Seascape Doily
Design by Gemma Owen
FINISHED MEASUREMENT
10 inches in diameter
MATERIALS
• Lizbeth size 10 crochet cotton (122 yds per ball): 1 ball each #665 ocean teal dark and #664 ocean teal medium • Size 7/1.65mm steel crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge • Tapestry needle • Blocking board • Rustproof pins • Spray starch
GAUGE
Rnds 1 and 2 = 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 round counts as first treble crochet and chain-1 unless otherwise stated.
SPECIAL STITCHES
Beginning V-stitch (beg V-st): Ch 6 (counts as first dc, ch 3), dc in same st as beg ch-6.
V-stitch (V-st): (Dc, ch 3, dc) in same st. Beginning shell (beg shell): ( Ch 3– see Pattern Notes, 2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in indicated st or sp.
Shell: (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in indicated st or sp. 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, [yo, insert hook in same st, yo, draw up a lp, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook] twice yo, draw through all 4 lps on hook.
Picot: Ch 2, sl st in last st made.
DOILY
Rnd 1: With teal medium form a slip ring (see illustration), ch 2 (does not count as a dc), 16 dc in ring, draw beg length tightly to close opening, join (see Pat
tern Notes) in first dc. (16 dc)
Rnd 2: Beg V-st (see Special
Stitches) in same st as joining, sk next dc, [ V-st (see Special
Stitches) in next st, sk next dc] around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-6. Fasten off. (8 V-sts)
Rnd 3: Join teal dark in next ch-3 sp of V-st, beg shell (see Special Stitches) in same ch-3 sp, [ shell (see Special Stitches) in next ch-3 sp] around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (8 shells) Rnd 4: Join teal medium with *sl st in next ch-2 sp, ch 5, dc in 4th ch from hook, [ch 7, dc in 4th ch from hook] twice, ch 1, sl st in
same ch-2 sp as last sl st, sl st in back lp (see Stitch
Guide) of each of next 6 dc, rep from * around, join in same st as first sl st. (48 back lp sl sts, 24 lps, 16 ch-3 sps)
Rnd 5: Sl st in ch-1 sp and next lp, ch 3, 5 dc in same lp, sc in next ch-3 sp, 7 dc in next lp, sc in next ch-3 sp, 6 dc in next lp, sl st in sp be-tween next 2 shells of rnd 3, [6 dc in next lp, sc in next ch-3 sp, 7 dc in next lp, sc in next ch-3 sp, 6 dc in next lp, sl st between next 2 shells of rnd 3] around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (152 dc, 16 sc, 8 sl sts) Rnd 6: Join teal dark in back lp of first dc of next 7-dc group, ch 3, dc in same dc, 2 dc in back lp of each of next 6 dc, ch 5, [2 dc in back lp of each dc of next 7-dc group, ch 5] around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (112 dc, 8 ch-5 sps)
Rnd 7: Join teal medium in same dc as joining, ch 1, sc in same dc as joining, ch 3, sk next dc, [sc in next dc, ch 3, sk next dc] 5 times, sc in next dc, sk next dc, [sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5, dc in 4th ch from hook creating a lp, (ch 7, dc in 4th ch from hook creating a lp) twice, ch 1, sc] all in same ch-5 sp, *[sc in next dc, ch 3, sk next dc] 6 times, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5, dc in 4th ch from hook creating a lp, [(ch 7, dc in 4th ch from hook creating a lp) twice, ch 1, sc] all in same ch-5 sp, rep from * around, join in beg sc. (48 ch-3 sps)
Rnd 8: Sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 1, sc in same ch-3 sp, ch 3, [sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3] 4 times, sc in next ch-3 sp, 6 dc in next lp, sc in next ch-3 sp, 7 dc in next lp, sc in next ch-3 sp, 6 dc in next lp, *[sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3] 5 times, sc in next ch-3 sp, 6 dc in next lp, sc in next ch-3 sp, 7 dc in next lp, sc in next ch-3 sp,
Create a beach-themed tabletop display using this doily as the focal point. The undulating design and textured stitches resemble waves lapping against a sandy beach.
6 dc in next lp, rep from * around, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (40 ch-3 sps, 8 groups dc, 16 groups of 6 dc)
Rnd 9: Join teal dark with sl st in back lp of first dc of 7-dc group, ch 3, dc in same dc, 2 dc in each of next 6 dc, ch 5, sk next sc, sk next 6-dc group and sk next 2 ch-3 sps, (V-st, ch 3, V-st) in next ch-3 sp, ch 5, sk next 2 ch-3 sps, sk next 6-dc group, *2 dc in back lp of each of next 7 dc, ch 5, sk next sc, sk next 6-dc group and sk next 2 ch-3 sps, (V-st, ch 3, V-st) in center ch-3 sp, ch 5, sk next 2 ch-3 sps, sk next 6-dc group, rep from * around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (144 dc, 24 ch-3 sps, 16 ch-5 sps) Rnd 10: Ch 5 (see Pattern Notes), [tr in next dc, ch 1] 12 times, tr in next dc, ch 3, sk next ch-5 sp and next ch-3 sp, ( 3-dc cl— see
Special Stitches, ch 3) 3 times in next ch-3 sp, sk next ch-3 sp and next ch-5 sp, *[tr in next dc, ch 1] 13 times, tr in next dc, ch 3, sk next ch-5 sp and next ch-3 sp, (3-dc cl, ch 3) 3 times in next ch-3 sp, sk next ch-3 sp and next ch-5 sp, rep from * around, join in 4th ch of beg ch-5. Fasten off. (112 dc, 104 ch-1 sps, 32 ch-3 sps, 24 3-dc cls) Rnd 11: Join teal medium in last ch-5 sp made in previous rnd, [sk next tr, sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 3] 12 times, sc in next ch-1 sp, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 4, dc in 4th ch from hook, [sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 4, dc in 4th ch from hook] twice, *sc in next ch-5 sp, [sk next tr, sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 3] 12 times, sk next tr, sc in next ch-1 sp, sc in next ch-5 sp,
ch 4, dc in 4th ch from hook, [sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 4, dc in 4th ch from hook] twice, rep from * around, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (24 lps, 136 sc, 96 ch-3 sps)
Rnd 12: Join teal dark in center ch-3 sp of previous rnd directly above 3-dc cls, (beg V-st, ch 3, V-st) in same ch-3 sp, sk next lp and next sc, [ bptr (see Stitch
Guide) around next sc of rnd 11, ch 2] 12 times, bptr around next sc, *sk next ch-3 sp, (V-st, ch 3, V-st) in center ch-3 sp, sk next ch-3 sp and next sc, [bptr around next sc of rnd 11, ch 2] 12 times, bptr around next sc, rep from
* around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-6. Fasten off. (108 bptr, 96 ch-2 sps, 16 V-sts, 8 ch-3 sps)
Rnd 13: Join teal medium in ch-3 sp of beg V-st, ch 1, sc in same ch-3 sp, ch 3, (sc, ch 3) twice in center ch-3 sp, sc in next ch-3 sp, [sc in next tr, ch 5] 12 times, sc in next tr, *sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, (sc, ch 3) twice in center ch-3 sp, sc in next ch-3 sp, [sc in next tr, ch 5] 12 times, sc in next tr, rep from * around, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (136 sc, 24 ch-3 sps, 96 ch-5 sps)
Rnd 14: Join teal dark in first ch-3 sp of previous rnd, (sc, picot— see Special Stitches, sc) in next ch-3 sp, sc in next ch-3 sp, [bptr around next sc, working behind last row in ch-2 sp of rnd 13, work 2 tr in next ch-2 sp] 12 times, bptr around next sc, *sc in next ch-3 sp, (sc, picot, sc) in next ch-3 sp, sc in next ch-3 sp, [bptr around next sc, working behind last row in ch-2 sp of rnd 13, work 2 tr] 12 times, bptr around next sc, rep from * around, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (32 sc, 8 picots, 104 bptr)
Rnd 15: Join teal medium around last bptr of previous rnd,
fpdc (see Stitch Guide) around same bptr, sk next sc sts, picot and sc sts, [fpdc around next bptr, ch 3, work (dc, ch 2, 2 dc) over side of dc just made for sideways shell, sk next 2 bptr worked in ch-2 sp of previous rnd] 12 times, *fpdc around next bptr, sk next sc sts, picot and sc sts, [fpdc around next bptr, ch 3, work (dc, ch 2, 2 dc) over side of dc just made for sideways shell, sk next 2 bptr worked in ch-2 sp] 12 times, rep from * around, join in first fpdc. Fasten off. (96 sideways shells, 104 fpdc) FINISHING Pin Doily to blocking board, spray with starch, and allow to dry completely before removing.