how to crochet | rose window motif

I found this pretty motif in a vintage knitting magazine and evidently this was a very popular design back in the 1970s because the magazine had three different items made using this one motif; a lace top, a shawl and a blanket. Amazing huh?

And then I made the motif and now I know why it was such a hit. It’s really pretty. Really bloody pretty. So I made a video tutorial for the design and the written pattern is here below in both UK and US terminology.

UK version

ch10 and join with a slip stitch (ss) to form a loop.

Round 1. ch3, 23 trebles (tr) into the loop, join with a ss to top of beg. ch3.

Round 2. ch4, 1tr in same stitch, *ch2, miss 1tr, (1tr, 1ch, 1tr) in next tr; repeat from * around, ch2, join with a ss to 3rd of beg. ch4.

Round 3. ch3, 2tr into first space, *ch3, 3tr in next ch1 space; repeat from * around, ch3, join with a ss to top of beg. ch3.

Round 4. ss into middle tr, ch3, 3tr in same stitch, *ch4, 4tr in middle tr of next group; repeat from * around, ch4, join with a ss to top of beg. ch3.

Round 5. ss into space between the middle two trebles, ch3, 4tr in same place, *ch5, 5tr in space between middle two trebles of next group; repeat from * around, ch5, join with a ss to top of beg. ch3.

Break off yarn. Sew in ends.

US version

ch10 and join with a slip stitch (ss) to form a loop.

Round 1. ch3, 23 doubles (dc) into the loop, join with a ss to top of beg. ch3.

Round 2. ch4, 1dc in same stitch, *ch2, miss 1dc, (1dc, 1ch, 1dc) in next dc; repeat from * around, ch2, join with a ss to 3rd of beg. ch4.

Round 3. ch3, 2dc into first space, *ch3, 3dc in next ch1 space; repeat from * around, ch3, join with a ss to top of beg. ch3.

Round 4. ss into middle dc, ch3, 3dc in same stitch, *ch4, 4dc in middle dc of next group; repeat from * around, ch4, join with a ss to top of beg. ch3.

Round 5. ss into space between the middle two doubles, ch3, 4dc in same place, *ch5, 5dc in space between middle two doubles of next group; repeat from * around, ch5, join with a ss to top of beg. ch3.

Break off yarn. Sew in ends.

You can watch the full tutorial here.