About the Designer

Elizabeth Hiddleson was a prolific American crochet pattern designer.  She was born on December 24, 1901.  In the 1930’s several thread companies printed her designs in their pamphlets where she was not given credit for her designs.  At one time she worked for Coats and Clark, and created pattern designs for various magazines. At some point in the mid 1950’s she decided to publish and market her patterns herself, and became an immediate success.  She produced 59 volumes of work, placing her name”Elizabeth Hiddleson” prominent on the front of each in her spare time.  She had a full time job and was taking care of her two children.   Through most of the twentieth century, she designed and published thread patterns; doilies, table cloths, lampshades, children’s clothes, etc.  Between 1985 and 1995 almost two hundred of her patterns were published in Decorative Crochet and Magic Crochet.  Elizabeth Hiddleson’s patterns are original and unmistakably hers.  Her favorite motifs are pineapple, pinwheel, and spider web.  Where other designers use double crochet stitches, she uses treble, which gives her patterns a stunningly beautiful loose and open look.  Most of the pattern stitches are chain, single, double and treble crochet, done one-on-one. Her patterns have written instructions and very good sharp black and white photographs, which make them easy to follow.  She rarely uses a popcorn stitch or Irish rose. She uses the reverse arch to a large degree.   On January 31, 2003 Elizabeth Hiddleson died at age 101 leaving crocheters an impressive legacy. 

Details

• Title: Designs for Doing
• Volume: 1-A
• Craft:  Crochet
• Designer:  Elizabeth Hiddleson
• Suggested Material:  Baby Wintuk or Soft-Spun 6 sc per inch, 3 ply sock and sweater yarn 5sc per inch, size 20 cotton thread
• Hook Size:  Size 00 metal hook or size F or G plastic crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
• Copyright:  1960's
• Pages:   48
• Condition:   Corner and edge wear, several spots on cover, corner bend back cover top left, small tear on opening side edge back cover, tape on binder edge, a couple light spots on inside back cover that does not affect readability of the pattern, otherwise clean inside with no writing, intact and complete

•   Designs for Doing book patterns include:
• Basic Stitch Guide

• Baby Sacque 1 White Puff Shell ~ 6 months (3-ply yarn), 3 months baby wintuk;  9 months
• Fan Fair White Pineapple Dress (Mary) 3 year (size 20 cotton thread) size 1-1/2 to 2 years (size 30 cotton thread)
• White Picot Sacque (Michele) (baby wintuk)  
• Pink Soft - Spun Dress size 3 to 4 and 5 to 6 (Lily Soft Spun)
• Lacy Green Saque size 6 months to 9 months
• The Mode Cape and Tam (Earlene) (3-ply yarn)
• Sunshine Spider Web Dress (Pamela) size 1 to 2 and 4 to 5 (size 20 cotton thread)
• Party Pride Red Dress Size 3 and 5 (Janine)
• Poncho ~ size 3 to 4 and 5 to 6 (3-ply)
• Infant Christening Dress (size 30 cotton thread)
• Dressy Dress size 1 (size 20 thread) (Christi)
• Magic Shell Yellow Dress Age 2 (Mary)
• Children's Animals (size 30)  bunny, duck, kitty, rooster, deer, squirl, dog, swan, elephant
• Pink Sacque No. 2 Puff Set size infant to 4 month and 9 months to one year (3-ply)
• Birthday White Square Motif Yoke Dress size 6 and size 4 (3-ply)