Butterfly Doily Pattern #12-60

ROYAL SOCIETY SIX CORD CORDICHET, Large Ball, Size 30, 1 ball each of (No. 3020) Nile Green, (No. 3032) Dk. Yellow, (No. 3011) Blue, (No. 3018) Beauty Pink, (No. 3000) Lavender, (No. 3035) Ombre Yellow, (No. 3036) Ombre Blue, (No. 3037) Ombre Pink and (No. 3039) Ombre Lavender.
Steel Crochet Hook No. 10.

Doily measures 13 inches in diameter.

Starting at center with Nile Green ch 12. Join with sl st to form ring. 1st rnd: Ch 4, 31 tr in ring. Join. 2nd rnd: Ch 5, * tr in next tr, ch 1. Repeat from * around. Join to 4th ch of ch-5. 3rd rnd: Sl st in next sp, sc in same sp, * ch 5, sc in next sp. Repeat from * around. Join. 4th rnd: Sl st in next 2 ch and in loop, ch 4, in same loop make 3 tr, ch 5 and 4 tr; * skip next loop, dc in next loop, skip next loop, in next loop make 4 tr, ch 5 and 4 tr. Repeat from * around. Join. 5th rnd: Ch 4, holding back on hook the last loop of each tr make tr in next 3 tr, thread over and draw through all loops on hook (cluster made); * ch 7, sc in next sp, ch 7, (4-tr cluster over next 4 tr) twice. Repeat from * around. Join. 6th rnd: Sl st to center of next sp, sc in same sp, * ch 7, sc in next sp, ch 5, 3 dc in tip of clusters, ch 5, sc in next sp. Repeat from * around. Join to first sc made. 7th rnd: Sl st in next 2 ch and in sp, ch 4, in same sp make 3 tr, ch 5 and 4 tr; * ch 5, dc in next 3 dc, ch 5, skip next sp, in next sp make 4 tr, ch 5 and 4 tr. Repeat from * around. Join. 8th rnd: Ch 4, 3-tr cluster over next 3 tr, * ch 7, sc in next sp, ch 7, 4-tr cluster over next 4 tr, ch 3, dc in next 3 dc, ch 3, 4-tr cluster over next 4 tr. Repeat from * around. Join. 9th rnd: Sl st to center of next sp, sc in same sp, * ch 7, sc in next sp, ch 8, dc in next 3 dc, ch 8, skip next sp, sc in next sp. Repeat from * around. Join. 10th rnd: Sl st in next 2 ch and in sp, ch 4, in same sp make 3 tr, ch 7 and 4 tr; * ch 8, dc in next 3 dc, ch 8, skip next sp, in next sp make 4 tr, ch 7 and 4 tr. Repeat from * around. Join.

   11th rnd: Ch 4, 3-tr cluster over next 3 tr, * ch 6, sc in next sp, ch 7, 4-tr cluster over next 4 tr, ch 8, dc in next 3 dc, ch 8, 4-tr cluster over next 4 tr. Repeat from * around. Join. 12th rnd: Sl st to center of next sp, sc in same sp, * (ch 8, sc in next sp) twice; ch 4, dc in next 3 dc, ch 4, sc in next sp, ch 8, sc in next sp. Repeat from * around. Join. 13th rnd: Sl st in next 2 ch and in sp, ch 4, in same sp make 3 tr, ch 6 and 4 tr; * ch 7, sc in next sp, ch 6, dc in next 3 dc, ch 7, skip next sp, sc in next sp, ch 6, in next sp make 4 tr, ch 6 and 4 tr. Repeat from * around. Join. 14th rnd: Ch 4, 3-tr cluster over next 3 tr, * ch 6, sc in next sp, ch 6, 4-tr cluster over next 4 tr, ch 7, skip next sp, sc in next sp, ch 4, dc in next 3 dc, ch 4, sc in next sp, ch 7, 4-tr cluster over next 4 tr. Repeat from * around. Join. 15th rnd: Sl st to center of next sp, sc in same sp, * ch 7, sc in next sp, ch 6, sc in next sp, ch 4, (2 d tr cluster in next dc, ch 4) 3 times; skip next sp, sc in next sp, ch 6, sc in next sp. Repeat from * around. Join. 16th rnd: Sl st in next sp, ch 4, make 3-tr cluster in same sp, (ch 5, 4-tr cluster in same sp) 3 times; ch 5, * sc in next sp, ch 5, 2 sc in next sp, sc in d tr cluster, (5 sc in next sp) twice; sc in next d tr cluster, 2 sc in next sp, ch 5, sc in next sp, ch 5, in next sp make (4 tr cluster, ch 5) 4 times. Repeat from * around. Join. 17th rnd: Sl st to center of next sp, sc in same sp, * (ch 10, sc in next sp) 3 times; (ch 10, dc in center sc of next 5 sc group) twice; ch 10, skip next sp, sc in next sp, ch 10, sc in next sp. Repeat from * around. Join and break off.

BUTTERFLY … Starting at center with Dk. Yellow, ch 8. Join with sl st to form ring.

LARGE WING ... 1st row: Ch 4, 9 tr in ring. Ch 3, turn. 2nd row: Skip first tr, (sc between next 2 tr, ch 3) 7 times; sc between next tr and ch-4 (8 loops). Ch 3, turn. 3rd row: Skip first loop, * sc in next loop, ch 3. Repeat from * across, ending with sc in last loop. Ch 3, turn. 4th to 9th rows incl: Repeat 3rd row. Break off at end of 9th row. Attach thread to ring and make another Large Wing in the same way.

SMALL WING (Make 2) … Attach thread to ring. 1st row: Ch 4, 5 tr in ring. Ch 3, turn. 2nd row: Skip first tr, (sc between next 2 tr, ch 3) twice; sc between next tr and ch-4 (4 loops). Ch 3, turn. 3rd, 4th and 5th rows: Repeat 3rd row of Large Wing. Break off at end of 5th row. Attach thread at base of any wing and sc closely around all 4 wings. Break off.

HEAD … Ch 2, 10 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Join.

ANTENNAE … * Ch 8, thread over, insert hook in 2nd ch from hook, draw loop through, (thread over, insert hook in same ch, draw loop through) twice; thread over and draw through all loops on hook, sl st in each ch across, sl st in any sc on Head. Repeat from * once more, ending with sl st in same sc on Head. Sl st in next 4 sc on Head.

BODY … Ch 25, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in next 7 ch, half dc in next 2 ch, dc in next 3 ch, tr in next 4 ch, dc in next 3 ch, half dc in next 2 ch, sc in next 2 ch, sl st in Head. Break off.

   Make 7 more Butterflies using remaining colors.

DOT (Make 32 in assorted colors) ... Ch 2, 10 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Join and break off. Sew a Dot to each Wing of Butterfly. Sew Butterflies in place around Doily.