Materials Required: AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY “STAR” MERCERIZED CROCHET COTTON, ARTICLE 30 Size 50

5—100 yd. Balls White.

Steel Crochet Hook No. 13.

Doily measures about 10½ inches without ruffle.

Ch 6, join to form a ring, ch 6, d c in ring, * ch 3, d c in ring, repeat from * 3 times, ch 3, join in 3rd st of ch.

2nd Row. Ch 1, * 2 d c, 5 tr c, 2 d c in mesh, s c in next d c, repeat from * all around.

3rd Row. * Ch 6, s c in next s c in back of petal, repeat from * all around.

4th Row. In each loop work 2 d c, 7 tr c, 2 d c and 1 s c in s c between petals.

5th Row. Ch 10, sl st in 5th st from hook for picot, ch 7, sl st in 5th st from hook for picot, ch 2, s c in center st of next petal, ** ch 7, sl st in 5th st from hook for picot, ch 7, sl st in 5th st from hook for picot, ch 2, d c between petals, * ch 7, sl st in 5th st from hook for picot, repeat from *, ch 2, s c in center st of next petal, repeat from ** 4 times, * ch 7, sl st in 5th st from hook for picot, repeat from *, ch 2, join in 3rd st of ch.

6th Row. * Ch 7, s c between picots of next loop, ch 7, s c in next s c, ch 7, s c between picots of next loop, ch 7, s c in next d c, repeat from * all around.

7th Row. Sl st to center of next loop, ch 8, d c in same loop, * ch 2, 1 d c, ch 5, 1 d c in next loop, repeat from * all around ending row with ch 2, join in 3rd st of ch.

8th Row. Sl st to center of next loop, ch 5, s c in same loop, * ch 2, skip the ch 2 loop, 3 d c in next loop, ch 5, sl st in top of last d c for picot, 5 d c in same loop, ch 5, sl st in top of last d c for picot, 3 d c in same loop, (shell) ch 2, skip the next 2 ch loop, 1 s c, ch 5, 1 s c in next loop, repeat from * all around ending row with ch 2, skip the 2 ch loop, 3 d c, picot, 5 d c, picot, 3 d c in next loop, ch 2, join.

9th Row. Sl st into 5 ch loop, ch 7, s c in center d c of next shell, ch 5, s c in same space, ch 7, * s c in next 5 ch loop, ch 7, s c in center d c of next shell, ch 5, s c in same space, ch 7, repeat from * all around.

10th Row. Sl st to center of next loop, ch 8, d c in same space, * ch 7, sl st in 5th st from hook for picot, ch 2, 1 d c, ch 5, 1 d c in center st of next ch 7 loop, repeat from * all around ending row with ch 7, sl st in 5th st from hook for picot, ch 2, join in 3rd st of ch.

11th Row. Sl st into loop, * ch 5, s c in same space, ch 9, skip the picot loop, s c in next loop, repeat from * all around ending row with ch 4, tr c in sl st, (this brings thread in position for next row).

12th Row. Ch 8, d c in same space, ch 5, d c in same space, * ch 7, sl st in 5th st from hook for picot, ch 2, 1 d c, ch 5, 1 d c in center st of next 9 ch loop, ch 7, sl st in 5th st from hook for picot, ch 2, d c in center st of next 9 ch loop, ch 5, d c in same space, ch 5, d c in same space, repeat from * all around ending row with ch 7, sl st in 5th st from hook for picot, ch 2, 1 d c, ch 5, 1 d c in next 9 ch loop, ch 7, sl st in 5th st from hook for picot, ch 2, join in 3rd st of ch.

13th Row. Sl st to loop, * ch 7, s c in next loop, ch 7, skip the picot loop, 1 s c, ch 5, 1 s c in next loop, ch 7, skip the picot loop, s c in next loop, repeat from * all around.

Next 4 Rows. Repeat 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th rows.

18th Row. Sl st into loop, ch 3 (counts as 1 d c), 2 dc, picot, 5 d c, picot, 3 d c (shell) in same loop, * ch 2, 1 d c, ch 5, 1 d c in center st of next loop, ch 7, sl st in 5th st from hook for picot, ch 2, 1 d c, ch 5, 1 d c in center st of next 7 ch loop, ch 2, 3 d c, picot, 5 d c, picot, 3 d c in next loop, repeat from * all around ending row with ch 2, 1 d c, ch 5, 1 d c in center st of next loop, ch 7, sl st in 5th st from hook for picot, ch 2, 1 d c, ch 5, 1 d c in center st of next loop, ch 2, join.

19th Row. Sl st to center of shell, * ch 5, s c in same space, ch 7, s c in next 5 ch loop, ch 5, s c in same space, ch 7, skip the picot loop, 1 s c, ch 5, 1 s c in next loop, ch 7, 1 s c in center d c of next shell, repeat from * all around ending row with ch 5, s c in same space, ch 7, s c in next 5 ch loop, ch 5, s c in same space, ch 7, skip the picot loop, s c in next 5 ch loop, ch 5, s c in same space, ch 7, join. Repeat 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th rows once, then repeat 10th and 11th rows.