Star of India Doily Pattern #7365

MATERIALS:
CLARK'S O.N.T. or J. & P. COATS BEST SIX CORD MERCERIZED CROCHET, Size 20:
Small Ball:
Clark's O.N.T.—3 ball of White or Ecru,
or
J. & P. Coats—2 balls of White or Ecru.
Milward's Steel Crochet Hook No. 8 or 9.

Completed doily measures about 17 inches in diameter, from point to point.

   Starting at center, ch 9. Join with sl st. 1st rnd: Ch 4, 19 tr in ring. Join with sl st. 2nd rnd: Ch 6, * tr in next tr, ch 2. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-2 with sl st to 4th ch of ch-6 (20 sps). 3rd rnd: Sl st in next sp, ch 4, tr in same place as last sl st, * ch 2, 2 tr in next sp. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-2 with sl st to 4th ch of ch-4. 4th rnd: Sl st in next tr and in next sp, ch 4, 2 tr in same place as last sl st, * ch 3, 3 tr in next sp. Repeat from * around. Join. 5th rnd: Sl st in next 2 tr and in next sp, ch 4, 3 tr in same place as last sl st, * ch 5, 4 tr in next sp. Repeat from * around. Join. 6th rnd: Ch 4, tr in next sp, * ch 6, tr in same sp as last tr, tr in following sp. Repeat from * around. Join. 7th rnd: Ch 4, tr in next tr, * 7 tr in next sp, tr in next 2 tr. Repeat from * around. Join. 8th rnd: Ch 9, * skip 3 tr, tr in next tr, ch 5, skip 4 tr, tr in next tr, ch 5. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-5 to 4th ch of ch-9 (40 sps). 9th rnd: Sl st in next sp, ch 4, 4 tr in same place as last sl st, * (ch 3, 5 tr in next sp) 4 times; ch 5, 5 tr in next sp. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-5 with sl st to 4th ch of ch-4. Hereafter pick up only the back loop of each tr throughout.

   10th rnd: Sl st in next tr, ch 4, tr in next 3 tr, * tr in next ch, ch 3, skip 1 tr, tr in next 4 tr, tr in next ch. Ch 3, skip 1 tr, tr in next 3 tr, (ch 3, skip 2 ch, tr in next ch, tr in next 4 tr) twice; ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 5, skip 1 tr, tr in next 4 tr. Repeat from * around. Join. 11th rnd: Sl st in next tr, ch 4, tr in next 3 tr, * tr in next ch, ch 3, skip 1 tr, tr in next 4 tr, tr in next ch, ch 3, skip 1 tr, tr in next tr, (ch 3, skip 2 ch, tr in next ch, tr in next 4 tr) twice; (ch 5, s c in next loop) twice; ch 5, skip 1 tr, tr in next 4 tr. Repeat from * around. 12th rnd: Sl st in next tr, ch 4, tr in next 3 tr, * tr in next ch, ch 3, skip 1 tr, tr in next 4 tr, tr in next ch, ch 4, skip the 2 ch, the 1 tr and the next 2 ch, tr in next ch, tr in next 4 tr, ch 3, skip 2 ch, tr in next ch, tr in next 4 tr, (ch 5, s c in next loop) 3 times; ch 5, skip 1 tr, tr in next 4 tr. Repeat from * around. Join. 13th rnd: Sl st in next tr, ch 4, tr in next 3 tr, * tr in next ch, ch 3, skip 1 tr, tr in next 4 tr, tr in next ch, (ch 3, skip 2 ch, tr in next ch, tr in 4 tr) twice; (ch 5, s c in next loop) 4 times; ch 5, skip 1 tr, tr in next 4 tr. Repeat from * around. Join. 14th rnd: Sl st in next tr, ch 4, tr in next 3 tr, * tr in next ch, ch 3, skip 1 tr, tr in next 4 tr, tr in next ch, ch 1, skip 1 ch, tr in next ch, tr in next 4 tr, ch 3, skip 2 ch, tr in next ch, tr in next 4 tr, (ch 5, s c in next loop) 5 times; ch 5, skip 1 tr, tr in next 4 tr. Repeat from * around. Join.

   15th rnd: Sl st in next tr, ch 4, tr in next 3 tr, * tr in next ch, ch 3, skip 1 tr, tr in next 4 tr, tr in next ch, tr in next 4 tr, ch 3, skip 2 ch, tr in next ch, tr in next 4 tr, (ch 5, s c in next loop) 6 times; ch 5, skip 1 tr, tr in next 4 tr. Repeat from * around. Join. 16th rnd: Sl st in next tr, ch 4, tr in next 3 tr, * tr in next ch, ch 3, skip 1 tr, tr in next 7 tr, ch 3, skip 2 ch, tr in next ch, tr in next 4 tr, (ch 5, s c in next loop) 7 times; ch 5, skip 1 tr, tr in next 4 tr. Repeat from * around. Join. 17th, 18th and 19th rnds: Work as for 16th rnd, having 1 more ch-5 loop in each group and 2 d c less in each d c-group (between 4 d c-groups) on each rnd. Join. 20th rnd: Sl st in next tr, ch 4, tr in next 3 tr, * tr in next ch, ch 4, skip the 2 ch, the tr and the next 2 ch, tr in next ch, tr in next 4 tr, (ch 5, s c in next loop) 11 times; ch 5, skip 1 tr, tr in next 4 tr. Repeat from * around. Join. 21st rnd: Sl st in next tr, ch 4, tr in next 3 tr, * tr in next ch, ch 3, skip 2 ch, tr in next ch, tr in next 4 tr, (ch 5, s c in next loop) 12 times; ch 5, skip 1 tr, tr in next 4 tr. Repeat from * around. Join. 22nd rnd: Sl st in next ch, ch 4, tr in next 3 tr, * tr in next ch, ch 1, skip 1 ch, tr in next ch, tr in next 4 tr, (ch 5, s c in next loop) 13 times; ch 5, skip 1 tr, tr in next 4 tr. Repeat from * around. Join.

   23rd rnd: Sl st in next tr, ch 4, tr in next 3 tr, * tr in next ch, tr in next 4 tr, (ch 5, s c in next loop) 14 times; ch 5, skip 1 tr, tr in next 4 tr. Repeat from * around. Join. 24th rnd: Sl st in next tr, ch 4, tr in next 6 tr, * ch 7, tr in next loop, (ch 3, tr in next loop) 14 times; ch 7, skip 1 tr, tr in next 7 tr. Repeat from * around. Join. 25th rnd: Sl st in next tr, ch 4, tr in next 4 tr, * ch 7, tr in next ch-7 loop, (ch 3, tr in next sp) twice; ch 3, 2 tr in next sp, tr in next tr, (3 tr in next sp, tr in next tr) 8 times; 2 tr in next sp, (ch 3, tr in next sp) 3 times; ch 7, skip 1 tr, tr in next 5 tr. Repeat from * around. Join. 26th rnd: Ch 9, * skip 1 tr, d tr in next tr, ch 5, skip 1 tr, tr in next tr, ch 7, 2 tr in next sp, tr in next tr, (3 tr in next sp, tr in next tr) 3 times; (ch 3, skip 3 tr, tr in next tr) 9 times; (3 tr in next sp, tr in next tr) 3 times; 2 tr in next sp, ch 7, tr in next tr, ch 5. Repeat from * around. Join. 27th rnd: 7 s c in next 3 loops, * s c in next 15 tr, (3 s c in next sp, s c in next tr) 9 times; s c in next 14 tr, 7 s c in next 4 loops. Repeat from * around. Join. 28th rnd: S c in same place as sl st, * ch 3, skip 1 s c, s c in next s c. Repeat from * around. Join and fasten off. Block to measurements given.