Crochet Doily #6621, Free Vintage Pattern

This is a vintage doily pattern from Star Book #66 by American Thread Company, 1949. 

To make this doily I used size ten crochet cotton thread and 1.25 mm steel hook. My doily came out about twelve inches in diameter. I changed the color after round 10, and for the last round.

I'm posting this pattern exactly as it appears in the original publication. 

Ch 8, join to form a ring, ch 1 and work 16 sc in ring, join in 1^st sc.

2^nd Row – Ch 3, dc in next sc, *ch 2, 1 dc in each of next 2 sc, repeat from * 6 times, ch 2, join in 3^rd st of ch.

3^rd Row – Sl st to next loop, ch 3 (counts as 1/3 part of 1^st cluster st), * thread over hook, insert in loop, pull through and work off 2 loops, repeat from * once, thread over and work off all loops at one time, ** ch 7, cluster st in next loop (cluster st: thread over hook, insert in loop, pull through and work off 2 loops, * thread over hook, insert in same loop, pull through and work off 2 loops, repeat from * once, thread over and work off all loops at one time), repeat from ** 6 times, ch 7, join in 1^st cluster st.

4^th Row – Ch 1, sc in same space, * 7 sc over next loop, sc in next cluster st, repeat from * 6 times, 7 sc over next loop, join in 1^st sc.

5^th Row – Ch 6, skip 1 sc, trc in next sc, *ch 2, skip 1 sc, trc in next sc, repeat from * all around, ch 2, join in 4^th st of ch.

6^th Row – Ch 7, trc in next trc, *ch 3, trc in next trc, repeat from * all around, ch 3, join.

7^th Row – Ch 8, trc in next trc, *ch 4, trc in next trc, repeat from * all around, ch 4, join.

8^th Row – Ch 9, trc in next trc, *ch 5, trc in next trc, repeat from * all around, ch 5, join.

9^th Row – Ch 4, trc in same space, *ch 4, 2 trc in next trc, repeat from * all around, ch 4, join.

10^th Row – Ch 4, trc in next trc, * ch 5, 1 trc in each of the next 2 trc, repeat from * all around, ch 5, join.

11^th Row – Ch 1, sc in same space, sc in next trc, * 6 sc over next loop, 1 sc in each of the next 2 trc, repeat from * all around, ending with 6 sc over next loop, join in 1^st sc (256 sc).

12^th Row – Ch 3, dc in same space, ch 2, 2 dc in same space, *ch 2, skip 2 sc, 1 sc in each of the next 11 sc, ch 2, skip 2 sc, 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc (shell) in next sc, repeat from * all around ending row with ch 2, skip 2 sc, 1 sc in each of the next 11 sc, ch 2, skip 2 sc, join in 3^rd st of ch.

13^th Row – Sl st to center of shell, ch 3, dc in same space, ch 2, 2 dc in same space, ch 2, 2 dc in same space, * ch 3, skip 1 sc, 1 sc in each of next 9 sc, ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in center of next shell, repeat from * all around, ending row with ch 3, skip 1 sc, 1 sc in each of the next 9 sc, ch 3 join.

14^th Row – Sl st to center of shell, ch 3, dc in same space, ch 2, 2 dc in same space, *ch 2, 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in next loop, ch 3, skip 1 sc, 1 sc in each of the next 7 sc, ch 3, skip 1 loop, 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in next loop, repeat from * all around ending row with ch 2, 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in next loop, ch 3, skip 1 sc, 1 sc in each of the next 7 sc, ch 3, join.

15^th Row – Sl st to center of shell, ch 3, dc in same space, ch 2, 2 dc in same space, *ch 2, shell in next ch 2, shell in next shell, ch 3, skip 1 sc, 1 sc in each of the next 5 sc, ch 3, skip 1 loop, shell in next shell, repeat from * all around, ending row to correspond.

16^th Row – Sl st to center of shell, shell in same space, * ch 2, 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in next shell, ch 2, shell in next shell, ch 3, skip 1 sc, 1 sc in each of the next 3 sc, ch 3, shell in next shell, repeat from * all around ending row to correspond.

17^th Row – Sl s to center of shell, shell in same space, * ch 2, skip 1 loop, shell in next loop, ch 2, shell in next loop, ch 2, skip 1 loop, shell in next shell, shell in next shell, repeat from * all around  ending row to correspond.

18^th Row – Sl st to center of shell, sc in same space, *ch 3, 2 dc in next shell, ch 4, sl st in 3^rd st from hook for picot, ch 1, 2 dc in same space, ch 3, sc in next loop, ch 3, 2 dc in center of next shell, ch 3, sc in center of next shell, ch 3, sc in center of next shell, repeat from * all around ending with row to correspond, join, break thread.

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