Doily Pattern #221 or #2227

Materials Required—AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY "STAR" or "GEM" MERCERIZED CROCHET COTTON, Size 20 or 30

1–300 Yd. Ball White, Ecru, Cream or Colors.
Steel Crochet Hook No. 10 or 11.
Doily measures about 8 inches.

Ch 10, join to form a ring, ch 3, 19 d c in ring, join.

2nd Row. Ch 8, skip 1 d c, d c in next d c, * ch 4, skip 1 d c, d c in next d c, repeat from * all around, ch 4, join in 5th st of ch.

3rd Row. Ch 3, d c in same space, ch 3, 2 d c in same space, * ch 1, 2 d c in next d c, ch 3, 2 d c in same d c, repeat from * all around, ch 1, join.

4th Row. Sl st into center of shell, ch 3, d c in same space, ch 3, 2 d c in same space, * ch 3, 2 d c in next shell, ch 3, 2 d c in same space, repeat from * all around, ch 3, join.

5th Row. Sl st into shell, ch 3, shell in shell, * ch 6, shell in next shell, repeat from * all around, ch 6, join.

6th Row. Sl st into shell, ch 6, d c in same space, * ch 3, d c in same space, repeat from *, ch 1, ** s c over 6 ch loop, ch 1, d c in next shell, * ch 3, d c in same shell, repeat from * twice, ch 1 and repeat from ** all around.

7th Row. 3 s c in each of the 3 ch loops, ch 8, 3 s c in each of the next 3 ch loops and continue all around.

8th Row. Sl st to center st of next group of s c, ch 3, d c in same space, * ch 7, 2 d c over next ch, ch 7, 2 d c in center s c of next group of s c, repeat from * all around.

9th Row. Ch 3 and work 9 d c over each loop.

10th Row. Ch 3, d c in same space, * ch 5, skip 3 d c, 1 d c in each of the next 3 d c, ch 5, 2 d c between groups of d c, repeat from * all around.

11th Row. Sl st to center of next ch, ch 10, d c in next ch, * ch 7, d c in next ch, repeat from * all around joining row in 3rd st of ch.

12th Row. Sl st to 3rd st of ch, ch 3, 2 d c over same ch, * ch 7, 2 d c over next ch, ch 7, 3 d c over next ch, repeat from * all around.

13th Row. Sl st to center of next ch, * ch 9, s c into next ch, repeat from * all around.

14th Row. Ch 3 and work 7 d c over each loop.

15th Row. Ch 9, s c between next 2 groups of d c, repeat all around.

16th Row. Sl st to 3rd st of loop, * 3 s c over loop, ch 2, and work 6 tr c with ch 2 between in next loop, ch 2, repeat from * all around.

17th Row. S c in center s c, ch 3 and d c in each tr c with ch 3 between, ch 3 and repeat from beginning all around.

18th Row. Sl st to 1st d c, * ch 4, d c in 4th st from hook, sl st in next d c, repeat from * all around.