Tatted Doily Pattern #820

Materials: Clark's O.N.T. or J. & P. Coats Mercerized Crochet, size 30, Ecru. 1 shuttle, and Milward's steel crochet hook No. 7. Circle of linen about 5½ inches in diameter.

To begin, tie shuttle and ball thread ends. R, 5 d s, p, 5 d s, p, 5 d s, p, 5 d s, close. * Turn, on ball thread, make ch of 5 d s, p, 5 d s. Turn work. R, 5 d s, join to 3rd p of ring just made, 5 d s, p, 5 d s, p, 5 d s, close. Repeat from * for proper length to encircle linen center. Join and break thread.

2nd rnd: R, 3 d s, join to p of a ch of the previous rnd, 3 d s, close. Leave about ½ inch of thread clear, r, 3 d s, join to p of next ch, 3 d s, close. Fasten off thread at end of rnd. 3rd rnd: R, 3 d s, join to thread loop between 2 rings of previous rnd, 3 d s, close. * Leave about ½ inch of thread clear, r, 3 d s, join to next loop, 3 d s, close, repeat from * around. Fasten off thread.

4th and 5th rnds: Same as 3rd. 6th rnd: R, 5 d s, p, 5 d s, p, 5 d s, p, 5 d s, close. Leave about ¼ inch of thread clear, turn, r, 3 d s, join to loop between 2 rings of previous rnd, 3 d s, close. Turn and make another outer edge ring, joining to the 3rd p of the adjacent ring. On every 3rd loop around make 2 small rings, with an outer edge ring between. Continue around and fasten off.

Turn down the edge of the linen center and work a close row of s c around, joining tatted edging by the center p of rings of the 1st rnd.