Big Vintage Doily Free Crochet Pattern

Happy Holidays! 

In the original publication (Priscilla Doily Book No. 101 by Coats & Clark's, 1958) this doily is called Midsummer Moon. But I'm going to use it as a Winter Holidays decoration.

This doily is very big; I couldn't even get it all into a picture. I used size ten crochet cotton thread and a 1.25 mm steel hook. My finished doily measures 22 inches across.  It took me about a week to finish this doily. 

Starting at center, ch 4. 1st rnd: 15 dc in 4th ch from hook. Join with sl st to top of starting chain.

2nd rnd: Ch 4, * dc in next dc, ch 1. Repeat from * around. Join to 3rd ch of ch-4 (16 sps).

3rd rnd: Ch 3, 2 dc in same place as sl st, * ch 1, dc in next dc, ch 1, 3 dc in next dc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 1. Join to top of ch-3.

4th rnd: Ch 3, * dc in next 2 dc, (ch 2, dc in next dc) twice. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 2. Join.

5th rnd: Ch 3, dc in next 2 dc, * ch 3, 3 dc in next dc, ch 3, dc in next 3 dc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3. Join.

6th rnd: Ch 3, dc in next 2 dc, * ch 3, 2 dc in next dc; in next dc make dc, ch 1 and dc (V st made); 2 dc in next dc, ch 3, dc in next 3 dc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3. Join.

7th rnd: Ch 3, dc in next 2 dc, ch 3, * dc in next 3 dc, ch 1, dc in next V-st sp, ch 1, (dc in next 3 dc, ch 3) twice. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3. Join.

8th rnd: Ch 3, dc in next 2 dc, * ch 3, dc in next 3 dc, ch 2, dc in next dc, ch 2, dc in next 3 dc, ch 3, dc in next 3 dc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3. Join.

9th rnd: Ch 3, dc in same place as sl st, * V st in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 3, dc in next 3 dc, ch 2, dc in next dc, ch 2, dc in next 3 dc, ch 3, 2 dc in next dc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3. Join.

10th rnd: Ch 3, dc in next 2 dc, * ch 2, dc in next 3 dc, ch 3, dc in next 3 dc, ch 2, dc in next dc, ch 2, dc in next 3 dc, ch 3, dc in next 3 dc.  Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3. Join.

11th rnd: Ch 3, dc in next 2 dc, * (ch 3, dc in next 3 dc) twice; ch 2, dc in next dc, ch 2, dc in next 3 dc, ch 3, dc in next 3 dc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3. Join.

12th rnd: Ch 3, dc in next 2 dc, * ch 4, dc in next 3 dc, ch 3, dc in next 3 dc, ch 2, dc in next dc, ch 2, dc in next 3 dc, ch 3, dc in next 3 dc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3. Join.

13th rnd: Work as for 12th rnd, making 8 ch-5 sps (instead of ch-4 sps).

14th rnd: Ch 3, dc in next 2 dc, * ch 3, 3 dc in 3rd ch of next ch-5, (ch 3, dc in next 3 dc) twice; ch 1, dc in next dc, ch 1, dc in next 3 dc, ch 3, dc in next 3 dc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3. Join.

15th rnd: Ch 3, dc in next 2 dc, * ch 3, 2 dc in next dc, V st in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 3, dc in next 3 dc, ch 3, dc in next 7 dc, ch 3, dc in next 3 dc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3. Join.

16th rnd: Ch 3, dc in next 2 dc, * (ch 4, dc in next 3 dc, ch 3, dc in next 3 dc) twice; skip next dc, dc in next 3 dc, ch 3, dc in next 3 dc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3. Join.

17th rnd: Ch 3, dc in next 2 dc, * (ch 5, dc in next 3 dc) 3 times; ch 3, (holding back- on hook the last loop of each dc, dc in next 2 dc, thread over and draw through all loops on hook- 2-dc cluster made) 3 times, ch 3, dc in next 3 dc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3. Join.

18th rnd: Ch 3, dc in next 2 dc, * ch 5, dc in next 3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc in 3rd ch of next ch-5, ch 3, dc in next 3 dc, ch 5, dc in next 3 dc, ch 3, 3-dc cluster over next 3 dc, ch 3, dc in next 3 dc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3. Join.

19th rnd: Ch 3, dc in next 2 dc, * ch 5, dc in next 3 dc, ch 3, 2 dc in next dc, V st in next dc, 2 dc in next dc, ch 3, dc in next 3 dc, ch 5, dc in next 3 dc, ch 2, dc in tip of cluster, ch 2, dc in next 3 dc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 2. Join.

20th rnd: Ch 3, dc in next 2 dc, * ch 5, (dc in next 3 dc, ch 3) 3 times; dc in next 3 dc, ch 5, dc in next 3 dc, ch 1, dc in next dc, ch 1, dc in next 3 dc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 1. Join.

21st  rnd: Ch 3, dc in next 2 dc, * (ch 5, dc in next 3 dc, ch 4, dc in next 3 dc) twice; ch 5, dc in next 7 dc. Repeat from * around, ending with dc in last 4 dc. Join.

22nd rnd: Ch 3, dc in next 2 dc, * (ch 5, dc in next 3 dc) twice; ch 7, dc in next 3 dc, (ch 5, dc in next 3 dc) twice; skip next dc, dc in next 3 dc. Repeat from * around, ending with dc in next 3 dc, skip last dc. Join.

23rd rnd: Sl st in next dc, ch 3, dc in next dc, * (ch 5, dc in next 3 dc) twice; ch 9, (dc in next 3 dc, ch 5) twice; make 3 2-dc clusters over next 6 dc. Repeat from * around, ending with 2 2-dc clusters. Join to first dc.

24th rnd: Ch 10, * dc in next 3 dc, ch 7, dc in next 3 dc, ch 9, (dc in next 3 dc, ch 7) twice; cluster over next 3 dc, ch 7. Repeat from * around, ending with cluster over last 2 dc. Join to 3rd ch of ch-10.

25th rnd: Ch 8, * (sc in center ch of next loop, ch 5, cluster over next 3 dc, ch 5) 4 times; sc in center ch of next loop, ch 5, dc in tip of next cluster, ch 5. Repeat from * around, ending with sc in center ch of last loop, ch 2, dc in 3rd ch of ch-8.

26th rnd: * Ch 5, sc in next loop, 5 dc in next sc (shell made), sc in next loop. Repeat from * around, ending with shell, sl st in last dc.

27th rnd: Sl st in first ch of next loop, ch 1, in same loop make sc, ch 5 and sc; * ch 5, sc in center dc of next shell, ch 5, in next loop make sc, ch 5 and sc. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 2, dc in first sc.

28th rnd: * Ch 5, sc in next loop. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 2, dc in dc.

29th rnd: Ch 5, sc in next loop, * shell in next sc, sc in next loop, (ch 5, sc in next loop) twice. Repeat from * around, ending as before.

30th rnd: Ch 5, sc in next loop, * ch 5, sc in center dc of shell, (ch 5, sc in next loop) twice. Repeat from * around, ending as before.
31st to 39th rnds inch Repeat 28th, 29th and 30th rnds 3 times.

40th rnd: Repeat 28th rnd.

41st rnd: Ch 1, sc in loop just formed, * shell in next sc, sc in next loop. Repeat from * around, ending with shell, sl st in first sc. Break off. Starch lightly and press.

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