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MATERIALS:
J. & P. COATS or CLARK'S O.N.T. BEST SIX CORD MERCERIZED CROCHET, Size 20:
1 ball of White or Ecru for set of 4 doilies.

Steel Crochet Hook No. 8 or 9.

Doily measures about 4½ inches in diameter.

Starting at center, ch 8. Join with sl st to form ring. 1st rnd: Ch 5, (dc in ring, ch 2) 11 times. Join last ch-2 with sl st in top st of starting chain. 2nd rnd: Ch 4, * 3 tr in next sp, tr in next dc. Repeat from * around, ending with 3 tr in last sp; join. 3rd rnd: Ch 1, sc in same place as sl st, * ch 5, skip next tr, sc in next tr. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 2, dc in 1st sc made. 4th rnd: * Ch 5, sc in next loop. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 2, dc in dc of 3rd rnd. 5th rnd: * Ch 10, skip 1 loop, sc in next loop. Repeat from * around, joining last ch-10 with sl st in dc of 4th rnd. 6th rnd: In each ch-10 make 6 sc, ch 5 and 6 sc. 7th rnd: Sl st in 6 sc, sl st in loop, ch 4 (to count as tr), holding back the last loop of each tr on hook make tr in same loop, thread over and draw through all loops on hook (a 3-tr cluster made), * (ch 7, 3-tr cluster in same loop) twice; 3-tr cluster in next loop. Repeat from * around, joining last cluster with sl st in top of 1st cluster. 8th rnd: Sl st in 3 ch, ch 1, sc in same loop, * ch 10, sc in next loop. Repeat from * around, joining last ch-10 with sl st in 1st sc made. Fasten off. Starch lightly and block to measurement.