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This doily may be made with any of the American Thread Company products
listed below:
Material Quantity Approx. Size Size of
of Doily Needle
“GEM” Crochet Cotton 1 Ball Cream 5 inches Steel 12
Article 35, Size 30 1 Ball Iridescent
1 Ball Pink
1 Ball Fuchsia
1 Ball Tinted Pink
and Yellow
1 Ball White
or
“STAR” Tatting Cotton 1 Ball Iridescent 7 ” ” 13
Article 25 1 Ball Pink
1 Ball Fuchsia
1 Ball Tinted Pink
and Yellow
2 Balls White
or
“DE LUXE” Crochet Cotton 1 Ball Cream 11 ” ” 7
Article 346 1 Ball Iridescent
1 Ball Pink
1 Ball Rose
1 Ball Tinted Pink
and Yellow
1 Ball White
With Cream ch 4, s c in 2nd st from hook, 1 s c in each st of ch, ch 1,
turn.
2nd and 3rd Rows—1 s c in each s c, ch 1 to turn each row.
4th and 5th Rows—Working in s c increase 1 s c at the beginning and end
of each row.
6th Row—Increase 2 s c at the beginning and end of row. Work 1 row even,
break thread.
8th Row—Attach Fuchsia (substitute Rose for Fuchsia if “De Luxe” Crochet
Cotton is used) and work 1 s c in each s c, break thread, do not turn.
9th Row—Attach Tinted Pink and Yellow, ch 3, 1 d c, ch 3, 2 d c in same
space, skip 1 s c, 2 d c, ch 3, 2 d c (shell) in next s c, * skip 2 s c,
shell in next s c, repeat from * once, skip 1 s c, shell in next s c,
break thread, do not turn.
10th Row—Attach Fuchsia, s c in same space, 1 s c in next d c, * 3 s c
in next loop, 1 s c in each of the next 4 d c, repeat from * 3 times, 3
s c in next loop, 1 s c in each of the next 2 d c, break thread, do not
turn.
11th Row—Skip 8 s c, attach Fuchsia in next s c, working in back loop of
st, s c in same space, * skip 3 s c, 1 s c in each of the next 4 s c,
repeat from * once, skip 3 s c, 1 s c in next s c. Work 1 row even in s
c working in both loops.
13th Row—Decrease 1 s c at the beginning and end of row (to decrease:
insert hook in st, pull loop through, insert in next st, pull through
thread over and work off all loops at one time). Work 1 row even. Repeat
the last 2 rows once, then work one more row even, break thread. Do not
turn work.