Poinsettia Bouquet Doily
FINISHED MEASUREMENT 18 inches in diameter MATERIALS • Aunt Lydia’s Classic Crochet size 10 crochet cotton (white: 400 yds; Solid: 350 yds per ball): 1 ball each #1 white, #484 myrtle green, #494 victory red and #423 maize • Size 7/1.65mm steel crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge • Tapestry needle • Rustproof pins • Blocking board • Spray starch • Safety pin GAUGE 2 rnds = 11/4 inches; 9 dc = 1 inch
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated. Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated. Chain-5 at beginning of row counts as first double crochet and chain-2 unless otherwise stated. Chain-7 at beginning of row counts as chain-2, first double crochet and chain-2 unless otherwise stated. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.
SPECIAL STITCHES
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 in same st, 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 in same st, yo, draw through all 4 lps on hook. Long treble crochet (long tr): Yo hook twice, insert hook in indicated ch-4 sp, yo, draw up a lp level with working rnd so as not to crush ch-7 and ch-9 lps of rnds 12 and 13, [yo, draw through 2 lps on hook] 3 times. Beginning double crochet decrease (beg dc dec): Ch 2, dc in indicated number of sts. Picot: Ch 3, sl st in top of last st.
DOILY CENTER POINSETTIA
Rnd 1 (RS): With maize, form a slip ring (see illustration), beg 3-dc cl ( see Special Stitches) in ring, ch 2, ( 3-dc cl— see Special Stitches, ch 2) 7 times, join (see Pattern Notes) in 2nd ch of beg 3-dc cl, draw slip ring closed. Fasten off. (8 3-dc cls, 8 ch-2 sps) Rnd 2: Join white in any ch-2 sp,
ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), 2 dc in same ch-2 sp, ch 2, [3 dc in next ch-2 sp, ch 2] 7 times, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (24 dc, 8 ch-2 sps)
Rnd 3: Ch 3, dc in same st as beg ch-3, dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 2, [2 dc in next dc, dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 2] around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (40 dc, 8 ch-2 sps) Rnd 4: Ch 3, dc in same dc as beg ch-3, dc in each of next 3 dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 2, [2 dc in next dc, dc in each of next 3 dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 2] around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (56 dc, 8 ch-2 sps) Rnd 5: Ch 3, dc in same dc as beg ch-3, dc in each of next 5 dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 2, [2 dc in next dc, dc in each of next 5 dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 2] around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (72 dc, 8 ch-2 sps) Rnd 6: Ch 3, dc in same st as beg ch-3, dc in each of next 7 dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 2, [2 dc in next dc, dc in each of next 7 dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 2] around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (88 dc, 8 ch-2 sps) Rnd 7: Ch 3, dc in same st as beg ch-3, dc in each of next 9 dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 2, [2 dc in next dc, dc in each of next 9 dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 2] around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (104 dc, 8 ch-2 sps) Rnd 8: Ch 2 ( see Special Stitches), dc in each of the next 10 dc,
dc dec (see Stitch Guide) in next 2 dc, ch 4, sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 4 [dc dec in next 2 dc, dc in each of next 9 dc, dc dec in next 2 dc, ch 4, sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 4] around, join in first dc. (72 dc, 16 dc dec, 8 sc, 16 ch-4 sps) Rnd 9: Ch 2, dc in each of the next 8 dc, dc dec in next 2 dc, ch 4, [sc in next ch-4 sp, ch 4] twice, *dc dec in next 2 dc, dc in each of next 7 dc, dc dec in next 2 dc, ch 4, [sc in next ch-4 sp, ch 4] twice, rep from * around, join in first dc. (56 dc, 16 dc dec, 16 sc, 24 ch-4 sps)
Rnd 10: Ch 2, dc in each of the next 6 dc, dc dec in next 2 dc, ch 4, [sc in next ch-4 sp, ch 4] 3 times, *dc dec in next 2 dc, dc in each of next 5 dc, dc dec in next 2 dc, ch 4, [sc in next ch-4 sp, ch 4] 3 times, rep from * around, join in first dc. (40 dc, 16 dc dec, 24 sc, 32 ch-4 sps) Rnd 11: Ch 2, dc in each of the next 4 dc, dc dec in next 2 dc, ch 4, [sc in next ch-4 sp, ch 4] 4 times, *dc dec in next 2 dc, dc in each of next 3 dc, dc dec in next 2 dc, ch 4, [sc in next ch-4 sp, ch 4] 4 times, rep from * around, join in first dc. (24 dc, 16 dc dec, 32 sc, 40 ch-4 sps)
Rnd 12: Ch 2, dc in each of the next 2 dc, dc dec in next 2 dc, [ch 4, sc in next ch-4 sp] twice, ch 7, sk next ch-4 sp, [sc in next ch-4 sp, ch 4] twice, *dc dec in next 2 dc, dc in next dc, dc dec in next 2 dc, [ch 4, sc in next ch-4 sp] twice, ch 7, sk next ch-4 sp, [sc in next ch-4 sp, ch 4] twice, rep from * around, join in first dc. (8 dc, 16 dc dec, 32 sc, 32 ch-4 sps, 8 ch-7 sps) Rnd 13: Ch 2, dc dec in next 2 dc, [ch 4, sc in next ch-4 sp] twice, ch 9, sk next ch-7 sp, [sc in next ch-4 sp, ch 4] twice, *dc dec in next 3 dc, [ch 4, sc in next ch-4 sp] twice,
ch 9, sk next ch-7 sp, [sc in next ch-4 sp, ch 4] twice, rep from * around, join in first dc. Fasten off. (8 dc dec, 32 sc, 32 ch-4 sps, 8 ch-9 sps)
Rnd 14: Join green in last ch-4 sp of rnd 13, ch 1, sc in same ch-4 sp as beg ch-1, ch 5, [sc in next ch sp, ch 5] twice, ch 5, [inserting hook over ch-9 sp and ch-7 sp and in sk ch-4 sp of rnd 11, work long tr ( see Special Stitches), ch 5] twice, *[sc in next ch sp, ch 5] 4 times, [inserting hook over ch-9 sp and ch-7 sp and in sk ch-4 sp of rnd 11, work long tr, ch 5] twice, rep from *