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Doilies lead a charmed dual life, for they’re pretty as well as useful! Wherever they appear throughout the home, they create an air of charming femininity that suggests the daintiness of the person who made them!

Use
Clark's O.N.T. or J. & P. Coats Mercerized Crochet, sizes 10 to 60.
Clark’s O.N.T “Brilliant”.
Clark’s O.N.T. or J. & P. Coats Pearl Cotton, size 5.

To begin, make a chain slightly longer than length desired, turn. 1st row: D c in 8th ch from hook, * ch 2, skip 2 ch, d c in next ch. Repeat from * across. Ch 1, turn. 2nd row: Skip 1 sp, * 11 d c in next sp, skip 2 ch, s c in next d c, ch 5, skip 2 ch, s c in next d c. Repeat from * across, ending row with 11 d c in sp, skip 2 ch, s c in last d c. Ch 5, turn. 3rd row: ** Skip 5 d c, d c in next d c, * ch 5, sl st in 5th ch from hook (1 p made), d c in same place. Repeat from * until 4 d c are made, ch 5, s c in ch-5 loop, p, s c in same loop, ch 5. Repeat from ** across, ending row with s c in last d c. Break off.