Wedding Cake Lace Doily Pattern #2229

Also Spider Web Lace #4503

Materials Required—AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY "Sillateen Sansil"

3 Balls of Cream or Main Color and 1 Ball Ecru or a Contrasting Color.
Doily measures about 14 inches.
Steel Crochet Hook Number 10.

With Ecru, ch 9, join, ch 3 and work 23 d c in ring, join.

2nd Row. Attach Cream, ch 4, 1 tr c in same st, * ch 3, skip 1 d c, 2 tr c in next st, repeat from * all around, ch 3, join.

3rd Row. With Ecru, ch 1, * 1 s c in each of the next 2 sts, 3 s c in loop, repeat from * all around.

4th Row. 1 s c in each s c picking up back loop of st only and increasing 1 st in every 5th st.

5th Row. With Cream, ch 6, skip 2 sts, d c in next st, * ch 3, skip 2 sts, d c in next st, repeat from * all around, ch 3, join in 3rd st of ch 6.

6th Row. Ch 1, 1 s c in each d c and 3 s c in each loop.

7th Row. 1 s c in each s c picking up back loop of st only and increasing 1 st in every 6th st.

8th Row. Same as 5th row (37 meshes).

9th Row. Ch 9, 1 tr c in next d c, * ch 4, 1 tr c in next d c, repeat from * all around, ch 4, join in 5th st of ch 9.

10th Row. Ch 10, 1 tr c in next tr c, * ch 5, 1 tr c in next tr c, repeat from * all around, ch 5, join in 6th st of ch 10.

11th and 12th Rows. Same as 10th row having 6 chs between each tr c.

13th Row. 1 s c in each tr c and 6 s c in each loop.

14th Row. 1 s c in each s c increasing 1 st in every 14th st and picking up back loop of st only, work 1 row even.

16th and 17th Rows. With Ecru, 1 s c in each s c.

18th Row. Increase in every 15th st.

19th, 20th and 21st Rows. With Cream, work 1 s c in each s c.

22nd Row. Ch 1, * 1 s c in each of the next 13 s c, ch 3, skip 2 sts, d c in next st, ch 4, d c in same st, ch 3, skip 2 sts, 1 s c in each of the next 4 s c, ch 3, skip 2 s c, d c in next s c, ch 4, d c in same st, ch 3, skip 2 sts and repeat from * all around.

23rd Row. Sl st to 6th s c of group, ch 1, 1 s c in each of the next 3 s c, ch 4, ** cluster st of 4 tr c in next loop (cluster st: * thread over needle twice, insert in loop and pull through, thread over and work off 2 loops twice, repeat from * 3 times, thread over needle and pull through all loops on needle) ch 8, d tr c cluster st in next loop (3 times over needle), ch 8, tr c cluster st in next loop, tr c cluster st in next loop, ch 8, d tr c cluster st in next loop, ch 8, tr c cluster st in next loop, ch 4, skip 5 s c of next group, 1 s c in each of the next 3 s c, ch 4 and repeat from ** all around.

24th Row. Sl st in next s c, 5 s c over 4 ch loop, 6 s c over next loop, ch 6, sl st in top of s c for picot, 6 s c over same loop, 11 s c over next loop, sl st between the 2 cluster sts, 5 s c over next loop, ch 7, turn, sl st in center st of previous loop, ch 1, turn, 6 s c over loop just made, ch 7, sl st in top of s c for picot, 6 s c over same loop, 5 s c over remainder of unfinished loop, 6 s c over next loop, ch 6 for picot, 6 s c over same loop, 5 s c in next loop, sl st in center s c and repeat from beginning all around. Break thread.

25th Row. Attach thread in center picot of scallop, ch 6, d c in same picot, * ch 3, d c in same picot, repeat from * 4 times, * ch 5, d c in top of large cluster st, ch 3, 5 d c with ch 3 between each d c in next picot, ch 4, s c in top of next cluster st, ch 2, s c in top of next cluster st, ch 4, d c in next picot, ch 1, join to last ch 3 of preceding scallop, ch 1 and work 4 more d c with ch 3 between each d c in same picot, ch 3, d c in top of next cluster st, ch 5, 7 d c with ch 3 between each d c in next picot and repeat from * all around, ch 5, join to 3rd st of ch 6.

26th Row. Sl st into loop, ch 3, 1 d c in next loop, * ch 5, thread over, insert needle in same loop and work off 2 loops, thread over, insert needle in next loop, work off 2 loops, thread over needle and work off 3 loops, repeat from * 3 times, ch 5, thread over needle, insert in d c over cluster and work off 2 loops, thread over, insert needle in next 3 ch loop and work off 2 loops, thread over and work off 3 loops, * ch 4, insert needle in same loop and work off 2 loops, thread over, insert in next loop and work off 2 loops, thread over and work off 3 loops, repeat from *, ch 4, thread over needle, insert needle in same loop and work off 2 loops, skip the 2 loops that are joined together, thread over, insert needle in next 3 ch loop and work off 2 loops, thread over and work off 3 loops, work next 2 loops in same manner, in last loop, ch 4, thread over, insert needle in same loop and work off 2 loops, thread over, insert needle in d c over cluster st and work off in same manner, ch 5, thread over needle, insert in next 3 ch loop and work off 2 loops, thread over, insert needle in next 3 ch loop, thread over and work off 2 loops, thread over and work off 3 loops and repeat all around, ch 5, join in 3rd st of ch 3.

27th Row. Sl st into loop, ch 9 to count as a d c and * ch 6, and work 3 d c groups working them in same manner as in previous row and using 6 chs between each group, ch 6, d c in same loop, ch 2, d c in 3rd st of ch 5, ch 2 and work 5–2 d c groups with ch 4 between groups, ch 2, d c in center st of next 5 ch loop, ch 2, d c in next loop, repeat from * all around, ch 2, join in 3rd st of ch 9.

28th Row. Sl st in 1st 2 chs, ch 12 and * work 3–2 d c groups with ch 9 between groups, ch 9, d c in same loop, ch 2, d c in center d c, ch 3 and work 3–2 d c groups with ch 4 between, ch 3, d c in next d c, ch 2, skip next d c, d c in next loop, ch 9 and repeat from * all around, join.

29th Row. With Ecru, work 1 s c, 1 s d c, 2 d c, 5 tr c, 2 d c, 1 s d c, 1 s c in each of the next 4 loops, 3 s c in each of the next 2 loops, 4 s c in each of the next 2 loops, 3 s c in each of the next 2 loops, repeat from beginning all around, break thread.

30th Row. With Cream, sl st to 5th st of petal, ch 8, skip 1 st, d c in next st, ch 5, d c in next st, ch 5, skip 1 st, thread over, insert in next st and work off 2 loops, thread over, insert in 5th st of next petal and work off 2 loops, thread over and work off 3 loops, work next 3 petals in same manner, ch 5, 1 s c in each of the 10 center s c, ch 5 and continue in same manner all around, ch 5, join in 3rd st of ch 8.

31st Row. Sl st into loop, ch 5, 1–2 d c group in half of same loop and half of next loop ** ch 7, d c in same loop, ch 7, 3–2 d c groups with ch 2 between, * ch 7, d c in same loop, ch 7, 3–2 d c groups with ch 2 between, repeat from *, ch 7, d c in same loop, ch 7, 2–2 d c groups with ch 2 between, ch 4, skip 3 s c, 1 s c in each of the next 4 s c, ch 4, d c group over 1st and 2nd loop of next scallop, ch 2, d c group in 2nd and 3rd loop, repeat from ** all around, break thread.