Three-in-One Doily
Design by Margret Willson
FINISHED MEASUREMENT
7 inches point to point after blocking MATERIALS
• Aunt Lydia’s Classic
Crochet size 10 crochet cotton (ecru: 400 yds per ball; solids: 350 yds per ball): 1 ball #0419 ecru (One-Color Doily) 1 ball each #0480 Delft and #0805 blue Hawaii ( TwoColor Doily) 1 ball each #0001 white, #0332 hot pink, #0397 wasabi, #0421 goldenrod, #0451 parakeet, #0458 purple and #0726 bright coral (Multicolored Doily)
• Size 6/1.80mm steel crochet hook
or size needed to obtain gauge • Pinning board
• Straight pins GAUGE
Rnds 1–4 = 21/4 inches in diameter
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work progresses.
Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.
Chain-5 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet and chain-2 unless otherwise stated.
Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated.
SPECIAL STITCHES
Beginning popcorn (beg pc):
Ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), 4 dc in same sp, draw up a lp, remove hook, insert hook in top of beg ch-3, pick up dropped lp and draw through st on hook.
Popcorn (pc): 5 dc in same sp, draw up a lp, remove hook, insert hook in first dc of 5-dc group, pick up dropped lp and draw through st on hook.
Shell: (2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in indicated sp.
Beginning shell (beg shell):
Ch 3, (dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in indicated sp.
Beginning large shell (beg lg
shell): Ch 3, (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in indicated sp. Large shell (lg shell): (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in indicated sp.
V-stitch (V-st): (Dc, ch 3, dc) in indicated sp. Large picot (lg picot): (Sc, ch 2, dc, ch 1, dc, ch 2, sc) in indicated sp.
Picot: (Sc, ch 2, dc, ch 2, sc) in indicated sp.
Single crochet join (sc join):
Place slip knot on hook, insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up a lp, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook.
THREE-IN-ONE DOILY ONE-COLOR DOILY
Rnd 1: With ecru, ch 5, join (see Pattern Notes) in first ch to form a ring, ch 1, 12 sc in ring, join in beg sc. (12 sc)
Rnd 2: Ch 5 (see Pattern Notes), [dc in next sc, ch 2] around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-5. (12 dc, 12 ch-2 sps)
Rnd 3: Sl st in next ch-2 sp, beg pc (see Special Stitches) in same
ch-2 sp, ch 3, [ pc (see Special Stitches) in next ch-2 sp, ch 3] around, join in top of beg pc. (12 pc, 12 ch-3 sps)
Rnd 4: Sl st in next ch-3 sp, beg shell (see Special Stitches) in same ch-3 sp, shell (see Spe
cial Stitches) in each rem ch-3 sp around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (12 shells)
Rnd 5: Sl st in next dc, sl st in ch-3 sp of shell, ch 1, sc in same ch-3 sp, ch 6, [sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 6] around, join in beg sc. (12 sc, 12 ch-6 sps)
Rnd 6: Sl st in next ch-6 sp, ch 3, (3 dc, ch 3, 4 dc) in same ch-6 sp, (4 dc, ch 3, 4 dc) in each rem ch-6 sp around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (96 dc, 12 ch-3 sps)
Rnd 7: Sl st in next dc, ch 3, dc in each of next 2 dc, *shell in next ch-3 sp, dc in each of next 3 dc, sk next 2 dc**, dc in each of next 3 dc, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (12 shells, 72 dc) Rnd 8: Sl st in each of next
2 dc, ch 3, dc in each of next 2 dc, *shell in next ch-3 sp, dc in each of next 3 dc, sk each of next 4 dc**, dc in each of next 3 dc, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (12 shells, 72 dc)
Rnd 9: Sl st in each of next
2 dc, ch 5, *sk each of next 2 dc,
lg shell (see Special Stitches) in next ch-3 sp, ch 2, sk each of next 2 dc, dc in next dc, sk each of next 4 dc**, dc in next dc, ch 2, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-5. (12 lg shells, 24 dc, 24 ch-2 sps)
Rnd 10: Sl st in next ch-2 sp, ch 5, *sk next dc, dc in next dc, ch 2, V-st (see Special Stitches) in next ch-3 sp, ch 2, sk next dc, dc in next dc, ch 2, dc in next ch-2 sp, sk next 2 dc, dc in next sp, ch 2, rep from * around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-5. (12 V-sts, 48 dc, 48 ch-2 sps)
Rnd 11: Sl st in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, picot (see Special Stitches) in same ch-2 sp, * lg picot (see
Special Stitches) in next ch-3 sp**, picot in each of next 4 ch-2 sps, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, picot in each of next 3 ch-2 sps, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (12 lg picots, 48 picots)
TWO-COLOR DOILY
Note: Working with following colors as indicated, rep rnds
1–11 of One-Color Doily unless otherwise indicated.
Rnds 1 & 2: With blue Hawaii, rep rnds 1 and 2. At the end of rnd 2, fasten off.
Rnd 3: Join Delft in any ch-2 sp, rep rnd 3. Fasten off.
Rnd 4: Join blue Hawaii in any ch-3 sp, rep rnd 4. Fasten off. Rnd 5: Sc join (see Special
Stitches) Delft in any ch-3 sp, ch 6, [sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 6]
around, join in beg sc. (12 sc, 12 ch-6 sps) Rnd 6: Rep rnd 6. Fasten off. (96 dc, 12 ch-3 sps)
Rnd 7: Join blue Hawaii in any ch-3 sp, beg shell in same ch-3 sp, *dc in each of next 3 dc, sk next 2 dc, dc in each of next 3 dc**, shell in next ch-3 sp, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (12 shells, 72 dc)
Rnd 8: Ch 3, dc in next dc,
*shell in next ch-3 sp, dc in each of next 3 dc, sk each of next 4 dc**, dc in each of next 3 dc, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, dc in next dc, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (12 shells, 72 dc)
Rnd 9: Join Delft in ch-3 sp of any shell, beg lg shell (see Spe
cial Stitches) in same ch-3 sp,
*ch 2, sk next 2 dc, dc in next dc, sk next 4 dc, dc in next dc, ch 2, sk next 2 dc**, lg shell (see Spe
cial Stitches) in next ch-3 sp, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (12 lg shells, 24 dc, 24 ch-2 sps)
Rnd 10: Sl st in next st, ch 5, *sk next dc, V-st (see Special Stitches) in next ch-3 sp, ch 2, sk next dc, dc in next dc, ch 2, dc in next ch-2 sp, sk next 2 dc, dc in next sp, ch 2**, sk next dc, dc in next dc, ch 2, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in
3rd ch of beg ch-5. Fasten off. (12 V-sts, 48 dc, 48 ch-2 sps) Rnd 11: Sc join blue Hawaii in any V-st, ch 2, (dc, ch 1, dc, ch 2, sc) in same sp, * picot (see Special Stitches) in each of next 4 sps**, lg picot (see Special
Stitches) in next sp, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (12 lg picots, 48 picots)
MULTICOLORED DOILY
Rnds 1 & 2: With purple, rep rnds 1 and 2 of One-Color Doily.
Rnd 3: With bright coral, rep rnd 3 of Two-Color Doily.
Rnd 4: With wasabi, rep rnd 4 of Two-Color Doily.
Rnds 5 & 6: With goldenrod, rep rnds 5 and 6 of Two-Color Doily.
Rnd 7: With hot pink, rep rnd 7 of Two-Color Doily.
Rnd 8: Join parakeet in any ch-3 sp, beg shell in same sp,
*dc in each of next 3 dc, sk each of next 4 dc, dc in each of next 3 dc**, shell in next ch-3 sp, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (12 shells, 72 dc)
Rnds 9 & 10: With white, rep rnds 9 and 10 of Two-Color Doily.
Rnd 11: With purple, rep rnd 11 of Two-Color Doily.
FINISHING
Dampen and block, placing straight pins in each ch-1 sp of each lg picot of rnd 11 around.