Faithfully Yours Doily Pattern #3-51

Doily measures about 21 inches in diameter

ROYAL SOCIETY SIX CORD CORDICHET
Small Ball, size 30: 6 balls, or
Large Ball, size 30: 2 balls.
Steel Crochet Hook No. 10 or 11.

GAUGE: 4 sps make 1 inch; 4 rows make 1 inch.

Starting at bottom of chart, ch 35. 1st row: Tr in 11th ch from hook, * ch 3, sk 3 ch, tr in next ch. Repeat from * across (7 sps made). Ch 18, turn. 2nd row: Tr in 11th ch from hook, ch 3, sk 3 ch, tr in next ch, ch 3, tr in next tr (3 sps increased), (3 tr in next sp, tr in next tr) 6 times (6 bls over 6 sps made); 3 tr in next sp, tr in 7th st of turning ch; ch 7, tr in same place as last tr (1 sp increased); (turn, ch 7, sk 3 sts of previous ch-7, tr in next ch) twice (2 more sps increased); turn, sl st in 4 ch. Ch 14, do not turn. 3rd row: Tr in 11th ch from hook, ch 3, tr in same place as last sl st (2 sps increased), make 3 bls, tr in 28 tr (7 bls over 7 bls made), make 3 more bls; ch 7, tr in same place as last tr; turn, ch 7, sk 3 sts of previous ch-7, tr in next ch (2 sps increased). Ch 10, do not turn. 4th row: Tr in top of last tr (1 sp increased), make 5 bls; (ch 3, sk 3 tr, tr in next tr) 7 times (7 sps over 7 bls made); make 5 bls, ch 7, tr in same place as last tr (1 sp increased); turn, sl st in 4 ch. Ch 10, do not turn. 5th row: Follow chart across, turn, sl st in 4 ch. Ch 10, do not turn. 6th row: Increase 1 sp, make 2 bls, 2 sps, 3 bls, (ch 1, sk 1 tr, tr in next tr) twice (shadow sp over bl made); make 6 more shadow sps, 3 bls, 2 sps, 2 bls, increase 1 sp. Ch 18, turn.
   7th row: Increase 3 sps, make 2 bls, 1 sp, 2 bls, 3 shadow sps, (ch 1, tr in next tr) twice (shadow sp over shadow sp made); make 9 more shadow sps, 2 bls, 1 sp, 2 bls, increase 3 sps. Ch 10, do not turn. 8th and 9th rows: Follow chart, ch 18, do not turn. 10th row: Increase 3 sps, make 6 bls, 4 sps, 1 bl, 7 shadow sps; (ch 3, sk 1 tr, tr in next tr) 7 times (7 sps over 7 shadow sps made); 7 shadow sps, 1 bl, 4 sps, 6 bls, increase 3 sps. Ch 14, do not turn. 11th row: Increase 2 sps, 11 bls, (ch 3, tr in next tr) twice (2 sps over 2 sps made); 5 shadow sps, 13 sps, 5 shadow sps, 2 sps, 11 bls, increase 2 sps. Ch 10, do not turn. 12th and 13th rows: Follow chart. Ch 10, do not turn. 14th row: Increase 1 sp, make 1 bl, 8 shadow sps, 3 sps, 3 shadow sps, 2 bls; (tr in next sp, tr in next tr) twice (bl over shadow sp made); make 3 shadow sps, 2 sps, 2 bls, 7 sps, 2 bls, 2 sps, 3 shadow sps, 3 bls, 3 shadow sps, 3 sps, 8 shadow sps, 1 bl, increase 1 sp. Ch 10, do not turn. 15th row: Increase 1 sp, make 1 bl, 3 shadow sps, (4 sps, 2 shadow sps) twice; 1 sp, 3 bls, 2 shadow sps; (ch 1, tr in next sp, ch 1, tr in next tr) twice (2 shadow sps over 2 sps made), make 3 sps, 5 bls, 3 sps, 4 shadow sps, 3 bls, 1 sp, (2 shadow sps, 4 sps) twice; 3 shadow sps, 1 bl, increase 1 sp. Ch 10, do not turn.
   Starting with 16th row, follow chart until 45th row is complete. Where edge is straight (not increased), ch 7 to turn. At end of 45th row do not ch to turn. 46th row: Sl st in 3 ch, sl st in tr, follow chart across to within last sp, do not work over this sp (1 sp decreased at each end). Ch 7, turn. Now follow chart to top. Do not fasten off but work a row of sc all around edge, keeping work flat. Join and fasten off.
   Starch lightly if desired and block to measurement given.