Swirling Leaves Doily
INTERMEDIATE
FINISHED MEASUREMENT
10 inches in diameter
MATERIALS
• Lizbeth size 10 crochet cotton (122 yds per ball): 1 ball each #611 gold, #716 maple syrup and #706 sunkist coral • Size 7/1.65mm steel crochet hook
or size needed to obtain gauge • Safety pin • Spray starch • Straight pins • Plastic wrap • Pinning board
GAUGE
3 rnds = 11/4 inches
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-6 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet and chain-3 unless otherwise stated.
SPECIAL STITCHES
Popcorn (pc): 4 dc in indicated st, drop lp from hook, insert hook in first dc of 4-dc group, pick up dropped lp and draw through st on hook.
Single crochet join (sc join):
Place slip knot on hook, insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up a lp, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook.
DOILY
Rnd 1: With gold, form a slip ring (see illustration), ch 1, (sc, ch 3) 10 times in ring, join (see
Pattern Notes) in beg sc, draw rem beg length to close. (10 sc, 10 ch-3 sps) Rnd 2: Sl st in ch-3 sp, ch 6 (see
Pattern Notes), (dc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3) around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-6. (10 dc, 10 ch-3 sps)
Rnd 3: Sl st in next ch-3 sp, ch 1, (sc, ch 3, sc) in same ch-3 sp, (sc, ch 3, sc) in each rem ch-3 sp around, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (20 sc, 10 ch-3 sps) Rnd 4: Join coral in any ch-3 sp, ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), 2 dc in same ch-3 sp, ch 5, (3 dc in next ch-3 sp, ch 5) around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (30 dc, 10 ch-5 sps) Rnd 5: Sl st in next dc, ch 3, 3 dc in next dc, ch 5, sk next ch-5 sp, (sk next dc, dc in next dc, 3 dc in next dc, ch 5, sk next ch-5 sp) around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (40 dc, 10 ch-5 sps)
Rnd 6: Sl st in next dc, ch 3, dc in next dc, 3 dc in next dc, ch 5, [sk ch-5 sp, sk next dc, dc in each of next 2 dc, 3 dc in next dc, ch 5] around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (50 dc, 10 ch-5 sps)
Rnd 7: Sl st in next dc, ch 3, dc in each of next 2 dc, 3 dc in next dc, ch 5, (sk next ch-5 sp, sk next dc, dc in each of next 3 dc, 3 dc in next dc, ch 5) around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (60 dc, 10 ch-5 sps) Rnd 8: Sl st in next dc, ch 3, dc in each of next 3 dc, 3 dc in next dc, ch 5, (sk next ch-5 sp, sk next dc, dc in each of next 4 dc, 3 dc in next dc, ch 5) around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (70 dc, 10 ch-5 sps) Rnd 9: Sl st in next dc, ch 3, dc in each of next 4 dc, 3 dc in next dc, ch 5, (sk next ch-5 sp, sk next dc, dc in each of next 5 dc, 3 dc in next dc, ch 5) around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (80 dc, 10 ch-5 sps) Rnd 10: Sl st in next dc, ch 3, dc in each of next 5 dc, 3 dc in next dc, ch 5, (sk next ch-5 sp, sk next dc, dc in each of next 6 dc, 3 dc in next dc, ch 5) around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (90 dc, 10 ch-5 sps) Rnd 11: Sl st in next dc, ch 3, dc in each of next 6 dc, 3 dc in next dc, ch 5, (sk next ch-5 sp, sk next dc, dc in each of next 7 dc, 3 dc in next dc, ch 5) around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (100 dc, 10 ch-5 sps) Rnd 12: Sl st in next dc, ch 3, dc in each of next 7 dc, 3 dc in next dc, ch 5, (sk next ch-5 sp, sk next dc, dc in each of next 8 dc, 3 dc in next dc, ch 5) around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (110 dc, 10 ch-5 sps) Rnd 13: Sl st in next dc, ch 3, dc in each of next 7 dc, * dc dec (see Stitch Guide) in next 2 dc, ch 5,
sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5, sk next dc**, dc in each of next 8 dc, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. dc, 10 sc, 20 ch-5 sps) (90 Rnd in each 14: of Sl next st in 5 next dc, *dc dc, dec ch 3, in dc next sp, ch 2 5) dc, twice, ch 5, sk (sc next in next dc**, ch-5 dc in each of next 6 dc, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (70 dc, 20 sc, 30 ch-5 sps) Rnd 15: Sl st in next dc, ch 3, dc in each of next 3 dc, *dc dec in next 2 dc, ch 5, (sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5) 3 times, sk next dc**, dc in each of next 4 dc, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (50 dc, 30 sc, 40 ch-5 sps) Rnd 16: Sl st in next dc, ch 3, dc in next dc, *dc dec in next 2 dc, ch 5, (sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5) 4 times, sk next dc**, dc in each of next 2 dc, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3, draw up a lp, remove hook, place lp on safety pin. (30 dc, 40 sc, 50 ch-5 sps) Rnd 17: Sk next ch-5 sp, * sc join (see Special Stitches) gold in next ch-5 sp, ( pc— see
Special Stitches, ch 3) 3 times in next ch-5 sp, pc in same ch-5 sp, sc in next ch-5, fasten off, sk next 2 ch-5 sps, rep from * 9 more times. (10 groups of 4 pc, 30 ch-3 sps, 20 sc)
Rnd 18: Pick up dropped lp of coral, sl st in next dc, ch 2, dc in next dc, ch 5, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5, (sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 5) 3 times, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5**, sk next dc, dc dec over next 2 dc, ch 5, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg dc dec. (10 dc dec, 50 sc, 60 ch-5 sps) Rnd 19: Sl st in each of next 2 chs on next ch-5 sp, ch 1, sc in same ch-5 sp, ch 6, (sc in next
ch-5 sp, ch 6) around, join in beg sc. (60 sc, 60 ch-6 sps)
Rnd 20: Sl st in each of next 2 chs of next ch-6 sp, ch 1, sc in same ch-6 sp, ch 6, (sc in next ch-6 sp, ch 6) around, join in beg sc. (60 sc, 60 ch-6 sps) Rnd 21: Rep rnd 20. Fasten off. (60 sc, 60 ch-6 sps) Rnd 22: Join maple in any ch-6 sp, ch 3, 4 dc in same ch-6 sp as beg ch-3, 5 dc in each rem ch-6 sp around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (300 dc) Rnd 23: Ch 1 loosely, fpdc (see Stitch Guide) around same dc as ch-1, bpdc (see Stitch Guide) around next dc, (fpdc around next dc, bpdc around next dc) around, join in beg fpdc. Fasten off. (150 fpdc, 150 bpdc) Rnd 24: Join gold with sc in
back lp (see Stitch Guide) of joining of previous rnd, working in back lp of sts, ch 5, sk next 4 sts, (sc in next st, ch 5, sk next 4 sts) around, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (60 sc, 60 ch-5 sps)
FINISHING
Pin doily to plastic wrapcovered pinning board, spray with starch, dry completely and remove straight pins.