a bow
I was thinking the same thing
If you saw title first you would understand and finer yarn would be used, you did a great job !but they say pattern not what you are making ! Too weird but a snood or bun cover it is!
Beautiful. I used filet covers in ballet when I was younger. My great grandmother used to crochet them for me. I still have them.
Corrinna, you crack me up girl! I think you could run a ribbon through that last row and make a little snood or bonnet out of it? Or a bowl cover? Maybe it's a cover for your kraut/pickle crock? If it was made of crochet thread instead of the bigger yarn it'd be a lot smaller, maybe the size of the top of a mason jar? I do agree with you, it's certainly NOT filet pattern.
These are such fun! Keep it up, please. Love and blessings from north Texas.
I thought a snood as well.
TBH I think it's a ladies sleeping cap. It looks like it has a place to weave a ribbon through to tighten it up. Bravo to you for soldiering on and not doing what I would've done... Throw it across room and swear... 😂. I love these patterns! Looking forward to seeing more.
Lol
❤ during the time this book, there was a standard taught how to start and finish. You figured it out. It like the granny most know how to start and end. My grand mother was a genius at teaching and she used "standard connect" end and beginning a lot. Huggs and thank you for the memories! The standard connect and finish is lost on many. Heck I forget most of the time.
Oh indeed 😊
I Googled "1840s crochet beanie cap" and got similar shapes and sizes as this one. The difference was they were most crochet with thread not yarn. I love this series!
But if this was made with thread, it would be the size of a hat for, like, one of my cats. Which would be no bad thing, I guess…
Actually I thought it was thread(cotton) and not yarn. 😅
She did an amazing job though
Some were made for kitchen use too, such as a top for breads in a basket, or a top for a China bowl holding cooling fudge
Very well could be 😊
This is what I was thinking! For a pie topper or something. To make it look pretty.
It's definitely a head wear. The curly parts sticking out in Round 5/6 should be the outer as it enhances the design when worn on the head. Well Done on a good try-out ❤
Definitely looks like a hairnet, especially if done with fine thread and lace woven through outermost rows. Used to hold a chinon roll or bun from falling loose.
I wonder if maybe it was meant to be smaller and used as a snood, like a hair bun cover
That's what I think, my grandmother had one that looks a lot like this
I totally agree! My grandmother had something like that for her bun but it was black and it was made with a thin tread. She called it “fillet”.
My great grandmother , who was born in 1878, had several of these though, of course, hers were made of thread. She called open, lacy work used as decoration for her hair "filet nets"... rather than "hair nets". She had quite long hair that was worn in a bun right up until she passed away in her sleep at the ripe old age of 96. One of these "filet nets" which she wore to special events, had beading as well. That last row on yours - the traditional filet row - had a fine silk ribbon woven through it and secured around her bun. I am actually excited to see one of these patterns as I can now duplicate it for my youngest who has extremely long hair and wears it often as her great, great grandmother did! Thank you for producing these objects in the bigger yarn as it is much easier to see the stitches you're using. Oh... I love the larger size in yarn as it could easily be made into a beret.
It looks like a cover for your hair, a kind of snood. The bottom row is to lace your ribbon. If it was made of thinner yarn, it would be more authentic. Check out some 1840's. Fashion plates. Anyway, that's my guess, falling back on my costume history training.
I agree with the other subscribers, make it again with some crochet thread and it could be to cover a Hair Bunn.
Reading the comments I also think in the cotton thread it is to cover a bun.
This looks like a decorative pillow cover for little round pillows. My step- grandmother had some she put on the pillows of her couch. P.S. I couldn't wait for a new one so I'm just going on a re-watch binge.
I like this pattern, I feel like a few more rows of the fillet work with a ribbon woven through the last row to tie it to the right diameter and it would be a very cute hat.
I think it’s a hair net cap as they would use pins, I think you can adjust it to be a hat.
But using thinner yarn would reduce the size considerably
It looks like a vintage granny square ☺️! I love how you have all these old crochet patterns. So fun🥰
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This is wonderful. Absolutely enthralling to watch. Detective fiction combined with crochet.... what a winning combi ❤
It looks like a beret hat! I think the stitches are unique and it was supposed to be that way. Don't be so hard on yourself. I'm enjoying these mystery patterns. You do them so well!
thank you :)
Done with the proper thread it would be a snood...bum covering. Love your vrdios. Used to do this but eyes got so bad can't use thin thread. Glad someone is carrying on the tradition..
The only thing I can think of is that for row 3, you read it as working the 2 plain into the last round even though it says to work them into the first round, which to my understanding would be the center ring.
It is definitely a snood, if you run a piece of elastic around half of it . The elastic part tucks under the hair, and the rest is clipped or pinned to the top of the head with hair clips
I’m wondering if it’s a snood. I guess women wore their hair in buns back then, so that item could well be worn fixed with hairpins around a large bun. That way the whole pattern would be visible and look very flattering, especially in black or navy yarn? I was totally intrigued as you worked it out, definitely not a fail for me. Very well done for your perseverance. Looking forward to the next one.x
Your patience and enthusiasm is amazing. I really love these mysteries. Well done for having made it to the end of the pattern. Thank you for sharing your time and skills. 🙂
You are so entertaining when attempting these vintage patterns! I would be totally lost and in tears. Thanks for sharing with us!
I love this series! ❤ I originally learned crochet from reading patterns in books from my Mother. (I also received a few book from my Great Aunt) This pattern created a fun puzzle to solve. I originally was thinking it's a bun cover as well, when working it out with you (this pattern would definitely make a pretty one). Later, I changed my mind and re-worked it as a doily.
Sorry, Spoilers if anyone hasn't watched the other videos from this series.
The other patterns that you did in this series (that came from the same book) from the same section (both the one before and after) are doily's.
I interpreted round 10 this way. [Slip st in the next 2 stitches, sc (puts this stitch in the middle of the ch 5 space from previous round), *ch 5, sc in next ch 5 space repeat join with a slip st to 1st sc.] It turned out so pretty this way too.
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If done in thinner yarn it could be a bun cap. Not a fail but a pretty hair accessory.
This is so fun to read all the comments after you’ve finished. And yes, I think too it is some kind of headwear or fancy topper for something. Didn’t I see something as picot stitch under this pattern? Maybe that was used to finish it really off😅
I'm enjoying all these vintage patterns. All is in fun and seeing if you can do it. If anyone has anything ugly to say then I think they are missing out on what your doing. I'm loving it. Love your channel. All any of us can do with old crochet patterns can guess. We even have to guess with new patterns up to date. Lol
Thank you so much for that 🥰
A cute little French hat, or beret. Guaranteed to be cute even walking through town.
I thought it would make a great chamber pot cover. 😂🤣 However I do agree with many others that it was probably for a hair bun. I thought it was very pretty. ❤🍁
I never thought of a chamber pot cover so ladies wouldn't need too see the pot's contents.
@@melodied4314 It would be laid across the pot after doing your duty, and then the lid would go on top of that to muffle the sound of the lid being placed on top, to be discreet.
According to the book's author, the Filet Pattern is a doily. I discovered 2 errors in the pattern. I could not get the doily to work without making these 2 corrections: Round 2 - 7 plain, miss 3 as marked in your copy of the book; and Round 10 - slip stitch to top of first chain-5 loop, make 1 plain in the top of that loop, then do as the pattern says: 5 chain, miss 5 (book says 7), 1 plain in chain of last round. I would be glad to send you a picture of my interpretation of the pattern if you'd like. Thank you for sharing these patterns. You have inspired me to seek out more 19th century patterns!
You are correct!!!
I’d love to see that, my email is in the description box down at the bottom 🤗😁
LOL - I had to giggle while you were struggling with this (sorry 😁). As a not very advanced crocheter, this is totally me trying to follow a confusing pattern and of course, I know what I'm making! In fact I'm working on just such a project while I'm watching this video, so I found it pretty funny. I thought it was some kind of teapot cozy when the sides started to turn up. I see from other comments that it might be a hair accessory of some kind. Good job!
It looks like something that they would have put over a bun towards the back of the crown of the head. Maybe with a ribbon threaded through it to draw it together. But they may have also had part of their hair in ringlets. Possibly to wear at a ball.
I'm proud of you for following through even when you doubted. I know I would keep changing the pattern until it resembled a potholder then never look at it again.
I would run a ribbon through the last row, which would make it a nice equestrian bun cover.
I too started young. My grandmother taught me when I was 10. We r/were both lefties. She passed away in 1985. I learned with the knit crosheen thread and the tiny crochet hooks. I have all her pattern books. She was born in 1907 so I have a lot of 1800's patterns. She was also a tatter so I have all her shuttles as well. She wasn't able to teach me tatting as she developed tremmors in her hands and could no longer do needlework.
NOT a fail... Totally cute hat/beanie!
Bravo to you!! My grandma taught me some basic crochet when I was 10 (I’m 62 now) and I’ve been crocheting blankets using a single crochet and blanket yarn. I’ve tried to follow crochet patterns with no luck, hence just blankets!! Lol. I’m so glad I found your channel and really enjoy watching you try out these patterns from a bygone era!!
Thank you 🤗
I have enjoyed every video from this series that I have seen. This mystery pattern thing has got my brain in a whirl! I used to crochet as a child, but lost my abilities because I got bored. I started again about 8 years ago and have been smothered in yarn ever since.This is not any kind of ad, nor do I have any affiliation, I promise I am a human, not a robot. 😂 This is just a way to help spread the love and knowledge of crochet that I have learned and help a woman who deserves praise. If you are looking to expand your abilities, I have learned a ton from a woman named Crystal at Bag O Day Crochet. She is absolutely phenomenal at describing, slowly, and repeatedly showing how to do stitches and patterns. She is an awesome teacher but is too humble to admit it. She has a ton of video tutorials and a lot of other content. Look her up if you want to expand your crochet options and abilities. Stay crafty and positive.
@Gramma Creepy - I agree! Bag-O-Day is an amazing teacher! I have learned so much from her. Definitely worth taking a look.
A snood type hair-net, perhaps... or cap of some type? I would wear it as a snood, right side out. I think if you did it with thin yarn you would have gone crazy. Hugs!
I thought it was a night-cap, but a bun/up-do cover makes sense. Especially if we consider that it would've been made in finer spun "yarn" or crochet cotton or something. I pictured too a ribbon tie in the last round 😊. Interesting to watch 🤓
What a lovely cap. Weave a ribbon through the band to use.
I think you hit the mark, I agree if it was made with a thread it would be more like a snood to wear around an up do, probably I'd try it with a smaller crochet hook. If it doesn't workout maybe I'd line it with satin and put a draw string and crochet a strap and call it an evening tiny purse (lip stick, ID, credit card).
Super cute cap like 70s ABBA style. I'd wear it 😊
It turned out beautiful, now that ive read the comments i have learned something new
🤣 This was hilarious! I go with the pie topper idea.😄
I actually thought that at one point!
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I was thinking that it might have been a cap until I saw the bun cover comments! Well done and keep going, I'm enjoying the mystery xx
Add a couple more rows... it's a slouch hat. It's beautiful!!!
Based on how it seems to be progressing, I'm thinking this pattern isn't really meant for yarn but for crochet thread instead. Lots of crochet patterns back in the day were three dimensional and done in crochet thread. My great aunt did tons of them. I nearly gave up on crochet because all the older ladies in my family did thread instead of yarn. It was just too tiny for me to grasp where my hook goes. I struggle even with yarn. LOL What it looks like to me is a pot cradle or pitcher cradle. Or maybe something that you set your knick-knacks on as decoration. The women I'm referring to in my family were born around 1900, and they did a lot of these elevated patterns with parts sticking up. Basically doilies were for knick-knacks, this one just has a fancy rim on it. I dunno.
This would be sooooo pretty if you did a few more rounds to make it into a slouchy type hat! Very cute!
This turned out super cute! I love watching you crochet
One thing I did catch at 4:50 when you were going over pattern for round 3 was the instruction to go into the chain of the first round and not the last round, which would have been round 2. That's what it looked like it said to me at least, since there was a mention of "last round" in round 7. (I could very much be wrong. BUT regardless, you're a spectacular crocheter, and the results were still super lovely. Your tension makes me envious
You poor thing. I felt so bad every time you struggled to figure it out but I have to admit , it made for great entertainment. I giggled and talked to you while watching. Thanks!!!😊
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you're welcome :)
@Just Vintage Crochet I only just recently discovered you and I'm so glad I did! 😊 I'm already anxiously awaiting the next Mystery Pattern!!
It looks like a cover for a jar 🫙 you could even modify it and make a hat that would be cool. Definitely not a fail
Fillet = a band or ribbon worn around the head, especially for binding the hair. it is not a Fail so you made a beautiful snood ...awesome pattern althru
I googled 1840’s chignon holder and what popped up reminds me of what you created very strongly. Just my opinion.
I am enjoying this series too. I thought that if you haven't frogged it, you could put a cardboard disc in there and mount it as an art piece. I have seen them done in thread, as a trivet or covering the old stovepipe hole in a kitchen. ❤️
I thought of bowl but one of the comments said a type of Hair Net! Awesome
You did a wonderful job with this. I would recommend that if you do it again, on the third round, it says to go into the first round (1st), not the last round as you did. It would be interesting to see how it turns out if you did it that way.
Starts already very nice. This time I crochet along and I used a thinner yarn than you...like it already (round 2) 😁 thank you so much, again. I really love that. I turned it. No fail to me. It looks to me like a bun cover or a hair accesoir. (Final, before revael)
Its a cap or a hair bun cover .its very nice. It's been made perfect . And very nice ,your understanding if what you have made is off . But its correct . Bless you hun .lol
It looks almost like Irish lace crochet so pretty ❤
Some more rows to bring it in a bit, and it would be a very pretty tam or slouch hat!
I kept thinking that it was going to turn out to be a lacy thingy that you would put over a hair bun - so a fancy hair net if made with a thinner cotton, I mean the ladies back then had magnicifently huge hairdo's (or wigs). I recall doing ballet when I was 6yrs old (hated it) but some of the girls wore a woolly crochet net thing over their hair buns. Probably made by one of the moms or the ballet teacher herself. It was in the late 60's and I thought they were beautiful (mainly because I had short boy hair) so I googled it and up came pictures of the very same thing. I think your pattern is a much prettier version of this, So interesting to see what all the other ladies have said as well. And how beautiful are the hairdo's that come up when googling 1846 hairstyles. Once again thankyou for a wonderful journey of discovery and creativity 💜💜
You're braver than I am, I gave up at the beginning of Round 4. You did a great job under the circumstances, and always remember, when working with ancient patterns, alcohol may well have been involved in the editing process.
hahahaha noted :)
Cute Victorian smoking cap ❤
If you made it in thread, it's a bun cover or one of those little pull-tight purses. Just needs a ribbon thru the last round. You could make a cute little bag with yours.
I love this. I will be making it with a thin cotton thread to hold my hair back/up. It is perfect.
I’m going to make a few changes starting with a magic loop.
❤❤❤ your work and compassion. Maybe this is a beenie???😊
I love these mystery crochet videos ❤
I could see a beautiful hat.
I think its a cap. Looks lovely. I'm learning a lot. Thankyou
I thought it was a pillow cover but it seems like your followers know better!
You're so fun to watch. I'm hooked!
Since long hair was a must back in the 1800s, it makes sense that it would be a bun or coil covering of some type. The filet around the edge would make even hairpin placement a breeze.
I thought it was a snood. Beautiful explaination
Love Love these Videos ❤ I greatly appreciate you using bigger yarn 😊
You’re welcome! And thank you 🤗
It looks like a small cap that you put just on top of your head. I love it
🇨🇦 it’s a beautiful hair cover!
It is beautiful! Like the comments say, as a hair accesory will look gorgeous!
It's pretty. If it was in crochet cotton it looks like what goes over a ballet bun. I had 1 that I wore for ballet when I was younger. We would pin iover my bun
The 3rd round was to be attached in the first round I think. Not sure how much of a difference it would have made. Someone said toilet paper cover, maybe the 3rd round loops that would have resulted from attaching to the first round would have been a decorative topper for that? I love that you make these
when they say " in the chain from the 1st rnd", they mean the same chain that also has the sc worked in it, they write these patterns in a way that was typical for 1840s, and that is very diff then we typically translate our modern pattern, I worked rnd 3 in the correct place :)
I would be emotional too. It is pretty.
I think maybe a cover for something in the kitchen or bedroom. Maybe even a woman’s hat. Whatever it is it’s great. I probably will try the sand-dollar doily. Thank you.
If larger maybe and more cupping it could become a a hat ,maybe a a beret . Know you must be frustrated about how it came out but it was still fun to watch. I am with you it is not filet crochet except the last row. Maybe whoever wrote it got it mixed up with another pattern. Looking forward to the next one. Thanks
I remember my grandmother having covers for the bottoms of her plant pots. Many times my mom would crochet straps and make these same things into hanging pot holders. Similar star/flower in the bottom middle. I remember as a kid looking up at these hanging.
I love watching all of these. You have such a sweet personality. I taught myself to crochet off UA-cam over 13 years ago. I'm very good but I never learned to hold the yarn right. You go so fast and you do it so well. I'm pretty fast but I don't know how to hold the yarn with my finger up. I'd love to be able to do that I feel it feeds the yarn to you better and there is less stopping. Hope that makes sense.
I look forward to each mystery piece. Thank you for sharing this with us.
I tend to agree with the snood answer, but since those aren't used much, you could use it as a hot bowl cozy for delicate surfaces. Put a towel in it and it could hold dinner rolls. End the pattern before it turns up and it's a trivet.
It's very pretty, whatever you do with it ❤