Spring Morning
Design by Judy Teague Treece
FINISHED MEASUREMENT
81/2 inches square
MATERIALS
• Lizbeth size 10 crochet cotton (122 yds per ball):
1 ball #668 green orchid dark
• Size 7/1.65mm steel crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
• Tapestry needle
GAUGE
Rnds 1 and 2 = 1 inch across
SPECIAL STITCHES
Small shell (sm shell): (2 tr, ch 2, 2 tr) in next st or ch sp. Large shell (lg shell): (3 tr, ch 2, 3 tr) in next st or ch sp.
DOILY
Rnd 1: Ch 6, sl st in first ch to form ring, ch 1, 12 sc in ring, join with sl st in beg sc. (12 sc)
Rnd 2: Ch 4 (counts as first tr), tr in same st, 2 tr in each of next 2 sts, ch 3, [2 tr in each of next 3 sts, ch 3] around, join with sl st in 4th ch of beg ch-4. (24 tr, 4 ch-3 sps)
Rnd 3: Ch 4 tr in next st, *ch 2, sk next 2 sts, tr in each of next 2 sts, (dc, ch 3, dc) in next corner ch sp**, tr in each of next 2 sts, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join with sl st in 4th ch of beg ch-4. Rnd 4: Ch 5 (counts as first tr
and ch-1), *(tr, ch 2, tr) in next ch sp, ch 1, sk next st, tr in next st, ch 2, sk next st, (sc, ch 5, sc) in next corner ch sp, ch 2, sk next st**, tr in next st, ch 1, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join with sl st in 4th ch of beg ch-5.
Rnd 5: Ch 5, * sm shell (see
Special Stitches) in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, sk next st, tr in next st, ch 2, 7 tr in next corner ch-5 sp, ch 2, tr in next st, sk next st, ch 1**, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join with sl st in 4th ch of beg ch-5.
Rnd 6: Ch 6 (counts as first tr
and ch-2 sp), *sm shell in ch sp of next sm shell, ch 2, sk next 2 sts, tr in next st, ch 4, tr in next st, [ch 1, tr in next st] 6 times, ch 4**, tr in next st, ch 2, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join with sl st in 4th ch of beg ch-6.
Rnd 7: Ch 6, * lg shell (see
Special Stitches) in ch sp of next sm shell, ch 2, sk next 2 sts, tr in next st, ch 4, sk next ch sp, sc in next ch-1 sp, [ch 3, sc in next ch-1 sp] 5 times, ch 4, sk next ch sp**, tr in next st, ch 2, rep from * around, ending last rep at **,
join with sl st in 4th ch of beg ch-6.
Rnd 8: Ch 5, tr in same st, *ch 1, lg shell in ch sp of next lg shell, ch 1, sk next 3 sts, (tr, ch 1, tr) in next st, ch 4, sk next ch sp, sc in next ch-3 sp, [ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp] 4 times, ch 4, sk next ch-4 sp**, (tr ch 1, tr) in next st, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join with sl st in 4th ch of beg ch-5.
Rnd 9: Sl st in first ch sp, ch 5, (tr, ch 1, tr) in same ch sp, *ch 3, sk next ch sp (2 tr, ch 2, 2 tr, ch 2, 2 tr) in ch sp of next lg shell, ch 3, sk next ch sp, (tr, ch 1, tr, ch 1, tr) in next ch sp, ch 4, sk next ch sp, sc in next ch-3 sp, [ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp] 3 times, ch 4, sk next ch sp**, (tr, ch 1, tr, ch 1, tr) in next ch sp, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join with sl st in 4th ch of beg ch-5.
Rnd 10: Sl st in first ch-1 sp, ch 5, tr in same ch sp, *ch 1, (tr, ch 1, tr) in next ch-1 sp, ch 3, sk next ch sp, lg shell in each of next 2 ch-2 sps, ch 3, sk next ch sp, (tr, ch 1, tr) in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, (tr, ch 1, tr) in next ch-1 sp, ch 4, sk next ch sp, sc in next ch-3 sp, [ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp] twice, ch 4, sk next ch sp**, (tr, ch 1, tr) in next ch-1 sp, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join with sl st in 4th ch of beg ch-5.
Rnd 11: Sl st in first ch sp, ch 5, tr in same ch sp, *(ch 1, tr, ch 1, tr) in each of next 2 ch sps, ch 3, lg shell in ch sp of next lg shell, ch 1, 2 tr in sp between lg shells, ch 1, lg shell in ch sp of next lg shell, ch 3, [(tr, ch 1, tr) in next ch sp, ch 1] twice, (tr, ch 1, tr) in next ch sp, ch 4, sk next ch sp, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, sc in next ch sp, ch 4, sk next ch sp**, (tr, ch 1, tr) in next ch sp, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join with sl st in 4th ch of beg ch-5.
Rnd 12: Sl st in next ch sp, ch 5, tr in same ch sp, *[ch 1, (tr, ch 1, tr) in next ch sp] 4 times, ch 3, sk next ch sp, lg shell in ch sp of next lg shell, [ch 1, 2 tr in next ch sp] twice, ch 1, lg shell in ch sp of next lg shell, ch 3, sk next ch sp, [(tr, ch 1, tr) in next ch sp, ch 1] 4 times, (tr, ch 1, tr) in next ch sp, ch 3, sk next ch sp, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, sk next ch sp**, (tr, ch 1, tr) in next ch sp, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join with sl st in 4th ch of beg ch-5.
Rnd 13: Sl st in first ch sp, ch 1, sc in same ch sp, *[ch 3, sc in next ch sp] 8 times, ch 3, sk next ch sp, lg shell in ch sp of next lg shell, ch 3, sc in next ch sp, ch 2, (sc, ch 5, sc) in next ch sp, ch 2, sc in next ch sp, ch 3, lg shell in ch sp of next lg shell, ch 3, sk next ch sp, [sc in next ch sp, ch 3] 9 times, sk next 2 ch sps**, sc in next ch sp, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join with sl st in beg sc.
Rnd 14: Sl st in first ch sp, ch 1, sc in same ch sp, *[ch 3, sc in next ch sp] 7 times, ch 3, lg shell in ch sp of next lg shell, ch 3, sc in next ch sp, ch 2, 9 tr in next ch-5 sp, ch 2, sk next ch sp, sc in next ch sp, ch 3, lg shell in next lg shell, ch 3, sk next ch sp, [sc in next ch sp, ch 3] 7 times, ch 1, sc in next ch sp, ch 1**, sc in next ch sp, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join with sl st in beg sc.
Rnd 15: Sl st in first ch sp, ch 1, sc in same ch sp, ch 2, sc in same ch sp, (sc, ch 2, sc) in each of next 6 ch sps, *ch 2, sc in next ch sp, ch 4, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch sp of next lg shell, ch 4, sc in next ch sp, ch 2, sc in next ch sp, [ch 2, sc in next st] 9 times, [ch 2, sc in next ch sp] twice, ch 4, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch sp of next lg shell, ch 4, sc in next ch sp, ch 2, (sc, ch 2, sc) in each of next 7 ch sps, ch 2**, (sc, ch 2, sc) in each of next 7 ch sps, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join with sl st in beg sc. Fasten off.