Trefoil Doily

PATTERN NOTES

Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.

SPECIAL STITCHES Beginng popcorn (beg pc):

Ch 3, 3 dc in indicated st, draw up a lp, remove hook, insert hook in 3rd ch of beg ch-3, pick up dropped lp and draw through st on hook.

Popcorn (pc): 4 dc in indicated st, draw up a lp, remove hook, insert hook in first dc of 4-dc group, pick up dropped lp and draw through st on hook.

Beginning 3-double crochet

cluster (beg 3-dc cl): Ch 2, (yo, insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up a lp, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook) twice, yo, draw through all 3 lps on hook.

3-double crochet cluster (3-dc

cl): (Yo, insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up a lp, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook) 3 times, yo, draw through all 4 lps on hook. Single crochet join (sc join): Ch 1, insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up a lp, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook.

2-double crochet cluster (2-dc

cl): (Yo, insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up a lp, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook) twice, yo, draw through all 3 lps on hook.

DOILY FIRST MOTIF

Rnd 1 (RS): Form a slip ring (see illustration) with pink, beg pc (see Special Stitches) in slip ring, ch 3, ( pc— see Special Stitches, ch 3) 5 times, join (see Pattern Notes) in top of beg pc, draw end of slip ring to close opening. Fasten off. (6 pcs, 6 ch-3 sps) Rnd 2: Join green in any ch-3 sp, ( beg 3-dc cl— see Special Stitches, ch 3, 3-dc cl— see Special Stitches, ch 3) in same ch-3 sp, (3-dc cl, ch 3)

twice in each ch-3 sp around, join in beg 3-dc cl. Fasten off. (12 3-dc cl, 12 ch-3 sps) Rnd 3: Join cream with ( sc join— see Special Stitches, ch 5) in same 3-dc cl as join, (sc, ch 5) in next ch-3 sp, (sc, ch 5) in each of next 4 3-dc cl, sk next ch-3 sp, *(sc, ch 5) in next 3-dc cl, (sc, ch 5) in next ch 3 sp, (sc, ch 5) in next 3-dc cl, sk next ch 3 sp, rep from * around to last ch-5 sp, ch 2, dc in beg sc. (18 sc, 18 ch-5 sps) Rnd 4: Ch 1, (sc, ch 5) in same sp, *(sc, ch 13) in next ch-5 sp, [sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5] 5 times, rep from * once, (sc, ch 13) in next ch-5 sp, [sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5] 3 times, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 2, dc in beg sc to join. (3 ch-13 sps, 15 ch-5 sps) Rnd 5: Ch 1, (sc, ch 5) in same sp, *sc in next ch 5 sp, (12 dc, ch 5, 12 dc) in next ch-13 sp, (sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5) 4 times, rep from * once, sc in next ch-5 sp, (12 dc, ch 5, 12 dc) in next ch-13 sp, [sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5] twice, sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, dc in beg sc to join. (72 dc, 12 ch-5 sps) Rnd 6: Ch 1, (sc, ch 5) in same sp, sc in next ch-5 sp, *[dc in next dc, ch 1, sk next dc] 6 times, (4 dc, ch 5, 4 dc) in next ch-5 sp, [ch 1, sk next dc, dc in next dc] 6 times**, [sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5] 3 times, sc in next ch-5 sp, rep from * twice, ending last rep at**, [sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5] twice, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (60 dc, 9 ch-5 sps, 36 ch-1 sps)

Rnd 7: Join green in any corner ch-5 sp, ch 1, (sc, ch 7, sc) in ch-5 sp, ch 5, sk next 3 dc sts, sc in next dc, ch 5, sk next 2 ch-1 sps, sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 5, sk next ch-1 sp, sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 5, (sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5) 3 times, sk next ch-1 sp, [sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 5] twice, sk next 2 ch-1 sps, sc in next dc, ch 5,

A. *(sc, ch 7, sc) in corner ch-5 sp, ch 5, sk next 3 dc sts, sc in next dc, ch 5, sk next 2 ch-1 sps, sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 5, sk next ch-1 sp, sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 5, (sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5) 3 times, [sk next ch-1 sp, sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 5] twice, sk next 2 ch-1 sps, sc in next dc, ch 5, rep from * around, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (3 ch-7 corner lps, 30 ch-5 sps)

JOINING MOTIF 2

Rnd 7: Following Placement Diagram as a guide, join green in ch-5 corner sp, sc in same ch-5 sp, ch 3, sl st in corresponding st of adjacent Motif, ch 3, sc in same ch-5 sp on working Motif, ch 2, sl st in next ch-5 sp on adjacent Motif, ch 2, sc in 4th dc on working Motif, ch 2, sl st in ch-5 sp on adjacent Motif, ch 2, sk next 2 ch-1 sps, sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 2, sl st in adjacent ch-5 sp of Motif, ch 2, sk next ch-1 sp, sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 2, sl st in adjacent ch-5 sp, ch 2, A. [sc in next ch-5 sp on working Motif, ch 2, sl st in adjacent ch-5 sp of adjacent Motif, ch 2] 3 times, [sk next ch-1 sp, sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 2, sl st in adjacent ch-5 sp of previous Motif, ch 2] twice, sc in next dc, ch 2, sl st in adjacent ch-5 sp, ch 2, sc in corner ch-5 sp, ch 3, sl st in corresponding ch-7 corner sp, ch 3, sc in same corner ch-5 sp, B. *ch 5, sk next 3 dc sts, sc in next dc, ch 5, sk next 2 ch-1 sps, sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 5, sk next ch-1 sp, sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 5, (sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5) 3 times, [sk next ch-1 sp, sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 5] twice, sk next 2 ch-1 sps, sc in next dc, ch 5**, (sc, ch 7, sc) in next corner ch-5 sp, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg sc. Fasten off. Following Placement Diagram, join Motifs 3–5 in same manner as Motif 2. Join Motif 6 same as Motif 2, except joining to adjacent Motif 5 and Motif 1. Join rem Motifs 7–9 in same as previous Motifs, joining the 10th Motif the same as Motif 6.

TRIM

Rnd 1: Join green with sc in any ch-5 sp, ch 4, 2-dc cl (see Special

Stitches) in 4th ch from hook, [sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 4, 2-dc cl in 4th ch from hook] around, working at each corner, sc, ch 4, 2-dc cl in 4th ch from hook, join in beg sc. Fasten off. Block Doily to measurements.