New Doily and a Bit of Quiet Time

Earlier this week I finished a pink pineapple doily. Its vintage pattern is from 1951.

I have a small round table that I occasionally set up in the garden for a cup of tea. My new doily is perfect as a table topper for it. The size is just right.

Yesterday I had a chance to use my new doily. I managed to get both my boys to take their naps (usually the older one does not sleep during the day), so I had a bit of quiet time to myself. Typically I would sit down and crochet, but yesterday I decided to spend my quiet time reading (usually I only read before going to bed). And my backyard seemed as a perfect place for it. 

I brew myself a mug of tea and set up a cozy little spot. I spent about an hour reading.

I’m a big Agatha Christie’s fan, and right now I’m reading The Body in the Library. I’m also reading a book by John Curran called Agatha Christie’s Secret Notebooks. 

Both books make great reading and I took pleasure in reading a bit of each. I also enjoyed my tea, my new doily, a few blooms from my yard, and my short solitude.

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Pink Pineapple Doily, Star Doily Book No.87, American Thread Company, 1951

Ch 11, join to form a ring, ch 3, 24 d c in ring, join in 3rd st of ch.

2nd Round. Ch 6, tr c in next d c, * ch 2, tr c in next d c, repeat from * all around, ch 2, join in 4th st of ch (25trc).

3rd Round. Sl st into loop, ch 5, d c in same loop, * 1 d c, ch 2, 1 d c in next loop, repeat from * all around, join in 3rd st of ch.

4th Round. Sl st into loop, ch 6, tr c in same loop,* 1 tr c, ch 2, 1 tr c in next loop, repeat from * all around, join in 4th st of ch.

5th Round. Sl st into loop, ch 6, d c in same space, * 1 d c, ch 3, 1 d c in next loop, repeat from * all around, join in 3rd st of ch.

6th Round. Sl st into loop, ch 8, tr c in same space, * 1 tr c, ch 4, 1 tr c in next loop, repeat from * all around, join in 4th st of ch.

7th Round. Sl st into loop, ch 5, d c in same space, * 1 d c, ch 2, 1 d c in space between next 2 tr c, 1 d c, ch 2, 1 d c in next loop, repeat from * all around ending round with 1 d c, ch 2, 1 d c in last space, join in 3rd st of ch.

8th Round. Sl st into loop, ch 6, tr c in same space, * 1 tr c, ch 2, 1 tr c in next loop, repeat from * all around, join in 4th st of ch.

9th Round. Sl st into loop, ch 6, d c in same space, * 1 d c, ch 3, 1 d c in next loop, repeat from * all around, join.

10th Round. Sl st into loop, ch 3, 1 d c, ch 2, 2 d c in same space, * ch 4, s c in next loop, ch 4, 1 tr c, ch 4, 1 tr c in next loop, ch 4, s c in next loop, ch 4, 2 d c, ch 2, 2 d c (shell) in next loop, shell in next loop, repeat from * all around ending round with ch 4, s c in next loop, ch 4, 1 tr c, ch 4, 1 tr c in next loop, ch 4, s c in next loop, ch 4, shell in next loop, join.

11th Round. Sl st into shell, ch 3, 1 d c, ch 2, 2 d c in same space, * ch 2, skip 2 loops, 10 tr c in next loop, ch 2, skip 2 loops, shell in next shell, ch 1, shell in next shell, repeat from * all around ending round to correspond, ch 1, join. All shells are worked in same manner for remainder of doily.

12th Round. Sl st into shell, ch 3, 1 d c, ch 2, 2 d c in same space, * ch 2, 1 tr c in each of the next 10 tr c with ch 1 between each tr c, ch 2, shell in next shell, ch 1, shell in next shell, repeat from * all around ending round to correspond, ch 1, join.

13th Round. Sl st into shell, ch 3, 1 d c, ch 2, 2 d c in same space, ** ch 2, s c between 1st 2 tr c, * ch 3, s c between next 2 tr c, repeat from * 7 times, ch 2, shell in next shell, ch 1, shell in next shell, repeat from ** all around ending round to correspond, ch 1, join.

14th Round. Sl st into shell, ch 3, 1 d c, ch 2, 2 d c in same space, ** ch 3, skip 1 loop, s c in 1st loop of pineapple, * ch 3, s c in next loop, repeat from * 6 times, ch 3, shell in next shell, ch 1, shell in next shell, repeat from ** all around ending round to correspond, ch 1, join.

15th Round. Same as last round but having 1 loop less in each pineapple.

l6th Round. Same as 15th round but having ch 3 between the 2 shells in each section, ch 3, join.

17th Round. Sl st into shell, ch 3, 1 d c, ch 2, 2 d c in same space, ** ch 3, s c in 1st loop of pineapple, * ch 3, s c in next loop, repeat from * 3 times, ch 3, shell in next shell, ch 2, 1 tr c, ch 3, 1 tr c in next loop, ch 2, shell in next shell, repeat from ** all around ending round tocorrespond, join.

18th Round. Sl st into shell, ch 3, 1 d c, ch 2, 2 d c in same space, **ch 3, s c in 1st loop of pineapple, * ch 3, s c in next loop, repeat from * twice, ch 3, shell in next shell, * ch 2, 1 tr c, ch 3, 1 tr c in next loop, repeat from * twice, ch 2, shell in next shell, repeat from ** all aroundending round to correspond, join.

19th Round. Sl st into shell, ch 3, 1 d c, ch 2, 2 d c in same space, ** ch 3, s c in 1st loop of pineapple, * ch 3, s c in next loop, repeat from * once, ch 3, shell in next shell, ch 2, * 1 d c, ch 2, 1 d c in next loop, repeat from * 6 times, ch 2, shell in next shell, repeat from ** all around ending round to correspond, join.

20th Round. Sl st into shell, ch 3, 1 d c, ch 2, 2 d c in same space, ** ch 3, skip 1 loop, s c in next loop of pineapple, ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 3, skip 1 loop, shell in next shell, ch 3, skip 1 loop, cluster st in next loop (cluster st: 3 d c in same space keeping last loop of each d c onhook, thread over and pull through all loops at one time), * ch 3, cluster st in next loop, repeat from * 5 times, ch 3,  shell in next shell, repeat from ** all around ending round to correspond, join.

21st Round. Sl st into shell, ch 3, 1 d c, ch 2, 2 d c in same space, ** ch 3, s c in remaining loop of pineapple, ch 3, shell in next shell, * ch 2, 1 tr c, ch 2, 1 tr c in next loop, repeat from * 7 times, ch 2, shell in next shell, repeat from ** all around ending round to correspond, join.

22nd Round. Sl st into shell, ch 3, 1 d c, ch 2, 2 d c in same space, ** shell in next shell, ch 2, skip 1 loop, * 1 d c, ch 2, 1 d c in next loop, repeat from * 14 times, ch 2, skip 1 loop, shell in next shell, repeat from ** all around ending round to correspond, join.

23rd Round. Sl st into shell, ch 3, cluster st in same space, ** cluster st in next shell, ch 3, skip 1 loop, cluster st in next loop, * ch 3, cluster st in next loop, repeat from * 13 times, ch 3, skip 1 loop, cluster st in next shell, repeat from ** all around ending round to correspond, join.

24th Round. Sl st into 2nd loop, ch 4, tr c in same space, * ch 2, 2 tr c in next loop, repeat from * 12 times, skip 2 loops, 2 tr c in next loop, repeat from 1st * all around in same manner skipping last 2 loops and joining in 4th st of ch.

25th Round. ** Ch 4, skip 1 loop, * d c in next tr c, ch 4, sl st in 3rd st from hook for picot, ch 1, d c in next tr c, ch 3, repeat from * 10 times, d c in next tr c, ch 4, sl st in 3rd st from hook for picot, ch 1, d c in next tr c, ch 4, skip 1 loop, s c in center space between next 4 tr c atbase of scallop, repeat from ** all around, join, cut thread.