Fall Blossoms
Design by Gemma Owen
FINISHED MEASUREMENT
10 inches in diameter
MATERIALS
• Lizbeth size 10 crochet cotton (122 yds per ball): 1 ball each #603 ecru, #684 leaf green medium and #694 harvest orange medium (multicolored doily only) 2 balls #602 natural (solid
color doily only) • Size 7/1.65mm steel crochet hook
or size needed to obtain gauge • Stainless steel pins • Blocking board • Spray starch
GAUGE
2 rnds of dc = 1 inch
PATTERN NOTES
Follow the color changes for a multicolored doily or work entirely in 1 color. Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated. Chain-2 at beginning of round does not count as stitch 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-5 at beginning of round counts as first double treble crochet unless otherwise stated. Chain-6 at beginning of round counts as first double treble crochet and chain-1 unless otherwise stated.
SPECIAL STITCHES
Join chet With slip (join color knot color with on hook, with single insert sc): crohook a lp, yo, in indicated pull through st, yo, 2 lps pull on up hook. Double treble crochet (dtr): Yo 3 times, insert hook in specified st, yo, draw lp through st, [yo, draw through 2 lps on hook] 4 times. Beginning V-stitch (beg V-st): Ch 6, dc in same st as beg ch-6. V-stitch (V-st): (Dc, ch 3, dc) in indicated sp or st. Treble V-stitch (tr V-st): (Tr, ch 3, tr) all in indicated st. Picot: Ch 2, sl st in top of last st made. Long single crochet (long
sc): Insert hook over both chs of 2 previous rnds, pull lp up over both to height of new rnd, yo and draw through both lps on hook.
DOILY
Rnd 1 (RS): Form a slip ring (see illustration) with orange, ch 2 (see Pattern Notes), 9 dc in ring, join (see Pattern Notes) in beg dc, pull beg length tightly to close ring. (9 dc)
Rnd 2: Ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), dc in same st as ch-3, 2 dc in each rem dc, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (18 dc) Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc in first st, ch 15, *sc in next dc**, (sc, ch 15) in next dc, rep from * around, ending at **, join in beg sc. (18 sc, 9 ch-15 lps) Rnd 4: Sl st into next ch-15 lp, ch 1, 15 sc in each ch-15 lp around, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (135 sc) Rnd 5: Join ecru with sc (see
Special Stitches) in middle sc of any 15-sc lp, (ch 3, sc, ch 9) in same sc as beg sc, [(sc, ch 3, sc, ch 9) in middle sc of next 15-sc lp] around, join in beg sc. (18 sc, 9 ch-3 sps, 9 ch-9 sps)
Rnd 6: Sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 1, sc in same ch-3 sp, *9 dc in next ch-9 sp**, sc in next ch-3 sp, rep from * around, ending at **, join in beg sc. (81 dc, 9 sc)
Rnd 7: Ch 1, (sc, ch 3, sc) in same sc, *dc in each of next 4 dc, 3 dc in next dc, dc in each of next 4 dc**, (sc, ch 3, sc) in next sc, rep from * around, ending at **, join in beg sc, fasten off. (99 dc, 18 sc, 9 ch-3 sps) Rnd 8: Join orange in next ch-3 sp, ch 5 (see Pattern Notes), 8 dtr (see Special Stitches) in same ch-3 sp, *sk next 5 dc, (sc, ch 3, sc) in next dc, sk next 5 dc**, 9 dtr in next ch-3 sp, rep from * around, ending at **, join in top of beg ch-5. (81 dtr, 18 sc, 9 ch-3 sps) Rnd 9: Ch 6 (see Pattern Notes), [dtr in next dtr, ch 1] 3 times, *(dtr, ch 1) 3 times in next dtr, [dtr in next dtr, ch 1] 3 times, dtr in next dtr, sk next ch-3 sp**, [dtr in next dtr, ch 1] 4 times, rep from * around, ending at **, join in 5th ch of beg ch-6, fasten off. (99 dtr, 90 ch-1 sps) Rnd 10: Join ecru with sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 3, (sc, ch 3) in
each ch-1 sp around, join in beg sc, fasten off. (90 sc, 90 ch-3 sps)
Rnd 11: Join green in last ch-3 sp made, work beg V-st (see
Special Stitches) in same ch-3 sp, ch 9, *sk next 4 ch-3 sps**,
V-st (see Special Stitches) in next ch-3 sp, ch 9, rep from * around, ending at **, join in 3rd ch of beg V-st. (18 V-sts, 18 ch-9 sps) Rnd 12: Sl st in V-st, ( ch 4— see
Pattern Notes, 2 tr, ch 1, tr, ch 1, 3 tr, ch 3) in same V-st, *(sc, ch 3) in next ch-9 sp**, (3 tr, ch 1, tr, ch 1, 3 tr, ch 3) in next V-st, rep from * around, ending at **, join in top of beg ch-4. (126 tr, 18 sc, 36 ch-1 sps, 36 ch-3 sps) Rnd 13: Ch 3 (does not count as st), tr dec (see Stitch Guide) in next 2 tr, *ch 2, tr V-st ( see
Special Stitches) in next tr, ch 2, tr dec in next 3 tr, ch 6, sk next 2 ch-3 sps**, tr dec in next 3 tr, rep from * around, ending at **, join in beg tr dec. Fasten off. (18 tr V-sts, 36 tr dec, 36 ch-2 sps, 18 ch-6 sps) Rnd 14: Join orange with sc in same dec as join, *[(3 tr, ch 2) twice, 3 tr] in next V-st, sc in next dec, ch 6**, sc in next dec, rep from * around, ending at **, join in beg sc. (162 tr, 36 sc, 36 ch-2 sps, 18 ch-6 sps) Rnd 15: Sl st into next tr, ch 3 (does not count as st), sk first tr, tr dec in next 2 sts, picot (see
Special Stitches), ch 5, *[(sc, ch 5) in next ch-2 sp, tr dec in next 3 tr, picot, ch 5] twice, working over the rnd 14 ch-6 sp, long sc (see Special Stitches) in the rnd 13 ch-6 sp, ch 5**, tr dec in next 3 tr, picot, ch 5, rep from * around, ending at **, join in beg dec. Fasten off. (54 tr dec, 54 picots, 54 sc, 108 ch-5 sps)