A few years ago I attempted to crochet this doily but gave up. The pattern seemed to complicated and confusing to me. But it is one of the most beautiful doilies I've ever seen, so I decided to give it another try. And my attempt was successful!
It doesn't look too difficult, yet it's not an easy pattern. Up to the 7th round, it's fine. But then it gets complicated. Yet I managed to get through it... Until I got to the 26th round!
That round simply drove me insane. I tried over and over, and yet couldn't follow through with it.
So I made my own variation of the last round. It looks very similar to the original pattern, but it's much easier.
At the end of the pattern I included my modified/simplified 26th round.
I used size ten cotton crochet thread and size 1.25 mm crochet steel hook. My doily came out 26 inches in diameter.
The patter for this doily is from Star Doily Book #137, by American Thread Company.
Chain (ch) 6, join to form a ring, ch 6, double crochet (d
c) in ring, * ch 3, d c in ring, repeat from * 5 times, ch 3, join in 3rd
stitch (st) of ch.
2nd Round. Slip stitch (sl st) into loop, ch 4 (counts
as 1 treble crochet [tr c]), 4 tr c in same space keeping last loop of each st
on hook, thread over and pull through all loops at one time, * ch 5, 5 tr c
cluster st in next loop (5 tr c cluster st: 5 tr c in same space keeping last
loop of each st on hook, thread over and pull through all loops at one time),
repeat from * 6 times, ch 5, join in top of 1st cluster st.
3rd Round. Sl st into loop, ch 4, 2 tr c, ch 2, 3 tr c
in same space, * ch 3, 3 tr c, ch 2, 3 tr c in next loop, repeat from * 6
times, ch 3, join in 4th st of ch.
4th Round. Ch 4, tr c in same space, 1 tr c in each of
the next 2 tr c, * ch 2, 1 tr c in each of the next 2 tr c, 2 tr c in next tr
c, ch 3, 2 tr c in next tr c, 1 tr c in each of the next 2 tr c, repeat from *
all around ending to correspond, ch 3, join.
5th Round. Ch 4, tr c in same space, 1 tr c in each of
the next 3 tr c, * ch 2, 1 tr c in each of the next 3 tr c, 2 tr c in next tr
c, ch 4, 2 tr c in next tr c, 1 tr c in each of the next 3 tr c, repeat from *
all around ending to correspond, ch 4, join.
6th Round. Ch 4, 1 tr c in each of the next 4 tr c, *
ch 2, 1 tr c in each of the next 5 tr c, ch 2, tr c in next loop, ch 4, 1 tr c
in each of the next 5 tr c, repeat from * all around ending with ch 2, tr c in
next loop, ch 4, join.
7th Round. Ch 4, 1 tr c in each of the next 4 tr c, *
ch 2, 1 tr c in each of the next 3 tr c, 2 tr c cluster over next 2 sts (2 tr c
cluster: 1 tr c in each of the next 2 sts keeping last loop of each st on hook,
thread over and work off all loops at one time), ch 3, skip the next loop, tr c
in next loop, ch 4, 2 tr c in next tr c, ch 4, 1 tr c in same space as last st
worked in and in next tr c keeping last loop of each st on hook, thread over
and work off all loops at one time, 1 tr c in each of the next 3 tr c, repeat
from * 6 times, ch 2, 1 tr c in each of the next 3 tr c, 2 tr c cluster over
next 2 tr c, ch 3, skip next loop, tr c in next loop, ch 4, 2 tr c in same
space with ch 4, ch 4, join in 1st tr c.
8th Round. Ch 4, 1 tr c in each of the next 3 tr c, *
skip next loop, 1 tr c in each of the next 2 tr c, 2 tr c cluster over next 2
sts, ch 4, skip next loop, tr c in next loop, ch 4, 1 tr c in each of the next
2 tr c, ch 4, tr c in next loop, ch 4, 2 tr c cluster over next 2 sts, 1 tr c
in each of the next 2 tr c, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, join
in 1st tr c.
9th Round. Ch 4, 1 tr c in each of the next 3 tr c, 2
tr c cluster over next 2 sts, * ch 4, tr c in next loop, repeat from * once, ch
3, 1 tr c in each of the next 2 tr c, ch 2, 2 tr c, ch 1, 2 tr c in same space
as last st worked in, ch 3, skip next loop, tr c in next loop, ch 4, 2 tr c
cluster over next 2 sts, 1 tr c in each of the next 2 tr c, 2 tr c cluster over
next 2 sts, repeat from 1st * all around ending to correspond, join in 1st tr
c.
10th Round. Ch 4, 1 tr c in each of the next 3 sts
keeping last loop of each st on hook, thread over and pull through all loops at
one time, * ch 4, tr c in next loop, repeat from * once, ch 3, skip next loop,
1 tr c in each of the next 2 tr c, ch 4, 2 tr c in next tr c, tr c in next tr
c, ch 2, tr c in next tr c, 2 tr c in next tr c, ch 3, skip next loop, tr c in
next loop, ch 4, 1 tr c in each of the next 4 sts keeping last loop of each st
on hook, thread over and work off all loops at one time, repeat from 1st * all
around ending to correspond, join in 1st tr c.
11th Round. Ch 8, * tr c in next loop, ch 5, 6 tr c
cluster st in next loop (6 tr c cluster st: 6 tr c in same space keeping last
loop of each st on hook, thread over and work off all loops at one time), skip
next loop, 1 tr c in each of the next 2 tr c, ch 4, tr c in next loop, ch 4, 2
tr c in next tr c, 1 tr c in each of the next 2 tr c, ch 2, 1 tr c in each of
the next 2 tr c, 2 tr c in next tr c, ch 3, skip next loop, tr c in next loop,
ch 4, tr c in top of next cluster st, ch 4, repeat from * all around ending to
correspond, join in 4th st of ch.
12th Round. Sl st into loop, ch 8, tr c in next loop,
** ch 3, 1 tr c in each of the next 2 tr c, * ch 4, tr c in next loop, repeat
from * once, ch 2, 2 tr c, ch 4, 2 tr c in next tr c, 1 tr c in each of the
next 3 tr c, ch 2, 1 tr c in each of the next 3 tr c, 2 tr c in next tr c, ch
4, skip next loop, tr c in next loop, * ch 4, tr c in next loop, repeat from *
once, then repeat from ** all around ending to correspond, join in 4th st of
ch.
13th Round. Ch 4 (counts as 1st tr c) and complete a 6
tr c cluster st in same loop, ** skip next loop, 1 tr c in each of the next 2
tr c, * ch 4, tr c in next loop, repeat from * once, ch 3, skip next loop, 1 tr
c in each of the next 2 tr c, ch 4, tr c in next loop, ch 4, 2 tr c cluster st
over next 2 tr c, 1 tr c in each of the next 3 tr c, ch 2, 1 tr c in each of
the next 3 tr c, 2 tr c cluster st over next 2 tr c, * ch 4, tr c in next loop,
repeat from * once, ch 5, 6 tr c cluster st in next loop, repeat from ** all
around ending to correspond, join in 1st tr c.
14th Round. Ch 4, tr c in next tr c, ** ch 4, tr c in
next loop, ch 5, 6 tr c cluster st in next loop, skip next loop, 1 tr c in each
of the next 2 tr c, * ch 4, tr c in next loop, repeat from * once, ch 4, 2 tr c
cluster over next 2 sts, tr c in next tr c, 2 tr c in next tr c, ch 1, 2 tr c
in next tr c, tr c in next tr c, 2 tr c cluster over next 2 sts, * ch 4, tr c
in next loop, repeat from * twice, ch 3, 1 tr c in each of the next 2 tr c,
repeat from ** all around ending to correspond, join in 4th st of ch.
15th Round. Ch 4, tr c in next tr c, * ch 4, tr c in
next loop, repeat from * once, ch 3, 1 tr c in each of the next 2 tr c, * ch 4,
tr c in next loop, repeat from * twice, ch 4, 2 tr c cluster over next 2 sts, 1
tr c in each of the next 2 sts, skip next ch 1 space, 1 tr c in each of the
next 2 tr c, 2 tr c cluster over next 2 sts, * ch 4, tr c in next loop, repeat
from * once, ch 5, 6 tr c cluster st in next loop, skip next loop, 1 tr c in
each of the next 2 tr c, repeat from 1st * all around ending to correspond,
join.
16th Round. Ch 4, tr c in next tr c, * ch 5, tr c in
next loop, ch 5, 6 tr c cluster st in next loop, skip next loop, 1 tr c in each
of the next 2 tr c, * ch 4, tr c in next loop, repeat from * 3 times, ch 4, 2
tr c cluster over next 2 sts, 1 tr c in each of the next 2 sts, 2 tr c cluster
over next 2 sts, * ch 4, tr c in next loop, repeat from * twice, ch 3, 1 tr c
in each of the next 2 sts, repeat from 1st * all around ending to correspond,
join.
17th Round. Ch 4, tr c in next tr c, * ch 4, tr c in
next loop, repeat from * once, ch 3, 1 tr c in each of the next 2 tr c, * ch 4,
tr c in next loop, repeat from * 4 times, ch 4, 4 tr c cluster over next 4 sts,
* ch 4, tr c in next loop, repeat from * once, ch 5, 6 tr c cluster st in next
loop, skip next loop, 2 tr c cluster over next 2 sts, repeat from 1st * all
around ending to correspond, join in 1st tr c.
18th Round. Ch 8, tr c in next loop, * ch 5, 6 tr c cluster
st in next loop, skip next loop, 2 tr c cluster over next 2 sts, * ch 4, tr c
in next loop, repeat from * 8 times, ch 4, tr c in next cluster st, ch 4, tr c
in next loop, repeat from 1st * all around ending to correspond, join.
19th Round. Sl st to center of loop, ch 8, tr c in next
loop, ** ch 4, tr c in next cluster st, * ch 4, tr c in next loop, repeat from
* 11 times, repeat from ** all around ending to correspond, join.
20th Round. Sl st to center of loop, ch 9, tr c in next
loop, * ch 5, tr c in next loop, repeat from * 3 times, ** ch 5, 6 tr c cluster
st in next loop, * ch 5, tr c in next loop, repeat from * 11 times, repeat from
** all around, ending to correspond, join.
21st Round. Sl st to center of loop, ch 9, tr c in next
loop, * ch 5, tr c in next loop, repeat from * once, ** ch 5, 6 tr c cluster st
in next loop, ch 5, 6 tr c cluster st in next loop, ch 3, 3 double treble
crochet (d tr c [3 times over hook]) with ch 3 between each d tr c in next
cluster st, ch 3, 6 tr c cluster st in next loop, ch 5, 6 tr c cluster st in
next loop, * ch 5, tr c in next loop, repeat from * 8 times, repeat from ** all
around ending to correspond, join.
22nd Round. Sl st to center of loop, ch 9, tr c in next
loop, ** ch 5, 6 tr c cluster st in next loop, ch 5, 6 tr c cluster st in next
loop, * ch 5, tr c in next loop, repeat from * twice, ch 5, d tr c in next d tr
c, * ch 5, tr c in next loop, repeat from * twice, ch 5, 6 tr c cluster st in
next loop, ch 5, 6 tr c cluster st in next loop, * ch 5, tr c in next loop,
repeat from * 5 times, repeat from ** all around ending to correspond, join.
23rd Round. Sl st to center of loop, ch 4 and complete
6 tr c cluster st in same space, ** ch 5, 6 tr c cluster st in next loop, * ch
5, tr c in next loop, repeat from * 4 times, ch 5, d tr c in next d tr c, * ch
5, tr c in next loop, repeat from * 4 times, ch 5, 6 tr c cluster st in next
loop, ch 5, 6 tr c cluster st in next loop, * ch 5, tr c in next loop, repeat
from * twice, ch 5, 6 tr c cluster st in next loop, repeat from ** all around
ending to correspond, join in top of 1st cluster st.
24th Round. Sl st to center of loop, ch 9, tr c in next
loop, * ch 5, tr c in next loop, repeat from * 4 times, ** ch 5, d tr c in next
d tr c, * ch 5, tr c in next loop, repeat from * 6 times, ch 5, work a 6 tr c
cluster st in each of the next 4 loops with ch 5 between each cluster st, * ch
5, tr c in next loop, repeat from * 6 times, repeat from ** all around ending
to correspond, join in 4th st of ch.
25th Round. Sl st to center of loop, ch 9, tr c in next
loop, * ch 5, tr c in next loop, repeat from * 4 times, ** ch 5, d tr c in next
d tr c, * ch 5, tr c in next loop, repeat from * 18 times, repeat from ** all
around ending to correspond, join.
26th Round. Ch 12, rice st in 8th st from hook (rice
st: 3 tr c in same space keeping last loop of each st on hook, thread over and
pull through all loops at one time), d tr c in next tr c, ch 8, rice st in top
of d tr c just made, tr c in next tr c, ch 8, rice st in top of tr c just made,
sl st in next tr c, ** ch 8, rice st in same space with sl st just made, tr c
in next tr c, ch 8, rice st in top of tr c just made, d tr c in next tr c, ch
8, rice st in top of d tr c just made, tr c in next tr c, ch 8, rice st in top
of tr c just made, sl st in next d tr c, * ch 8, rice st in same space with sl
st just made, tr c in next tr c, ch 8, rice st in top of tr c just made, d tr c
in next tr c, ch 8, rice st in top of d tr c just made, tr c in next tr c, ch
8, rice st in top of tr c just made, sl st in next tr c, repeat from * 3 times,
repeat from ** all around ending to correspond, join, cut thread.
My modified/simplified 26th Round. Ch 12, rice st
in 8th st from hook (rice st: 3 tr c in same space keeping last loop of each st
on hook, thread over and pull through all loops at one time), tr c in next tr c, ch 8, rice st in top of tr
c just made. Then simply make *tr c in next tr c (or d tr c), ch 8, rice st in
top of tr c just made* all the way around your doily. It’s much simpler, but it
looks close to the original pattern.
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