Royal Pineapple Table Topper

Do I really need another doily? I already have a whole bunch of them. I already gifted away another bunch. And I even tried selling them, but no one wants to buy.  And yet I just can’t stop this obsession of making new ones.

I’ll tell you my secret. Sometimes I crochet a doily just for the sake of crocheting, taking photos and sharing them on my blog. Then I unravel it and use the thread to make another one.

As I was crocheting this big pineapple doily, its fate was supposed to be the same. Even as the doily was finished, I still was determined to unravel it. Until...

until I took these pictures! My goodness, it’s so romantic, so delicate, and so dreamy.

I can’t bring myself to unraveling this beauty. So it too will go into my drawer of doilies. And it probably will be a long time before it sees the daylight again.

Now to the technicalities.

I used a steel crochet hook size 4 and crochet cotton thread size 10. The doily came out about 29 inches across from tip to tip.

This was a vintage pattern from Complete Book of Crochet, The Spool Cotton Company, 1946. This is Pineapple Doily number 7275-M.

I believe this pattern is in the public domain now, so I post it below (please, let me know if I’m wrong, and I will remove the pattern right away).

Starting at center, Ch 16, join with SLst. 

First Rnd: Ch 3, 32 Dc in ring, SLst in 3rd st of Ch-3.

2nd Rnd: Ch 3, Dc in each Dc around; join to 3rd st of Ch-3.

3rd Rnd; Ch 3, Dc in same place as SLst, 2 Dc in each Dc around, SLst in 3rd st of Ch-3.

4th Rnd: Rep. 2nd Rnd.

5th Rnd: Ch 3, Dc in same place as SLst,
* Ch 3, skip 2 Dc, 2 Dc in next Dc.
rep. from * around, end with- Ch 3, join to 3rd st of Ch-3 (22 Dc-groups).

6th Rnd: SLst in next Dc and in next sp, Ch 3; in same sp make Dc, Ch 2 and 2 Dc; in each Ch-3 sp around make 2 Dc, Ch 2 and 2 Dc; join.

7th Rnd: SLst in next Dc and in next Ch-2 sp, Ch 3, in same sp make Dc, Ch 2 and 2 Dc;
* Ch 1, in next Ch-2 sp make 2 Dc, Ch 2 and 2 Dc (shell over shell).
rep. from * around, end with- Ch-1; join.

8th to 12th Rnds incl: Rep. 7th Rnd, having an extra Ch between each shell in each Rnd.

13th Rnd: SLst in next Dc and in next sp, Ch 3; in same sp make Dc, Ch 5 and 2 Dc.
* Ch 6, in next Ch-2 sp make 2 Dc, Ch 2 and 2 Dc, Ch 6; in next Ch-2 sp make 2 Dc, Ch 5 and 2 Dc.
rep. from * around; join.

14th Rnd: SLst in next Dc and in next sp, Ch 4, 12 Tr in Ch-5 of shell,
* Ch 5, in next Ch-2 make 2 Dc, Ch 2 and 2 Dc; Ch 5, 13 Tr in Ch-5 of next shell.
rep. from * around, end with- Ch 5, join.

15th Rnd: Ch 5 (to count as Tr and Ch-1), Tr in next tr; (Ch 1, Tr in next Tr) 11 times;
* Ch 3, shell over next shell, Ch 3, Tr in next tr; (Ch 1, Tr in next Tr) 12 times.
rep. from * around; join to 4th st of Ch-5 first made.

16th Rnd: SLst in first Ch-1 sp, Sc in same sp;
* (Ch 3, Sc in next Ch-1 sp) 11 times,
Ch 3, shell over next shell, Ch 3, Sc in next Ch-1 sp.
rep. from * around, end with- Ch 3, Sc in first Ch-3 lp.

17th Rnd: (Ch 3, Sc in next lp) 10 times,
* Ch 3, shell over next shell; (Ch 3, Sc in next lp) 11 times.
rep. from * around, end as in l6th Rnd.

18th Rnd: (Ch 3, Sc in next lp) 9 times,
* Ch 3, in Ch-2 of next shell make 2 Dc, Ch 2, 2 Dc, Ch 2 and 2 Dc. (Ch 3, Sc in next lp) 10 times.
rep. from * around, end as before.

19th Rnd: (Ch 3, Sc in next lp) 8 times,
* Ch 3, in next Ch-2 make (1) shell, Ch 2, shell in next Ch-2. (Ch 3, Sc in next lp) 9 times.
rep. from * around, end as before.

20th Rnd: (Ch 3, Sc in next lp) 7 times,
* Ch 3, shell over next shell, Ch 1, shell in next Ch-2 sp, Ch 1, shell over next shell; (Ch 3, Sc in next lp) 8 times.
rep. from * around, end as before.

21st Rnd: (Ch 3, Sc in next lp) 6 times;
* (Ch 3, shell over next shell) 3 times;
(Ch 3, Sc in next lp) 7 times.
rep. from * around, end as before.

22nd Rnd: (Ch 3, Sc in next lp) 5 times,
* Ch 3, shell over next shell; (Ch 4, shell over next shell) twice;
(Ch 3, Sc in next lp) 6 times.
rep. from * around.

23rd Rnd: (Ch 3, Sc in next lp) 4 times;
* Ch 3, shell over next shell, Ch 5; in next shell make 2 Dc, Ch 5 and 2 Dc; Ch 5, shell over next shell; (Ch 3, Sc in next lp) 5 times.
rep. from * around.

24th Rnd: (Ch 3, Sc in next lp) 3 times;
* Ch 3, shell over next shell, Ch 3, 14 Tr in next shell, Ch 3, shell over next shell; (Ch 3, Sc in next lp) 4 times.
rep. from * around.

25th Rnd: (Ch 3, Sc in next lp) twice;
* Ch 3, shell over next shell, Ch 3, Tr in next tr; (Ch 1, Tr in next Tr) 13 times;
Ch 3, shell over next shell; (Ch 3, Sc in next lp) 3 times.
rep. from * around.

26th Rnd: Ch 3, Sc in next lp,
* Ch 3, shell over next shell; (Ch 3, Sc in next Ch-1 sp) 13 times;
Ch 3, shell over next shell; (Ch 3, Sc in next lp) twice.
rep. from * around.

27th Rnd:
* Ch 4, shell over next shell; (Ch 3, Sc in next lp) 12 times;
Ch 3, shell over next shell; Ch 4, Sc in next lp.
rep. from * around, end with- Ch 4, SLst in first Sc. Break yarn.

28th Rnd: SLst to sp of shell, Ch 3, in same sp make Dc, Ch 2 and 2 Dc;
* (Ch 3, Sc in next lp) 11 times;
(Ch 3, shell over next shell) twice.
rep. from * around. Join.

29th Rnd: SLst to sp of shell, Ch 3, in same sp make Dc, Ch 2 and 2 Dc;
*(Ch 3, Sc in next lp) 10 times;
Ch 3, shell over next shell, Ch 1, shell in next Ch-3 sp, Ch 1, shell over next shell.
rep. from * around. Join.

30th Rnd: Make (1) shell as before,
* (Ch 3, Sc in next lp) 9 times;
(Ch 3, shell over next shell) 3 times.
rep. from * around. Join.

31st Rnd: Shell over shell,
* (Ch 3, Sc in next lp) 8 times;
Ch 3, shell over shell, (Ch 4, shell over next shell) twice.
rep. from * around. Join.

32nd Rnd: Shell over shell,
* (Ch 3, Sc in next lp) 7 times;
Ch 3, shell over shell, Ch 5, in next shell make 2 Dc, Ch 6 and 2 Dc; Ch 5, shell over shell.
rep. from * around. Join.

33rd Rnd: Shell over shell,
* (Ch 3, Sc in next lp) 6 times;
Ch 3, shell over shell, Ch 3, 16 Tr in Ch-6 lp, Ch 3, shell over shell.
rep. from * around (3rd Rnd of pineapples started). Cont. to work around until only 1 lp remains at top of 2nd Rnd of pineapples.
Next Rnd: Shell over shell,
* Ch 4, Sc in next lp, Ch 4, shell over shell, Ch 4, Sc in next lp, (Ch 3, Sc in next lp) 11 times;
Ch 4, shell over shell.
rep. from * around. Join.

To Make Points: first Rnd: Ch 3, turn.
Work shell over last shell, Ch 4, Sc in next lp, (Ch 3, Sc in next lp) 10 times;
Ch 4, shell over shell. Ch 3, turn.
2nd Rnd: Shell over shell, Ch 4, Sc in next lp, (Ch 3, Sc in next lp) 9 times;
Ch 4, shell over shell. Ch 3, turn.

Cont. in this way, having (1) Ch-3 lp less on each Rnd until 1 lp remains at top of pineapple. Ch 3, turn.
Next Rnd: Make shell over shell, Ch 4, Sc in lp, Ch 4, 2 Dc in next shell,
Ch 1, SLst back in Ch-2 of last shell, Ch 1, 2 Dc where last 2 Dc were made.
Tie off.

Attach yarn to first shell of next pineapple and complete the point in same way.
Cont. thus until all 11 points have been worked.

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