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Design by Della Bieber

FINISHED MEASUREMENT

141/4 inches in diameter

MATERIALS

• Lizbeth size 10 crochet cotton (122 yds per ball): 2 balls #609 coral pink dark

• Size 7/1.65mm steel crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge

• Tapestry needle

• Starch

GAUGE

Rnds 1–3 = 11/2 inches, blocked Take time to check gauge.

PATTERN NOTES

Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Join rounds with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.

SPECIAL STITCHES

Beginning 4-double crochet cluster (beg 4-dc cl): [Ch 3, yo, insert hook in indicated sp, yo, draw up a lp, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook] 3 times, yo, draw through all lps on hook. 4-double crochet cluster

(4-dc cl): [Yo, insert hook in indicated sp, yo, draw up a lp, yo, draw through 3 lps on hook] 4 times, yo, draw through all lps on hook.

Shell: (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in indicated sp. Double Shell: [2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc] in indicated sp. Beginning 5-double crochet cluster (beg 5-dc cl): [Ch 3, yo, insert hook in indicated sp, yo, draw up a lp, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook] 4 times, yo, draw through all lps on hook.

5-double crochet cluster

(5-dc cl): [Yo, insert hook in indicated sp, yo, draw up a lp, yo, draw through 3 lps on hook] 5 times, yo, draw through all lps on hook.

Picot: Ch 5, sl st in top of dc.

DOILY

Rnd 1: Ch 5, join (see Pattern Notes) to form a ring, ch 3, dc in ring, ch 1, [2 dc in ring, ch 1] 7 times, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (16 dc)

Rnd 2: Ch 3, dc in next dc, ch 3, [dc in each of next 2 dc, ch 3] around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.

Rnd 3: Ch 3, dc in next dc, ch 2, 2 dc in next ch sp, ch 2, [dc in each of next 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in next ch sp, ch 2] around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.

Rnd 4: Sl st to center of ch sp, beg 4-dc cl (see Special Stitches) over same ch sp, ch 5, [ 4-dc cl

(see Special Stitches) in next ch sp, ch 5] around, join in top of beg cl.

Rnd 5: Rep rnd 4, working ch 8 between each cl instead of ch 5.

Rnd 6: Rep rnd 4, working ch 10 between each cl instead of ch 5. Rnd 7: Rep rnd 4, working ch 12 between each cl instead of ch 5. Rnd 8: Ch 1, *[7 sc, ch 4, 7 sc] in next ch sp, rep from * around. Fasten off.

Rnd 9: Join thread in any ch-4 sp, ch 1, sc in same ch sp, ch 15, [sc in next ch-4 sp, ch 15] around, join in beg sc.

Rnd 10: Sl st in ch sp, ch 3, 2 dc, (ch 1, 3 dc) 4 times in same

ch sp, *(3 dc, [ch 1, 3 dc] 4 times) in next ch sp, rep from * around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.

Rnd 11: Sl st to next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sc in same ch sp, [ch 5, sc in next ch-1 sp] around, ending with ch 2, dc in beg sc. (64 ch sps)

Rnds 12 & 13: Ch 1, sc in same ch sp, [ch 5, sc in next ch sp] around, ending with ch 2, dc in beg sc.

Rnd 14: Ch 1, sc in same ch sp, [ch 5, sc in next ch sp] twice, *ch 2, shell (see Special Stitches) in next ch sp, ch 2, sc in next ch sp, [ch 5, sc in next ch sp] 6 times, rep from * around, ending with ch 2, dc in beg sc.

Rnd 15: Ch 1, sc in ch sp, [ch 5, sc in next ch sp] twice, *ch 5, (2 dc, ch 4, 2 dc) in next shell, [ch 5, sc in next ch-5 sp] 6 times, rep from * around, ending with [ch 5, sc in next ch-5 sp] 3 times, ch 2, dc in beg sc.

Rnd 16: Ch 1, sc in ch sp, ch 5, *sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 3, shell in next ch-5 sp, ch 5, 9 dc in next ch-4 sp, ch 5, sk next ch-5 sp, shell in next ch-5 sp, ch 3, [sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5] twice, rep from * around, ending with ch 2, dc in beg sc.

Rnd 17: Ch 1, sc in ch sp, ch 5, sc in next ch sp, *ch 5, shell in ch-1 sp of next shell, ch 5, [dc in next dc, ch 1] 8 times, dc in next dc, ch 5, shell in ch-1 sp of next shell, sk next ch-3 sp, [ch 5, sc in next ch sp] twice, rep from * around, ending with ch 5, join in beg sc.

Rnd 18: Sl st in each of next 2 chs, ch 1, sc in same sp, *ch 7, shell in shell, ch 5, [sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 3] 7 times, sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 5, shell in shell, ch 7, sk next sp, sc in next ch sp, rep from * around, ending with ch 7, join in beg sc. Rnd 19: Ch 10 (counts as first

dc, ch-7 sp), *shell in shell, ch 5, [sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3] 6 times, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 5, shell in

shell, ch 7, dc in next sc, ch 7, rep from * around, ending with ch 7, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-10. Rnd 20: Ch 6 (counts as first dc, ch 3), dc in same st, *ch 7, shell in shell, ch 5, [sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3] 5 times, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 5, shell in shell, ch 7, (dc, ch 3, dc) in next dc, rep from * around, ending with ch 7, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-6.

Rnd 21: Sl st in ch-3 sp, ch 3, 4 dc in same sp, *ch 7, shell in shell, ch 5, [sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3] 4 times, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 5, shell in shell, ch 7, 5 dc in next ch-3 sp, rep from * around, ending with ch 7, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.

Rnd 22: Ch 3, dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, dc in each of next 2 dc, ch 7, double shell

(see Special Stitches) in next shell, ch 5, [sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3] 3 times, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 5, double shell in shell, ch 7, *dc in each of next 2 dc, 2 dc in next dc, dc in each of next 2 dc, ch 7, double shell in shell, ch 5, [sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3] 3 times, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 5, double shell in shell, ch 7, rep from * around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.

Rnd 23: Ch 3, dc in each of next 5 dc, *ch 7, [shell in shell] twice, ch 5, [sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3] twice, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 5, [shell in shell] twice, ch 7, dc in each of next 6 dc, rep from * around, ending with ch 7, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.

Rnd 24: Ch 3, dc in each of next 5 dc, *ch 7, shell in shell, ch 3, shell in shell, ch 5, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 5, shell in shell, ch 3, shell in shell, ch 7, dc in each of next 6 dc, rep from * around, ending with ch 7, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Rnd 25: Ch 3, dc in next dc,

dc dec (see Stitch Guide) in next 2 dc, dc in each of next 2 dc, *ch 7, shell in shell, ch 4, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 4, shell in shell, ch 5, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 5, shell in shell, ch 4, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 4, shell in shell, ch 7, dc in each of next 2 dc, dc dec in next 2 dc, dc in each of next 2 dc, rep from * around, ending with ch 7, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.

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Rnd 26: Beg 5-dc cl (see Spe

cial Stitches) over next 5 dc, *ch 10, shell in shell, [ch 4, sc in next ch sp] twice, ch 4, shell in shell, ch 3, shell in shell, [ch 4, sc in next ch sp] twice, ch 4, shell in shell, ch 10, 5-dc cl (see

Special Stitches) over next 5 dc, rep from * around, ending with ch 10, join in top of beg cl.

Rnd 27: Ch 13, *shell in shell, ch 5, sk next ch-4 sp, shell in

next ch sp, ch 5, [shell in shell] twice, ch 5, sk next ch-4 sp, shell in next sp, ch 5, shell in shell, ch 10, dc in top of next cl, ch 10, rep from * around, ending with ch 10, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-13. Rnd 28: Ch 3, dc in same st,

picot (see Special Stitches), 2 dc in same ch sp, *ch 5, sc in next ch sp, ch 5, (2 dc, picot, 2 dc) in next shell, **ch 3, sc in next ch sp, ch 3, (2 dc, picot, 2 dc) in next shell**, rep from ** to ** once, (2 dc, picot, 2 dc) in next shell, rep from ** to ** twice, ch 5, sc in next ch sp, ch 5, (2 dc, picot, 2 dc) in top of next dc, rep from * around, ending with ch 5, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off.

FINISHING

Starch and block to measurement.