8 Pointed Star Doily Pattern #4403

Materials Required - AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY "STAR" SIX CORD MERCERIZED CROCHET COTTON, Article 20, Size 20.
1 – 250 yd. Ball White, Ivory or Cream.
Steel Crochet Hook No. 11.

Doily measures about 9¾ inches.

Ch 12, join to form a ring, ch 3, 31 d c in ring, join.
2nd Row. S c in same space, * ch 5, skip 3 d c, s c in next d c, repeat from * all around ending row with sl st in 1st s c.
3rd Row. Work 1 s c, 7 d c, 1 s c in each ch 5 loop, join.
4th Row. Sl st to center of scallop, ch 7, 1 tr c in same space, * ch 3, 1 tr c in same space, repeat from *, * ch 4, 4 tr c with ch 3 between each tr c in center st of next scallop, repeat from * 6 times, ch 4, join to 4th st of ch 7.
5th Row. Sl st in first st of loop, ch 4, * thread over needle twice, insert in loop, pull through and work off 2 loops twice, repeat from *, thread over and pull through all loops at one time, ** ch 3, thread over twice, insert in next loop, pull through and work off 2 loops twice, * thread over twice, insert in same loop, pull through and work off 2 loops twice, repeat from *, thread over and work off all loops at one time, (cluster st), ch 3, cluster st in same loop, ch 3, cluster st in next loop, ch 3, s c in next 4 ch loop, ch 3, cluster st in next 3 ch loop, repeat from ** 6 times, ch 3, 2 cluster sts with ch 3 between each cluster st in next loop, ch 3, cluster st in next loop, ch 3, s c in next 4 ch loop, ch 3, join to top
of 1st cluster st.
6th Row. Sl st in next loop, ch 4, * thread over needle twice, insert in same loop, pull through and work off 2 loops twice, repeat from *, thread over and work off all loops at one time, ch 3, cluster st in next loop, ch 3, thread over needle twice, insert in next loop, pull through and work off 2 loops twice, repeat from *, thread over and work off remaining loops at one time, ch 4, sl st in same loop, ch 12, skip next 2 loops, repeat from beginning all around ending row with ch 6, instead of ch 12, tr tr c (4 times over needle) in 1st sl st, this brings thread in position for next row,
7th Row. Ch 9, s c in next loop, ch 7, s c in next loop, ch 9, s c in 12 ch loop, repeat from beginning all around ending row with ch 5, d tr c (3 times over needle) in tr tr c of previous row.
8th Row. Ch 9, s c in next loop, repeat from beginning all around ending row with ch 5, d tr c in d tr c of previous row.
9th Row. Ch 9, s c in next loop, repeat from beginning all around, join.
10th Row. Sl st to loop, ch 3, 8 d c in loop, * 9 d c in next loop, repeat from * all around, join.
11th Row. Sl st to center d c of d c group, * ch 5, skip 4 d c, cluster st in next space, ch 5, sl st in center d c of next d c group, repeat from * all around ending row with ch 2, d c in joining.
12th Row. S c in same space, ch 9, s c in next loop, repeat from beginning all around ending row with ch 5, d tr c in 1st s c.
13th and 14th Rows. Same as 12th row.
15th Row. Ch 6, s c in next loop, repeat from beginning all around, join.
16th Row. Ch 3, 7 d c in next loop, * d c in next s c, 7 d c in next loop, repeat from * all around, join.
17th Row. Sl st to 4th d c, * ch 7, skip 7 d c, s c in next d c, repeat from * all around, join.
18th Row. Work 1 s c, 1 d c, 5 tr c, 1 d c, 1 s c in each loop, join.
19th Row. Sl st to center st of scallop, ch 7, tr c in same space, * ch 3, tr c in same space, repeat from *, * ch 4, s c in center st of next scallop, ch 9, s c in center st of next scallop, ch 4, 4 tr c with ch 3 between each tr c in center st of next scallop, repeat from * 14 times, ch 4, s c in center st of next scallop, ch 9, s c in center st of next scallop, ch 4, join to 4th st of ch 7.
20th Row. Sl st to loop, * 2 cluster sts with ch 3 between each cluster st in each of the next 3 loops, ch 5, skip ch 4 loop, s c in 9 ch loop, ch 5, skip ch 4 loop, repeat from * all around, join to top of 1st cluster st.
21st Row. Sl st to loop, * 1 cluster st with ch 3 between each cluster st in each of the next 5 loops, ch 7, sl st in next s c, ch 7, skip ch 5 loop, repeat from * all around, join in top of 1st cluster st.
22nd Row. Sl st to loop, cluster st in same loop, * ch 6, sl st in 5th st from hook for picot. cluster st in next loop, ch 1, picot, ch 1, cluster st in next loop, ch 1, picot, ch 1, cluster st in next loop, ch 7, s c in next loop, ch 4, picot, ch 4, s c in next loop, ch 7, cluster st in next loop, repeat from * all around, in same manner join in top of 1st cluster st, break thread.