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Materials Required: AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY “DE LUXE” MERCERIZED CROCHET
AND KNITTING COTTON, ARTICLE 346
1—250 yd. Ball White and 1—175 yd. Ball Yellow or any contrasting
Color.
Steel Crochet Hook No. 7.
Doily measures 7½ inches in diameter without the ruffle.
With Yellow, ch 6, join to form a ring, ch 1 and work 8 s c in ring,
join.
2nd Row. * Ch 8, s c in next s c, repeat from * all around ending row
with ch 3, tr c in 1st s c (this brings thread in position for next
row).
3rd Row. Ch 5, s c in same loop, * ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 5, s c in
same loop (picot loop), repeat from * all around, ch 5, join in same
space as 1st ch.
4th Row. Sl st into picot loop, ch 3, 2 d c in same space, ch 3, 3 d c
in same space, * ch 5, skip 1 loop, 3 d c, ch 3, 3 d c (shell) in next
picot loop, repeat from * all around, ch 5, join in 3rd st of ch, break
Yellow.
5th Row. Attach White in center of shell, ch 3, 2 d c, ch 3, 3 d c in
same space, * ch 5, shell in center of next shell, repeat from * all
around, ch 5, join in 3rd st of ch.
6th Row. Sl st to center of shell, shell in same space, * ch 5, s c over
the White and Yellow loop of 2 previous rows, ch 5, shell in center of
next shell, repeat from * all around ending row with ch 5, s c over
loops of two previous rows, ch 5, join.
7th Row. Sl st to center of shell, shell in same space, * ch 4, s c in
next loop, ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 4, shell in center of next shell,
repeat from * all around ending row with ch 4, s c in next loop, ch 5, s
c in next loop, ch 4, join in 3rd st of ch.
8th Row. Sl st to center of shell, shell in same space, * ch 5, skip 1
loop, 1 tr c, ch 3, 1 tr c in next loop, ch 5, skip 1 loop, shell in
center of next shell, repeat from * all around in same manner ending row
to correspond, join.
9th Row. Sl st to center of shell, shell in same space, * ch 5, skip 1
loop, shell in ch 3 loop, ch 5, skip 1 loop, shell in center of next
shell, repeat from * all around in same manner ending row to correspond,
join.
10th Row. Sl st to center of shell, shell in same space, * ch 5, s c
over next loops of previous 2 rows, ch 5, shell in center of next shell,
repeat from * all around in same manner ending row to correspond, join.
11th Row. Same as 7th row.
12th Row. Sl st to center of shell, shell in same space, * ch 5, skip 1
loop, s c in next loop, ch 5, skip 1 loop, shell in center of next
shell, repeat from * all around in same manner ending row to correspond,
join.
13th Row. Sl st to center of shell, shell in same space, ** ch 5, *
thread over needle twice, insert in next loop, pull through and work off
2 loops twice, repeat from *, thread over and work off remaining loops
at one time, ch 5, shell in center of next shell, repeat from ** all
around in same manner ending row to correspond, join.
14th Row. Sl st to center of shell, * ch 8, skip the 5 ch loop, 2 d c in
next st, ch 8, skip the 5 ch loop, s c in center of next shell, repeat
from * all around in same manner ending row to correspond, break White.
15th Row. Attach Yellow in next loop, ch 3, 2 d c, ch 3, 3 d c (shell)
in same loop, * ch 3, 3 d c, ch 3, 3 d c in next loop, repeat from * all
around, ch 3, join in 3rd st of ch.
16th Row. Sl st to center of shell, ch 4, d c in same space, * ch 1, d c
in same space, repeat from * 3 times, * ch 2, 6 d c with ch 1 between
each d c in next loop, ch 2, 6 d c with ch 1 between each d c in center
of next shell, repeat from * all around ending row to correspond, ch 2,
join.
17th Row. Ch 4, * d c in next ch 1 loop, ch 1, d c in next ch 1 loop, ch
1, d c in next d c, ch 1, d c in next ch 1 loop, ch 1, d c in next d c,
ch 1, d c in next ch 1 loop, ch 1, d c in next ch 1 loop, ch 1, d c in
next d c, ch 2, skip the ch 2 loop, d c in next d c, ch 1, repeat from *
all around in same manner ending row to correspond, ch 2, join in 3rd st
of ch (9 d c in each section with ch 1 between each d c).
18th Row. Ch 4, ** d c in next loop, * ch 1, d c in next loop, repeat
from * twice, ch 1, d c in next d c, * ch 1, d c in next loop, repeat
from * 3 times, ch 1, d c in next d c, ch 2, skip the ch 2 loop, d c in
next d c, ch 1, repeat from ** all around in same manner ending row to
correspond, ch 2, join (11 d c in each d c section with ch 1 between
each d c).
19th Row. Ch 4, ** d c in next loop, * ch 1, d c in next loop, repeat
from * 8 times, ch 1, d c in next d c, ch 2, skip the ch 2 loop, d c in
next d c, ch 1, repeat from ** all around in same manner ending row to
correspond, ch 2, join (12 d c in each section with ch 1 between each d
c), break Yellow.
EDGE: Attach White in same space (1st d c of d c section) s c in same
space, * ch 3, sl st in 3rd st from hook for picot, s c in next loop, s
c in next d c, repeat from * 23 times, drop loop from hook, insert
needle in 11th picot made, pick up loop and pull loop through (this
scallop lays in front of work), s c in next ch 1 loop of next d c
section, s c in next d c, * ch 3, sl st in 3rd st from hook for picot, s
c in next loop, s c in next d c, repeat from * 10 times, drop loop from
hook, insert needle in 12th picot of 2nd scallop, pick up loop and pull
through having 1 picot between joinings (this scallop lays to back of
work), ** s c in 1st ch 1 loop of next d c section, s c in next d c, *
picot, s c in next loop, s c in next d c, repeat from * 10 times, drop
loop from hook, insert needle in 10th free picot of previous scallop,
pick up loop and pull through leaving 1 picot free between joinings
(this scallop lays to front of work), repeat from ** all around having 1
scallop to back of work and the next to front of work to the last
scallop. On last scallop work 9 picots after the joining, then join to
13th picot made at beginning of row, s c in next loop, s c in next d c,
picot, s c in next loop, s c in next d c, join to 10th free picot of
previous scallop, break thread.