Small Peach Doily and Vintage Tablecloth Pattern

This small doily is actually a vintage tablecloth motif from New Ideas in Crochet, Table Topics, Book No.123 by The Spool Cotton Company, 1938.

I made mine with size ten crochet thread and 1.25 mm steel hook. My doily came out 6 inches in diameter (across). But here are a couple more ideas: using thicker cotton yarn you can make beautiful round table mats; or use super bulky cotton yarn, and you can make a lovely doily rug.   

I post the pattern below exactly as it appears in the original publication. 

Starting at center, ch 8, join with sl st to form a ring.

1st rnd: Ch 5, *dc in ring, ch 2. Repeat from * 6 more times. Join last ch-2 with sl st to 3rd st of ch-5 first made (8 sps). 

2nd rnd: Sl st in ch-2 sp, ch 3, 2 dc in same sp, ch 2, *3 dc in next sp, ch 2. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-2 with sl st to 3rd st of ch-3 first made. 

3rd rnd: Ch 3, dc in same place as sl st, *dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 2, 2 dc in next dc. Repeat from * around ending wtih ch 2. Join to 3rd st of ch-3 first made.

4th rnd: Ch 3, dc in same place as sl st, *dc in each of next 3 dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 2, 2 dc in next dc. Repaet from * around, ending with ch 2. Join.

5th rnd: Ch 3, dc in same place as sl st, *dc in each of next 5 dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 3, 2 dc in next dc. Reapt from * around, ending with ch 3. Join. 

6th rnd: Sl st in next dc, ch 3, * dc in each of next 6 dc, ch 3, sc in ch-3 sp, ch 3,skip 1 dc, dc in next dc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3. Join.

7th rnd: Sl st in next dc, ch 3, *dc in each of next 4 dc, ch 4, sc in ch-3 sp, sc in next sc, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 4, skip 1 dc, dc in next dc. Repeat from * around. Join.

8th rnd: Sl st in next dc, ch 3, *dc in each of next 2 dc, ch 5, sc in next ch-4 sp, sc in each of next 3 sc, sc in next sp, ch 5, skip 1 dc, dc in next dc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 5. Join. 

9th rnd: Sl st in next dc, ch 3, 2 dc in same place as sl st, holding back the last loop of each dc on hook; thread over and draw through all loops on hook, ch 1 to fasten (thus a 3-dc cluster is made - counting ch-3 as 1 dc); *ch 6, sc in ch-5 loop, sc in each of next 5 sc, sc in next loop, ch 6, skip 1 dc, 3-dc cluster in next dc. Repeat from * around, ending wtih ch 6, sl st in tip of 1st cluster made. 

10th rnd: Sc in same place as sl st, **ch 5, skip 3 sc, tr in next sc, *ch 2, tr is same sc. Repeat from * 2 more times, ch 5, sc in tip of next cluster. Repeat from ** around, ending with ch 5. Join.

11th rnd: Ch 6, dc in same place as sl st, *ch 3, 4 sc in ch-5 loop, sc in next ch-2 space, ch 3; in next ch-2 sp make dc, ch 3, dc; ch 3, sc in next ch-2 sp, 4 sc in next ch-5 loop, ch 3; in next sc make dc, ch 3, dc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3. Join with sl st to 3rd st of ch-6 first made.

12th rnd: Sl st in ch-3 sp, ch 6, dc in same sp, *ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 2, skip 2 sc, sc in next sc, ch 2, sc in next sp, ch 3; in next ch-3 sp (between dc's) make dc, ch 3, dc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3, sl st in 3rd st of ch-6 first made. Fasten and break off. This completes one motif.   

And here is what a tablecloth made out of such motifs looks like. The instructions on how to make the tablecloth are below. 

Photo Credit: New Ideas in Crochet, Table Topics, Book No.123 by The Spool Cotton Company, 1938. 

Make 16 x 20 motifs, and sew together on wrong side with neat over-and-over stitches, joining 2 points of each motif to 2 points of adjacent motifs, leaving 2 points free on each motif, between joinings, to be filled in later. 

Fill-in Lace... Ch 8, join with sl st to form ring. 

1st rnd: Ch 5, *dc in ring, ch 2. Repeat from * 6 more times. Join with sl st to 3rd st of ch-5 first made (8 sps). 

2nd rnd: Sc in same place as sl st, *ch 18, sc at joining of 2 motifs, ch 18, sc in same place as 1st sc was made, sc in next sp, ch 9, sc in next point on motif, ch 9, sc in same sp on ring where last sc was made, sc in next sp, ch 9, sc in next point, ch 9, sc in same sp on ring where last sc was made, sc in next dc. Repeat from * around. Join with sl st. Fasten and break off.