Victorian Valentine
Design by Gemma Owen
FINISHED MEASUREMENT
7 inches in diameter
MATERIALS
• Lizbeth size 10 crochet cotton (122 yds per ball):
1 ball each #601 snow white, #700 English rose medium, and #672 burgundy
• Size 7/1.65mm steel crochet hook
or size needed to obtain gauge • Stainless steel pins
• Blocking board
GAUGE
First 3 rnds = 11/4 inches
Gauge is not critical for this project.
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in ends as you go.
Join with slip stitch unless otherwise stated.
Chain-1 at beginning of round does not count as a stitch. A split front post double crochet stitch is made by working 2 front post double crochet leg stitches and then joining them with a yarn over and pull through 3 loops on hook. Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as double crochet.
SPECIAL STITCHES
Front post double crochet leg (fpdc leg): Yo, insert hook as for fpdc (see Stitch Guide) around indicated st, yo, pull up a lp, yo, pull through 2 lps on hook. Join color with front post double crochet (join color with fpdc): With slip knot on hook, fpdc around indicated st. Join color with double crochet (join color with dc):
With slip knot on hook, dc in indicated st. V-stitch (V-st): (Dc, ch 3, dc) all in same st or sp. Beginning shell (beg shell): ( Ch 3— see Pattern Notes, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in same sp or st.
Shell: (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in same sp or st.
Picot: Ch 2, sl st in top of last st made.
DOILY
Rnd 1: Form slip ring (see illustration) with snow white, ch 1 (see Pattern Notes) loosely, 12 dc in ring, join (see Pattern Notes) in beg dc, close ring. (12 dc)
Rnd 2: Ch 1 loosely, 2 dc in each
st around, join in beg dc. (24 dc) Note: When working rnds with split fpdc, the last fpdc leg of the rnd will be worked around the same st as the first fpdc leg of the rnd.
Rnd 3: Ch 1 loosely, fpdc leg (see Special Stitches and Pattern Notes) around first dc, sk next dc, fpdc leg around next dc, yo, draw through all 3 lps on hook
(split fpdc made), ch 3, *fpdc leg around same st as last fpdc leg, sk next dc, fpdc leg around next dc, yo, draw through all 3 lps on hook, (split fpdc made), ch 3, rep from * around, join in first split fpdc. Fasten off. (12 split fpdc, 12 ch-3 sps)
Rnd 4: Join rose in first st, ch 1 loosely, dc in first st, 4 dc in next ch-3 sp, [dc in next split fpdc,
4 dc in next ch-3 sp] around, join in beg dc. (60 dc)
Rnd 5: Ch 1 loosely, fpdc leg around first st, sk next 2 dc, fpdc leg around next dc, yo, draw through all 3 lps on hook, ch 3, *fpdc leg around same st as last fpdc leg, sk next 2 dc, fpdc leg around next dc, yo, draw through all 3 lps on hook, ch 3, rep from * around, join in beg split fpdc. (20 split fpdc, 20 ch-3 sps) Rnd 6: Ch 1 loosely, fpdc leg around each of first 2 split fpdc, yo, draw through all 3 lps on hook, ch 4, [fpdc leg around last split fpdc worked around, fpdc leg around next split fpdc, yo, draw through all 3 lps on hook, ch 4] around, join in beg split fpdc. Fasten off. (20 split fpdc, 20 ch-4 sps) Rnd 7: Join burgundy with fpdc (see Special Stitches) around next split fpdc, ch 5, [fpdc around next split fpdc, ch 5] around, join in beg fpdc. (20 fpdc, 20 ch-5 sps) Rnd 8: Ch 1 loosely, 5 fpdc around first fpdc, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 3, [5 fpdc around next fpdc, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 3] around, join in beg dc. (100 fpdc, 20 sc, 20 ch-3 sps) Rnd 9: Join snow white with dc (see Special Stitches) in next
ch-3 sp, (ch 3, dc) in same sp (first V-st made), ch 3, [ V-st (see Special Stitches) in next ch-3 sp, ch 3] around, join in beg dc of first V-st. (20 V-sts, 20 ch-3 sps)
Rnd 10: Sl st in ch sp, beg shell (see Special Stitches) in same ch sp, ch 2, [ shell (see Special
Stitches) in ch sp of next V-st, ch 2] around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (20 shells, 20 ch-2 sps)
Rnd 11: Sl st in next 2 dc and in ch-2 sp of first shell, ch 1, (sc,
picot— see Special Stitches, sc, ch 3) all in same ch-2 sp, *sk next 3 dc, dc dec (see Stitch
Guide) in next 3 dc, ch 3, (V-st, ch 3) in ch sp of same shell, dc dec in next 3 dc, ch 3**, (sc, picot, sc, ch 3) in ch sp of next shell, rep from * around, ending at **, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (20 dc dec, 20 sc, 10 picots, 10 V-sts, 30 ch-3 sps) Rnd 12: Join burgundy with dc in ch sp of next V-st, 4 dc in same V-st, ch 13, [5 dc in ch sp of next V-st, ch 13] around, join in beg dc. (50 dc, 10 ch-13 sps) Rnd 13: Ch 3, 4 dc in same dc as ch-3, *sk next dc, dc in next dc, sk next dc, 5 dc in next dc, ch 6, (sc,
picot, sc, ch 6) in 7th ch of next ch-13 sp**, 5 dc in next dc, rep from * around, ending at **, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (110 dc, 20 sc, 10 picots, 20 ch-6 sps)
Rnd 14: Ch 1, sc in first dc, *[sk next 2 dc, 7 dc in next dc, sk next dc, sc in next dc] twice, ch 3, (sc, ch 5) in next ch-6 sp, (sc, ch 3) in next ch-6 sp**, sc in next dc, rep from * around, ending at **, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (140 dc, 50 sc, 20 ch-3 sps, 10 ch-5 sps)
FINISHING
Block doily.
This charming doily features rounds of textural stitches encircled with a final round of sweet hearts!