CABLES & LACE DOILY

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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-4 at beginning of round counts as first treble crochet unless otherwise stated. Chain-6 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet and chain-3 unless otherwise stated.

SPECIAL STITCHES

Beginning V-stitch (beg V-st): (Ch 5, dc) in indicated st or sp. V-stitch (V-st): (Dc, ch 2, dc) in indicated st or sp. Picot: Ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch from hook.

PATTERN STITCHES

Cable row 1: Fptr around each of next 2 sts, sk next 2 sts, fptr around each of next 2 sts, working behind last 2 fptr, work fptr around each of 2 sk sts, fptr around next 2 sts.

Cable row 2: [Sk next 2 sts, fptr around each of next 2 sts, working in front of last 2 fptr, fptr around each of 2 sk sts] twice.

DOILY

Rnd 1 (RS): Ch 6, join (see Pattern Notes) in first ch to form a ring, ch 4 (see Pattern Notes), 15 tr in ring, join in 4th ch of beg ch-4. (16 tr) Rnd 2: Ch 6 (see Pattern Notes), [tr in next tr, ch 2] around, join in 4th ch of beg ch-6. (16 tr, 16 ch-2 sps) Rnd 3: Ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), dc in each of next 2 chs, [dc in next tr, dc in each of next 2 chs] around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (48 dc) Rnd 4: Beg V-st (see Special Stitches) in first st, sk next 2 dc, [ V-st (see Special Stitches) in next dc, sk next 2 dc] around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-5. (16 V-sts)

Rnd 5: Sl st in ch-2 sp of V-st, beg V-st in same ch-2 sp, ch 1, [(dc, ch 3, dc) in next V-st, ch 1] around, join. sps, 32 dc)

Rnd 6: Ch 3, [3 dc in ch-3 sp, dc in next dc, 3 dc in ch-1 sp, dc in next dc] around, ending with join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (128 dc)

Rnd 7: (Ch 4, 2 tr) in same st, sk next 3 sts, [3 tr in next st, sk next 3 sts] around, join in 4th ch of beg ch-4. (96 tr)

Rnd 8: Sl st in center tr of 3-tr group, (ch 4, 4 tr) in same tr, ch 3, sk next tr, tr dec (see

Stitch Guide) 3 tog in next 3 tr, ch 3, [sk next tr, 5 tr in next tr, ch 3, sk next tr, tr dec 3 tog in next 3 tr, ch 3] around, join in 4th ch of beg ch-4. (16 tr dec, 16 5-tr groups)

Rnd 9: (Ch 4, tr) in first tr of 5-tr group, tr in next tr, 4 tr in next tr, tr in next tr, 2 tr in next tr, ch 2, sk tr dec, ch 2, [2 tr in first tr of 5-tr group, tr in next tr, 4 tr in next tr, tr in next tr, 2 tr in next tr, ch 2, sk tr dec] around, join in 4th ch of beg ch-4. (160 tr) Rnd 10: Ch 3, *(sk next 2 tr,

fptr— see Stitch Guide around each of next 2 tr, working in front of last 2 fptr, fptr around each of 2 sk sts) twice, dc in next tr, ch 4**, dc in next tr, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (16 tr cables)

Rnd 11: Ch 3, * cable row 1

(see Pattern Stitches), dc in next st, ch 2, dc in ch sp, ch 2**, dc in next st, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (128 fptr, 48 dc, 32 ch-2 sps)

Rnd 12: Ch 3, * cable row 2 (see

Pattern Stitches), dc in next st, ch 2, sk next ch sp, 3 dc in next dc, ch 2, sk next ch sp**, dc in next st, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (80 dc)

Rnd 13: Ch 3, *cable row 1, dc in next st, ch 2, sk next ch sp, dc in each of next 3 dc, ch 2, sk next ch sp**, dc in next st, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.

Rnd 14: Ch 3, *cable row 2, dc in next st, ch 2, sk next ch sp, dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, dc in next dc, ch 2, sk next ch sp**, dc in next st, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (96 dc)

Rnd 15: Ch 3, *cable row 1, dc in next st, ch 2, sk next ch sp, dc in each of next 4 dc, ch 2, sk next ch sp**, dc in next st, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.

Rnd 16: Ch 3, *cable row 2, dc in next st, ch 2, sk next ch sp, dc in each of next 4 dc, ch 2, sk next ch sp**, dc in next st, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.

Rnd 17: Ch 3, *cable row 1, dc in next st, ch 2, sk next ch sp, dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, dc in each of next 2 dc, ch 2, sk next ch sp**, dc in next st, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (112 dc)

Rnd 18: Ch 3, *cable row 2, dc in next st, ch 2, sk next ch sp, dc in each of next 2 dc, 2 dc in next dc, dc in each of next 2 dc, ch 2, sk next ch sp**, dc in next st, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (128 dc)

Rnd 19: Ch 3, *cable row 1, dc in next st, ch 2, sk next ch sp, dc in each of next 6 dc, ch 2, sk next ch sp**, dc in next st, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.

Rnd 20: Ch 3, *cable row 2, dc in next st, ch 2, sk next ch sp, dc in each of next 3 dc, 2 dc in next dc, dc in each of next 2 dc, ch 2, sk next ch sp**, dc in next st, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (144 dc)

Rnd 21: Ch 3, *cable row 1, dc in next dc, ch 2, sk next ch sp, dc in each of next 3 dc, V-st in next dc, dc in each of next 3 dc, ch 2, sk next ch sp**, dc in next st, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (128 dc, 16 V-sts)

Rnd 22: Ch 3, *cable row 2, dc in next st, ch 1, sk next ch sp, dc in each of next 3 dc, (tr, ch 3, tr) in V-st, dc in each of next 3 dc, ch 2, sk next ch sp**, dc in next st, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (16 ch-3 sps) Rnd 23: Ch 3, tr in next st (beg

tr dec made), *tr in next st, tr dec 4 tog (see Stitch Guide), tr in next st, tr dec 2 tog, ch 2, sk ch sp, V-st in next dc, sk next st, V-st in next dc, [(tr, ch 1) 6 times, tr] in next ch-3 sp, V-st in next dc, sk next st, V-st in next dc, ch 2, sk ch sp**, tr dec 2 tog, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (64 V-sts, 192 tr) Rnd 24: Ch 3, tr dec 4 tog (beg

tr dec made), *ch 5, V-st in next V-st, sk next V-st, [(tr, ch 3) in next tr] 6 times, tr in last tr, sk next V-st, V-st in next V-st, ch 5, sk ch sp**, tr dec 5 tog, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (16 tr dec 5 tog, 32 V-sts) Rnd 25: *(Sc, ch 3, sc) in top of tr dec, 5 sc in next ch sp, sk next V-st, dc in next tr, [3 dc in ch sp, 2 dc in next tr] 6 times, sk V-st, 5 sc in ch sp, rep from * around, join in beg sc. (496 dc)

Rnd 26: Sl st in ch-3 sp, ch 1, *(sc, picot— see Special Stitches, sc) in same ch-3 sp, sk next 2 sc, sc in next sc, sk next 2 sc, tr in next dc, [ch 3, dc in 3rd ch from hook, sk next 2 dc, tr in next dc] 10 times, sk next 2 sc, sc in next sc, sk next 2 sc, rep from * around, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (176 tr)

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