Cluster Stitch Doily Pattern

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Cluster Stitch Doily Pattern

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The Famous "PURITAN" MERCERIZED CROCHET COT­TON, Article 40
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Steel crochet hook No. 7
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Steel crochet hook No. 12
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General Notations: A cluster st at beginning of each round is made as follows: ch 3 (to count as 1 d c), 2 more d c in same space, keeping last loop of each d c on hook, thread over and work off all loops at one time (this completes a cluster st at beginning of the round).

The regular cluster sts through 1st 12 rounds of doily are made as follows: 3 d c in same space keeping last loop of each d c on hook, thread over and work off all loops at one time.

Ch 9, join to form a ring, work 8 cluster sts with ch 4 between each cluster st in ring, ch 4, join in top of 1st cluster st.
2nd Round: Sl st into loop, work 2 cluster sts with ch 3 between in same space, * ch 3, 2 cluster sts with ch 3 between in next loop, repeat from * all around, ch 3, join.
3rd Round: Cluster st in 1st cluster st, * ch 3, cluster st in next loop, ch 3, cluster st in top of next cluster st, ch 3, skip next ch 3 loop, cluster st in top of next cluster st, repeat from * all around ending with ch 3, cluster st in next loop, ch 3, cluster st in top of next cluster st, ch 3, join.
4th Round: Cluster st in 1st cluster st, * ch 3, 2 cluster sts with ch 3 between in next cluster st, ch 3, cluster st in next cluster st, ch 3, cluster st in next cluster st, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, ch 3, join.
5th Round: Cluster st in 1st cluster st, ch 3, cluster st in next cluster st, * ch 3, cluster st in next loop, ch 3, 1 cluster st in each of the next 4 cluster sts with ch 3 between each cluster st, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, ch 3, join.
6th Round: * 1 cluster st in each of the next 5 cluster sts with ch 3 between each cluster st, ch 5, repeat from * all around, join.
7th Round: * 1 cluster st in each of the next 5 cluster sts with ch 3 between each cluster st, ch 9, repeat from * all around, join.
8th Round: Cluster st in 1st cluster st, * ch 3, cluster st in next cluster st, ch 1, cluster st in next cluster st, ch 1, cluster st in next cluster st, ch 3, cluster st in next cluster st, ch 6, d c in center st of next loop, ch 6, cluster st in next cluster st, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, join.
9th Round: Cluster st in 1st cluster st, * ch 3, cluster st in next cluster st, ch 1, skip 1 cluster st, cluster st in next cluster st, ch 3, cluster st in next cluster st, ch 6, d c in next d c, ch 7, d c in same space, ch 6, cluster st in next cluster st, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, join.
10th Round: Cluster st in 1st cluster st, * ch 1, skip 1 loop, cluster st in next ch 1 space, ch 1, skip 1 loop, cluster st in next cluster st, ch 7, d c in next d c, ch 7, d c in center st of next loop, ch 7, d c in next d c, ch 7, cluster st in next cluster st, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, join.
11th Round: Cluster st in 1st cluster, * ch 1, skip 1 cluster st, cluster st in next cluster st, ch 7, d c in next d c, ch 7, d c in next d c, ch 5, d c in same space, ch 7, d c in next d c, ch 7, cluster st in next cluster st, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, join.
12th Round: Sl st into ch 1 space, cluster st in same space, * ch 12, s c in next d c, ch 12, skip 1 loop, s c in next ch 5 loop, ch 12, skip 1 loop, s c in next d c, ch 12, cluster st in next ch 1 space, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, join.
13th Round: Sl st to center of next loop, ch 4 (counts as part of 1st tr c cluster st), 2 tr c in same space keeping last loop of each tr c on hook, thread over and work off all loops at one time, * ch 11, 2 tr c in next loop, ch 11, 3 tr c cluster st in next loop (tr c cluster st: 3 tr c in same space keeping last loop of each tr c on hook, thread over and work off all loops at one time), repeat from * all around ending with ch 11, 2 tr c in next loop, ch 11, join.
14th Round: Ch 4 (always counts as part of 1st cluster st), tr c cluster st in same space, * ch 5, 5 tr c in next tr c, ch 2, tr c in same space, tr c in next tr c, ch 2, 5 tr c in same space, ch 5, 3 tr c cluster st in next cluster st, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, ch 5, join.
15th Round: Ch 4, tr c cluster st in same space, * ch 1, tr c cluster st in same space, ch 4, 1 tr c in each of the next 5 tr c keeping last loop of each tr c on hook, thread over and work off all loops at one time, ch 5, 3 tr c in next tr c, 2 tr c in next tr c, ch 5, 1 tr c in each of the next 5 tr c keeping last loop of each tr c on hook, thread over and work off all loops at one time, ch 4, tr c cluster st in next cluster st, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, ch 4, join in 1st cluster st.
16th Round: Ch 4, tr c cluster st in same space, * ch 4, tr c in next ch 1 space, ch 4, tr c cluster st in next tr c cluster st, ch 7, skip 2 loops, 1 s c in each of the next 5 tr c, ch 7, skip 2 loops, tr c cluster st in next tr c cluster st, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, ch 7, join.
17th Round: Ch 4, tr c cluster st in same space, * ch 6, tr c in next tr c, ch 6, tr c cluster st in next tr c cluster st, ch 7, 1 tr c in each of the next 5 s c keeping last loop of each tr c on hook, thread over and work off all loops at one time (5 tr c cluster), ch 7, skip 1 loop, tr c cluster st in next tr c cluster st, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, ch 7, join.
18th Round: Ch 4, tr c cluster st in same space, * ch 8, 1 tr c, ch 3, 1 tr c in next tr c, ch 8, tr c cluster st in next tr c cluster st, ch 6, s c in next 5 tr c cluster, ch 6, tr c cluster st in next tr c cluster st, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, ch 6, join.
All cluster sts are tr c cluster sts for remainder of doily and will be referred to as cluster sts only.
19th Round: Ch 4, cluster st in same space, * ch 8, 5 tr c in next tr c, ch 2, 2 tr c in next ch 3 loop, ch 2, 5 tr c in next tr c, ch 8, cluster st in next cluster st, ch 6, s c in next s c, ch 6, cluster st in next cluster st, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, join.
20th Round: Ch 4, cluster st in same space, ch 8, sl st in top of cluster st for picot, * ch 8, 5 tr c cluster over next 5 tr c, ch 5, 5 tr c in next tr c, ch 2, tr c in same space, tr c in next tr c, ch 2, 5 tr c in same space, ch 5, 5 tr c cluster over next 5 tr c, ch 8, cluster st in next cluster st, ch 8, sl st in top of cluster st for picot, cluster st in next cluster st (this closes the point), repeat from * all around ending with ch 8, 5 tr c cluster over next 5 tr c, ch 5, 5 tr c in next tr c, ch 2, tr c in same space, tr c in next tr c, ch 2, 5 tr c in same space, ch 5, 5 tr c cluster over next 5 tr c, ch 8, cluster st in next cluster st, join in next cluster st.
21st Round: Sl st into picot, ch 4, cluster st in same space, ch 7, cluster st in same space, * ch 8, skip 2 loops, 5 tr c cluster over next 5 tr c, ch 5, 5 tr c in next tr c, ch 2, tr c in same space, tr c in next tr c, ch 2, 5 tr c in same space, ch 5, 5 tr c cluster over next 5 tr c, ch 8, skip 2 loops, 2 cluster sts with ch 7 between in next picot, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, join.
22nd Round: Ch 4, cluster st in same space, * ch 5, cluster st in next loop, ch 5, cluster st in next cluster st, ch 7, skip 2 loops, 5 tr c cluster over next 5 tr c, ch 7, 3 tr c in next tr c, 2 tr c in next tr c, ch 7, 5 tr c cluster over next 5 tr c, ch 7, skip 2 loops, cluster st in next cluster st, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, join.
23rd Round:
Ch 4, cluster st in same space, ch 3, cluster st in same space, * ch 4, 2 cluster sts with ch 3 between in next cluster st, ch 4, 2 cluster sts with ch 3 between in next cluster st, ch 10, skip 2 loops, 1 s c in each of the next 5 tr c, ch 10, skip 2 loops, 2 cluster sts with ch 3 between in next cluster st, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, join.
24th Round: Ch 4, cluster st in same space, * ch 3, cluster st in next loop, ch 3, cluster st in next cluster st, ch 4, cluster st in next cluster st, repeat from * once, ch 3, cluster st in next loop, ch 3, cluster st in next cluster st, ch 9, 5 tr c cluster over next 5 s c, ch 9, skip 1 loop, cluster st in next cluster st, repeat from first * all around ending to correspond, join.
25th Round: Ch 4, cluster st in same space, ** ch 3, cluster st in next cluster st, ch 3, cluster st in next cluster st, * ch 4, 1 cluster st in each of the next 3 cluster sts with ch 3 between each cluster st, repeat from * once, ch 8, s c in next 5 tr c cluster, ch 8, cluster st in next cluster st, repeat from ** all around ending to correspond, join.
26th Round: Ch 4, cluster st in same space, ** ch 2, cluster st in next cluster st, ch 2, cluster st in next cluster st, * ch 4, 1 tr c, ch 3, 1 tr c in next loop, ch 4, cluster st in next cluster st, ch 2, cluster st in next cluster st, ch 2, cluster st in next cluster st, repeat from * once, ch 8, s c in next s c, ch 8, cluster st in next cluster st, repeat from ** all around ending to cor­respond, join.
27th Round: Ch 4, cluster st in same space, * skip 1 cluster st, cluster st in next cluster st, ch 4, tr c in next tr c, ch 4, tr c in next loop, ch 4, tr c in next tr c, ch 4, cluster st in next cluster st, repeat from * once, skip 1 cluster st, cluster st in next cluster st, ch 4, tr c in same space, tr c in 1st cluster st of next cluster st group, ch 4, cluster st in same space, repeat from 1st * all around ending to correspond, join in 1st cluster st.
28th Round: Sl st between 1st 2 cluster sts, ch 11, sl st in 6th st from hook for picot, ch 7, sl st in same space, ch 6, sl st in same space, tr c between same 2 cluster sts, * ch 6, s c in next tr c, ch 6, tr c in next tr c, ch 6, sl st in top of tr c for picot, ch 7, sl st in same space, ch 6, sl st in same space (3 picot group), tr c in same space with tr c, ch 6, s c in next tr c, ch 6, tr c between next 2 cluster sts, work a 3 picot group, tr c in same space with last tr c, ch 6, s c in next tr c, ch 6, tr c in next tr c, work a 3 picot group, tr c in same space with last tr c, ch 6, s c in next tr c, ch 6, tr c between next 2 cluster sts, work a 3 picot group, tr c in same space with last tr c, ch 6, s c between next 2 tr c, ch 6, tr c between next 2 cluster sts, work a 3 picot group, tr c in same space with last tr c, repeat from * all around ending to correspond, join, cut thread.