Rock Rose Doily Pattern #2

MATERIALS—Lily Mercrochet Cotton size 30:—3-large balls Baby Pink; Size 20:—1-ball each Beauty Rose and Hunter Green. Crochet hook size 13. Size—18".

CENTER—In Baby Pink, ch 9, sl st in 1st ch. Ch 1, 12 sc in ring, sl st in 1st sc. ROW 2—Ch 21, sk 1 sc, tr in next sc, (ch 15, sk 1 sc, tr in next sc) 4 times, ch 15, sl st in 6th st of ch-21. ROW 3—Ch 1, ** 7 sc in next lp, 1 sc in one lp of center st, * ch 6, holding back the last lp of each tr on hook, make 2 tr in 6th ch from hook, thread over and pull thru all lps on hook (Cluster made), ch 4, sl st in Cluster for a p, ch 6, sl st at base of Cluster, sc in same center st of ch-15 lp. Repeat from * twice. 7 sc on bal. of ch-15 lp. Repeat from ** 5 times. Join and fasten off. ROW 4—Join 1st Cluster in one group, * ch 9, (sc, ch 12, sc) in next (center) Cluster, ch 9, sc in next Cluster, ch 7, sc in 1st Cluster in next group. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3 and dc in 1st sc. ROW 5—Ch 13, * dtr in ch-12 lp on next point, ch 10, (tr tr, ch 17, tr tr) in same lp, ch 10, dtr in same lp, ch 10, sk next ch-9 lp, dc in next ch-7 lp, ch 10 and repeat from * around. End with sl st in 3d st of ch-13. ROW 6—Sl st in next lp, ch 3, 7 dc in same lp, * dc in dtr, 9 dc in next lp, dc in tr tr, 7 dc in next lp, 5 dc in 9th (center) st of same lp, 7 dc in bal. of lp, dc in tr tr, 9 dc in next lp, dc in dtr, 6 dc in next lp, (2 dc in same lp and 2 dc in next lp) made into a Cluster in angle, 6 dc in same lp. Repeat from * around. End with a 2-dc Cluster, sk 1st ch-3, sl st in next dc. ROW 7—* (Ch 4, sk 2 dc, sc in next dc; 9-times up to center of point, ch 10, sc in same dc, (ch 4, sk 2 dc, sc in next dc) 9 times down to Cluster in angle. Repeat from * around. ROW 8—Ch 1, sc in 1st lp, * (ch 4, sc in next lp) repeat up to ch-10 lp at point, ch 4, (sc, ch 7, sc, ch 4, sc) all in same lp, (ch 4, sc in next lp) repeated down to angle, ch 2, sc across angle in 1st lp on next side. Repeat from * around. End with ch 2, sl st in 1st sc. ROW 9—Ch 1, sc in 1st lp, * (ch 4, sc in next lp) repeated up to ch-7 lp at point, ch 10, sc in same lp, (ch 4, sc in next lp) repeated down to angle, ch 2, sc in 1st lp on next side. Repeat from * around. End as last row. Repeat Rows 8 and 9 three times and Row 8 again. Next Row—Ch 1, sc in 1st lp, ch 2 for a hdc, * (ch 2, hdc in next lp) 14 times up to point, ch 7, hdc in same point, (ch 2, hdc in next lp) 14 times, ch 2, hdc across angle in next ch-4 lp. Repeat from * around and join to 2d st of 1st ch-4. Fasten off. Edge—Join to 7-ch tip of one point, ch 3, 2 dc in same lp, * 5 dc in center st of same lp, 3 dc in bal. of lp, (3 dc in next sp) 13 times, 2 dc in next sp, (1 dc in same sp, 2 dc in next sp and 1 dc in next sp) made into a 4-dc Cluster, 2 dc in same sp, (3 dc in next sp) 3 times, turn, (ch 2, tr tr) 7 times down in Cluster in angle, ch 2, sk 10 dc, sl st in next dc. Ch 1, turn, 3 sc in each ch-2 sp, sc in each tr tr across, sl st in last dc, (3 dc in next sp) 4 times, turn, (ch 6, sk 3 sc on shell, tr tr in next sc) 7 times, ch 6, sk 11 dc, sl st in next dc. Ch 1, turn, (4 sc, ch 5, sl st in last sc for a p, 3 sc) in each sp across, sc in each tr tr. Sl st in last dc, (3 dc in next sp) 4 times, turn, (ch 9, tr tr between next 2 ps) 7 times, ch 9, sk 11 dc, sl st in next dc. Ch 1, turn, (5 sc, p, 5 sc) in each sp across, sc in each tr tr, sl st in last dc, (3 dc in next sp) 3 times. Repeat from * around. Join to top of ch-3, sl st in next 5 dc. Border—Turn, * ch 13, a long tr (thread over 5 times and work off in twos) between next 2 ps. Repeat from * 6 times. Ch 13, sc in tip of next point. Repeat around. ROW 2—Ch 3, turn, (13 dc in next sp, dc in next st) repeated around. Join to top of ch-3. ROW 3—Ch 4, sk 1 dc, dc in next dc, (ch 1, sk 1 dc, dc in next dc) repeated around. Join to 3d st of ch-4.

FRILL—Sc in next ch-1 sp, * sk 2 sps, (ch 2, dtr) 10 times in next sp, ch 2, sk 2 sps, sc in next 2 sps. Repeat from * around. ROW 2—Sc in 1st ch-2 sp, ch 3 for a dc, (ch 5, dc in next sp) repeated around. Join to 3d st of 1st lp, sl st in next 3 ch. ROW 3—Ch 8, dc in next lp, (ch 5, dc in next lp) 8 times, * (ch 5, dc) 1 times in next lp (between shells), (ch 5, dc in next lp) 10 times. Repeat from * around. Join to 3d st of 1st ch-8. ROW 4—Sl st to center of next lp, ch 3 for a dc, * (ch 6, dc in next lp) repeated around. Join to 3d st of 1st lp. Repeat Row 4 four times increasing lps 1 ch in each row (10-ch lps in Row 8). ROW 9—Repeat Row 4 to *. (Ch 10, sl st in 5th ch from hook for a p, ch 6, dc in next lp, ch 11, dc in next lp) repeated around. Join and fasten off.

ROCK ROSE—In Beauty Rose, ch 8, sl st in 1st ch. Ch 1, 10 sc in ring, sl st in 1st sc. * Ch 3, making 1st st slightly longer than usual, (1 hdc, 2 dc, 2 tr, 7 dtr, 2 tr, 2 dc and 1 hdc) all in long st, sk 1 sc on ring, sl st in next sc. Repeat from * 4 times. ROW 2—(Ch 1, sl st in next st) repeated around petals. Fasten off. With 2 strands Green, make 5 French Knots in center, winding 6 times around needle. Make 12 Roses, rack one on tip of each point of lattice band, and the others midway between points.

LEAVES—In Green, ** ch 18, sk last 2 ch, (2 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 4 tr, 1 dc, 1 hdc and 2 sl sts) on ch. * Repeat from ** for 2d leaf. Sl st in next 4 ch, ch 14 and repeat from * to *. Sk opposite leaf, sl st in 4 ch of stem. Fasten off. Make 18 Leaves. Tack one down from each Rose on points of band, and one on each side of other Roses.

Dip doily in hot, thick starch. Roll in a cloth to absorb excess. Stretch and pin right-side-up in true shape. Press center thru a cloth. As starch sets, arrange ruffle in even ripples.