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- Design by Gemma Owen

FINISHED MEASUREMEN­TS

9 inches in diameter

MATERIALS

• Lizbeth size 10 crochet cotton (122 yds per ball):

1 ball each #616 daffodil medium, #620 azalea medium, #629 azalea light and #677 lime green medium

• Size 6/1.80mm steel crochet hook

or size needed to obtain gauge

GAUGE

Rnds 1–3 = 11/4 inches

PATTERN NOTES

Weave in loose ends as work progresses.

Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.

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

Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated. SPECIAL STITCHES

Front post popcorn (fppc): *Yo, insert hook front to back to front again around indicated st, yo, draw up a lp, (yo, draw through 2 lps on hook) twice, rep from * around same st 3 times

(4 dc), draw up a lp, remove hook, insert hook in first dc, pick up dropped lp and draw through st on hook. Beginning long V-stitch (beg long V-st): Ch 6, yo, insert hook over both indicated chs, yo, draw up a lp to height of working rnd, complete dc.

Long V-stitch (long V-st): *Yo, insert hook over both indicated ch lps, yo, draw up a lp to height of working rnd, complete dc**, ch 3, rep from * to ** in same ch sp. V-stitch (V-st): (Dc, ch 3, dc) in indicated st or sp. Beginning popcorn (beg pc):

Ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), 3 dc in same st or sp as beg ch-3, remove hook from lp, insert hook in 3rd ch of beg ch-3, pick up dropped lp and draw through st on hook.

Popcorn (pc): 4 dc in indicated st or sp, drop lp from hook, insert hook in first dc from front to back, pick up dropped lp and draw through st on hook. Long single crochet join (long sc join): Place slip knot on hook, insert hook over both indicated chs, yo, draw up a lp to height of working rnd, yo, draw through both lps on hook. Long single crochet (long sc): Insert hook over both indicated chs, yo, draw up a lp to height of working rnd, yo, draw through both lps on hook.

Picot: Ch 3, sl st in top of last st made. Extended picot (ext picot):

Ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch from hook, ch 1.

DOILY

Rnd 1: With daffodil form a slip knot, ch 1, 12 hdc in slip knot, join (see Pattern Notes) in first hdc. (12 hdc) Rnd 2: Ch 6 (see Pattern Notes), (dc in next hdc, ch 3) around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-6. (12 dc, 12 ch-3 sps)

Rnd 3: Ch 1 loosely, fppc (see Special Stitches) around same dc as beg ch-1, ch 3, (fppc around next dc, ch 3) around, join in beg fppc. Fasten off. (12 fppc, 12 ch-3 sps) Rnd 4: Join azalea medium over both ch-3 sps of rnds 3 and 2, beg long V-st (see Special Stitches) over both ch-3 sps of rnds 3 and 2, ch 1, ( long V-st—

see Special Stitches over both ch-3 sps of rnds 3 and 2, ch 1) around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-6. (12 long V-sts)

Rnd 5: Ch 1 loosely, fpdc (see

Stitch Guide) around same first dc of long V-st as beg ch-1, V-st

(see Special Stitches) in ch-3 sp of long V-st, fpdc around 2nd dc of same long V-st, ch 1, (fpdc around first dc of next long

V-st, V-st in ch-3 sp of V-st, fpdc around 2nd dc of same long V-st, ch 1) around, join in beg fpdc. (12 V-sts, 24 fpdc, 12 ch-1 sps) Rnd 6: Sl st in first dc of next V-st, ch 1 loosely, fpdc around same dc as beg ch-1, *V-st in ch-3 sp of same V-st, fpdc around 2nd dc of same V-st, ch 2, sk next 2 fpdc**, fpdc around first dc of next V-st, rep from * around, ending at **, join in beg fpdc. (12 V-sts, 24 fpdc, 12 ch-2 sps) Rnd 7: Sl st in first dc of next V-st, ch 1 loosely, fpdc around same dc as beg ch-1, *V-st in ch-3 sp of same V-st, fpdc around 2nd dc of same V-st, ch 3, sk next 2 fpdc**, fpdc around first dc of next V-st, rep from * around, ending at **, join in beg fpdc. (12 V-sts, 24 fpdc, 12 ch-3 sps) Rnd 8: Sl st in first dc of next V-st, ch 1 loosely, fpdc around same dc as beg ch-1, *2 dc, picot— see Special Stitches, 2 dc in same ch-3 sp of V-st, fpdc around 2nd dc of same V-st, V-st in next ch-3 sp**, fpdc around first dc of next V-st, rep from *

around, ending at **, join in beg fpdc. Fasten off. (24 fpdc, 48 dc, 12 picots, 12 V-st) Rnd 9: Join azalea light in ch-3 sp of next V-st, ( beg pc— see Special Stitches, ch 3, pc— see Special Stitches) in same V-st, ch 9, *(pc, ch 3, pc) in next ch-3 sp of V-st, ch 9, rep from * around, join in beg pc. Fasten off. (24 pc, 12 ch-3 sps, 12 ch-9 sps)

Rnd 10: Join lime in next ch-3 sp, ch 1 loosely, (dc, ch 15, dc) in same ch-3 sp as beg ch-1, *ch 4, (sc, picot, sc) in next ch-9 sp, ch

4**, (dc, ch 15, dc) in next ch-3 sp, rep from * around, ending at **, join in beg dc. (24 dc, 12 ch-15 sps, 24 ch-4 sps, 24 sc, 12 picots)

Rnd 11: Sl st in next ch-15 sp, ch 1, 19 sc in same ch-15 sp as beg ch-1, *sc in next ch-4 sp, ch 6, sc in next ch-4 sp**, 19 sc in next ch-15 sp, rep from * around, ending at **, join in beg sc. (252 sc, 12 ch-6 sps) Rnd 12: Sl st in each of next

4 sc, ch 1, sc in same sc as beg ch-1, *[ch 6, sk next 3 sc, sc in next sc] 3 times, ch 6, sk last 3 sc

of lp, sk next ch-6 sp and first

3 sc on next 19-sc lp**, sc in next sc, rep from * around, ending at **, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (48 sc, 48 ch-6 sps)

Rnd 13: Join azalea medium in next ch-6 sp, ch 3, 8 dc in same ch-6 sp as beg ch-3, *ch 3, (sc, picot, sc) in next ch-6 sp, ch 3, 9 dc in next ch-6 sp, ch 3, sk next ch-6 sp**, 9 dc in next ch-6 sp, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (216 dc, 24 sc, 36 ch-3 sps, 12 picots)

Rnd 14: With azalea light work long sc

join (see Special Stitches) over last ch-3 sp and sk ch-6 sp of rnd 12 directly below, * fpsc (see Stitch Guide) around next dc, (ch 3, fpsc around next dc) 8 times, dc in next picot, ( ext picot— see Special

Stitches, dc) 3 times in same picot, fpsc around next dc, (ch 3, fpsc around next dc) 8 times**, long sc (see Special Stitches) over next ch-3 sp and ch-6 sp of rnd 12 directly below, rep from * around, ending at **, join in beg long sc. Fasten off. (12 long sc, 48 dc, 36 ext picots, 216 fpsc, 192 ch-3 sps)

FINISHING

Block Doily.

 ??  ?? All the essence of summer is captured in one perfect floral motif! Bright and bold colors make this doily design really pop!
All the essence of summer is captured in one perfect floral motif! Bright and bold colors make this doily design really pop!

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