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Pattern written in US terms
Abbreviations:
- Ch: chain
- Sl st: slip stitch
- Sp: space
- Sc: single crochet
- Dc: double crochet
- Tr: treble crochet
- Sk: skip
- Ch sp: chain space
Special stitches:
- Shell: 3tr, ch3, 3tr (Also called open-shell since there are 3 chains between tr sts)
- p: picot stitch (ch3, sl st in the third ch from hook)
Pattern notes for easy crochet doily:
- *[ ] repeat the following instructions the number of times indicated
- **( ) repeat the following instructions the number of times indicated
- ^{ } repeat the following instructions the number of times indicated
- Ch4 at beginning of round is considered as tr
- All shells to be made in “ch3 sp of shell” from previous round, unless specified
- “tr in shell” means to tr in the ch3 sp of shell
Instructions:
Round 1: Ch 20, sl st to 1st ch. Ch3, 35dc in ring, sl st in 3rd ch at beginning of round.
Round 2: Ch6, **(3tr in ring, ch2) repeat ** 11 times, 2tr in ring, sl st in 4th ch at beginning of the round, sl st in ch sp.
Round 3: Ch4, 2tr in ch2 sp, ch3, 3tr in same ch2 sp, ch2, *[2tr in ch2 sp, tr in next 3 st, ch2, tr in next 3 st, 2tr in ch2 sp, ch2], **(shell in ch2 sp, ch2) repeat ** 3 times, Repeat *[ ] once, Repeat **( ) 2 times, sl st in 4th chain at beginning of the round, sl st until you reach ch3 sp.
Round 4: Ch4, 2tr in ch2 sp, ch3, 3tr in same ch2 sp, ch2, *[2tr in ch2 sp, tr in next 3 st, ch2, tr in next 3 st, 2tr in ch2 sp, ch2], **(shell in ch2 sp, ch2) repeat ** 3 times, Repeat *[ ] once, Repeat **( ) 2 times, sl st in 4th chain at beginning of the
round, sl st until you reach ch3 sp.
Round 5: Ch4, 2tr in shell, ch3, 3tr in same shell, ch2,*[2tr in ch2 sp, 5tr, ch2, sk 2 st, 3tr in ch2 sp, ch2, 5tr, 2tr in ch2 sp], ch2, shell, ch3**(sc in sc of previous round , ch3, shell, ch3) repeat ** 2 times. Repeat *[ ] once, ^{ch3, shell, ch3, sc in sc of previous round } repeat ^ 2 times. Ch3, sl st in 4th ch at beginning of round, sl st until you reach ch3 sp
Round 6: Ch4, 2tr in shell, ch3, 3tr in same shell, ch2, *[2tr in ch2 sp, 7tr, 2tr in ch2 sp, ch2, 2tr in ch2 sp, 7tr, 2tr in ch2 sp], ch2, shell, ch5**(sc in sc of previous round, ch5, shell, ch5) repeat ** 2 times. Repeat *[ ] once, ^{ch5, shell, ch5, sc in sc of previous round} repeat ^ 2 times.Ch5, sl st in 4th ch at beginning of round, sl st until you reach ch3 sp.
Round 7: Ch4, 2tr in shell, ch3, 3 tr in same shell, ch2,*[2tr in ch2 sp, 11tr, 2tr in ch2 sp, 11tr, 2tr in ch2 sp], ch2, shell, ch7 **(sc in sc of previous round, ch7, shell, ch7) repeat ** 2 times.Repeat *[ ] once, ^{ch7, shell, ch7, sc in sc of previous round}
repeat ^ 2 times. Ch7, sl st in 4th ch at beginning of round, sl st until you reach ch3 sp.
Round 8: Ch4, tr in next st, p, tr in next st, tr in ch3 sp, p, 2tr in ch3 sp, p, tr in ch3 sp, tr in next st, p, 2tr, ch2, 3tr in ch2 sp,
ch2, sk 2 st,*[6tr, ch2] repeat * 4 times, 3tr in ch2 sp, ch2 **[ (tr in next 2 sts, p, tr in next st, tr in ch3 sp, p, 2tr in ch3 sp, p, tr in ch3 sp, tr in next st, p, 2tr), ch9, sc in sc of previous round, ch9] repeat ** 2 times, Repeat ( ) once, Ch2, 3tr in ch2 sp, ch2, sk 2 st, *[6tr, ch2] repeat * 4 times, 3tr in ch2 sp, ch2 **[ (tr in next 2 sts, p, tr in next st, tr in ch3 sp, p, 2tr in ch3 sp, p, tr in ch3 sp, tr in next st, p, 2tr), ch9, sc in sc of previous round, ch9] repeat ** 2 times, sl st in 4th ch at beginning of round, sl st until you reach ch2 sp.
Round 9: Ch4, 2tr in ch2 sp, ch3, 3tr in same ch2 sp, *[shell in ch2 sp] repeat * 6 times, turn your work, sl st until you reach ch3 sp.
Round 10: Ch4, 2tr in shell, ch3, 3tr in same shell, *[shell] repeat * 6 times, turn the work, sl st until you reach ch3 sp of next shell.
Round 11: Ch4, 2tr in shell, ch3, 3tr in same shell,*[shell] repeat * 6 times, turn the work, sl st until you reach ch3 sp of next shell.
Round 12: Ch4, 2tr in shell, ch3, 3tr in same shell, *[shell] repeat * 4 times, turn the work , sl st until you reach ch3 sp of next
shell.
Round 13: Ch4, 2tr in shell, ch3 , 3tr in same shell, *[shell] repeat 2 times, turn the work, sl st until you reach ch3 sp.
Round 14: Ch4, 2tr in shell, ch3 , 3tr in same shell, *[shell] repeat * 2 times.
Cut the yarn and weave in ends.
To create the remaining section of the doily, turn the work. Attach the yarn in the first ch2 sp of round 8 and repeat rows 9 – 14 once again.
