Pansy Wheel Doily Pattern #12-42

ROYAL SOCIETY SIX CORD CORDICHET, Large Ball, Size 30, 2 balls each of White, 1 ball each of (No. 3039) Ombre Lavender and (No. 3020) Nile Green.
Steel Crochet Hook No. 10.
A round piece of linen, 7 inches in diameter.

Doily measures about 18 inches in diameter.

Make a narrow hem all around linen. 1st rnd: With White make 273 sc closely around edge of linen. Join with sl st to first sc made. 2nd rnd: Ch 4, tr in next 4 sc, * (ch 3, skip 2 sc, tr in next sc) twice; ch 3, skip 2 sc, tr in next 5 sc. Repeat from * around. Join. 3rd rnd: Ch 4, holding back on hook the last loop of each tr make tr in next 4 tr, thread over and draw through all loops on hook (cluster made), * ch 7, skip 1 sp, 5 tr in next sp, ch 7, holding back on hook the last loop of each st make tr in next 5 tr, thread over and complete cluster as before. Repeat from * around. Join. 4th rnd: * Ch 10, make a 5-tr cluster over next 5 tr, ch 10, sc in tip of next cluster. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 5, d tr in tip of cluster. 5th rnd: * Ch 12, sc in next loop. Repeat from * around. Join and break off.

PANSY … Starting at center with Ombre Lavender, ch 6. Join with sl st to form ring. 1st rnd: Ch 4, tr in ring, * ch 5, holding back on hook the last loop of each tr make 2 tr in ring, thread over and draw through all loops on hook (cluster made). Repeat from * 3 more times; ch 5, sl st in first tr. 2nd rnd: In next loop make sc, 2 dc, 2 tr, 2 dc and sc; in next loop make sc, 2 dc, tr, sl st in any ch-12 loop on Doily, in same loop on Pansy make tr, 2 dc and sc; in next loop make sc, 2 dc, 2 tr, 2 dc and sc; (in next loop make sc, dc, 2 tr, 5 d tr, 2 tr, dc and sc) twice. Join and break off. Make 20 more Pansies same as this, joining each Pansy to Doily as before, skipping one ch-12 loop between Pansies.

LEAVES … Skip 3 sts on first large petal on Pansy, attach Green to next st, sc in same st, * (ch 2, sc in next st) 7 times; sl st in next 2 sts on this petal and first 2 sts on next petal, sc in next st, (ch 1, sc in next st) 7 times; ch 10, sc in center st of next small petal, ch 2, sl st in 3rd ch preceding joining, ch 5, sc in next free loop on Doily, ch 5, sl st in same place as last sl st, ch 2, sc in center of next free petal on next Pansy, ch 2, sl st in same place as last sl st, ch 5, sl st in 3rd ch of ch-10, ch 2, skip 3 sts on first large petal of Pansy, sc in next st. Repeat from * around. Join and break off.

   Work in rnds over Pansies as follows: Skip two ch-1 loops on first petal of any Pansy. Attach White to next loop. 1st rnd: * Ch 8, skip 2 loops, sc in next loop, ch 8, skip one loop on this petal and one loop on next petal, sc in next loop, ch 8, skip 2 loops, sc in next loop, ch 10, skip 2 loops on this petal and 2 loops on next petal, sc in next petal. Repeat from * around. Join 2nd rnd: Sl st to center of loop, sc in same loop, * (ch 10, sc in next loop) twice; ch 5, 7 tr in next loop, ch 5, sc in next loop. Repeat from * around. Join. 3rd rnd: Sl st to center of loop, sc in same loop, * ch 10, sc in next loop, ch 10, tr in next 7 tr, ch 10, skip ch-5 loop, sc in next loop. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 5, d tr in first sc made. 4th rnd: * (Ch 10, sc in next loop) twice; ch 3, 2 tr in next tr, tr in next 2 tr, in next tr make tr, ch 3 and tr; tr in next 2 tr, 2 tr in next tr, ch 3, sc in next loop. Repeat from * around, ending with dc in d tr. 5th rnd: Ch 9 (to count as tr and ch 5), sc in next loop, * ch 10, sc in next loop, ch 5, 2 tr in next tr, tr in next 4 tr, ch 3, tr in next sp, ch 3, tr in next 4 tr, 2 tr in next tr, ch 5, sc in next loop. Repeat from * around. Join last tr to 4th st of ch-9. 6th rnd: Ch 10, sc in next ch-10 loop, * ch 6, tr in next 6 tr, (ch 3, tr in next sp) twice; ch 3, tr in next 6 tr, ch 6, sc in next ch-10 loop. Repeat from * around. Join to 4th st of starting chain. 7th rnd: Sl st in next 4 ch, sc in same loop, ch 9, sc in next loop, * tr in next 6 tr, (6 tr in next sp) 3 times; tr in next 6 tr, sc in next loop, ch 9, sc in next loop. Repeat from * around. Join. 8th rnd: Sl st in next 4 ch, sc in same loop, ch 2, * (make a 6-tr cluster over next 6 tr, ch 9) 4 times; cluster over next 6 tr, ch 2, sc in next loop, ch 2. Repeat from * around. Join. 9th rnd: Sl st to center of next ch-9 loop, sc in same loop, * ch 12, sc in next ch-9 loop. Repeat from * around. Join and break off. Starch lightly and press.