Create a lacy doily with this doily crochet pattern to accent any table in your home. This intermediate crochet pattern uses a small 2 crochet hook (1.75 mm) and light cotton yarn to create the delicate design. Check out this clever project for turning crochet doilies into bowls.
Materials:
- Yarn: 1 ball of Bernat Handicrafter Crochet Cotton (14 oz / 400 g) (1 doily = 66 yds [62 m])
- Crochet Hook: Size 1.75 mm (U.S. 2) or size needed to obtain gauge.
Gauge: Center motif (to 3rd rnd) = 1 3/4" [4.5 cm] in diameter
Measurements: Finished Size 9 1/4" [23.5 cm] in diameter.
Pattern:Ch 6. Join with sl st to form ring.
1st rnd: Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc). 15 dc in ring. Ss in top of ch-3. 16 dc.
2nd rnd: Ch 4 (counts as 1 dc and ch-1). Miss next dc. (1 dc in next dc. Ch 1) 15 times. Ch 1. Sl st in 3rd ch of ch-4.
3rd rnd: Ss in ch-1 sp. Ch 3. 2 dc in same ch-1 sp as ss. 3 dc in every ch-1 sp around. 48 dc. Sl st in top of ch-3.
4th rnd: Ch 8. Miss first 4 dc. 1 dc in next dc. (Ch 5. Miss next 3 dc. 1 dc in next dc) 10 times. Ch 5. Ss in 3rd ch of ch-8.
5th rnd: Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc). 6 dc in first ch-5 sp. 7 dc in every ch-5 sp around. Sl st to top of ch-3. 84 dc.
6th rnd: Ch 3 (counts as 1 dc). Miss 1st dc. 1 dc in each of next 6 dc. Ch 2. *1 dc in each of next 7 dc. Ch 2. Rep from * around. Ss in top of ch-3.
7th rnd: Ch 3. 1 dc in same st. 1 dc in each of next 5 dc. 2 dc in next dc. Ch 2. Miss ch-2 sp. *2 dc in next dc. 1 dc in each of next 5 dc. 2 dc in next dc. Ch 2. Miss ch-2 sp. Rep from * around ending with ss in top of ch-3.
8th rnd: *Ch 7. Miss next 3 dc. 1 sc in next dc. Ch 7. 1 sc in next ch-2 sp. Rep from * 11 times more. Ch 3. 1 tr in last ch-2 sp.
9th rnd: Ch 7. 1 sc in first ch-7 sp. *Ch 7. 1 sc in next ch-7 sp. Rep from * to last ch-7 sp. Ch 3. 1 tr in first tr.
10th rnd: Ch 8. 1 sc in first ch- 7 sp. *Ch 8. 1 sc in next ch-7 sp. Rep from * to last ch-7 sp. Ch 4. 1 tr in first tr.
11th rnd: Ch 8. 1 sc in first ch-8 sp. *Ch 8. 1 sc in next ch-8 sp. Rep from * to last ch-8 sp. Ch 4. 1 tr in first tr.
12th rnd: Ch 9. 1 sc in first ch-8 sp. *Ch 9. 1 sc in next ch-8 sp. Rep from * to last ch-8 sp. Ch 5. 1 tr in first tr.
13th rnd: Ch 9. 1 sc in first ch-9 sp. *Ch 9. 1 sc in next ch-9 sp. Rep from * to last ch-9 sp. Ch 5. 1 tr in first tr.
14th rnd: Ch 3. *(5 dc. Ch 3. 5 dc) in next ch-9 sp. (2 dc. Ch 2. 2 dc) in next ch-9 sp. Rep from * around. Sl st to top of ch-3.
15th rnd: *Ch 5. (1 dc. Ch 2. 1 dc. Ch 5. 1 dc. Ch 2. 1 dc) in next ch-3 sp. Ch 5. (1 sc. Ch 5. 1 sc) in next ch-2 sp. Rep from * around. Ch 5. Sl st in first ch of ch-5. Fasten off.
What a cute doily and the clever idea of turning it into a bowl is so amazingly clever. I've got to give this a try. It would be a great project for a beginner crocheter
