Caprice Doily Pattern #7124

Materials: J. & P. Coats Tatting Cotton, 3 balls.
Milward's steel crochet hook No. 14.

When completed, doily measures about 10½ x 13 inches.

Rose. Starting at center, ch 15. Join with sl st to form ring. 1st rnd: Ch 1, 29 s c in ring. Join with sl st to ch-1 first made. 2nd rnd: Ch 4 (to count as tr), tr in each of next 2 s c, holding back the last loop of each tr on hook; then * thread over hook and draw through 2 loops at a time until all loops are worked off (1 cluster made); then ch 5, tr in each of next 3 s c, leaving last loop of each tr on hook. Repeat from * around, ending rnd with ch 5. Join with sl st to tip of first cluster (10 clusters in rnd). Fasten and break off.

Leaves. Starting at tip of leaf, ch 15. Make s c in 2nd ch from hook, s c in each ch across, 3 s c in last ch. Then, working along opposite side of foundation chain, make s c in each ch across, 3 s c in last ch. Hereafter pick up only the back loop of each s c. 1st row: S c in each s c across to within 1 s c from 3-s c group. Ch 1, turn. 2nd to 4th rows incl: S c in each s c across to within center s c of 3-s c group, 3 s c in center s c, s c in each s c across to within last 3 s c. Ch 1, turn. 5th row: S c in each s c across to within center s c of 3-s c group. Then sl st in center s c. Cut thread about 6 inches long and pull through loop (to be used later to join leaf to rose). Make another leaf same as this, and join one to tip of 2 clusters of rose, directly across from each other. Hereafter work is done in rnds instead of rows. 1st rnd: Attach thread to tip of one leaf. * Ch 7, s c in next corner s c of leaf, ch 7, s c in following corner s c of leaf, ch 7, tr in s c between s c just made and joining (of leaf to rose), ch 7, skip ch-5 of rose and the following cluster, d c in next ch-5, ch 7, s c in next ch-5, ch 7, d c in next ch-5, ch 7, tr in s c between joining and corner s c of next leaf, ch 7, s c in corner s c, ch 7, s c in following corner s c, ch 7, s c at tip of leaf. Repeat from * once more. 2nd rnd: Sl st to center of next ch-7 loop, ch 10 (to count as d c and ch-7), d c in next ch-7 loop, * ch 7, d c in next loop. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-7 with sl st to 3rd st of ch-10 first made. 3rd rnd: Ch 3 (to count as d c), * 7 d c in next sp, d c in next d c. Repeat from * around, making two 7-d c groups with ch-2 between each group, at end loops of oval center, and ending rnd with 7 d c. Join with sl st to 3rd st of ch-3 first made. 4th rnd: Ch 7 (to count as d c and ch-4), * skip 3 d c, d c in next d c, ch 4. Repeat from * around, making 2 d c with ch-4 between in ch-2 sp at both ends of oval. Join last ch-4 with sl st to 3rd st of ch-7 first made. 5th rnd: Sl st to center of next sp, ch 4 (to count as tr), * tr in next sp, ch 4, tr in same sp. Repeat from * around, ending rnd with ch 4, sl st in 4th st of ch-4 first made. 6th rnd: Sl st in next sp, ch 4 (to count as tr), 3 tr in same sp, * ch 2, 4 tr in next sp. Repeat from * around, making two 4-tr groups with ch-2 between groups at both ends of oval. Join last ch-2 with sl st to 4th st of ch-4 first made. 7th rnd: * Ch 10, s c in next ch-2 sp, ch 4, s c in same sp. Repeat from * around, making 2 s c with ch-10 between in sp at each end of oval. 8th rnd: Sl st to center of next ch-10 loop, * ch 11, s c in next loop, ch 4, s c in 4th ch from hook (1 p made), s c in same ch-10 loop. Repeat from * around. 9th and 10th rnds: Same as 8th rnd, but making ch-12 (instead of ch-11) loops in 9th rnds, and ch-13 loops in 10th rnd. 11th rnd: Sl st in each of first 3 ch of next loop, s c in loop, ch 7 (to count as d tr and ch-2), * 4 tr in same loop, ch 2, d tr in same loop, 2 d tr with ch-2 between in p, d tr in next loop, ch 2. Repeat from * around. Join last d tr with sl st to 5th st of ch-7 first made. 12th rnd: Sl st to next ch-2 sp, ch 6 (to count as tr and ch-2), * tr in same sp, tr between 2nd and 3rd tr, ch 2, tr in same place, tr in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, tr in same sp, skip 2 d tr, tr in next sp, ch 2, tr in same sp, tr in next sp, ch 2. Repeat from * around. Join with sl st. 13th rnd: Sl st to center of next sp, * ch 5, skip 2 tr, s c in next sp. Repeat from * around. 14th rnd: Sl st to center of next ch-5 loop, * ch 13, skip 1 loop, s c in next loop, ch-4 p, s c in same loop. Repeat from * around. 15th rnd: Sl st to center of next ch-13 loop, * ch 15, s c in next loop, p, s c in same loop. 16th and 17th rnds: Same as 15th rnd, but making ch-17 loops in 16th rnd, and ch-19 loops in 17th rnd. Fasten and break off.