Simple Beginner's Doily, Free Crochet Pattern

Simple, easy, quick! 

That's the way I describe this new doily. Made with cotton crochet thread size 3 (Aunt Lydia's), and a size D/3 (3.25 mm) hook, it's worked very quickly.

Makes a good doily project for beginners!

Simple Beginner's Doily, Crochet Pattern

Olga Poltava © February, 2018

This pattern is my original design and it cannot be distributed in any form. You are welcome to make items for sale or personal use from this pattern.

This pattern is written using the US crochet terminology. 

Skill Level: Easy

Measurements: about 14 inches across 

Materials:

Hook size D/3 (3.25 mm) 

Crochet cotton thread size 3, about 140 yards 

Gauge: first 3 rounds = 3 inches 

Abbreviations:

ch: chain

sl st: slip stitch

sc: single crochet 

dc: double crochet

dc2-tog: 2 double crochet finished together (also known as dc 2 decrease) 

dc3-tog: 3 double crochet finished together (also known as dc 3 decrease)

* * instructions between asterisks should be repeated as many times as there are stitches to accommodate.

{ } instructions within brackets should be repeated as many times as stated.

Ch 10, join in ring with sl st. 

Round 1: ch 3 (counts as 1st dc),  23 dc in ring; join with sl st to 3rd ch of beginning ch-3. (24 dc)

Round 2: ch 6 (counts as 1st dc and ch 3), skip next dc, *dc in next dc, ch 3, skip next dc* around; join with sl st to 3rd ch of begging ch-3.

Round 3: sl st in next ch-space, ch 3 (counts as 1st dc), 3 dc in same ch-space, ch 1, *4 dc in next ch-space, ch 1* around; don’t make last ch 1, instead join with hdc to 3rd ch of beginning ch-3. (This brings thread and hook in position for next round). 

Round 4: ch 1, sc in same loop, ch 5, *sc in next ch-1 space, ch 5* around, join with sl st to 1st sc. 

Round 5: sl st in next ch-space, ch 2, dc2-tog in same space (counts as 1st dc3-tog), ch 3, dc3-tog in same ch-space, ch 3, *(dc3-tog, ch 3, dc3-tog) all in next ch-space, ch 3* around; don’t make last ch 3, instead make ch 1 and join with dc to top of 1st dc3-tog.

Round 6: ch 1, sc in same loop, ch 3, *sc in next ch-space, ch 3* around; join with sl st to 1st sc. 

Round 7: sl st to next ch-space, ch 3, (3 dc, ch 3, 4 dc) all in same ch-space (beginning  shell made), skip next ch-space, *(4 dc, ch 2, 4 dc) all in next ch-space (shell made), skip next ch-space* around; join with sl st to 3rd ch of beginning ch 3.  

Round 8: sl st to next ch-space, beginning shell, ch 2, *shell over next shell (it means work shell into ch-2 space of next shell), ch 2* around; join.  

Round 9: sl st to next ch-space, beginning shell, ch 3, *shell over next shell, ch 3* around; join.

Round 10: sl st to next ch-space, beginning shell, ch 3, dc in 2nd ch of next ch-3, ch 3, *shell over next shell, ch 3, dc in 2nd ch of next ch-3, ch 3* around; join.

Round 11: sl st to next ch-space, beginning shell, ch 3, (dc, ch 2, dc) all in next dc, ch 3, *shell over next shell, ch 3, (dc, ch 2, dc) all in next dc, ch 3* around; join.

Round 12: sl st to next ch-space, beginning shell, ch 2, shell in ch-space between next 2 dc, ch 2, *shell over next shell, ch 2, shell in ch-space between next 2 dc, ch 2* around; join.

Round 13: sl st to next ch-space, beginning shell, ch 3, *shell over next shell, ch 3* around; join. 

Round 14: sl st to next ch-space, ch 3, 3 dc in same ch-space, ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch from hook (picot made), 4 dc in same ch-space (beginning shell with picot made), ch 5, sl st in 3rd ch from hook (picot made), ch 3, *(4 dc, ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch from hook, 4 dc) all in ch-2 space of next shell, ch 5, sl st in 3rd ch from hook, ch 3* around; join. 

Fasten off.