Heirloom Treasures
FINISHED MEASUREMENT
201⁄2inches in diameter
MATERIALS
• Aunt Lydia’s Classic Crochet size 10 crochet cotton (400 yds per ball): 1 ball #1 white • Size 5/1.90mm steel crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge • Starch
GAUGE
3 dc rnds = 1 inch; 8 dc = 1 inch Check gauge to save time.
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Join rounds with a slip stitch unless otherwise stated. Chain-4 at beginning of round counts as first tr throughout. Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as first dc throughout.
SPECIAL STITCHES
Beginning 2-double crochet cluster (beg 2-dc cl): Ch 2, yo, insert hook in indicated st, yo and draw up lp, yo, draw through 2 lps, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook. 2-double crochet cluster (2-dc cl): (Yo, insert hook in indicated st, yo and draw up lp, yo, draw through 2 lps) twice, yo, draw through 3 lps on hook. Beginning 3-treble clus
ter (beg 3-tr cl): Ch 4, yo 2 times, insert hook in st, yo, pull through st, (yo, pull through 2 lps on hook) 2 times, yo 2 times, insert hook in same st, yo, pull through st, (yo, pull through 2 lps on hook) 2 times, yo, pull through all 3 lps on hook, ch 1. 3-treble cluster (3-tr cl): Yo 2 times, insert hook in st, yo, pull through st, (yo, pull through 2 lps on hook) 2 times, *yo 2 times, insert hook in same st, yo, pull through st, (yo, pull through 2 lps on hook) 2 times; rep from *, yo, pull through all 4 lps on hook, ch 1. Picot: Ch 3, sl st in top of cluster.
DOILY
Rnd 1 (RS): Ch 8, join (see Pattern Notes) to form a ring, ch 3, 23 dc in ring, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (24 dc) Rnd 2: Ch 4 (see Pattern Notes), sk next 2 dc, [{tr, ch 5, tr} in next dc, sk next 2 dc] 7 times, tr in same st as beg ch-4, ch 5, join in 4th ch of beg ch-4. (8 ch-5 sps)
Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc in same tr as beg ch-1, sc in next tr, sc in each of next 5 chs, [sc in each of next 2 tr, sc in each of next 5 chs] rep around, join in beg sc. (56 sc) Rnd 4: Ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), dc in same st as beg ch-3, [dc in each of next 5 sc, 2 dc in each of next 2 sc] rep around, ending with 2 dc in last sc, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (72 dc)
Rnd 5: Ch 4, sk next 3 dc, [{tr, ch 4, tr} in next dc, sk next 3 dc] rep around, ending with tr in same st as beg ch-4, ch 4, join in 4th ch of beg ch-4. (18 ch-4 sps)
Rnd 6: Ch 1, sc in same tr, sc in each of next 4 chs, [sc in each of next 2 tr, sc in each of next 4 chs] rep around, ending with sc in last tr, join in beg sc. (108 sc)
Rnd 7: Ch 3, dc in each st around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (108 dc) Rnd 8: Ch 4, sk next 3 dc, [{tr, ch 4, tr} in next dc, sk next 3 dc] rep around, ending with tr in same st as beg ch-4, ch 4, join in 4th ch of beg ch-4. (27 ch-4 sps)
Rnd 9: Ch 3, dc in next tr, *[ch 5, sk 1 tr, dc in next tr] twice, ch 5**, dc in each of next 2 tr, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.
Rnd 10: Ch 3, dc in next dc, *dc in each of next 2 chs, ch 5, dc in next dc, ch 2, sc over ch of last 2 rnds below, ch 2, dc in next dc, ch 5, sk next 3 chs, dc in each of next 2 chs**, dc in each of next 2 dc, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, sk next 3 chs, dc in each of next 2 chs, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.
Rnd 11: Ch 3, dc in each of next 3 dc, *dc in each of next 2 chs, ch 5, dc in each of next 2 dc, ch 5, sk next 3 chs, dc in each of next 2 chs**, dc in each of next 6 dc, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, dc in each of next 2 dc, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.
Rnd 12: Ch 3, dc in each of next 5 dc, *dc in each of next 2 chs, ch 3, dc in each of next 2 dc, ch 3, sk next 3 chs, dc in each of next 2 chs**, dc in each of next 10 dc, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, dc in each of next 4 dc, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.
Rnd 13: Beg 2-dc cl (see
Special Stitches) over next 2 dc, *ch 1, sk 1 dc, dc in each of next 5 dc, dc in each of next 2 chs, ch 3, 2-dc cl (see Special
Stitches) over next 2 dc, ch 3, sk 1 ch, dc in each of next 2 chs, dc in each of next 5 dc, ch 1, sk 1 dc**, 2-dc cl over next 2 dc, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in top of beg cl.
Rnd 14: Beg 2-dc cl over cl, *ch 2, sk 1 dc, dc in each of next 6 dc, dc in each of next 2 chs, ch 3, tr in top of cl, ch 3, sk 1 ch, dc in each of next 2 chs, dc in
each of next 6 dc, ch 2, sk 1 dc**, 2-dc cl in top of cl, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in top of beg cl.
Rnd 15: Beg 2-dc cl in top of cl, *ch 3, sk 1 dc, dc in each of next 7 dc, ch 3, [tr, ch 1] twice and tr in top of tr, ch 3, dc in each of next 7 dc, ch 3, sk 1 dc**, 2-dc cl in top of cl, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in top of beg cl.
Rnd 16: Beg 2-dc cl in top of cl, *ch 4, sk 1 dc, dc in each of next 6 dc, ch 3, [2 tr in next tr, ch 3] 3 times, dc in next 6 dc, ch 4, sk 1 dc**, 2-dc cl in top of cl, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in top of beg cl.
Rnd 17: Beg 2-dc cl in top of cl, *ch 4, sk 1 dc, dc in each of next 5 dc, ch 3, [tr in next tr, 2 tr in next tr, ch 3] 3 times, dc in each of next 5 dc, ch 4, sk 1 dc**, 2-dc cl in next cl, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in top of beg cl.