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csziggy

(34,136 posts)

6. My grandmother did two twin size spreads

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Thu Oct 17, 2013, 08:53 AM

Oct 2013

With thin ecru color cotton thread - the stuff sold for crocheting. Rather than doing the full spread, she did two strips for each and inset them into a sheet weight cloth, then crocheted an edging around three sides leaving the top edge plain.

She died in 1960 and Mom still uses those spreads, so they've held up well.

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Has anyone here ever crocheted a queen size bed spread? [View all] hedgehog Oct 2013 OP

I once did a king-sized, granny square one. sinkingfeeling Oct 2013 #1

How did it hold shape over time? What weight yarn did you use? hedgehog Oct 2013 #2

I still have it and I made it in 1975. I used synthetic worsted weight yarn. sinkingfeeling Oct 2013 #3

That sounds KC Oct 2013 #5

For a project like this, a bulky yarn in stripes SheilaT Oct 2013 #4

My grandmother did two twin size spreads csziggy Oct 2013 #6

Were they granny squares? Please explain "inset" .. 2banon Nov 2013 #8

No they were strips of crochet set into sheet weight cloth csziggy Nov 2013 #9

thank you! Very Cool.... 2banon Nov 2013 #10

On my grandmother's they were sewn csziggy Nov 2013 #11

Thank You for all your time and labor 2banon Nov 2013 #13

Seaming... pipi_k Nov 2013 #14

I didn't know there were "seaming" pins.. 2banon Nov 2013 #15

Always pipi_k Nov 2013 #16

I'm Bookmarking this instruction you've made. 2banon Nov 2013 #18

Not the best picture but it's what I have csziggy Nov 2013 #12

Granny squares pipi_k Oct 2013 #7

I made a basket-weave crocheted afghan once that doubled as a bedspread that looked like these pics. pengillian101 Nov 2013 #17

My ex just finished one. Kaleva Jan 2014 #19