Free Pattern- Floral Doily

Doilies are great for beginners because they work up quickly and don’t require much yarn. Great for gift giving and doing your own home decorating,

Crochet doilies are also wonderful for adding a vintage touch to your home decor. You can place them under a potted plant or a vase for a lovely table accent that will give your room a whole new look. You could even turn crocheted doiles into bowls, table runners, or wall art. The possibilities are endless.

Material :

Crochet Thread Size of 20
Hook Size of 1.25 mm

Abbreviations

sc – single crochet
ch – chain
ss – slip stitch
sp – space
tr – triple crochet

Procedure:

Cluster: Work 1tr into each of next 5tr until 1loop of each remains on hook, there will be 6 loops on the hook, pass the thread through all the 6 loops to form 1 cluster.

Picot: ch 3, insert hook into back bar of the first chain, yo, pull through all loops on hook.

To start make a chain of 8, sl st into first ch to form a ring.

1^st Round: 9ch (count as 1tr, 5ch), into ring, work (1tr, 5ch) 6 times, sl st in the 1^st tr. Completing the first round.

2^nd Round: Sl st into first 5ch arch, 4ch (count as 1^st), work 6r into same arch, work 7tr into each next 6 arches, sl st into 4^th of 4ch at bag of round.

3^rd Round: 4ch (count as 1tr), work 1tr into each for next 6tr, 5ch, (1tr into each of next 7tr, 5ch).6 times, sl st into 4the of 4ch and beg of round.

4^th Round: Sl st into next 1tr, 4ch, 1tr into each of next 4tr until 1 loop of each remains on the hook pull through all 5 loops on hook (1 cluster made at beg of round), 6ch, 1sc into next 5ch arch, (6ch, skip 1tr, work 1 cluster across next 5tr, 6ch, 1sc into next 5ch arch) 6 times, 3ch, 1dc into top of first cluster.