Floral Fling
FINISHED MEASUREMENT
9 inches in diameter
MATERIALS
• Lizbeth size 10 crochet cotton (122 yds per ball) 1 ball #694 harvest orange medium • Size 9/1.25mm steel crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
GAUGE
5 dc = 1/2 inch; 2 dc rnds = 1/2 inch
DOILY
Rnd 1 (RS): Ch 8, sl st in first ch to form ring, ch 3 (counts as first dc throughout), 23 dc in ring, join with sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (24 dc)
Rnd 2: Ch 3, dc in each of next 3 dc, [ch 2, dc in each of next 4 dc] 5 times, ch 2, join with sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.
Rnd 3: Ch 3, dc in same st, 2 dc in each of next 3 dc, [ch 3, sk next ch-2 sp, 2 dc in each of next 4 dc] 5 times, ch 3, join with sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.
Rnd 4: Ch 3, dc in each of next 7 dc, [ch 5, sk next ch-3 sp, dc in each of next 8 dc] 5 times, ch 5, join with sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.
Rnd 5: Ch 3, dc in each of next 7 dc, [ch 7, sk next ch-5 sp, dc in each of next 8 dc] 5 times, ch 7, join with sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Rnd 6: Ch 1, dc dec (see Stitch Guide) in first 2 sts *dc in each of next 4 dc, dc dec in next 2 dc, ch 5, dc in next ch-7 sp, ch 5**, dc dec in next 2 dc, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join with sl st in top of beg dc dec.
Rnd 7: Ch 3, *dc in each of next 4 dc, dc in next dc dec, ch 7, sk next ch-5 sp, dc in next dc, ch 7, sk next ch-5 sp**, dc in next dc dec, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join with sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.
Rnd 8: Ch 1, dc dec in first 2 sts, *dc in each of next 2 dc, dc dec in next 2 dc, ch 7, dc in 6th ch of next ch-7 sp, ch 3, sk next dc, dc in next ch, ch 7**, dc dec in next 2 dc, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join with sl st in top of beg dc dec.
Rnd 9: Ch 3, *dc in each of next 2 dc, dc in next dc dec, ch 7, dc in 6th ch of next ch-7 sp, ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, sk first ch of next ch-7 sp**, dc in next ch, ch 7, dc in next dc dec, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join with sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.
Rnd 10: Ch 1, dc dec in first 2 sts, *dc dec in next 2 dc, ch 7, dc in 6th ch of next ch-7 sp, [ch 5, sc in next ch-3 sp] twice, ch 5, sk first ch of next ch-7 sp, dc in next ch, ch 7**, dc dec in next 2 dc, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join with sl st in top of beg dc dec.
Rnd 11: Ch 3, dc in next dc dec, *ch 7, dc in 6th ch of next ch-7 sp, [ch 5, sc in next ch-5 sp] 3 times, ch 5, sk first ch of next ch-7 sp, dc in next ch, ch 7**, dc in next dc dec, rep from * around, ending with last rep at **, join with sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.
Rnd 12: Ch 1, dc dec in first 2 sts, *ch 7, dc in 6th ch of next ch-7 sp, [ch 5, sc in next ch sp] twice, ch 7, sc in next ch sp, ch 5, sc in next ch sp, ch 5, sk first ch of next ch-7 sp, dc in next ch, ch 7**, dc dec in next 2 dc, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join with sl st in beg dc dec.
Rnd 13: Ch 1, sc in first st, *ch 7, dc in 6th ch of next ch-7 sp, [ch 5, sc in next ch sp] twice, ch 3, (4 dc, ch 1, 4 dc) in next ch-7 sp, ch 3, sc in next ch sp, ch 5, sc in next ch sp, ch 5, sk first ch of next ch-7 sp, dc in next ch, ch 7**, sc in next dc dec, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join with sl st in beg sc.
Rnd 14: Ch 1, sc in first st, *ch 7, dc in 6th ch of next ch-7 sp, ch 5, sc in next ch sp, ch 7, sc in next ch sp, ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, dc in each of next 4 dc, ch 3, sk next ch-1 sp, dc in each of next 4 dc, ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in next ch sp, ch 7, sc in next ch sp, ch 5, sk first ch of next ch-7 sp, dc in next ch, ch 7**, sc in next sc, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join with sl st in beg sc.
Rnd 15: Sl st in each of first 6 chs of ch-7 sp, ch 8 (counts as
first dc and ch-5), *sc in next ch sp, ch 7, sc in next ch sp, ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, [dc dec in next 2 dc] twice, ch 7, sk next ch-3 sp, [dc dec in next 2 dc] twice, ch 3, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in next ch sp, ch 7, sc in next ch sp, ch 5, sk first ch of next ch-7 sp, dc in next ch, ch 7**, dc in 6th ch of next ch-7 sp, ch 5, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join with sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-8.
Rnd 16: Sl st in each of next 2 chs, ch 1, sc in same st, ch 7, sc in next ch sp, *ch 7, sk next ch-3 sp, dc in top of each of next dc decs, ch 7, sc in next ch sp, ch 7, dc in of each of next 2 dc dec, ch 7, sk next ch-3 sp, sc in next ch sp**, [ch 7, sc in next ch sp] 4 times, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, ch 7, [sc in next ch sp, ch 7] around, join with sl st in beg sc.
Rnd 17: Sl st across into ch-7 sp, ch 3, (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in same ch sp, sk all sc and dc, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in each ch-7 sp around, join with sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off.