Doily Pattern #9-135

ROYAL SOCIETY SIX CORD CORDICHET, Size 30, 2 balls of White or Ecru.
Steel Crochet Hook No. 10.

Doily measures 13½ inches in diameter.

Starting at center, ch 6. Join with sl st to form ring. 1st rnd: Ch 6, (dc in ring, ch 3) 5 times. Join with sl st to 3rd ch of ch-6 (6 sps). 2nd rnd: Sl st in sp, ch 15, * d tr in next sp, ch 10. Repeat from * around. Join with sl st to 5th ch of ch-15. 3rd rnd: Sl st in sp, ch 3, 14 dc in same sp, * 15 dc in next sp. Repeat from * around. Join. 4th rnd: Sl st in next 3 dc, * ch 4, skip 3 dc, in next dc make (tr, ch 4) 3 times; skip 3 dc, sl st in next dc, turn; in each loop make sc, half dc, 3 dc, half dc, and sc (4 petals), turn; sl st along scallops, sl st in next 7 dc. Repeat from * around. Break off. 5th rnd: Attach thread at center point of second petal of any scallop, ch 14, d tr in center of next petal, * ch 13, skip 2 petals, d tr in center of next petal, ch 10, sc in center of next petal. Repeat from * around. Join with sl st to 4th ch of ch-14. 6th rnd: Ch 10, * tr in next sp, ch 6, tr in next d tr, tr in next 13 ch, tr in next d tr, ch 6. Repeat from * around. Join with sl st to 4th ch of ch-10. 7th rnd: Ch 10, * (tr in next sp, ch 6) twice; tr in 15 tr, ch 6. Repeat from * around. Join. 8th rnd: Ch 10, * (tr in next sp, ch 6) 3 times; tr in 15 tr, ch 6. Repeat from * around. Join. 9th rnd: Ch 10, * (tr in tr, ch 6) 3 times; tr in next 7 tr, ch 3, 2 tr in next tr, ch 3, tr in next 7 tr, ch 6. Repeat from * around. Join.
   10th rnd: Ch 7 (to count as tr and ch 3), * (tr in next tr, ch 6) twice; tr in next tr, ch 3, tr in next 7 tr, ch 5, tr in next 2 tr, ch 5, tr in next 7 tr, ch 3. Repeat from * around. Join. 11th rnd: Ch 7, * skip next sp, tr in next sp, ch 6, tr in next sp, ch 3, tr in next 7 tr, (ch 5, tr in next tr) twice; ch 5, tr in next 7 tr, ch 3. Repeat from * around. Join. 12th rnd: Ch 10, * skip next sp, tr in next sp, ch 6, skip next sp, tr in next 7 tr, ch 5, 6 tr in next tr, ch 2, 6 tr in next tr, ch 5, tr in next 7 tr, ch 6. Repeat from * around. Join. 13th rnd: Ch 8, * tr in next sp, ch 6, tr in next sp, ch 3, holding back on hook the last loop of each d tr make d tr in next 7 tr, thread over and draw through all loops on hook (a cluster made), ch 6, tr in next sp, ch 6, holding back on hook the last loop of each tr make tr in next 6 tr, thread over and complete a cluster as before, ch 5, tr in next sp, ch 5, tr cluster over next 6 tr, ch 6, tr in next sp, ch 6, d tr cluster over next 7 tr, ch 3. Repeat from * around. Join last cluster to 5th ch of ch-8. 14th rnd: Sl st in 3 ch, in the tr and in next 3 ch, ch 9, tr in next sp, (ch 5, tr in next sp) 3 times; * ch 3, 6 tr in next tr, ch 3, tr in next sp, (ch 5, tr in next sp) 8 times. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 2, dc in 4th ch of ch-9. 15th rnd: Ch 10, tr in next loop, (ch 6, tr in next loop) 4 times; * ch 6, make tr cluster over next 6 tr, (ch 6, tr in next sp) 10 times. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3, dc in 4th ch of ch-10. 16th and 17th rnds: Ch 10, * tr in next loop, ch 6. Repeat from * around, joining as before. 18th rnd: Ch 12, * tr in next loop, ch 7. Repeat from * around. Join last ch-7 to 4th ch of ch-12. 19th rnd: In each loop around make sc, half dc, dc, tr, 6 d tr, tr, dc, half dc and sc. Join and break off.