Picot Edge Doily Pattern #4416

Materials Required - AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY "STAR" MERCERIZED CROCHET COTTON, Article 20, Size 30.
1 – 325 yd. Ball White or Ecru.
Steel Crochet Hook No. 11.

Doily measures about 10 inches.

Ch 10, join to form a ring and work 18 s c in ring, join.
2nd Row. Ch 1, 1 s c in each s c, join.
3rd Row. Ch 1, s c in same st, * ch 3, s c in same st, ch 9, skip 2 s c, s c in next s c, repeat from * 4 times, ch 3, s c in same st, ch 4, d tr c in 1st s c, (d tr c: 3 times over needle) (this brings thread in position for next row.)
4th Row. S c in same loop, * ch 3, s c in same loop, ch 9, s c in next loop, repeat from * 4 times, ch 3, s c in same loop, ch 9, sl st in 1st s c.
5th Row. Ch 3, 2 d c in same loop, ch 3, 3 d c in same loop, * ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 3, s c in same loop, ch 3, 3 d c, ch 3, 3 d c (shell) in next loop, repeat from * 4 times, ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 3, s c in same loop, ch 3, join.
6th Row. Sl st to center st of ch 3 loop of shell, * ch 9, s c in center loop between shells, ch 9, s c in 3 ch loop of next shell, repeat from * 4 times, ch 9, s c in center loop between shells, ch 4, d tr c in sl st.
7th Row. * Ch 10, s c in next loop, repeat from * all around ending row with ch 5, d tr c in d tr c.
8th Row. S c in same loop, * ch 3, s c in same loop, ch 10, s c in next loop, ch 10, s c in next loop, repeat from * 4 times, ch 3, s c in same loop, ch 10, s c in next loop, ch 10, sl st in 1st s c.
9th Row. Sl st to loop, ch 3, 2 d c in same space, ch 3, 3 d c in same space, * ch 4, s c in next loop, ch 3, s c in same loop, ch 9, s c in next loop, ch 3, s c in same loop, ch 4, shell in 3 ch loop, repeat from * 4 times, ch 4, s c in next loop, ch 3, s c in same loop, ch 9, s c in next loop, ch 3, s c in same loop, ch 4, join in 3rd st of ch.
10th Row. Sl st to center of shell, s c in same loop, * ch 9, s c in 3 ch loop, ch 9, s c in next loop, ch 9, s c in next 3 ch loop, ch 9, s c in center of shell, repeat from * 4 times, ch 9, s c in next 3 ch loop, ch 9, s c in next loop, ch 9, s c in next 3 ch loop, ch 4, d tr c in 1st s c.
11th Row. * Ch 9, s c in next loop, repeat from * all around ending row with ch 4, d tr c in d tr c.
12th Row. S c in same loop, * ch 3, s c in same loop, ch 9, s c in next loop, repeat from beginning all around ending row with ch 3, s c in same loop, ch 9, join.
13th Row. Sl st to loop, ch 3, 2 d c in same space, ch 3, 3 d c in same space, * ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 3, s c in same loop, ch 3, shell in next 3 ch loop, repeat from * all around ending row with ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 3, s c in same loop, ch 3, join in 3rd st of ch.
14th Row. Sl st to center of shell, * ch 9, s c in center loop between shells, ch 9, s c in center of next shell, repeat from * all around ending row with ch 9, s c in center loop between shells, ch 4, d tr c in center of next shell.
15th Row. * Ch 9, s c in next loop, repeat from * all around ending row with ch 4, d tr c in d tr c.
16th Row. * Ch 10, s c in next loop, repeat from * all around ending row with ch 5, d tr c in d tr c.
17th Row. * Ch 11, s c in next loop, repeat from * all around ending row with ch 6, d tr c in d tr c.
18th Row. Same as 12th row.
19th Row. Sl st to loop, ch 3, 2 d c in same space, ch 3, 3 d c in same space, * ch 2, s c in next loop, ch 3, d c in next 3 ch loop, ch 2, d c in same loop, ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 2, shell in 3 ch loop, repeat from * all around ending row with ch 2, s c in next loop, ch 3, d c in next 3 ch loop, ch 2, d c in same loop, ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 2, join in 3rd st of ch.
20th Row. Sl st to center of shell, s c in same space, * ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 5, s c in next loop, ch 3, s c in next loop, ch 5, s c in loop of shell, repeat from * all around ending row with ch 2, d c in 1st s c.
21st Row. Ch 7, s c in next loop, ch 1, shell in next loop, ch 1, s c in next loop, repeat from beginning all around ending row with sl st in d c.
22nd Row. Sl st to center of loop, * ch 4, 2 d c in loop of next shell, ch 4, sl st in top of last d c for picot, d c in same loop, ch 4, sl st in next loop, ch 4, s c in loop of next shell, ch 3, s c in same loop, ch 4, sl st in next loop, repeat from * all around, break thread.