Occasional Doily Pattern #740

Materials: Clark's O.N.T. (2 balls) or J. & P. Coats (1 ball) Mercerized Crochet, size 50.
Milward's steel crochet hook No. 11.

When completed, doily measures about 12 inches in diameter.

Starting at center, ch 10, join with sl st to form ring. 1st rnd: Ch 4 (to count as 1 tr), make 31 tr in ring. Join with sl st. 2nd rnd: * Ch 5, skip 1 tr, s c in next. Repeat from * around (16 loops). Sl st in 3 sts of first loop. 3rd rnd: * Ch 13, s c in next loop. Repeat from * around. 4th rnd: * 7 s c in next loop, ch 3, 1 p (to make a p, ch 4 and sl st in 4th ch from hook), ch 3, 1 p, ch 1, 1 p, ch 3, 1 p, ch 3, 7 s c in same loop. Repeat from * around. Break thread. 5th rnd: Attach thread to ch-1 between 2 p's at top of loop of previous rnd. Ch 12 (to count as 1 d c and ch-9), * d c in ch-1 of next loop, ch 9. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-9 with sl st to 3rd ch of first ch-12. 6th rnd: Ch 6 (to count as 1 d c and ch-3), 1 d c in same place as sl st, * ch 3, d c in 5th st of ch-9, ch 3, d c in same place, ch 3, d c in next d c, ch 3, d c in same place. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-3 to 4th st of ch-7. 7th rnd: Ch 4 (to count as 1 tr), tr in ch-3, ch 3, 2 tr in same ch-3, * ch 3, skip ch-3, in next ch-3 make: 2 tr, ch 3, 2 tr. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-3 to 4th st of ch-4 first made. Sl st in next 2 sts to bring work to ch-3. 8th rnd: Ch 3, in same ch-3 sp make: * 2 tr, 1 d tr, 2 tr, 1 d c, ch 3; 1 s c in next ch-3, ch 3, 1 d c in next ch-3. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-3 with sl st to 1st ch-3 made. Sl st to d tr. 9th rnd: Ch 15 (to count as 1 d tr and ch-9), * d tr in d tr of next scallop, ch 9. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-9 to 6th st of 1st ch-16. 10th rnd: 11 s c in each ch-9. 11th rnd: * Ch 3, 1 p, ch 5, 1 p, ch 3, s c in 5th s c of 11-s c loop, ch 3, 1 p, ch 5, 1 p, ch 3, 1 s c in d tr. Repeat from * around (66 loops). Join last ch-3 to 1st st of 1st ch-3. Sl st across 5 sts (to 3rd ch between 2 p's). 12th to 18th rnds incl: Same as 11th rnd, but putting s c's in ch-5's between the 2 p's of each loop, ending as before. 19th rnd: * Ch 6, a 3 d tr-cluster in ch-5 between 2 p's of next loop (for a 3 d tr-cluster, make 3 d tr, holding back on hook the last loop of each d tr—4 loops on hook—then work off loops on hook 2 at a time), ch 5, a 3 d tr-cluster in same place, ch 5, a 3 d tr-cluster in same place, ch 6, s c in ch-5 between 2 p's of next loop, ch 3, 1 p, ch 5, 1 p, ch 3, s c in ch-5 between 2 p's of next loop. Repeat from * around, ending with 1 s c in sl st first made. Sl st in next 8 sts to bring work to 1st st of ch-5 after cluster of next group. 20th rnd: Ch 6, complete a cluster in same ch-5, * ch 5, a cluster in same ch-5, ch 5, a cluster in next ch-5, ch 5, a cluster in same place, ch 9, s c in ch-5 between 2 p's of next loop, ch 9, a cluster in ch-5 after 1st cluster of next group. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-9 to 6th st of 1st ch-6. Sl st 2 sts. 21st rnd: Ch 6, complete a cluster in same ch-5, ** ch 2, 1 p, ch 2, a cluster in same place, * ch 2, 1 p, ch 2, a cluster in next ch-5, ch 2, 1 p, ch 2, a cluster in same place. Repeat from * once more. Ch 5, then work as follows: Thread over 3 times, insert hook in 6th st of next ch-9, pull loop through, thread over, and work off 2 loops on hook (4 loops left on hook), thread over, insert hook in 4th st of next ch-9, pull loop through, then take off 2 loops at a time 5 times, ch 5, make a cluster in next ch-5 after 1st cluster of next group. Repeat from ** around, joining last ch-5 to 1st cluster made. Break off.