Tatting Doily Pattern #8150

Materials: Clark's O.N.T. or J. & P. Coats Mercerized Crochet, size 30, 1 ball.
A shuttle.

When completed, doily measures about 4 inches in diameter.

Starting at center, make r of 5 ds, 8 p's sep. by 6 ds, 1 ds, cl. Tie securely and cut off. 1st rnd: R of 3 ds, p, 3 ds, p, 3 ds, p, 3 ds, join to p of center r, 3 ds, p, 3 ds, p, 3 ds, p, 3 ds, cl. * Rw, attach ball thread, ch of 5 ds, p, 5 ds, p, 5 ds, p, 5 ds. Rw, r of 3 ds, p, 3 ds, sk last p of 1st r, join to next p, 3 ds, p, 3 ds, join to next p of center r, 3 ds, p, 3 ds, p, 3 ds, p, 3 ds, cl. Repeat from * around, joining last r to 1st and 7th r's, and joining last ch to tip of 1st r. Tie securely and cut off. 2nd rnd: * R of 3 ds, 7 p's sep. by 3 ds, 3 ds, cl. Rw, ch of 3 ds, p, 3 ds, p, 3 ds, p, 4 ds, join to center p of ch of 1st rnd, 4 ds, p, 3 ds, p, 3 ds, p, 3 ds. Rw. Repeat from * around, joining last ch to 1st r made. Tie securely and cut off. 3rd rnd: R of 4 ds, 7 p's sep. by 3 ds, 4 ds, cl. Rw, ch of 4 ds, sk 2 p's of r of 2nd rnd, join to next p, 4 ds. * Rw, r of 4 ds, join to last p of 1st r, 3 ds, 6 p's sep. by 3 ds, 4 ds, cl. Rw, ch of 4 ds, join to next p of same r of 2nd rnd, 4 ds. Rw, r of 4 ds, join to last p of previous r, 3 ds, 6 p's sep. by 3 ds, 4 ds, cl. Rw, ch of 4 ds, join to next p of same r of 2nd rnd, 4 ds. Rw, r of 4 ds, join to last p of previous r, 4 ds, cl. Rw, ch of 4 ds, join to next p of r of 2nd rnd, 4 ds, 5 p's sep. by 3 ds, 4 ds, join to 2nd p of next r of 2nd rnd, 4 ds. Rw, r of 4 ds, p, 3 ds, p, 3 ds, sk 2 p's of last r made, join to next p, 3 ds, 4 p's sep. by 3 ds, 4 ds, cl. Rw, ch of 4 ds, join to next p of same r of 2nd rnd, 4 ds. Repeat from * around, joining last r to 1st r made. Tie securely and cut off.